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Are comics becoming too in-your-face?

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Alan Gardner February 6, 2006 1 minute 0 comments

There is an editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday that asked the question as to whether today’s comics have become to radical, in-your-face in their opinions.

Yet, something has changed in the modern cartoon kingdom. While Nast, Hershfield and Schulz could create powerful and opinionated messages, their creations maintained an innocence that made them endearing. Many of today’s comic strips and animated characters are more raw and radical in design.