24-year-old Alvin Juano from Jakarta, Indonesia is the brilliant mind behind The Square Comics; short, darkly funny comics that take you through a range of emotions in just 3 or 4 frames.
With over 430k followers, his easy-to-digest webcomics have become a hit on Instagram, the perfect medium for regular doses of bite-sized comedy. The comics often begin full of cheer and optimism but struck you with a dark plot twist that has become Alvin's trademark. Scroll down below to check the deliciously dark comics out for yourself, as well as a little background from Alvin himself.
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"I started The Square Comics in 2014," Alvin told Bored Panda. "I was doing so badly at school that I was almost kicked out of the course. It was one of the lowest periods of my life and I needed something to get out of the funk. Creating funny drawings was it."
Some of my inspirations are: Ricky Gervais, I enjoy how honest and unfiltered his sense of humor is and how sarcastic the opinions. When growing up, my favorite cartoon was Doraemon & Crayon Shin-Chan, and Cyanide & Happiness, Safely Endangered and War and Peas are the best funny comic strips!
Gotta say, as a human mum, I'm kind of glad our babies don't peck their way out.
i like to throw my alarm..... but it worth a lot I get up fast cuz my alarm is crazy
Your day of getting replaced is still closer, you inanimate f*cking object. :b
Who knew clocks were in cahoots with critters out to freak out the humans that own them?
Coming up with new material is a unique process for any comedian or artist, and Alvin has preferred method. "Usually before I sleep, I’d try to think of things that could be funny and write it on a notebook/phone," he explained.
"The next day, I’ll pick out the ones that I find interesting and work on it. I’ll then show a sketch of the strip to my friends & see what they think. If they don’t find it funny, I’ll work on it further or scrap it. But, if I think it’s funny and they don’t, I’ll ignore them and post it. I try to have this process, but sometimes good ideas come at random times."
Does that mean dogs are just trying to lick the ugly off our faces? I feel so betrayed.
"For the process, I usually sketch out a couple of things on paper, take a photo of it and then draw the digital version of it on photoshop. I use pens and papers to sketch. To digitize it, I use Wacom Intuos Comic. It’s really small so it’s easy to carry around and it’s also cheaper than the other models. And a MacBook."
"As for my humor, I think it’s definitely on the darker side. I hear it can be sometimes depressing. Definitely not something my mom would approve!
" There's someone for everyone, your someone may be 5 cats in a trench coat" . I have 4 cats and 1 dog. I'm looking to trade the dog....
Roasted like a burnt, bad tasting marshmallow that a kid dropped in a fire!
Some of these were depressing and twisted. Those were my favorites.
Very funny. You made my day better. Don't stop drawing because you are very good combining humor with drowning. Thanks for the sharing.
You can replace the T-Rex cartoon with Trump and the punchline is still valid!
Is it me or does it seem like this person is depressed and contemplating suicide? I hope he's okay. He sounds a lot like me and how I think.
I was feeling sad after some depressing conversations about real-life things and stumbled over this while looking for cute animal pictures on Bored Panda - I laughed so much! Thank you for the anti-humour, just the ticket for me today!
Some of these were depressing and twisted. Those were my favorites.
Very funny. You made my day better. Don't stop drawing because you are very good combining humor with drowning. Thanks for the sharing.
You can replace the T-Rex cartoon with Trump and the punchline is still valid!
Is it me or does it seem like this person is depressed and contemplating suicide? I hope he's okay. He sounds a lot like me and how I think.
I was feeling sad after some depressing conversations about real-life things and stumbled over this while looking for cute animal pictures on Bored Panda - I laughed so much! Thank you for the anti-humour, just the ticket for me today!
