Pretty. Funny. 

 

Pretty funny.

 

Go read it.

 

 

... read it now!

Following the story of Fite! is kind of difficult, since the characters speak in symbols. I'm not saying it's impossible -- and maybe the problem is just that I am entirely more language-focused than the average comics reader. I am one of those people who looks at the pictures to figure out what the words are telling me, as opposed to the kind who look at the words to amplify what the pictures are saying. But you know what? it doesn't matter. I love Fite! for its style, for the colors and the character designs and the kineticism and the zazz.

The other day I was reading Ren & Stimpy creator John Krisfalusi's essays on color theory and the greatness of 1960's television cartoons designed by Art Pozzi -- and it seems to me that I've found a great application of those theories here (I dunno if Luce was influenced by those cartoons, or those theories, or not, but it sure looks like it -- the principles are all in place).

Which is all a fancified way of saying that this comic is just a lot of fun to look at. Check it out. You might like it too! ... read it now!

When I first started reading Fite! I didn't quite understand what was going on. I just knew I liked it, which is surprising. I hate fights, fighting, silly violence. But, Fite is really neither silly, nor violent. Fite! stars a few animals, boxing gloves, unreadable letters, and a host of beautiful colors and juxtaposed shapes. All of these combine to tell a tale of battle, much like cave drawings from some ancient civilation. Without out words (readable words) Fite! really becomes a story about an individual. Each reader creates their own little version of the story. Fite! has all the action of Samurai Jack, with much more subtly of story. The mysterious Thomas Blue creates a world for his reader and his reader takes it with them. The Fite! rages on. ... read it now!