Tyler Martin is no newbie when it comes to comics. Martin spent most of his time in high school in the art room. Whether it was lunch or one of the several made-up elective art classes he has had. Later, the self-taught artist and graphic designer started working in advertising and posting his digital art on the Web in the late nineties, creating a fairly popular site that had cartoon versions of rock bands. More projects followed but eventually, Martin found himself developing platforms and websites for publishing comics rather than creating them.
As time went by, however, he couldn't help but feel that something was missing. An outlet. Even though he wasn't producing comics, ideas kept swirling around in his head, begging the artist to let them loose. So Martin made a comeback. He reintroduced Wally and Osborne, a series about a lost polar bear that winds up in Antarctica and befriends a penguin and created Puddlemunch.
"Being much less restrictive than Wally and Osborne, Puddlemunch gives me the freedom to pretty much create any ridiculous scenario that pops into my mind," Martin told Bored Panda. These short strips perfectly show just how good of a storyteller Martin really is. Using only four panels to tell a joke, he develops interesting characters and surprising plots, all while reflecting the humorous world we live in.
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"[With Puddlemunch], I poke fun at the levels of complexity we add to our otherwise simple existence," Martin explained the idea behind the series where animals make their appearances, too. "We are silly and we know it. We also have some dark realities: if we don't laugh, we'll cry."
As you might've seen, Puddlemunch has quite a few recurring characters. The artist joked that one day he may like them enough to actually name them. "The rabbit and bear kind of started it all so the two of them are close to my heart and will continue to show up," Martin reassured. "I'm envious of the rabbit's ability to live for the moment and by emotion and impulsiveness, but I play it too safe for that. We all need a bear in our life to keep us in line with a reality check."
Then there's the bald, yellow-shirt guy. "He is fun, just for the horrible things that happen to him and I can sometimes relate to being too passive in such a competitive world. Toby and his mustached dad are the dark-humored side of parenting that I have experienced as both a child and a parent." More is also planned for the extremist raccoon and his 'do what you gotta do' attitude.
"A lot of people like the twisted-conscience robber guy as well, I'll bring him back at some point."
If anything is certain, it's that Tyler hasn't lost his artistic touch. Even though there had been a hiatus in his career as a comics creator, he resumed things right where he had left them -- exposing the peculiar and the mundane through absurd humor.
There's a solid chance they're plotting this even without a pandemic...
Well supposedly that's only been touched by clean hands. Nevertheless I always use my feet, legs, elbow, tongue or any other extension than my hands
Ridiculous. That giant stone gives me the chills in the film and it did it here!
Sadly, this happens a lot. Not the murder bit, though. People will get a puppy for Christmas, then they don't want it anymore. Shelters get a ton of puppies after Christmas is over
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I have the darkest sense of humor, but this one is definitely a nope for me. Bury the family and the dog gets a happy life.
this is legit what my parents did with fish when I was a kid. I had FOUR fish not ONE
Dad: so how long do we keep this up ,Mom: shut up don't spoil her dream
anyone else notice the multiple graves in the garden, i like dark humour but this is beyond even that
The kid is innocent, she doesn't know any better, its the parents that are jerks
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Dark humor. Most of these are f*****g hilarious. But be warned, some are not intended for those with thin skin... Those who can't take sarcasm. Not everything in life is kittens with big dopey eyes and balloons. Every once in a while a parent has to kill a growing dog to keep the idea of owning a puppy alive to a kid. That sentence was sarcasm, dark humor ( I would kill that parent, FYI.). If you couldn't handle it don't read these comics. If you have a sense of humor that is developed a bit more than the likes of "Full House," read these. They are insanely funny.
I'm with you 100% Jessica. There really are some damn funny comics here!
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Dark humor. Most of these are f*****g hilarious. But be warned, some are not intended for those with thin skin... Those who can't take sarcasm. Not everything in life is kittens with big dopey eyes and balloons. Every once in a while a parent has to kill a growing dog to keep the idea of owning a puppy alive to a kid. That sentence was sarcasm, dark humor ( I would kill that parent, FYI.). If you couldn't handle it don't read these comics. If you have a sense of humor that is developed a bit more than the likes of "Full House," read these. They are insanely funny.
I'm with you 100% Jessica. There really are some damn funny comics here!
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