a 1974 strip identifies the woman as "Kim", and a 1971 strip has her writing the letter "R" in the beach sand: both references to original cartoonist Kim Casali and her husband Roberto. The strip occasionally includes members of the couple's family. Their two children may appear as either infants or pre-teens. The gray-haired elderly parents of either partner are also seen. Pet dogs and cats have appeared, sometimes deceased to illustrate love for a lost pet. Friends and others occasionally appear, generally distinguished from the main characters by their hair color and style. Although the strip generally deals with personal relationship issues, sometimes there are messages related to environment conservation and teaching their kids lessons about the environment. In one of the strips the characters are shown campaigning to save children. Alternate versions In the 1980s an alternate version of the strip ran in the "Cartoons" paper in the British newspaper the Mail on Sunday. This was a three- or four-panel strip, with the male and female characters drawn fully clothed. The Turkish version of the strip (Aşk ...dır.) is sold in form of small pieces of comic strips wrapped around gum. Video game A video game, titled Love is in Bloom: The Flower Shop Garden, was released in 2009 on the Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii. Mobile app The cartoon has an official application on Apple's iTunes store. See also Philosophy of love References Further reading Bella Stumbo. "Angry Woman Critic Confronts Creator: Love is... Defending Your Cartoon Against Lib Attack." The Pittsburgh Press Living/74, January 15, 1974, p.18. Comics characters introduced in the 1960s Comic strips syndicated by Tribune Content Agency Love Philosophy of love New Zealand comic strips Romance comics Gag cartoon comics Gag-a-day comics Comics about married people