…indeed all we need!
But the topic here is the comic strips about the love story between a girl and a boy – who were, by the way, naked š±š - nevertheless charmed everyone with their immeasurable cuteness and innocence.š
I don’t think there’s a single person out there who doesn’t think the illustrations in āLove is…ā are cute!
But beyond how cute they are, do you know the story behind these drawings?
In the 1960s, on small scraps of paper and napkins, Kim Groove sketched characters and wrote about true love as a way of expressing her feelings.
And then one day at work – at a publishing company in California – she met her future husband, the artist Roberto Casali.
They started seeing each other, and she began creating little notes with drawings and phrases in which she expressed her feelings for him.
š„¹ She would leave the notes on his desk, in his briefcase, in his coat pocket….
And since she worked at a publishing and printing company, she decided to collect some of those little notes and put together some small booklets.
Her then fiancƩ Roberto had the idea of sending these booklets to a newspaper in the hope that they might be published, and in January 1970 the first comic strip appeared in the newspaper Los Angeles Times.
They got married in 1971...and she said to him: “My father died when I was young, so when Roberto asked me to marry him, I agreed, but said:” Whatever you do, do not die on me. ” He laughed and promised that he would try.”
By 1974, the couple already had two children, Stefano and Dario and that’s when they moved to England and founded a company, the Minikim, to continue producing the art goods of “Love is…”.
Unfortunately, happiness did not last long…. in 1975, Roberto was diagnosed with an incurable stage of cancer, very aggressive. Kim stopped working on comics to spend more time with her beloved. But she did not plan to throw comics at all: she asked the English animator Bill Asprey to draw comics for her, signing it by nickname.
Roberto went through surgery. During that very difficult period, they came up with an idea that was unusual for the time…. “We talked about Christmas presents, and I told Roberto that I do not want a diamond ring, I want another baby.” (Kim’s words).
Then the couple decided to save the seminal fluid of Roberto in case Kim could not get pregnant before his death.
šRoberto Casali died at the age of 31, in 1976.
Sixteen months later, through artificial insemination, Kim gave birth to the couple’s third child.š©µ
“British newspapers called the child “a wonderful baby.” (Kim’s words) On the Love isā¦ card, the girl pushes the carriage, and the signature reads: “We are pleased to introduce Milo Roberto. Parents: Kim and Roberto (posthumously, through artificial insemination)”.
šSadly, Kim was also given a little time. She died at the age of 55 in 1997, from bone and liver cancer at her home in Surrey, England. Her eldest son Stefano continued the family business.
This is indeed a tender yet tragic story of love, loyalty, and loss.
Iām writing this with mixed feelings because I didnāt know the storyā¦ I thought about creating something cute for Freebie Friday and fondly remembered the āLove isā¦ā comic stripsā¦ so I looked up the latest news about the brand…š„ŗ
Most of the images used in this post are from the official website: https://www.loveiscartoon.com/ and those that arenāt, are linked to their source.
Anyways, Iāll soon create something cute for you guys using these super sweet illustrations š
xoxo
Patty
One response to “Love is…”
quantas lembranƧas com essa dupla
e que historia…fiquei emocionada…