Mad Cave Studios has teamed with Tribune Content Agency to bring Dick Tracy back to comic books.
Leading the charge on the new series are Alex Segura, Michael Moreci, and Chantelle Aimée Osman.
“Alex, Chantelle, and I have been pursuing DICK TRACY for many years, so to say this is a passion project, even that’s an understatement,” said Michael Moreci in a press release from Mad Cave Studios. “We love this character, we love this world. And we’re approaching it with great care—we don’t want to make a new DICK TRACY; we just want to make a DICK TRACY that feels rich and layered, that feels suited to our times. We can’t wait to share, with our great partners at Mad Cave, what we have in store.”
“This has been a long time coming, and we are all so excited to bring our grounded, noir take on the DICK TRACY mythos to life at Mad Cave,” said Alex Segura in the same press release. “Michael and I have loved DICK TRACY, his stellar rogues gallery, and unforgettable supporting cast since we first became aware of the character as kids. It’s been a winding road to not only get the rights to publish new stories starring the iconic detective, and I’m so thankful that my journey with Chantelle and Michael brought us to Mad Cave. The stuff Geraldo is cooking up perfectly evokes the grounded, cinematic vibe we’re bringing to this origin story.”
Created in 1931 by Chester Gould, Detective Dick Tracy is a square-jawed crimestopper who takes on a variety of colorful bad guys.
Prior to this announcement, IDW Publishing had the license for Dick Tracy comic books during 2018 and 2019. Previous to that, there were reports that Dick Tracy would be going to Archie Comics, but that fell through.
Dick Tracy #1 is scheduled to arrive in march 2024.
