The Future of Comics

This week I read Perry Bible Fellowship Almanack from the course resource page.  This seems to be a collection of different comics from one artist, most of them being more comedic.  The also seem to be more on the adult and dark humor side of comedy, but nothing too graphic which is appreciated.  Most of the art styles are simple and easy to read, with flat colors and simple linework.  Most of the comics are also very short, being three to five panels at the most.  I really enjoyed reading these as they are easy to take in and almost stress relieving.  It kind of reminds me of instagram artists who make the really short-winded comics about things that are very easy to relate to. 

Upon reading about the author, Nicolas Gurewitch, it is said that these comics are intended to be a juxtaposition between whimsical imagery and morbid and dark imagery, which is presented pretty well in my opinion.  A lot of the comics have themes about love, religion, sexuality, war, etc.  Some of the comics I didn't completely understand, I'll admit.  Im assuming there is a button for the joke on each but maybe not. 

Specifically these were the ones that I didn't really get the joke.  But they were still fun to read regardless.



This one is one of my favorites though:


It's more light-hearted then the other more sexualized and morbid stuff but I still found myself laughing.  All three of these comics side by side also show off how off-the-rails the art style is, showing how Nicolas can change it depending on what he needs for that specific strip.