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We Make Comics With Unexpected Plot Twists And Endings, And Here Are The Best Ones From This Year (30 New Pics)
Interview With ArtistHey, this is Jonathan and Elizabeth, the creators behind the webcomic War and Peas.
We post new comics on our website and socials every Sunday and have done so for the past 11 years. And every year, we name our favorite comics. We hope you like them as much as we do.
If you like what you see, check out the last list from 2021 on our profile! Feel free to follow us on social media or subscribe to our newsletter on our website. You’ll get every new comic straight to your inbox!
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Majestic Mountain
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How did your journey as an artist start? Did you explore any other forms of art first?
We met at art school and there were no comic classes at all. So we were focusing on different art forms in the beginning. Elizabeth was illustrating a lot and Jonathan was filming short films and documentaries.
Secret Agent
Triggered
Probably you get this question a lot, but why 'War and Peas'? How did you come up with this name?
It's based on a little illustration from our sketchbooks. It was a carrot reading a book named "War and Peas". We felt that this summed up our sense of humor.
Remember Humans
Boring Werewolves
What’s the most challenging part of the creative process and which part do you enjoy the most?
That's really hard to answer as all the parts are fun but also painful. When you create art in any form, you have to be ready to face yourself in the most outright way. If you're looking for stories that can make people laugh, you may find sad stories as well. What we enjoy the most about the process as a duo is the moment when the other person cracks up from one of your ideas.
Magic Wand
Hi Earth
Where do you get inspiration, ideas and motivation for your works? Can you name some of the major influences in your life who've helped you develop and define your style?
We both love Peanuts! But we get inspiration from other art forms as well. We love going to the movies or reading books. Jonathan lately read several Kurt Vonnegut books and Elizabeth is enjoying the TV series Derry Girls.
Stop
Thicc Booty
What makes you passionate about creating comics and what would you like for people to take away from them?
We think comics are an incredible medium to tell stories and some stories cannot be told differently. We're happy if people have a nice chuckle from our comics, but we also encourage people to make big life decisions based on our comics. It might be a comic character, but it could also be you!
Basic Human Decency
Lucky
Do you have any upcoming projects? If so, what are they?
Yes, we're working on an illustrated poem book! It's based on a story we once wrote called "A Job is a Job". Our readers were asking for a book version so we decided to create some more poems and fulfill their wishes. Stay tuned!
Ghost Dream
Excuse me, the vows were 'til death do you part.' This relationship is over.
High Noon
Strange Party
Supervision Sally
Going Out In Style
Underneath The Hat
Black Thumb
Cat Greetings 101
Prepare To Jazz
Dog Date
Traffic Check
Power Of The Hat
Pirates Against Ableism
well at least pirates stand up agaisnt the discrimation of unable-bodied people
Giant C**k
Ghostwriter
Alone
Cringe Master
Satanic Spanking
Legs For Days
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