Week 3: Newspaper Comics

My experience with newspaper comics is a bit limited, but I've always liked Zits and Get Fuzzy. I think Little Nemo and Krazy Kat are MUCH different though. I can't really imagine them being in a newspaper, they seem like they belong in books. Speaking of Krazy Kat, it was Krazy. I could not understand what the hell was happening in half of the stories, and the speech was super bizarre and was really hard (but fun) to sort out. But despite all that, they were somehow charming and cute, even if the drawings were pretty scraggly. Something I was wondering about though, Krazy and Ignatz are both guys? Right? I mean, who knows, but I saw that Krazy was referred to as a he and thought that was interesting. 

I’ve always liked the Little Nemo comics since we studied them in Art History class. I think they’re really simple and funny and so colorful! I can see this being more of a newspaper comic than Krazy Kat, but it still seems really high quality by today’s standards for a weekly newspaper.

I love Peanuts, its everything a newspaper comic should be. Its cute, hilarious, and is humble about its own greatness. All the characters are different and iconic in their own way, and come together to play off each other’s differences to great comedic effect. My family and I always watch the movies at Halloween and Christmas and laugh the whole time. Whenever I get a newspaper, this is one of the strips I’m glad to see is still around. Although I feel like they’ve gotten a little less funny.

Calvin and Hobbes is something I’ve always wanted to read, but for some reason, never get around to it. Including this time! I’ll have to try harder to get a read on that. I know everyone loves it and it looks super cute and fun. Another day!