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2.0
Apparently Otto Soglow was a comic strip artist's comic strip artist, praised for his economy of line, handling of dark and light, etc. Sure, they're economical enough. But, for me, so is his repertoire of subject matter. Not-terribly-funny jokes are repeated over and over again.
Luckily this is a retrospective, not Volume 1 of a complete census of his work. I can only imagine how tedious sitting through all of it!
The Little King himself is charming and likable in small doses, but that's as far as it goes. Even on a once-daily basis I'm surprised he didn't outstay his welcome.
If you're interested in classic comic strips, please, make sure you read Pogo (brilliant) and Little Nemo (visually stunning) or Barnaby (incredibly charming) long before this one.
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s).
Luckily this is a retrospective, not Volume 1 of a complete census of his work. I can only imagine how tedious sitting through all of it!
The Little King himself is charming and likable in small doses, but that's as far as it goes. Even on a once-daily basis I'm surprised he didn't outstay his welcome.
If you're interested in classic comic strips, please, make sure you read Pogo (brilliant) and Little Nemo (visually stunning) or Barnaby (incredibly charming) long before this one.
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s).
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