December 24, 1953
December 27, 1953
December 28, 1953
Three good no-thought-bubble Snoopy strips, presenting the dog as annoyance, victim and helpful friend.
Showing posts with label snowball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label snowball. Show all posts
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
December 20, 1953: Sorry I asked!
Read this strip at gocomics.com.
I love this strip! It presents the world of the kids in a way that makes it seem all real, like there's always a dozen things happening at once. My favorite joke in it, however, is the one in the lead two panels, which is just a throwaway but has some pleasing off-screen violence.
The metaphorical opening panel uses Charlie Brown's trademark zig-zag shirt pattern, but the zig-zag is nowhere to be seen elsewhere in the whole strip, and is in fact a little uncommon in the strip at this point considering the kid usually covers it with a jacket in the winter months. Maybe he was just reminding the reader of it.
There is a lot of prototype Calvin and Hobbes here, both in the snowman gag and the humorous sled crash at the beginning.
I love this strip! It presents the world of the kids in a way that makes it seem all real, like there's always a dozen things happening at once. My favorite joke in it, however, is the one in the lead two panels, which is just a throwaway but has some pleasing off-screen violence.
The metaphorical opening panel uses Charlie Brown's trademark zig-zag shirt pattern, but the zig-zag is nowhere to be seen elsewhere in the whole strip, and is in fact a little uncommon in the strip at this point considering the kid usually covers it with a jacket in the winter months. Maybe he was just reminding the reader of it.
There is a lot of prototype Calvin and Hobbes here, both in the snowman gag and the humorous sled crash at the beginning.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
January 21, 1953: Snowball

Lucy perceives that the key to a successful snowball throw is to eliminate unnecessary variables like wind resistance and arm strength.
I'm reminded of the Calvin and Hobbes strip where Suzie taunts Calvin for being a lousy shot with snowballs after he misses several times, and just then he hits her square in the head.
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Friday, October 30, 2009
January 8, 1952: Schroeder steps out

Schroeder's first strip outside. No mention of music here. I notice that the baby Schroeder has a much better throwing arm than Violet. Maybe all that piano playing strengthened his arm muscles?
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
December 14, 1951: She throws like a...

Setting aside the question of whether Violet's throwing range is realistic, this is a good example of the kind of strip that fueled Peanut's early popularity. It's just funny. Everything about it. The surprised pose from Charlie Brown in the first frame, the determined look on Violet's face throughout, the wide smile on Charlie Brown's face in the end, and the frustrated reaction from Violet.
There are a lot of funny strips coming up....
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