When it comes to comic books, the first thing one thinks is children. Children are an interesting audience in that children are, to a fault, easily manipulated. The Red Iceberg comic cover works to persuade American children that communism is bad and will stop the progress of America. The metaphor to a ship crashing into iceberg and being stopped is easily understandable, but in two different ways. To children, the idea of an iceberg is simply something that a ship doesn't want to run into. At the same time, this comic cover can also say a different message to an older, more educated audience. This message is related to America's progression in becoming a powerful and efficient country. The iceberg represents communism, portraying it as something that will halt the progression towards being the world power. This makes this comic so effective in that no matter the audience, it can convey an argument that is understandable and impacting in multiple ways.
-Peter
It is interesting that when you think of comics the first audience members that come to your mind are children. When I imagine someone observing a comic I think of an adult reading the newspaper. In my opinion, a child is too young to understand the concept presented in this comic. I'm not sure they would even realize that the countries are written on tomb stones because the idea of death is a little too morbid to present to a child. I do like that you picked them as an audience member and explained, however, because I never would of thought of children as a possibility.
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