Brooklyn-based writer and illustrator Anne Emond, whose mental map of a writer’s thoughts and funny comics about awkward situations we have previously featured, has more comics about the human condition and existence.
Hilarious and painfully spot-on, each comic deftly captures the crushing sadness of loneliness and despair that most of us can identify with. Overflowing with idiosyncrasies and sharp observations, her illustrations expose us for the messy, contradictory creatures that we are and are bound to have you nodding your head in agreement.
In an interview with BuzzFeed, she explains how comics manage to convey the alienation and disconnectedness of characters better than other mediums.
“As an art form, comics have always been kind of on the fringes of respectability, and the sort of people who are drawn to making them usually have to be comfortable with a certain degree of isolation and no real expectation of mainstream acclaim... it’s a form which is usually consumed intimately and solo, be it printed or on a screen... the experience of reading and absorbing images side by side is visceral and immediate, and the speed at which one consumes them is entirely within the reader’s control which I think heightens the intimacy. All of these qualities certainly contribute to comics being particularly well-suited to ruminations on loneliness and alienation, and the kind of existential dread that comes with time passing you by.”
Scroll down to view her comics and check out her website for more of her work. Which of the situations below speak to you?
[via BuzzFeed, images by Anne Emond]