This comic I chose first appeared on May 22, 2002, featuring brother and sister, Linus and Lucy. It appears that Lucy has kicked Linus out of the house and upon receiving some news, has allowed him to come back home.
The first panel shows Lucy, alone in what is most likely her house after learning she has a new baby brother. She looks almost ill at the thought through the way in which the author drew her droopy eyes and mouth. Motion carries us to the next box, as we have now moved to the front door where Linus is waiting. This next moment in time includes both the siblings and the defeated expression upon Lucy's face along with the dialogue bubble above her head shows the reader that she has given up on getting rid of her brother and she allows him to come back in.
In the third panel, motion is created by the way the characters seem to be "walking" through the panel with their feet not simply planted on the floor. Both characters remain in a calm state as the "news" isn't revealed until the second and final bubble of the frame.
In the last frame emotion is very strong as Linus has taken in the news in the time that the space in between panels provided. His surprise is shown in the way his hair is now standing up straight, his mouth is open wide, and the way in which his dialogue is in all capitals with a variety of punctuation. Lucy has also shifted back into a defeated state as she seems to slump into a coma-like state under a blanket in a chair.
Great choice of comic, I LOVED it! Definitely put a smile on my face. I also liked how you gave some background information and gave a basic run-down of the comic before you commented on it, it helped your thoughts and points to flow better. I think maybe next time with things like this you could go into more detail about certain aspects and just put some insight into whatever is being analyzed. This assignment was a little different in that at times it was hard not to state the obvious, so I understand why you did for the most part. Great job, though! You definitely know your comic vocabulary (haha) and seem to understand the parts of a comic. Again, great comic and thanks for making it small so that it didn't run off the page!
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Great job on this. I liked how you related his hair to his emotions in the last frame. If only our hair did that in real life :P
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