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.
Andrews Mcmeel Publishing Snug harbor stories: a wallace the brave collection!, hardcover/will henry
