Bill Watterson is an American cartoonist, author of the famous comic strips “Calvin and Hobbes” syndicated from 1985 to 1995. In these short-stories, Calvin is a creative kid full of childish pranks, and together with Hobbes, a deep-thinking stuffed tiger, they both stand as examples of existentialism in comic strips. Through Calvin’s desperate choices and decisions over many circumstances in the stories, he struggles against a continually changing world. The characters’ actions portray the humanity
Historical Uses of Graphic Novel, Comic Books, and Comic Strips, Picture books. Everyone has read one as a child, and that is exactly what they are: books for children. Or are they? Picture books, comic book, and graphic novel tend to be grouped together and all tend to be stereotyped as books for children, but recently the idea of using graphic novels as a source of education for teens in high school and even for adults in college has popped up. The book Maus II by Art Spiegelman is a graphic novel
Aristotle’s Concept of Virtue and the Comic Strip of Calvin and Hobbes One of the many questions with which Aristotle is concerned in the Nicomachean Ethics is: What is virtue and who is the virtuous man? However, this question of virtue is not considered in a vacuum. Aristotle’s discussion, far from amounting to mere ethereal musings, is firmly grounded in the everyday of life and consideration. So, in discussing the ideas of Aristotle, it is appropriate, and even necessary, that we ground
The comic strip has much to do with what we have been discussing in class. We have been discussing in class the development of the individual. In the comic it is saying that dog bones look much like human bones, and maybe we are more connected then we thought. I believe in the comic strip they are also stating that people are ignorant. That we will believe anything that we see. We as people a lot of the time also jump to conclusions. In the strip Buck jumped strait to the conclusion that Satchel
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History is the first part of Art Spiegelman’s adaptation of his father’s life as a Jew in Europe during the Second World War. Instead of using the “traditional” novel formant, Spiegelman choses to use the graphic novel format. This format allows him to tell his father’s story in a more visual way. He uses both the content of the artwork and the style of artwork to make his narrative more symbolic. Art Spiegelman choice to use fable animals to represent
successful cartoon producer who drew and wrote the famous comic “Peanuts.” But, as many people may not know, he had a very rough childhood. Sparky was born on November 26, 1922, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sparky was born to a German immigrant father, Carl, and mother, Dena. He grew up during the Great Depression just outside of Needles, California. Charles always enjoyed it when his dad read him the Sunday newspaper comics, and he enjoyed drawing the comics too. This was when he realized he wanted to be an
1930, Chic Young released the first ever “Blondie” comic strip in the newspaper, changing the industry forever. “Blondie” is one of the longest running comic strips today, turning 84 years old this year. The success of the strip cannot be disputed as everyone knows of it through one way or another. The comic strip is used as a comedic relief of whatever political or social strife that is in the news as of this moment in history. The comic strip “Blondie” is a long running cartoon because it reflects
As the depression cast a dark curtain over America in the 1930s, no one had much time for comics. The American economy had fallen into disrepair and the unemployment rate was at an all time high. Just as FDR set forth his New Deal plan to aid America, the second World War was soon upon the country, drafting hundreds of thousands of men into the army to fight the Axis Powers. Boys were sent to the training camps and mature men returned in their place. These soldiers came back and wanted to enjoy the
Cartoon Analysis Bloom County was a political satire comic strip created in the 1980s by cartoonist Berkeley Breathed. The comic is based largely on humor, often reflecting political iron, and uses imagery and symbolism ripped from the headlines of current events. First syndicated by the Washington Post Writers Group in 1980, Bloom County debuted as a whimsical newspaper satire strip providing a parody of situations and events. Many thoughts that fueled Berkeley (Berk) imagination stemmed from experiences
track. Calvin, an imaginative six year old who makes us laugh with his childish antics, and Hobbes, the philosophical stuffed tiger, both make a statement about the world they were created in. Calvin and Hobbes is essentially an existentialist comic strip. Through Calvin’s desperate and unique choices and circumstances, he untraditionally fights against a continually changing world. His actions portray the disorder in which we are all controlled in a meaningless existence against a ferocious society
