Derek Skar
The tea that made a tiger of him:
Out of all the readings this week I found that this comic to be both confusing and interesting. It also happens to do with the semester long paper topic I have chosen. A hero and the political development of a character. I liked this comic because the concept behind the characters indefinably reflected people of the time that this comic was written. The intro alone explains the subtle hints that the “tea” isn’t quite what it seams. It contains the ability to change and turn even mice into tigers. Not exactly your everyday tea?
The art I found to reflect the story it was not detailed but not lyrical either. The characters developed relations that complement each other well as they try to grow their katnip business. However I find the tea opens some wide doors that turn the story in different directions. I feel that the characters are very well developed as well because in my research I found that as distinct as these characters are in their duologues the writer originally had them as silent characters in his early strips. Some people also would say given the time this was written it was considered innovated and trend setting. So over all I enjoyed reading this comic and I commend Herriman’s and his krazy ways.
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