30 New Extremely Relatable Comics About Being A Parent, By Yehuda And Maya Devir

The Tel-Aviv-based couple are parents to two children—daughter Ariel and son Ethan, who just turned two. And to say that the couple’s webcomic is popular is an understatement. They’re a digital sensation! You’ve probably seen their work on social media even if you weren’t aware of the artists wielding the (digital) pens.

Yehuda and Maya’s webcomics are extremely widely known around the globe. On Instagram alone, their illustrations have given them a jaw-dropping following. 5.6 million people follow Yehuda's account and 1.1 million follow Maya's. Meanwhile, on Facebook, they have another 1.3 million followers. 

Like any other parents around the world, they deal with the challenges that raising kids throws at them. Instead of shying away from them, they draw these situations in a very open and honest way, with lots of good humor.

After all, there’s nothing like laughter to brighten up even the most overcast day. There’s always a silver lining to be found, you just have to actively look for it.

The success of their comics is a direct result of their quality art and their willingness to show themselves in a less-than-flattering light in their illustrations. In short—the stories that they tell through their art are beyond relatable.

If you happen to be a parent, Yehuda and Maya’s comics are bound to resonate with what your own daily life looks like. We know that’s the case with us.

Previously, artist Yehuda told Bored Panda how the reason people like their comics comes down to the fact that they identify with them and “relive the beautiful moments that were important parts of shaping their own relationship.” Every family is unique, but many of us have so many overlapping experiences and struggle with similar things. And it's good to know that there are plenty of other people out there who understand exactly what we're going through ourselves.

“Readers see their life and feel that they are not alone… There are other people somewhere in the world who are just like them, who experience ups and downs in their relationships [as well] and it gives [them] a sense of relevance,” Yehuda said earlier.

The couple’s weekly comics focus on being honest, entertaining, as well as empathetic. Over the past few years, both Yehuda and Maya have become household names in the webcomic world. They’ve published 5 books and attended dozens of comic and design conventions around the world.

They’ve also been TEDx lecturers, launched online courses for artists and content creators, and even launched an online shop. Meanwhile, in 2019, Yehuda and Maya won the ‘The Most Creative Content Makers’ award, part of the ‘INFLOW GLOBAL Awards’ international competition in Istanbul. They’ve earned their success through sweat and tears. And probably every parent wishes that they had the amount of energy that these two do.

During an earlier interview, the couple told Bored Panda how they felt after the birth of their daughter, Ariel.

“We are experiencing a whole new range of emotions and feelings we didn't know existed. We also have a lot of conflicts, but we grow from it,” Yehuda and Maya said a few years ago.

“There is no more couple, no more team at work... only Ariel. It's a new life and we’re getting used to it. But not in a bad way. This experience is going to create a new and better us,” they said a few years ago.

One of the biggest challenges that both artists had to deal with as new parents was not having the time for themselves. “We never go to bed at the same time,” they opened up to Bored Panda earlier.

Bored Panda has followed the couple’s artistic and parenting journey in great detail over the past six years. If you’d like to take a peek at some of their best comics, be sure to check out our recent features about their work here, here, here, and here. Meanwhile, you’ll find our older articles about the happy couple here, here, here, and here.