Dick Tracy Museum Closes

Out with the old, in with the new. A part of comic strip history died this week. How many people knew there was a  Dick Tracy Museum in Woodstock. Well not too many because they just closed their doors. It is reflective on the character who graced the papers and the radio waves in what seems like an eternity. The museum ran out of money so it had to close. The character waned since Warren Beatty and Madonna tried to give the old boy new life in 1990, but never jumped over that extra hurdle of fame. Not too many characters from the early 20th century have really basked in fame since they retired to the comic strip heaven in the sky. The only seniors still making an impact are Batman and Superman, but that had to go through many changes and have a vast history in story. Dick Tracy:CSI would pack them in if there was such a thing. Dick Tracy’s integrity and character has not changed that much and all those fancy gadgets are now a thing of the present. Kudos to IDW Publishing’s deluxe hardcover collection of Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy works in book form, this single outlet will burn bright the slim light that remains of this once prominent character.