| Love is comic collection is popular world over. These soul-warming illustrations have won kindly feelings of thousands of people because of their innocence and simplicity.
"Love is" comic collection was created by New Zealand artist Kim Grove in the late 1960s. The beginning to the series of funny pictures was laid by a couple of love notes for her fiance. Love is pictures were published not only in newspapers and magazines, but the most popular of them were printed on picture post cards and souvenirs.
All Love is pictures are made in a similar design. The beginning of a phrase that gave the name to the whole comic collection "Love is…" is printed in the top left-hand corner of the illustration. In the middle of the illustration there is a nice drawing. And under the picture there is the remainder of the phrase whose sense is represented on the drawing.
There are 2 main personages that make their appearance on every illustration – a pair of lovers, a man and a woman. They look like children, but at the same time they embody grown-ups at different stages of relationships – from the moment they met through being a boyfriend and a girlfriend to a married couple having children that make their appearance on the pictures from time to time. Amongst other characters that are displayed every now and then there are also parents of a man and a woman. The introduction of different members of the family assists in showing all sides of love.
The leading characters are usually together, but from time to time they make their appearance alone. When one of them is thinking about the other, the face of his partner may be shown in a dream balloon, on a picture, or even a screen saver. There are also some illustrations where other men or women are shown. A distinctive feature is that these people look absolutely different than the key characters. One more minor personage is a dog that symbolizes common house and home cosiness. Besides, most of the items on a drawing are heart-shaped. This symbolizes the comic collection's major theme.
Today's "Love Is..." comic pictures, as seen in newspapers and magazines world over, are accessible in the Internet. It's kind of an attempt to stretch Valentine's Day mood through the year. Individual cartoons have become email greeting cards and may be forwarded free of charge to a special friend. |
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