The Comic Strip.

Growing up all I ever wanted to ask for was comics, my parents eventually starting giving me jobs around the house to solely earn money to buy new comics. On the other hand some of the best comics would come in the newspaper, which my dad would read, everyday. Some of my favorites were Garfield (I think simply because it was so easily available and so popular), Krazy Kat, Calvin and Hobbes, and Peanuts. Peanuts was my all time favorite strip solely based on the characters and how they all related to each other, something about that strip was so real and enjoyable.

I think the comic strip is the best way a comic can be viewed and seen by the most people at that time. Even if you weren’t a comic person, everyone got the newspaper and was able to view these comics. It was a way to get kids into reading the newspaper; they loved being able to read the weekly or daily comic strip. Most were quick stories, either to get a laugh or tell a story. For example Nemo was such a wild comic strip, it had a totally different story line that would happen to this boy at night when he fell asleep. The strip would be his dream and right before it ended he would wake up and realize it was all a dream. Even though most of the comic strips were not like this, Nemo was one of the biggest and most loved comic strips of that time. Another huge comic strip that most people knew was Peanuts, some of the most loved characters of all time were apart of this comic. The adventures these two would take were so relatable for every kid growing up. Calvin and his stuffed tiger would have the best adventures that we all wanted to be apart of. They didn’t just tell a fun adventure story, there would be philosophical perspectives and heavy influential statements for kids. Looking back on this comic now I realize how amazing this story truly is.