Mike Greaney, a comics artist from Australia, is someone who apparently can come up with the most unexpected ending to any story. And he uses this skill well in his work, spanning entertaining panels of comics regularly on his social media.
“I get inspiration from all sorts of things,” Mike says. “For shorter comics, I mostly try to think of something that would be fun to draw: a werewolf transforming, a bog witch, ghosts, etc., and try to think of a joke to justify the drawings. My longer form comics generally start with a question 'what if you could spawn unlimited ducks?' 'what if a Twitter spam robot became sentient?' and the characters and stories evolve out from there.”
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When asked how the idea of making comics came about, the artist explained: “I’m an animator by trade, and while I love animation, it takes absolutely ages and/or lots of money to make. I stumbled across the notion of taking ideas I had for animated stories and jokes and making them as comics as a way of satisfying my urge to create and share work without having to spend ages and ages putting that work together.”
Like many of us, it took Mike some time to get into his dream career: “I worked in a fast-food restaurant and a liquor store when I was a teenager. After that, I’ve kicked around in animation, design, and art jobs for the last 10 years. I like the experimentation that comes with creative work. Because two animation gigs are never quite the same, there is always room to learn and creative problems that need to be solved.”
Mike says that it’s amazing to be reaching so many people with his art: “I’m so grateful that anyone wants to read these stupid comics, and I have so much fun making them and putting them out there and then seeing what people respond to. My followers often make funnier jokes in the comments than happen in the comic so posting stuff is always a good time for me.”
We asked Mike what advice he would give to aspiring comic artists, to which he replied: “If you can make yourself laugh while making something, half the battle is already won. Then you just need to get it out in front of people. I find the community over at Reddit is amazingly supportive and is a great place to get eyeballs on your work that wouldn’t normally come across it. Otherwise making work that is interesting and funny to you more than what you think will get clicks is super important.”
Noooooo! (For those of you who don't know, I'm pretty sure biting the head off is what female praying manti do with their partners after getting it on.)
Science says if she's hungry when coitice happens than yeah he's dinner. If she's full then she's just a killer.
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haha i didn't notice until you said that!!
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Did anyone else wonder if there are more books stacked on his side of the bed because they were all from previous mates?
That is too funny! She's going to bite off his head and consume him anyway, she is a mantis!
I'm curious what they had been doing before. People say 'all the way' when they have been some of the way. If it was just hands or mouths before, that would have been uncomfortable.
Praying mantis are awesome. They are my natural garden cleaner, every year we watch over the ootheca (the little nest the nymphs come from) until all the little nymphs come out and they're pretty cool. They look just like adult mantis but they don't have wings like some adults do. But they're great for organic pest control, if you're a gardener please don't use pesticides!! Then these guys can make your garden their home. They're so beneficial.
Learning about this behavior in biology class all those years ago is what inspired my post-coitus routine of biting off the woman's clitoris and making loud snorting noises while I chew it right in front of her. The snorting part is my original contribution and my favorite part of the process because I like to show off my creativity to potential partners as it increases the odds of a second date.
Oh great so he waited patiently to be decapitated 😬 poor guy. The female mantis is cannibalistic too. ✨ROMANCE✨
What if HE'S Hannibal? This is also a new twist that SHE may get "head"...lol
I think I heard they only do that when stressed.... If they need the calories for the eggs
Imagine being a dog, like, "when this fur-less f**k gonna feed my my dry-ass dinner?"
Most of these where weird and dry humor. 1 or 2 where good. Mehhh………
Most of these where weird and dry humor. 1 or 2 where good. Mehhh………
