Exit Stage Left

I've only started reading Graphic novels and comics, and boy have I been missing out. I've finally realized what I enjoy so much about them, however: they can be a particularly interesting medium for dissecting big ideas, but are wrapped in a shiny, populist frame that screams “unserious”. Between “Sex Criminals” depiction of mental health and living a good life, to “the Wicked + the Divine's” discussion of fame, fandom, and religion, and now to the Snagglepuss Chronicle's examination of the role of art in public/civic life. A comicbook about an anthropomorphic pink lion has no business being this good, and yet it is utterly brilliant. The subversion of discussing themes at home in literary fiction or the boring movies your English teacher would show you as a “break”, but in such a populist medium is so fascinating.

The red scare turned pink with this re-imagining of Snagglepuss. It works really well because I can hear snagglepuss' voice and easily imagine him as a Oscar Wilde/Tennessee Williams type of play-write. He blends really well into the red-scare with artists being blacklisted and unable to find work, the cold war (atomic bomb), along with history of LGBT+ doing a bit of a feature on stonewall at that time, and just some interesting bits on hanna-barbera cartoons. That's why I put it also in the historical fiction - it also has some nice details at the end of the book.
It was just a really interesting idea that I think could have worked if the art was better to portray the story.

The story I thought was pretty dramatic and ok. The art really did not keep my interest - I was disappointed that the entire graphic novel was in this style - truly everyone looked pretty creepy.

The cover art style was so good and unique- vibrant with the colors and such a great stylistic take. I was glad the art from the covers were included.