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Baptiste Drausin, known as The Baptman, is a self-taught artist who draws inspiration from pop culture to create unique comics that combine well-known characters with important environmental messages. Since 2017, Baptiste has been using his illustrations to raise awareness about environmental issues, blending his love for comics with a call to action.

"I think a lot about global warming and ecology, and I think we need to change now. We don't just destroy the planet as if it will have no consequences; we will die in the end, too. Planet Earth will continue to live after us. We will only be one more extinction. But if we want to get past that, we must all change our behavior, our way of life," the artist shared with Bored Panda.

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Comic depicting Santa and elves versus businessman with children, highlighting environmental messages through characters.

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Baptiste Drausin mentioned that, like many people his age, he’s really into pop culture, making it natural for him to incorporate pop culture characters into his work. "At first, I enjoyed blending different characters to create something new, but then I decided to use them for a better cause—ecology."

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    We asked Baptiste why he decided to focus on ecological and environmental topics in his comics.


    "It was after my year of traveling across Australia and Asia. I visited different places that were paradises but were destroyed by human activity and pollution. I wanted to use my art to raise awareness about ecology by incorporating pop culture characters so people would feel more impacted by environmental issues. Because when you see a polar bear dying, it affects us quickly, but if you use a character that people love suffering, it will touch on your childhood and therefore leave a much stronger impression."


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    Comics illustrating environmental messages with deforestation, pesticide use, and pollution, featuring iconic characters.

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    Who needs Mr Death when we can kill everything without his help.

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    Comic with Santa pondering environmental changes, featuring reindeer and a barren North Pole landscape.

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    Spreading awareness about ecological issues can be a challenging task, especially when combining important messages with beloved characters like Beauty and the Beast or Mowgli. We asked Baptiste about his creative process and how he blends these messages with such well-known characters. "It depends. Sometimes, I start with ecological issues I see in the news and try to emphasize them with a pop culture character. Other times, I start with a character I haven’t used before and look for a situation where I can fit them in."

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    Comic features well-known character with an environmental message expressed through nostalgic and emotional scenes.

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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my god, my heart... 💔

    The artist shared that he hopes his comics spark discussions between people. "And, who knows, maybe even open minds and inspire some to change their mindset," he added.

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    #9

    Comic characters discuss environmental impact, pointing to a burning forest in the sunset.

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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was actually Tolkien’s point with everything with Saruman and the destruction of Isengard and Fangorn Forest. Tolkien was very anti industrial revolution

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    Red sun Red sun over paradise Red sun Red sun over paradise Golden rays of the glorious sunshine Setting down, such a blood-red light Now the animals slowly retreat To the shadows – out of sight Arid winds blow across the mountains Giving flight to the birds of prey In the distance machines come To transform Eden – day by day Only love is with us now Something warm and pure Find the peace within ourselves No need for a cure When the wind is slow And the fire’s hot The vulture waits to see what rots Oh how pretty All the scenery This is nature’s sacrifice When the air blows through With a brisk attack The reptile tail rips from its back When the sun sets We will not forget the Red sun over paradise Red sun

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    Comic of characters highlighting environmental messages against animal experiments.

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    Some women prefer the bad boys

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    Nobody hypothesises like Gaston, clinical trials like Gaston!

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    #13

    Comic with well-known characters conveying an environmental message about greed and earth destruction.

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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Melon Muskrat. Stingiest man on the planet. Will some rational people just take his money away and use it for the homeless and hungry?

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    Comic featuring a well-known character discussing body hair, highlighting environmental messages through humor.

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    She needs to divorce his a*s and take the enchanted mansion

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    #17

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    Not the preferred way to get Ariel in the sack.

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    #21

    Comic featuring characters addressing an iceberg on the ocean, highlighting important environmental messages.

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    Hitting the baby berg makes its mama berg mad, and she's a-comin' for ya.

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    Hey ice bergs are mostly under water. A radar is used to detect them

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    Family Guy made this joke many many years ago....

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    It was only a matter of time before the water messed him up anyways.

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    #23

    Comic art depicting well-known characters as hunting trophies, highlighting environmental messages.

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    I wholeheartedly hate hunters.

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    Because getting it from the store is so much better. I do not support trophy hunting. I do support hunting where the animals is used to sustain a family. My permit costs me 40 dollars and I have meat for a couple months

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    Next up: Wile E. Coyote. Should be easy unless he uses an Acme rifle.

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    We don’t like you very much either. God put us here to exercise dominion and we are getting our reps in. We also eat a lot of what we hunt or are hunting animals whose population has grown too high.

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    For a sec I thought Tarzan was celebrating victory over the monkey XD

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    Comic featuring characters addressing environmental message about heat waves.

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    Comic combining characters with environmental messages, featuring knight and adventurer in a cave, discussing choices.

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