Little Nemo

This is the first time I had read any Nemo stories. Overall I was entertained. The writing kept me drawn as I found myself dissapointed everytime Nemo awoke from his dreams. I felt the story was just a small intro into the Nemo world and I plan n purchasing more of the material. The artwork of McKay's is beautiful as always even though the line work is very simple contour with flat color over it. Each panel really pushes the fantasy realm that a child can create in their dreams. As I have said before this was a great read and the art work was equally as appealing.

Mr Natural

After reading through Mr. Natural I felt bored. I feel that this comic is something to read in moderation. The reason behind my thinking is the humor is adult themed, which I don’t have a problem with but just not consistently. Overall the story consisted of two main characters. The first being a younger guy named Flakey Foont, which almost always is trying to find himself or figure out a problem in his life. The second is Mr. Natural, an older short perverted old man. The two seem to have a nice balance between them.

In my opinion, the stories were descent but considering the content it could have been much worst with no concentration on story. The drawings through out were on the very simplified end of the spectrum however in certain issues (I assume as the comic matures) some issues have some texture and shading added to the characters and the scenes.

Overall I cannot see myself reading Mr. Natural in the future but if so it would be in heavy moderation. Although I did not thoroughly enjoy the book I can understand why people could and can respect that.

Will Eisner's The Dreamer

Once again this is another comic I really enjoyed. I thought the story of this comic artists struggle to become successful is something as students in attending an art school, that we can all feel connected with. Actually anyone that is chasing a dream can relate to the main character’s journey. I feel that the story really grabbed me right from the beginning and because of this I felt it was a pretty easy read, even for comic standards. Knowing that this story was autobiographical, I still at times forgot and found myself hoping that all would work out in the end. I also found it nice to see a small glimpse into the beginning of the golden age of comics. The artwork I felt was simplified but if it was fully rendered I believe it would become too distracting and take away from the story. I liked also that there was no color with the exception of the cover. It gave me more of a recollection of memories past than something that is currently happening. As usual this was a great read and I loved it.

The Arrival by Shaun Tan

After reading, well looking through, The Arrival I was amazed. I felt everything was planned out very well. At no point did I feel lost or confused or even believe that I needed text. At first glance I thought that somehow I might be let down that no text was in the work because I have attempted different comics that were without text and instantly disregarded them because the artist left too many holes in the story and I did not know what was really going on. I feel Tan did a beautiful job. The artwork I felt was beautifully done. It was somewhere near realism althoguth it was based in fantasy. I look forward to reading more material like this and will be adding The Arrival to collections I own.