6 touching comics: from talking dogs to a sad ghost

Most people associate comics with Marvel and DC superheroes, but in addition to popular commercial comics, there are a huge number of independent illustrators and artists. They draw funny characters and come up with touching life stories. Meduza has collected six cute comics, including one about talking animals and a sad ghost!

Rupert Fawcett

Fawcett is a famous British animator and screenwriter. He created a comic book about the bald Londoner Fred , as well as a very funny series "Off the Leash" , in which he depicts dogs, but in such a way that they could talk to each other.

"Yes? How can I help?"

Puppy Christmas School. On the sign: “Lesson topic: How to beg for Christmas goodies” Teacher: “Come on, puppies, let's show your big, sad, pleading eyes!”

Woman: "Let's take some selfies!" Dog: "No, let's not" Woman: "Smile!" Dog: “Stop it!” Woman: “One more time! Happy faces!" Dog: "She'll never stop" Woman: "And you too, pumpkin! Say "Cheese"" Dog: "Seeeeee"

Gemma Correll

Gemma Correll is a British-American illustrator. The girl lives in two countries. She also has two pugs and an incredible sense of humor. The main plots of Correll's comics and small sketches are her pugs, the Internet, food, the life of an introvert, and feminism.

“I survived conversations with my family about politics”

“Oh, great. Who invited this herbivore?” "I brought hummus"

Horror movies in real life. Phone call: “Why not just write?”. Unexpected guests: "They were nearby and decided they could just 'drop in'." These people are laughing there: "They must be laughing at you!" Attack of talkative waiters: "You want to eat, but they want to talk"

Jen Lewis

Lewis works at BuzzFeed, where he invents jokes and illustrates news. But sometimes on her Instagram, among the memes, funny, uncomplicated comics about pop culture heroes appear. For example, Modern Mermaid and Modern Home Alone.

Modern Mermaid. "I want to be just like people." "I want to watch them dance." "Forget it, I'll stay in the ocean."

Modern "Home Alone" "Mom? Dad?" Message to mom: "Hi, I'm home alone." Mom: "Kevin, I'm sorry! We just boarded the flight, but I will get off the plane and come home!”

Jimmy Craig

Another series about talking pets. Jimmy Craig draws short comics called They Can Talk , in which domestic and wild animals get into human situations. Not much is known about Craig himself other than that he is posing as a cat in this very popular video.

"This park is more like a veterinary clinic"

"You can pretend to be dead all you want, but we'll still go to my parents"

"I'm helping my blind friend navigate the city." "I make sure the airport is safe." "I eat shoes"

Sarah Andersen

Andersen is a 24-year-old illustrator from Brooklyn. Her comics "Sarah's Doodles" are partly autobiographical and tell about a girl who is in search of herself and does not want to grow up.

Sign on the train: "Deadline" Sarah: "All is well"

Sarah: "Painting time!" Sign: "Art Block" Sarah: "Please No"

"Click, click, click." "delete, delete, delete"

Lisa Meddings

Meddings drew the first The Sad Ghost Club comic a few years ago. “I made the first Sad Ghost Club comic after graduating from university. He talked about what it means to feel out of place and in the wrong place, ” said Meddings. Now The Sad Ghost Club is a large community of people who help each other cope with mental illness. However, Meddings claims that if "you've been sad even once," then you're already in the club.

Rule number 9: Ask questions/listen. "How are you doing?" "Good, yes? You are sure?" “Well, actually…” “Thank you very much for asking.”

The Sad Ghost Club's guide to not being sad. Rule number 7: A change of scenery can help a lot.

“I feel like everything and everyone is putting a lot of pressure on me.” “I try my best to do what people expect of me. How do others deal with it?" Or am I just weaker than everyone I know?