So this is going to be a little different from me today, guys. I was going to preface this piece with a large segment about media takeovers; specifically, the wholesale dissolution of the printed word in the age in which we now live, newspapers being read online more than in one's hand, how I as a writer still have a sense of intimate interaction with print, the overall value in what's left of physically holding something, be it a book or paper, while reading as opposed to the modern-era convenience of being able to double-click and have it right there on a screen instead... Yeah, that would've been the whole nine yards of that topic. However, for the sake of time, I'll jump straight to to the point:
Whether you're on the Web or in front of an actual copy of that day's post, you've still usually got your reliable comic strips. But online, artists may also resort to posting their strips on Instagram first. But wherever you can find one, even if they're not Calvin and Hobbes or Garfield nowadays, I'm simply glad that people still read them. It's hard to market oneself in this field, but many have found success.
So, the point: I, briefly, have included examples of four such achievers below! I hope you also take a look! Because sure, much of their humor aligns with mine, but the ways in which they so deftly describe and illustrate universally-problems and inject laughs while handling them is something special, too.
1. Sarah Scribbles
The oh-so-relatable comics of of Sarah Andersen, better known as Sarah Scribbles (Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah Scribbles Collection is her book which is also available too!) is one of a kind, to be sure. The eyes, gestures, and amazingly awkward personas (Oh, and Man Bunnies!) displayed in her panels will have that inner voice reading in your head chuckling in no time.
2. Noob the Loser
AC Stuart, a cartoonist for CollegeHumor, is hysterical. His best work, besides ones like the strip shown above, in my opinion, come not just from his 'Ben & Steph' relationship comics, but also any comic where Ben deals with the gripes of the workplace. The painful truths behind so many of them will have you laughing and also nodding along like "Damn, dude..."
3. Enzo Comics
Three words, one name: Technically Correct Man. While absent from the comic shown here, check out him along with the rest of Enzo's comics. Hilarious.
4. The Awkward Yeti - Heart & Brain
"Finally, a comic that brings our organs to life!" You may not be thinking that going into this, but the relationship between the characters here, especially the convivial, life-loving, consequences-be-damned attitude of Heart combined with the calculating and logical Brain who still manages to bring on the misadventures, is great. The Yeti's work is not to be missed!
What other comics do you read? Share below!
