The Comic Strip

I really did not enjoy Krazy Kat in the least. The strip was hard to follow and fairly boring. The line work was sloppy which I felt did not help define the clarity of the comic strip. However the main problem with this strip was the writing. The use of slang and accented speech was almost impossible to read. The plots within each comic really had nothing that I found entertaining, I would even go so far to say that even when they were understandable there was really nothing even interesting to them.

Little Nemo in Slumberland was a much more pleasant read. I really enjoyed the artistic style Winsor McCay used to create this classic piece of work. His drawings are quick but very readable. Each comic showed a different story or setting yet still kept a common theme in terms of plot development throughout. Nemo wakes up to find himself in a new strange environment and ends up getting scared. The fun part is that every environment and situation is different. For being one of the first works of art in the genre of the comic strip I still think that the work holds up.

Calvin and Hobbes is in my opinion one of the greatest comic strips ever made. Everything about it is what I consider to be perfect. Calvin and Hobbes was a huge part of my childhood. It actually, even though it is a comic strip, got me into reading for pleasure. I used to buy the big compiled versions of the comics and sit and read them for hours. Not only can most people relate to the character (be it a children or an adult) the strip is also laugh out loud funny. I have always impressed by Bill Watterson's ink work as well. He has a way of keeping everything expressive and perfectly readable with a lovable style of characters. I also find it interesting that the stories don't always end after one daily strip. He often would continue one story arc over the course of a few weeks, something that I always found fun to follow. Calvin and Hobbes is truly a classic.