I suspect that this is not Noah’s Ark, but “a Noah’s Ark.” That is, it’s a toy ark with figures of animals and people—a popular child’s toy. I expect they came in all sorts, but this one has cylinder-based people and cookie-cutter animals. Highly toyetic, and it explains some of the oddness of the style to us.
The content is certainly bizarre, but I am fascinated by the almost obsessive attention to detail in depicting the movements of each toy human and animal in the cast of characters from panel to panel— along with their hats, umbrellas, hot-air balloon, and baby carriage. As far as I can tell, almost every last minute detail is accounted for, aside from one small white bird and a few hats.
(Hmmmm… now who was it I was accusing of obsessive concern with detail?)
HarryLime Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Wonderfully bizarre.
VICTOR PROULX almost 3 years ago
I wonder why animals were so prominent in early 20th century comics.
Kip Williams almost 3 years ago
I suspect that this is not Noah’s Ark, but “a Noah’s Ark.” That is, it’s a toy ark with figures of animals and people—a popular child’s toy. I expect they came in all sorts, but this one has cylinder-based people and cookie-cutter animals. Highly toyetic, and it explains some of the oddness of the style to us.
WaltWenger Premium Member almost 3 years ago
This strip looks fit to inspire Foxo Reardon.
Solstice*1947 almost 3 years ago
The content is certainly bizarre, but I am fascinated by the almost obsessive attention to detail in depicting the movements of each toy human and animal in the cast of characters from panel to panel— along with their hats, umbrellas, hot-air balloon, and baby carriage. As far as I can tell, almost every last minute detail is accounted for, aside from one small white bird and a few hats.
(Hmmmm… now who was it I was accusing of obsessive concern with detail?)