50 New “Oh No” Comics That Perfectly Sum Up Life As An Adult

As Alex writes on the "Oh No" shop website, 'Webcomic Name' began as largely a gag comic, with the series launching properly in the summer of 2016. "It exploded almost instantly, and I feel massively grateful for all the people who want to join me on my quest to make the same joke over and over again."

"Webcomic Name is partly a parody of the extremely self-aware negative culture that has been popular on the internet for a while," Alex told Bored Panda in a previous interview. At first, their funny drawings were highly conceptual and meta, playing with the format of the panel comic, and their simplistic presentation made them both engaging and hilarious.

The artist went on to explain that the series also collectively tackles a social issue — gender perception. "Rather than being either a male or a female or neither, I like to think of the blob as everything at once: 'genderful' rather than genderless," Alex said. "The blob is the most relatable character possible."

Even though the artist has been drawing and illustrating since the age of 10, they didn't start creating funny comics full-time until after university. "Since graduating, these 'oh no' comics have always been my main focus because I haven't wanted to do any other job," though Alex added they’ve had "a few side-jobs to pay rent."

They provided a few details about the journey of the extremely successful webcomic series on their website: "I studied English Literature at University of Bristol, and after reading the greatest works of literature in the English language, I went on to work in the lowest medium of all: webcomics."

"I began my first webcomic — Dorris McComics. This was an experimental series where I tried to see what I could do with short-form comics, often breaking the form and trying out different styles of punchlines," they stated.

Alex went back to the beginning of their comic work and the ideas and inspirations that led them to where they are now during an evening of creative talks called Nicer Tuesdays. "When I finished uni, I wanted to be a writer, so I decided to make webcomics because not many people make them, but a lot of people read them." They explained that in the beginning, they cared a lot about being clever.

"Basically, when I was making Dorris McComics, I was trying to make something really good, the best I could make." But as time went on, Alex decided to make a few tweaks to their ideas and "lower everyone's expectations of me by making the worst comic that I can make. And if it says anything more, then it’s a bonus." And that’s how the 'Webcomic Name' series was born.