I am a die hard fan of cartoons and comics. When I was a child I used go along with my dad to English movies. Sometimes they used to show a clip or two of Walt Disney’s Donald Duck or Mickey Mouse. I was though not proficient in English at time I used to enjoy them to my heart’s content.
In my teens I started collecting comics of Mickey & Donald. I used to read them religiously and every succeeding time I read I used to discover a new thing.
I realized that though they are meant to entertain children they have a streak of maturity that requires a definite amount of intelligence to relish them in full. When I saw this I decided that I shall never treat comics or cartons as a pass time that’s to be devoted for only in childhood. I never lost touch with them.
Later as I grow up TV started showing them on Cartoon network. It’s so wonderful and hilarious to watch all of them at one place. Though I am a proclaimed lover of cartoons I developed a special liking for some of them. My favorites turned out to be Donald Duck, Tom & Jerry, Fred Flintstones & Garfield.
But let me present my most favorite comic that was never animated on screen. It’s The Great Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Waterston. I started reading them as newspaper comic strips. Ohh god… I do not know if I must admire Mr. Bill Waterston as a writer or Calvin & Hobbes as quintessential characters. They are just amazing. I keep on reading them not only to elicit gut wrenching laughter but also to educate myself in effective communications that’s designed to my advantage, what ever applicable policy I chose. The funniest thing is after all these years I relate my own character to him. I do not have Hobbes as companion. But I try to make every other friend in my life in to Hobbes. Susie on the other had is a sweet girl who lets not faith slip away from her interest towards brat Calvin. Hobbes changes his stripes always when it comes to favor Susie for Calvin.
The next favorite character is Fred Flintstones. The most loveable character that could happen in every family. He is blessed with a wonderful wife, adorable kid and most valuable friend and neighbor Barney Rubble. But he is always possessed by some wicked thoughts that shall take him only to a height and then guilt consensus attacks him. He is not a bad guy at the end of the day, but… he is not gonna be good for the entire day
And then comes my favorite fat cat Garfield. My cousin named me Garfield. Because when I visit their place I do only three things. Eat sleep and watch TV. I love his theatrics and histrionics in escaping a situation or attaining what he wants. His has this praiseworthy attitude of making other people work for him.
Then Tom & Jerry is an unending marathon. They fight and try to over power each other in the most innovative ways one could surmise. But deep within their hearts they could not live without each other. I do have such friends who whom I fight tooth and claw but we could never go away from each other just because we fought bitterly.
All in all my favorite comic characters have some common qualities. They are arrogant, greedy, envious, and lazy and hesitate not to take advantage. But on the other side they are so innocent, proactive, compassionate and with adorable heart.
I implore my friends out there to read them and relish them. They teach us the truths of life and tell us what’s more important at the end of the day. They will allow you to retain your innocence as you proceed towards the process of getting emotionally polluted in this highly practical and realistic world.
In my teens I started collecting comics of Mickey & Donald. I used to read them religiously and every succeeding time I read I used to discover a new thing.
I realized that though they are meant to entertain children they have a streak of maturity that requires a definite amount of intelligence to relish them in full. When I saw this I decided that I shall never treat comics or cartons as a pass time that’s to be devoted for only in childhood. I never lost touch with them.
Later as I grow up TV started showing them on Cartoon network. It’s so wonderful and hilarious to watch all of them at one place. Though I am a proclaimed lover of cartoons I developed a special liking for some of them. My favorites turned out to be Donald Duck, Tom & Jerry, Fred Flintstones & Garfield.
But let me present my most favorite comic that was never animated on screen. It’s The Great Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Waterston. I started reading them as newspaper comic strips. Ohh god… I do not know if I must admire Mr. Bill Waterston as a writer or Calvin & Hobbes as quintessential characters. They are just amazing. I keep on reading them not only to elicit gut wrenching laughter but also to educate myself in effective communications that’s designed to my advantage, what ever applicable policy I chose. The funniest thing is after all these years I relate my own character to him. I do not have Hobbes as companion. But I try to make every other friend in my life in to Hobbes. Susie on the other had is a sweet girl who lets not faith slip away from her interest towards brat Calvin. Hobbes changes his stripes always when it comes to favor Susie for Calvin.
The next favorite character is Fred Flintstones. The most loveable character that could happen in every family. He is blessed with a wonderful wife, adorable kid and most valuable friend and neighbor Barney Rubble. But he is always possessed by some wicked thoughts that shall take him only to a height and then guilt consensus attacks him. He is not a bad guy at the end of the day, but… he is not gonna be good for the entire day
And then comes my favorite fat cat Garfield. My cousin named me Garfield. Because when I visit their place I do only three things. Eat sleep and watch TV. I love his theatrics and histrionics in escaping a situation or attaining what he wants. His has this praiseworthy attitude of making other people work for him.
Then Tom & Jerry is an unending marathon. They fight and try to over power each other in the most innovative ways one could surmise. But deep within their hearts they could not live without each other. I do have such friends who whom I fight tooth and claw but we could never go away from each other just because we fought bitterly.
All in all my favorite comic characters have some common qualities. They are arrogant, greedy, envious, and lazy and hesitate not to take advantage. But on the other side they are so innocent, proactive, compassionate and with adorable heart.
I implore my friends out there to read them and relish them. They teach us the truths of life and tell us what’s more important at the end of the day. They will allow you to retain your innocence as you proceed towards the process of getting emotionally polluted in this highly practical and realistic world.
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