written, autobiographical books. Although the subject matter may seem so dissimilar, both authors portrayed it using the same point of view. Integrated into both books was the use of pictures, Allison used family photographs and Satrapi used a comic strip format. Although they used different types of images, the combination of words and pictures gives readers a visual of exactly what these authors were experiencing at the time. Both authors face tragedies growing up, although, their experiences differ
But before he gained recognition as a brilliant cartoonist with Calvin and Hobbes, Bill Watterson worked on art and comics of a more political nature. These pieces, which included work for his college newspaper and Target magazine, were markedly different than Calvin and Hobbes. Nevertheless, Watterson's use of discerning wit and sharp satire is just as apparent, and just as funny: However, it is in Calvin and Hobbes where Watterson's brilliance fully shines through. Calvin and Hobbes revolves around
violation, composition, and cultural stereotype. Although all cartoons contain the previous characteristics, there are different types of cartoons as well. The most common form of a cartoon is a political/editorial cartoon followed up by comic strips, web comics, and cartoons in movies. One cartoon that stands out with a lot of humor behind it is the Trump for President political cartoon by Jos Collignon. Collignon is a Dutch cartoonist that is well known for his political cartoons. In 2009 one of
A. Research Problem: The Boondocks is an animated cartoon series that premiered November 2005 and ended June 2014. The Boondocks is centered on the lives of two young brothers, Huey and Riley. The two brothers move away from their birth city to live with their grandfather in Woodcrest, a predominantly white upper middle class suburb. Huey, the older brother is very politically and socially motivated and is named for Black Panther Party co-founder, Huey Newton. Huey spends most of his time reading
Methods Interviews Five of Calvin’s caretakers were interviewed in an attempt to flush out his unique abilities that could be used to form systems of communication. The following interviews were conducted: Calvin’s physical therapist, Heather Macdonald B.S.C., P.T. on January 25, 2017; Calvin’s parents, Hans and Brooklyn on January 29 And February 2; and two nurses, Jamie Bartholemeo L.P.N., and CJ Cullinan R.N., M.S., C.N.S., C.R.R.N., C.H.P.N., B.S.N. on January 29 and February 8. Some names have
Political and editorial cartoons are created as a way to visually bring a topic to the public's attention. These cartoons often times satirize a political figure, event, or problem occurring at that time. These illustrations are meant to simplify an event while also allowing the viewer to see the creators opinions and attitude toward that event, often times these opinions are biased ones. The cartoons chosen begin with the debate that Americans had over the war in Iraq. The controversy started
Overpopulation is considered as one of the most dangerous problems that affects our world very badly. Our world now is completely overpopulated. People have suffered a lot because of overpopulation. As overpopulation caused in many other problems, as because of overpopulation, it is easier to catch and spread diseases. And it leads to food shortages. Overpopulation also causes a problem for the environment because the population produces a lot of waste and the earth won’t be able to handle this amount
Super Heros have played big a part of our culture since the creation of the first superhero Superman and many kids want to grow up to be one. In the 60’s and 70’s Hostess ran an ad campaign in DC and Marvel Comics by creating stories that would involve a villain and a well know superhero of sorts. The ad called Batman and Twinkieless Gotham City involves a story about the Penguin deciding to take away all the twinkies in Gotham city and hoarding them for himself. Batman stops the Penguin from hoarding
Herblock (1909-2001) The political cartoons of Herblock made a statement for issues Americans were facing. With his own interpretation and spin on the matters, Herblock brings to light some of the very critical actions. Segregation and the focus on race was a common theme in many of his cartoons. One cartoon shows a man out on a boat, asking an individual fish if he has attended an un-American school (Slide 14; 8/16/1954). Herblock is mocking the government, showing that they are so concerned
On the morning of 7 January 2015, Cherif and Said Kouachi killed 12 people and injured 11 others during their attack on the offices of French magazine Charlie Hebdo. The Charlie Hebdo shooting, which was directed by Islamist terrorist group Al-Qaeda, has brought up pertinent questions with regard to the freedoms of expression within the French society. France, being a society staunchly undergirded by secular views, has seen irreverent magazines like Charlie Hebdo blaspheming certain religions without