| "Love is" comic strip collection is well-known in the whole wide world. These heart-warming pictures have gained kindly feelings of millions of people thanks to their innocence and simplicity.
Love is… comic collection was created by New Zealand artist Kim Grove in the late 1960s. The beginning to the series of funny illustrations was laid by a certain number of love notes for her future husband. Love is illustrations were published not only in magazines, but the most favourite were printed on greeting cards and souvenirs.
All "Love is..." illustrations have a similar design. The beginning of a phrase that gave the name to the whole comic strip collection "Love is" is placed in the upper left-hand corner of the picture. In the middle of the illustration there is a lovely drawing. And below the picture there is the remainder of the phrase whose meaning is showed on the drawing.
There are 2 main personages that turn up on every picture – a pair of lovers, a man and a female. They look like children, but at the same time they represent grown-ups at various stages of romantic relationship – 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 illustrations from time to time. Amidst other characters that are displayed from time to time there are also parents of a man and a woman. The introduction of different members of the family helps to show all sides of love.
The leading personages are usually together, but now and then they turn up alone. In case one of them is thinking about the other, the face of his partner may appear in a dream balloon, on a picture, or even a screen saver. There are also a certain number of pictures where other men or women are showed. A distinguishing feature is that these people look completely different than the main personages. One more minor character is a dog that represents common house and home cosiness. Moreover, most of the items on a picture are heart-shaped. It symbolizes the collection's theme.
Today's "Love is" comic illustrations, as seen in newspapers and magazines in the whole wide world, are accessible in the Internet. It is kind of an attempt to stretch Valentine's Day mood throughout the year. Individual illustrations are becoming email cards and may be forwarded for free to a special friend. |
