Though comic strips seemed really awesome for their time and were highly regarded in society, I feel like their early executions were very primitive compared to modern comic-making techniques.
Early comic strips appeared to be very experimental. So many of them posses intricate styles that have include a lot of detail and high production value, while others were simple and minimalist. With the more detailed comics, I noticed a reoccurring problem where the artists' would skew the written text, or barely try to fit it into text bubbles, as if they were not prepared ahead of time with how much text to include in a single bubble.
Another problem I saw with some comic strips was that the drawings in the panels were pretty descriptive and it was really easy to interpret what was happening in them, but the characters were saying exactly what they were doing, which real people obviously don't do. If a character is already doing something; raking some leaves, for example, he or she would not say out loud "Here I am raking the leaves." Instead, they should have dialogue to aid the image, maybe something along the lines of "wow, there sure are a lot of leaves to rake!"
Regardless, I really like seeing the variety of comic strips. It's really cool to see different artists have their own take on this art form, and what they come up with is very unique. It's amazing to see the most beautifully illustrated comics compared to something silly and minimalist. They're both comics, but I find it very interesting how different artists visualize.
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