Cursory Analysis

When searching for a comic to write about for our second writing project I wanted to find one that I could relate to and make it seem fun. I also wanted to find one that would teach a good lesson. After searching through dozens of comics that could make me laugh I came across this one out of a search for famous funny comic strips. I think this comic shows that people like to over exaggerate about many things.
I haven’t read many “classic peanuts” comic strips before, but this one puts a smile on my face every time I read it. To put this multipanel comic simply, Lucy van Pelt hits her brother on the head with a rubber ball. Linus van Pelt, her brother, starts going crazy and thinks he is bleeding to death, but only to his surprise his sister says it was to cut it out it was just a rubber ball. Linus seems surprised and sits down next to Charlie Brown and apologizes for making such a scene, but he really thought his “life’s blood” was draining away.
When looking at the comic as a complete story the whole thing seems to piece perfectly together and each of the panels are defined with a vast amount of detail. First, I notice in each panel the exquisite bold colors the author, Charles M. Schulz uses. Also, the thought text bubbles and the very fine details in facial expressions on the kids help to make the overall image of his comic. The facial expressions in comics are the easiest way to decide what the characters are really trying to say. The audience can tell in each of the middle panels that Linus was in shock and terrified after he was hit in the head. In each of the frames consisting of Linus, making a fool of himself, there are bold, colored, and different style fonts to express what is going on. I can tell that the most important panels are in the middle because they have the most detail and excitement in the comic.
The comic’s panel’s arrangement and sizes are all special and unique. The panels displaying only one character are smaller with not as much detail, but the panels illustrating more than one character are all larger with more detail and bits and pieces of other things displayed in the room. I think in the complete strip, Linus’ middle panel where he is shrieking out of control is by far the most important.
The hues in the comic strip play an important role in how the author wanted this comic to be perceived. In each of the frames they are filled with different colors of backgrounds. The two that have identical backgrounds are when Linus and Charlie Brown are sitting on the floor watching television. The only thing different about these two panels is the facial expression of Linus. Maybe, since the panels mostly all different colored the author was trying to portray different types of feelings.