Today we'd like to introduce you to Joey Alison Sayers, who describes herself as a "lady cartoonist, library worker, and a potato chip aficionado" to her 15k followers on Instagram.
Sayers is a cartoonist living in Oakland, CA. Her comics have appeared in The Nib, Mad Magazine, several alternate weeklies, and the Best American Comics anthology. Recently, Joey Alison was named the new writer for the long-running comic strip Alley Oop.
Bored Panda reached out to Sayers to find out a little bit more about her.
"I've been reading comic strips all my life and started drawing my own around age 7. I take inspiration from everywhere. I have 2 young kids and I work with the public so that helps. But mostly I just have a brain that's wired to find funny connections between things and a compulsive need to make jokes about everything!"
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I love it when public restroom doors have foot pulls so you don’t have to touch a handle
The best design has no outer door but a strategically placed wall so that people outside can't see into the hand washing area. I can't find a picture but think of a type of maze. You find these a lot in China.
I guess the real problems come when the doors open inward. I mostly just push the door and whatever is needed with my elbow too
Load More Replies...As far as science & technology have come ffs why haven't they either made perpetually disinfecting door handles or just put automatic opening doors on the john entrance.
I remember when you didn't have to be a Jedi (or Sith) to use a bathroom. Pre-pandemic I would freak out if there was a hand dryer because I KNEW nobody was washing their hands. Keep this in mind next time you use the bathroom, the last person to flush the toilet was just touching their junk. WASH YOUR HANDS!
I use paper towels on bathroom door handles and toilet paper for flushing handle
Right! I had hoped to see some door handle innovation during the pandemic, but alas.
Seen a fair number of bathroom doors either automated or with foot openers added
Load More Replies...First, we asked the artist if she had any life-changing influences that might have helped her with her art and art style in general when it comes to her comics.
"My earliest influence is the daily comic strips in the newspaper when I was a kid. I'd read them all. Garfield, Peanuts, Ziggy, even the serials I didn't understand, like Mary Worth. As I got a little older I started reading the alternative newsweeklies that had great independent comics in the back pages. I was really into the work of Lynda Barry, Tom Tomorrow, and Ruben Bolling, just to name a few. Having my strip, Thingpart, picked up by those weekly papers years later and appear alongside some of those strips, was a huge honor!"
Happens the same with people with clinical depression: "Why so sad? Cheer up!" "Ok...Oh, I'm cured!"
Errm, you do get the message of this strip? That's not how babies work, mate! 😉
Load More Replies...My child who almost never cried, bawled loudly from the moment we sat down. There was one empty seat on the whole flight and guess who got it on their row!? Seconds after we were in the air, he quietened down and stayed quiet the rest of the trip. I'm pretty sure the kid had a plan... and it worked!
As someone who's taken a baby on a trans-Pacific flight, I feel this.
Sir, would you like me to shove a sock in its mouth to silence the noise?
All of the water fountains at my school have cold water that comes from them... It makes up for the bullying situation at my school and the one after this one. It's really bad for females because we are specifically targeted by bullies.
Wait total twist here n please excuse me for my confusion sweetheart but are you saying people are being bullied for drinking water? If so this world is seriously in trouble for our future.. I mean wtf is happening to these kids that makes their self Esteem so low to feel the need to bully someon for simply drinking water smh. FFS kids now a days have 0 respect n also need to know it's okay to have flaws and Learn to forgive n forget but also laugh at someone that calls them a name. We're not going to get any better if we can't teach our kids a little constructive criticism n maybe get some more help 4 the bulling situation in our schools. Help not just the victim. Being a bully is just that kid screaming out for attention or a cry out for help. They might just need someone to simply say "You Okay?" "I Understand n I'm here to listen with no judgment". I can only pray things change, cause if it doesn't then we r in for a long battle.
Load More Replies...Every one of our water fountains have freezing cold water when u fill a water bottle it looks white cause of how cold it is
Art, in any kind of form, takes a lot of time not only to practice but also to produce, therefore we asked Joey Alison how long it takes her to fully finish her comics.
"It really varies quite a bit! Sometimes I'll get an idea in a flash in the middle of the night. If I'm lucky enough to remember it when I wake up, sometimes I'll sit down and draw it out then post it online twenty minutes later. More often I'll come up with a germ of an idea, then mull over the script for days. Then I'll sit down and labor over the visuals for hours because something just won't look right. In the end, I'm not sure anyone but me can tell which process led to the final strip, so I should probably just work on having more midnight ideas!"
This is too true I too have been called fat and ugly and men say we have it easy 😂 ahhh if only they knew!
Yeah, it's not like women do it to guys all the time, right?
Load More Replies...Swing that axe and cut off those tiny balls. You can't even see them so be sure to not miss. 💀
When I do this with a spider, I always just quickly swing the glass, put the paper back and leave it overnight, just in case the spider is still there, and just turned invisible to fool me.
When I would vacuum up spiders i would put the vacuum outside and go buy a new one.
Load More Replies...I spray any bug that gets in the house with anything it doesn't even have to be bug spray I know it'll kill it
Being an artist is not easy, one can easily encounter a lack of inspiration, burnout, etc, so we wanted to ask the artist about her ideas for the comics.
