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From: Martha Weston <marthaweston1>
Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 10:11:19 -0700
On 5/8/02 11:00 PM, "ccbc-net list" wrote:
I agree. In the mid 50s, when I was 8 or 9, I ready my dad's collections of POGO, by Walt Kelly. Most of the humor was political and very sophisticated and I didn't come close to getting it. But there was enough slapstick fun that I kept trying. It was like a code I wanted to crack so I could laugh at what my dad thought was funny. I loved the art, which I still think is the best ever created for the comic strip genre. I think it added to my adult determination to pack as much humor (incongruity -- as Kathleen Horning mentioned --- facial expressions, pratfalls, etc. etc.) as I can into my illustrations.
I am loving this discussion! Martha Weston www.marthaweston.com
Received on Thu 09 May 2002 12:11:19 PM CDT
Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 10:11:19 -0700
On 5/8/02 11:00 PM, "ccbc-net list" wrote:
I agree. In the mid 50s, when I was 8 or 9, I ready my dad's collections of POGO, by Walt Kelly. Most of the humor was political and very sophisticated and I didn't come close to getting it. But there was enough slapstick fun that I kept trying. It was like a code I wanted to crack so I could laugh at what my dad thought was funny. I loved the art, which I still think is the best ever created for the comic strip genre. I think it added to my adult determination to pack as much humor (incongruity -- as Kathleen Horning mentioned --- facial expressions, pratfalls, etc. etc.) as I can into my illustrations.
I am loving this discussion! Martha Weston www.marthaweston.com
Received on Thu 09 May 2002 12:11:19 PM CDT
