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45 Funny And Relatable Situations Illustrated By Maritsa Patrinos To Brighten Up Your Day
Interview With Artist
It's time to brighten up your day, dear pandas. You ask how? Well, we should be able to do it with the help of Maritsa Patrinos. The artist, based in Brooklyn, and her hilarious comic series might make you forget about all the hustle and bustle and, at least for a moment, have a good laugh at some situations depicted in her work. Not only are they funny, but also very relatable.
If you're interested in other creative work by Maritsa, we highly recommend you check her website and the unique illustrations she creates. Now, without further ado, scroll down to see the comic strips we selected and featured in this post and to read our interview with the artist.
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Bored Panda contacted Maritsa Patrinos to learn more about her work. First, we wanted to know how the illustrator first became interested in comic art. We learned that: “I always loved drawing and making up stories. I wasn't necessarily good at it, but it brought me a lot of fulfillment. My father introduced comics to me at a young age, newspaper strips and Marvel issues, and I was enamored with the medium. I never saw it as a viable career, but the older I got, the more I felt it was the thing I had the most passion and capacity for. Once I started pursuing it, I was all in, I found a spring of motivation I had never felt before.”
Asked if there are some specific comic artists or illustrators who have influenced Maritsa’s work, she answered: “Bill Watterson was very big in my household growing up. I also loved other comic artists like Edward Gorey. Short strips and comics really modeled how to tell bite-sized stories that looked simple but also contained a sneaky amount of nuance. They are small but satisfying, and I loved reading the compilation books because they are so bingeable, offering the guarantee of little dopamine releases on every page.
As a moody teenager, I gravitated toward the work of Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Brian Michael Bendis, and Tim Sale. I really enjoyed the ritual of going to comic shops with friends, and I was slowly becoming aware of longform comics that weren't just about superheroes. Eventually, I discovered Moebius, Jacques Tardi, Sergio Toppi, and Geof Darrow. I never drew like them, but I was still totally blown away by the material. I loved how respectable European comics are, it showed me the potential for indulgent worldbuilding and fully committing to a style that comes to be an extension of yourself.”
Mine is only 2 of these most days, lying motionless and brushing my teeth. Thats all I can manage
THIS PLEASE STOP TREATING US LIKE OTHER BEINGS WE JUST LIKE PEOPLE OUR OWN GENDER, BOTH GENDERS, NO GENDERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE INBETWEEN!! Please stop making us feel bad for f*****g existing
The artist continued: “Then, slice-of-life comics started to take hold of the webcomic world and they felt so personable and honest to me. I started reading comics by Erika Moen, Allie Brosh, Kate Beaton, Meredith Gran, and Ryan Pequin. That set me down a path I could actually see myself on. Making comics primarily designed to be viewed online really agreed with me, even if I made them traditionally.
There are so many others. Right now, I am trying to master single-panel comics, so I look at a lot of Ellis Rosen, Sofia Warren, Amy Kurzweil, Liana Finck, Hilary Campbell, Zoe Si, Jon Adams, Jason Katzenstein, Will McPhail, the list goes on.”
Then, we were wondering how the illustrator comes up with ideas for her comic strips. Maritsa shared with us: “This is always a hard question to answer. I think it usually starts with something bugging me that I feel like I can't do anything about. It could be something small and silly like the weather or something bigger like illness. Making art about it really helps with feelings of helplessness. After getting into the habit of making comics that way, you start to see the world through a new lens, everything that happens to you becomes potential for a story. It's a little strange, but it helps me process things that happen to me and keeps a little magic in my world, which I love.”
"No. *shaking his head* Slurp your paws and head when you lay on their chest and then act like you're gonna hurl up a hairball, but it's just a false alarm and you make them get up and freak out. It really works!" -My cat
Lastly, we asked Patrinos what advice she would give to aspiring comic artists looking to break into the industry. She told us: “There’s no shortcut for putting in the hours practicing drawing. It’s like trying to lose weight without eating healthy or exercising. To some extent, it doesn’t matter what you draw, just as long as you’re practicing. Just draw what feels good to draw. Other than that, be stubborn, keep putting yourself out there, and don’t wait for someone to come to you in order to start your dream project.”
I think what needs to happen (but freakin society won’t let us, dammit) is that we need to think “I wish I was as cool as I can be”
Idk if someone will take this the wrong way, but I laughed way too hard at this
Why does this seriously remind me of Lionheart and Bluestar when they meet Rusty? (my warrior fans will know lol)
I don't know why but memes like this rub me wrong! cats are very loving they just don't show it, and its a two way relationship- because that's how companionship should be! cats get overwhelmed when someone just comes up to them and touches them a bunch, i would ve too. nothing wrong with dogs, and if they are your thing nice! I'm glad! but can we stop acting like cats are the root of all evil 💀
This includes horses, goats, dogs, cats, and my favorite: squirrel!!
in Bulgaria, we say the walls are softer in 8am (as many home repair handy men like to drill around that hour, but not later in the day)
Rose are red, cactuses are prickly,I don’t swear,and that escalated quickly
is that a barrage of war turkeys lurking in the background, waiting until the perfect moment to exact their revenge upon the humans who have feasted upon their kind's stuffed, cooked carcasses for centuries? idk tho, might just be me
Yep,really love these comics there just so relatable! Awesome work!👏
This is so relatable ! In DC summers I can’t go outside without melting and suffocation, but in Santa Fe I am cool as a cucumber when it’s 100 degrees.
It was fine until you woke me up. Now I won't be able to get back to sleep.
With all the money you'd save buying men's stuff you could maybe actually afford women's stuff again at some point
No no no... He just prescribed and manages the meds you take that the other one has deemed necessary because you let your guard down and told HER the f****d up s**t
And we somehow managed to film this whole battle!
