Week 3: Winsor McCay's Little Nemo and Charles Schultz's Peanuts.

In this week’s reading, I found Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo and Charles Schulrz’s Peanuts are quite interesting. These two comics are very different from each other. Little Nemo is more graphic and detailed. It mainly talks about a little boy’s dreams. The story always end in his awaking. He always travels to different amazing countries. There will be some strange creatures like a dragon with a huge mouth which you can sit in. There is no words, dialogues or explanations in the comic. The artist’s drawing style is really beautiful. He always used a lot of decorations to make the drawings more colorful and beautiful. Nemo is not the only character in this comic. His grandparents and parents are always the person who wakes him up. But there isn’t any story talking about their characteristics. There is also a princess who always having fun with Nemo. But even her and Nemo don’t have any specific personalities. Characters in Peanuts have more obvious personalities. They also have more complex relationships. They will do something based on their personalities. Snoopy wants to have a peaceful life. So he always tries to escape from the chaos made by those boys. The author also creates contrast in characters’ personalities. For example, Snoopy is a dog, but actually he is much more mature than the children. I think those differences between these two comics are very interesting.