Week 3 (Post 3)
Interpretation: Peanuts
I had red an assortment of peanuts comics from the varying decades. I noticed an interesting change in the art style, it experiences a drastic evolution of its style from 1950 to 1959. While the characters and the quality of the line work remain the same, its interesting to note that the profile of the characters changes and begins to resemble their more icon to form look. By 1959 they haven't fully reached their iconic look, but their well on their way of stable appearance that can be observed for the next few decades. I prefer the the simple comic strips of the peanuts, they can be enjoyed one by one or in massive sections (as I have done as of ten O' Clock tonight). The style is simple and fluid, the penmanship allows for the easy conveyance of emotion and motion within the scenes. They follow a chronological formula, traversing from the the leftmost panel to the right and use the same assortment of characters from its initial run in 1950 to the later posted comics of 1998. Reading through the peanuts brought back some nostalgia from my younger years, and it saw the unearthing of some old (and Rather Dusty) Garfield omnibus collections. Even within the pages of the old Garfield comics, their is a gradual shift of design, with Garfield's general proportions (especially his eye size) changing overtime as the art style for the comic is further refined. I greatly appreciate the the comic book artists and traditional animators, the sheer amount of strips that are created for the general viewing audience is immense and to replicate the same character time and time again with precision is impressive to me. I struggled with it before my rotator cuff tear and have lost some of that precious ability since, sadly.
In class activity:
I was pleasantly surprised to experience multiple different comic strips in class today, especially the phantom. Ive had a more nostalgic look at it and the simple episodic nature of the strip from week to week made it hard to put it down. While time ran out and i didn't fully get the chance to finish the compilation, I was drawn to continue the episodic series from week to week. In comparison to the peanuts or Garfield, it was still an easy to read comic, albiet the colored version of the phantom gave it extra life. The episodic story-telling would compel me to want to pick up the paper each week and pickup where i had previously left off, where with Garfield and the peanuts I wouldn't have been torn to miss a strip or two. Continuity in my personal taste draws me in to stay tuned to a piece of radio/anime/comic/tv show. Hence why the different comics assortment appeals to different audiences.
I had red an assortment of peanuts comics from the varying decades. I noticed an interesting change in the art style, it experiences a drastic evolution of its style from 1950 to 1959. While the characters and the quality of the line work remain the same, its interesting to note that the profile of the characters changes and begins to resemble their more icon to form look. By 1959 they haven't fully reached their iconic look, but their well on their way of stable appearance that can be observed for the next few decades. I prefer the the simple comic strips of the peanuts, they can be enjoyed one by one or in massive sections (as I have done as of ten O' Clock tonight). The style is simple and fluid, the penmanship allows for the easy conveyance of emotion and motion within the scenes. They follow a chronological formula, traversing from the the leftmost panel to the right and use the same assortment of characters from its initial run in 1950 to the later posted comics of 1998. Reading through the peanuts brought back some nostalgia from my younger years, and it saw the unearthing of some old (and Rather Dusty) Garfield omnibus collections. Even within the pages of the old Garfield comics, their is a gradual shift of design, with Garfield's general proportions (especially his eye size) changing overtime as the art style for the comic is further refined. I greatly appreciate the the comic book artists and traditional animators, the sheer amount of strips that are created for the general viewing audience is immense and to replicate the same character time and time again with precision is impressive to me. I struggled with it before my rotator cuff tear and have lost some of that precious ability since, sadly.
In class activity:
I was pleasantly surprised to experience multiple different comic strips in class today, especially the phantom. Ive had a more nostalgic look at it and the simple episodic nature of the strip from week to week made it hard to put it down. While time ran out and i didn't fully get the chance to finish the compilation, I was drawn to continue the episodic series from week to week. In comparison to the peanuts or Garfield, it was still an easy to read comic, albiet the colored version of the phantom gave it extra life. The episodic story-telling would compel me to want to pick up the paper each week and pickup where i had previously left off, where with Garfield and the peanuts I wouldn't have been torn to miss a strip or two. Continuity in my personal taste draws me in to stay tuned to a piece of radio/anime/comic/tv show. Hence why the different comics assortment appeals to different audiences.
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