Interesting Information About Love Is... Comic Collection
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"Love is..." comics are known all over the world. These heart-warming pictures have gained kindly feelings of thousands of people due to their innocence and simplicity.
Love is comic strip collection was created by New Zealand artist Kim Grove in the late 1960s. The beginning to the strip of amusing illustrations was laid by a couple of love notes for her fiance. Love is… illustrations were published not only in magazines, but the most favourite of them were printed on post cards and souvenirs.
All "Love is..." pictures are made up in the same appearance. The beginning of a phrase that gave the name to the whole comic collection "Love is…" is printed in the top left corner of the panel. In the middle of the picture there is a lovely drawing. And below the drawing there is the remainder of the phrase whose meaning is showed on the drawing.
There are 2 leading characters that turn up on every picture – a loving couple, a man and a female. They look like children, but nevertheless, they embody grown-ups at different stages of romantic relationships – from the moment they met each other through being a boyfriend and a girlfriend to a married couple having children that show up on the pictures from time to time. Amidst other personages that are showed from time to time there are also parents of a man and a woman. The introduction of several members of the family assists in mirroring all the sides of love.
The main personages are usually together, but sometimes they turn up alone. When one of them is thinking about the other, the face of his partner may be displayed in a dream balloon, on a photo, or even a screen saver. There are also several pictures where other men or women are shown. A distinctive feature is that these people look totally different than the key characters. And another minor character is a dog that symbolizes common house and home comfort. Besides, the majority of the items on an illustration are heart-shaped. This symbolizes the collection's theme.
Today's "Love is" comic illustrations, as seen in magazines and newspapers worldwide, are available in an online archive. It's kind of an effort to stretch Valentine's Day mood through the year. Individual cartoons become email greeting cards and may be forwarded for free to a special friend.
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