30 Funny Comics By StrangeTrek For People Who Like Horror And Pop Culture

Poche is one of those artists who needed the world to experience a pandemic and go into lockdown to finally devote some time to experiment with creativity. So in July of 2020, amidst the world crisis and chaos, he posted his first comic strip on Instagram that would help make people smile and take their minds off reality.

"Drawing comics was always something I wanted to try and thought I would be good at. Covid really left me with plenty of time to try it out. I have been drawing all my life but comics have been a really fun thing to learn and get better at," Poche told Bored Panda.

Poche started drawing black and white comics with spooky horror characters such a skeleton, Jason Voorhees, Jigsaw, the Grim Reaper, zombies, and ghosts. Later, he started including more colors, topics, and characters that range from well-known pop culture references to 'average' everyday people. These comics are specially prescribed to people who love pop culture. You will meet characters from Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Power Rangers, the Grinch, Cinderella, a number of famous horror personas, and many more that find themselves in unexpected and hilariously relatable situations. Have you ever wondered how Jason Voorhees spends Thursday the 12th, or what happens when the Grim Reaper sleeps in? Well, Poche offers his unique perspective.

"I have been drawing all my life because it is something I love doing. Making comics is a creative outlet for me," the artist said. 

"Pop culture is a big part of my life. I genuinely love things like Star Wars and the Iron Giant, so drawing comics of these is a lot of fun for me. It also makes my comics a little more relatable to people with the same interests," the artist said about the pop culture references in his comics. 

We asked Poche about his inspirations and ideas: "I get a lot of my ideas while hiking or walking around Austin. Having time to just think really helps. I guess I also get a lot of shower ideas, too. Pop culture is a running theme, and it helps that I think about movies a lot."

The artist said that Gabriel Picolo is one of his favorite artists because "he is fantastic at telling stories through art."

We were curious about the origins of the StrangeTrek name for the comics as it also seems to be inspired by pop culture, particularly Star Trek.

"I felt that it could apply to any sort of comic I would want to do. It goes with doing the spooky comics I did at the beginning to the ones I do now."