Artist Who Makes People Cry With Her Comics Just Released A New One, But This Time, It’s A Happy One Interview With Artist
Jenny Jinya’s comic strips are known as notorious tearjerkers for a good reason. They often touch difficult subject matter like animal cruelty, neglect, death, and the afterlife, both educating us and sticking with us for days to come.
Some of her most powerful comics featured a black cat, a duck, an albatross, a lion, an elephant, and a dog bred to be a fighter.
But this time, the German illustrator surprised her fans and did something completely different. “By popular request, I have now tried a ‘happy’ comic,” she tweeted two days ago along with the beautiful comic which finally has a happy ending. “I was worried that my readers might be a little exhausted,” Jenny told us in an interview with Bored Panda that you can read in full down below.
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Jenny just released a new strip that features a new character and ends happily
Jenny told us that she has been aware that her comics are really hard to take. “I know that and I read a lot about how close they get to people.” For this reason, she said she wanted “to try and give her fans something that would cheer them up” and won’t get them down.
As a result, she came up with the idea to draw this fox comic strip, which is the first “happy” one she has ever done. In the beginning, Jenny said she had some doubts whether “people would like this new approach, especially by introducing the new character ‘Life.'” Meanwhile, she found it very exciting to put her sad series in a whole new light.
The new character named “Life” was, in fact, inspired by the Reaper, for whom Jenny always felt sorry since he has “a sad and lonely job.” Jenny explained: “Although he has a friendly and gentle nature, he often gets blamed for everything and encounters hostility.”
It’s important to realize that the Reaper too “belongs to the circle of life.” In fact, “If anyone understands and appreciates him,” Jenny said, “it is life itself.”
Image credits: jenny_jinya
And this is what people had to say
I so love death being depicted as a caring creature with an important essential but not well liked job. And I love how Life is depicted as a loving sister like character.
Also this Death and Discworld Death should totally hang out. They'd have a lot to talk about.
I AGREE WITH YOU :-)
yay terry pratchett!
And also Neil Gaiman's Death from Sandman.
Same
Yes it's nice, but death isn't always merciful.
Finally! A Jenny Jinya story where I don't sob.
Nope, still crying!
yup. same here. still crying
Actually, now that i think of it, most of my school holidays are going to be spent crying
Not sobbing, but still have tears. Death's remembering every life in his realm still gets my heart - when I think of all the sad animals that have no one to love, and die alone on some road. It's kind of sweet they mean something to someone.
I actually saw a fox for the first time today, he ran through my yard while I was sitting outside
Aren't they great? Back when quarantine was more strict, I saw one running through town.
James Bond good
I so love death being depicted as a caring creature with an important essential but not well liked job. And I love how Life is depicted as a loving sister like character.
Also this Death and Discworld Death should totally hang out. They'd have a lot to talk about.
I AGREE WITH YOU :-)
yay terry pratchett!
And also Neil Gaiman's Death from Sandman.
Same
Yes it's nice, but death isn't always merciful.
Finally! A Jenny Jinya story where I don't sob.
Nope, still crying!
yup. same here. still crying
Actually, now that i think of it, most of my school holidays are going to be spent crying
Not sobbing, but still have tears. Death's remembering every life in his realm still gets my heart - when I think of all the sad animals that have no one to love, and die alone on some road. It's kind of sweet they mean something to someone.
I actually saw a fox for the first time today, he ran through my yard while I was sitting outside
Aren't they great? Back when quarantine was more strict, I saw one running through town.
James Bond good