The follow up to the Eisner-nominated collection of Wallace the
Brave comics, featuring beautifully illustrated scenes of childhood
imagination, friendship, outdoor exploration, and adventure.
Think "Peanuts" if Charlie Brown were less of a mope or "Calvin &
Hobbes" if Calvin weren't a bit of a psychopath. "Wallace The Brave" is
about a family. There's Dad, a fisherman, Mom, a gardener, their almost
feral young son Sterling, who never met a bug he wouldn't eat, and his
older brother Wallace, a rambunctious, imaginative kid big on exploring.
Mostly we see the world of the strip through Wallace's eyes, a sleepy
East Coast beach town called Snug Harbor where the streets are lined
with ice cream shops and the beaches are dotted with rocky tide pools
... The world of childhood depicted in the strip is a timeless,
outdoorsy one reminiscent of strips like "Calvin & Hobbes" and "Cul De
Sac," both of which Henry cites as influences. -- NPR's Glen Weldon