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Most of the strips deal with personal experiences that everyone can relate. I have always enjoyed reading Calvin and Hobbes, what is great about these comics is that they are knee slappers that are so simply done and easily conveyed. Not only do they make you feel connected threw the Calvin but also Hobbes who is like an imaginary friend or best friend. Similar to Calvin and Hobbes is Peanut by Schultz, which conveys simple problems that we as kids have had in our lives. In a documentary I have seen there was an idea that the main character is a direct reflection of Schultz and all the other characters are actual people in his life. While reading in class more of he comic strips, I found that  a lot of the color palettes used in these were very saturated color palettes. You can also see there audience that they are attacking, which is men, because of how they depict women in a sexy manner. I found it interesting that they would create a world that something new would happen t...
The comic Arrival conveys a story without using words. Being able to convey an impactful story is important through any form of imagery, even in film. Sadly most story telling in film and comics have a lot of worlds to display meanings. Arrival does this strategically through compositions and gestures of the figures. Also the mood displays how the arrival is felt in the comic. The words could distract the piece overall. If the story of arrival utilize words it would take away the purpose of the piece. The whole story derives of the idea of a foreigner journeying into another land. The artist wanted to have the audience feel the same as the main character. Everything should have a purpose in a piece and most comics use words to fill things that aren't needed.