Blankets

Aside from looking away at the more displeasing panels, I found blankets to be a good read. I couldn't relate as much to the pressing religious views, as it only appeared as a tiny sliver in my early childhood which quickly vanished as I discovered my lack of faith. It was interesting to see Craig go through the whole "meeting the girlfriend's family" ordeal, as I could identify with his experiences. It's funny how no matter how old you are, when you visit your significant other's family you're always nervous and cautious of your actions so as to not offend anyone, even the person you're there for. A good example would be when Craig leave's Raina's room, remembers that he left his blanket in her room, hesitates but then decides it's not worth bothering her. He knows that they both feel the same way about each other but because this hasn't been fully expressed he's still afraid of going back and possibly disturbing her.

I really liked some of the panel transitions, a favorite of mine being page 103 when he slumps his head on a pole outside which makes a "ding" leading into the sound of the church bells which leads into the church scene. The flow of the panels was also very fitting with the style. I found it to be an interesting mix of iconic and partially realistic representations of the characters.

Little Nemo

So from the very first panel the first thing that came to mind is, "he's dreaming, he better write all of this down the second he wakes up!" Lately I've been writing my dreams down to see how much I can remember. So far it's been getting easier to get a whole story down, but that's a topic for another time. Slumberland reminds me of all the falling dreams I had as a child, and how much I hated them. The style reminds me of a time when I was interested in the art on tarot cards, and how primitive yet whimsical it was. While it was a bit difficult to read I felt that the choice to keep everything flat was simple enough to communicate yet the art style was more realistic, something that I don't see often when someone uses a style that's more accurate. I felt it was very solid and told a simple story with an ending that is very relatable to any audience.