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FLATTOP AND CREWY LOUby *Fourpanelhero

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I had a table at Wizard World Chicago in 2009, and among the pre-drawn sketches I had for sale were various members of Dick Tracy's rogues gallery (I'd been a fan of those misshapen villains since I was fifteen). A very nice fellow named Richard Pietrzyk came to my table and noticed those drawings right away. He told me he used to work on the Dick Tracy comic strip (as well as Brenda Starr), and also worked with The Chester Gould Dick Tracy Museum in Woodstock, Il [link] . I had a very nice conversation with Richard about all things Dick Tracy, and he bought a couple of my villain portraits, including Flattop, my personal favorite Tracy villain.

Jump ahead to last week. Out of the blue, I received a surprise package from Richard. On the neatest Dick Tracy stationary, Richard hand wrote me a very nice letter, and commissioned me to draw another Tracy villain to accompany Flattop--Crewy Lou. Crewy was never as popular as Flattop, Pruneface or The Brow, but being a fan, I immediately knew the character. And like Flattop, she was one of my favorite Tracy villains, certainly top amongst his femme fatales. So it sure felt like fate that I was asked to draw her for Richard!

I'll end this by saying how privileged I feel to be asked to draw so many popular characters that I love, for fans, and now, for those with personal associations with the characters!

~AppleBetty Feb 16, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Excellent work man. Crewy Lou was a nasty bitch who doesn't get much credit.

~DadaHyena Oct 24, 2011 Professional General Artist

Great job! Two of my favorite villains from the series.

~BurkeRakers Dec 21, 2010

For my part, while the "Classic" Tracy Villains are facinating...my personal favorite villians were "Spots" (whose unique cluster of dots floating before his face was a sort of Manga-style emote to suggest he's always looking about), "Mister Bribery" (wonderful, unique villain who's largely forgotten due to his connection to the Moon Maid storyline) and...Crewy Lou, who looked TOTAL PUNK long before Punk existed ;>)

*EmperorNortonII Oct 21, 2010 Professional Traditional Artist

Looks like Chester Gould tried introducing the mullet to women!

*Fourpanelhero Oct 21, 2010 Professional Traditional Artist

Absolutely! I'd say he was ahead of his time, but really, there is no good time for a mullet! Though he did do a decent job making it work on Lou....

~Dylanio21 Oct 8, 2010 Professional Traditional Artist

Wow that is the best thing ever.
You should really check out my group.
I will be hopefully adding your work to it.
If you uploaded the rest of your rogues that'd be greatly appreciated to.
I hope you drew the man himself !

~Dylanio21 Oct 8, 2010 Professional Traditional Artist

Umm...I can't submit your work to DickTracyFans for some reason, so please do it yourself if you wish.

!operative274 Oct 2, 2010

you are the KING of obscure sir

Which just makes you that much more awesome ^_^

*Fourpanelhero Oct 2, 2010 Professional Traditional Artist

Well, that, plus I'm part Canadian!

!operative274 Oct 3, 2010

Damn straight!! - OH did you check out the info for Mid_Ohio yet?

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