Revised on Peanuts with an establishing review on Calvin and Hobbes

Each character is bigger than life with their individual personalities, that spark great humor. These two pieces have so much charm that they continue to live on and on. What I think is so great about these characters are their childhood thinking is justified but are also relatable to older audiences with the cynicism on life and relationships, it's actually quite endearing. The punchline to the comics are always heartwarming with it's humor, and the characters progress with simplicity. A big difference in these pieces is that Hobbes, as much as he feels real, is imaginary, and him and Calvin go on many adventures together. Even though they use similar humor and setups, they way it's told is different. What I think is most fascinating is how neither of these scripts are visually simple, yet they are defined and different from one another in a way that they become iconic for their simplicity.

Scott Pilgrim

Scott Pilgrim is amazingly fast pace, and simply put, fun. I think O'Malley did something nearly impossible, which is have every single character be likeable. Scott Pilgrim is familiar. What I mean by that is that the dialogue shared between the characters is familiar to how I think a lot of us relate and converse with the people around us. Their is this youthfulness energy that I think also adds to the likeness for this work, as well as the pace and the overall tone. Everything about this book is sincere and genuine. I think the author combines the elements of a coming-of-age story and a fantastical action pack story together brilliantly. Another reason the characters, especially Scott, are likeable is because of the bit of selfish tendencies he has at first. It's because he makes mistakes, yet grows from them. Even though I don't really agree with some of Scott's actions at first, I do like him and empathize with him enough to follow him on his journey.

Daytripper

Daytripper was one of my favorite pieces that I read. Every single aspect of it is truly well thought out and detailed and unique. I love the way the story is told. It sets itself apart from other works and it grabbed me from the very beginning and I was hooked throughout. What I think shows the talents of the author is how each chapter ends the same, with the demise of Bras. Even though after the first couple of times it is to be expected, the story and illustrations are so interesting, that you are still somewhat surprised at the end. I love the overall energy of this story. Each chapter is a fragment of Bras's life, but always an important moment in his life. I feel like the "twist" at the end could get repetitive, but because of the theme that is stated through subtext, which is in my opinion....that even the tiniest decisions can lead to huge consequences.

Exit Wounds

I really enjoy the overall story and tone of Exit Wounds, even though I think that the characters could have been fleshed out more so. The things I enjoy is how personal this story is. As much as I appreciate fantastical and epic stories, I appreciate using the medium of comic books and graphic novels to tell a realistic depiction of heavy subject matter in a fantastical medium. I also enjoy that amount of knowledge I gain on other cultures, by just reading about these characters. It's extremely similar to observing people with different cultures in real life. It's rich and fascinating the way the author is able to convey so much through an overall tone, even though it does deal with a culture identity, it is more about the loss of strong personal connections. I think the way the author is able to create a character, the character of the father, without actually really ever seeing him is fascinating and really brilliant, and truly matches the authors talent at character development with Koby. The actual artwork is interesting for sure. It's not to detailed, especially in the faces, but the dynamic scale that is used is completely subjective, placing you both in the midst of everything, but also as an observer.