| "Love is..." comic strip collection is famous worldwide. These heart-warming illustrations have gained kindly feelings of millions of people due to their innocence and simplicity.
Love is comic strips were created by New Zealand artist Kim Grove in the late 1960s. The beginning to the strip of comical pictures was laid by a number of love notes for her fiance. Love is illustrations were published not only in magazines, but the most favourite of them were printed on picture post cards and souvenirs.
All Love is pictures are made up in the same design. The beginning of a phrase that gave the name to the whole collection of comic strips "Love is…" is placed in the top left corner of the illustration. In the middle of the illustration there is a nice drawing. And below the picture there is the remainder of the phrase whose meaning is represented on the drawing.
There are two leading characters that appear on every picture – a pair of lovers, a male and a female. They look like children, but nevertheless, they represent grown-ups at different stages of relationship – from the moment they met through being a boyfriend and a girlfriend to a married couple having children that appear on the drawings from time to time. Amongst other personages that are showed now and then there are also parents of a male and a woman. The introduction of different members of the family assists in reflecting all sides of love.
The main personages are usually together, but still, from time to time they turn up alone. In case one of them is thinking about the other, the face of his partner may be shown in a dream balloon, on a photograph, or a screen saver. There are also a number of pictures where other men or women are showed. A distinguishing feature is that these people look completely different than the main personages. Another supporting personage is a dog that symbolizes common house and home cosiness. Besides, most of the items on a picture are heart-shaped. This is a symbol of the comic strip collection's theme.
Today's "Love Is..." comic pictures, as seen in newspapers in the whole wide world, are available in an on-line archive. It's kind of an attempt to stretch Valentine's Day mood during the whole year. Individual pictures become e-mail greeting cards and may be sent free to a special friend. |
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