something else: a psychological depth that gives the audience a stake in the characters. Tracy sticks to its eye-poppingly brilliant surface. Though the film is a visual knockout, it's emotionally impoverished." Although Max Allan Collins (then a Dick Tracy comic-strip writer) had conflicts with Disney concerning the novelization, he gave the finished film a positive review. He praised Beatty for hiring an elaborate design team and his decision to mimic the strip's limited color palette. Collins also enjoyed Beatty's performance, both the prosthetic makeup and characterization of the rogues gallery, as well as the Stephen Sondheim music. However, he believed the filmmakers still sacrificed the storyline in favor of the visual design. Accolades The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards (winning three), the film is currently tied with Black Panther for having the most wins for a comic book or comic strip movie. Legacy The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: 2003: AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains: Dick Tracy – Nominated Hero 2004: AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs: "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" – Nominated 2006: AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals – Nominated Retrospective reviews called the film exceptionally unique. Writers for Vox and The Atlantic asserted that it was one of the most unique movies ever. Multiple authors contrast it with newer comic book movies. One article calls it a "road[] not taken" in comic book adaptations. The author praised Popeye, Dick Tracy, and Hulk for their use of comic techniques such as "masking, paneling, and page layout" in ways the DC Extended Universe and Marvel Cinematic Universe do not. The Encyclopedia of Sexism in American Films (2019) found the women of the film are subservient to a male power structure. Home media release The film was released on VHS on December 18, 1990, and was first released on DVD in Europe in 2000, but domestic release in the US was delayed until April 2, 2002, and without any special features. Rumors circulated over the web shortly after the US DVD release that Warren Beatty had planned to release a director's cut under Disney's "Vista Series" label; including at least ten extra minutes of footage. The Blu-ray was released in the US and Canada on December 11, 2012. This release also lacked special features, save for a digital copy. Possible sequel and legal issues Disney had hoped Dick Tracy would launch a