"Mostly I just have a brain that's wired to make strange connections between different things, and an almost compulsive need to make jokes. I've always been shy and anxious and my way to wedge myself into conversations and social situations is to try to say something funny. Since I also like to draw, the natural medium was comic strips. I guess if I was more outgoing I would have ended up as a stand-up comic, or if I didn't like making jokes I would have ended up doing fine art. Hmm. Now I'm starting to question my career choices."
I had this type of dream once- dreaming inside a dream, had to make sure three times that I woke up real-time before using the toilet
I had a dream where i woke up and did everything i do in real life. I almost missed school that day because i was confused and disoriented
Load More Replies...I've been there one time I woke up 3 times in one night but 2 times was just me dreaming that I woke up
I've noticed a few of these women are calling people "libt@rds" and s**t... LMAO! Hypocrisy.
Ah yes, the classic "you aren't allowed to judge my hatefulness!". Because everything knows that Midwestern people, folks in less liberal areas, and blue collar types are known for their incredible tolerance.
You just outed your own prejudice. That woman graduated from Harvard Law school, was a Supreme Court clerk, a public defender, was on the federal sentences commission, was a district judge, and was a court of appeals judge. She's just as qualified as the most qualified person on the bench and is more qualified than others.
Load More Replies...As we mentioned before, sometimes creative work can cause quite a burnout, therefore we asked the artist how she dealt with that as well.
"Sometimes I do. I write and draw a biweekly comic for thenib.com and I write the syndicated daily strip Alley Oop (drawn by the amazing Jonathan Lemon) and those two projects take up a lot of my creative energy. Not that I'm complaining! I spent many years with a surplus of creative time and I'd still get burned out from time to time. The trick for me is to just vary the things I do in a day and also to have a magical watch that lets me pause time and get everything done while the rest of the world is frozen like statues."
Really good beat-I heard it in 3 years from now
Load More Replies...awwww so cute! little billy learned road rage before going on a road.
Idk but they might as well have just censored the I with a bold I
Load More Replies...Well you gotta check the acoustics of the car before purchasing.
We also asked the artist about how people reacted to her work.
"I'm lucky that for the most part the reaction spectrum runs from apathy to enjoyment. Some of my comics are really personal, so it's stressful to see how people react, but it's usually pretty positive. Sometimes my more political work gets the attention of mean weirdos who post nasty comments, but I know deep down at the end of the day they have to crawl back into their stinky caves and eat rotten fish, which is the fate of their miserable little lives."
I don’t know what’s worse, shooting the pumpkin or the pumpkin eating other plants
Load More Replies...That's thinking. Also, if it's called tourist season..why can't we shoot them?
Bing bing bing bing bing bing bing bingbingbing bong bong
Load More Replies...Make sure he doesn't pull out that special blue book or the secret will be out!
The entrance to the place where the only water fountain with cold water is?
Load More Replies...Yeah now I don't have to put the books up every day, so what if he eats you it'll be fine. 😅
A full floating vaperis apparition. And it scare the socks of some poor old librarian.
The creative process is not easy, but there are many enjoyable parts to it as shared by the artist.
"I really enjoy the writing part. It feels like magic. Sometimes a whole script will just pop into my head, fully formed. And sometimes it's like sculpting a huge block of marble - I'll know that somewhere inside there's a joke and I just have to chip away at it tiny bit by tiny bit until it comes out. It's fun, even when it makes my brain hurt from bashing it against that block of marble for too long."
Same, if you find out where it is let me know asap!
Load More Replies...You should specify the sex..location and other details..that could happen.
Load More Replies...'And then God parted the heavens and proclaimed 'The End' (any similarities to any person, living or dead, are purely coincidental)
Digital art and art, in general, is not easy and requires a lot of patience, time, resources, and in most cases even money, therefore we wanted to know how the talented comic artist started her own career in digital art.
"I started drawing comics long before the internet existed, so I've always enjoyed creating with pencil and paper. I still sketch out my ideas in an analog format first. But I've happily embraced technology as it's come out - it makes the process so much easier.
Back in the day I'd coded my own website with HTML and posted stuff there. I had a LiveJournal for a few years and just keep moving to new platforms as they come out.
I've always been someone who works in lots of media. I paint, I do paper sculpture, and I play music. But my one true love is comics."
A mine? Oh, a mime. Being called a hole full of guys digging for gold is silly.
Load More Replies..."I am not trapped in here, devil. It's you who is trapped here with me ."
Nobody noticed the Satan looks like his warmate? 😂 He be like... You again!!
I've seen times when I was absolutely positive being in hell would have been a better alternative to what I was doing.
Artists tend to get motivated by a lot of things such as curiosity, the search for beauty, or even meaning. Therefore, we asked Sayers about that too.
"It's the search for the perfect joke. It's out there, and I think I've come close a few times. It's like the Grand Unified Theory of physics. Once I crack the code, and solve the equation for the quintessential punchline, we can all retire and live in a humor utopia!"
If you don't like rats, and don't know what a 'rat king' is, don't google it. (I know, now you really want to....)
Ummm, why why why?? I HAD to look it up. Rats don't bother me, but this is...WTH
Load More Replies...There hasn't been one seen for about 100 years or so...it just happens when the rats are clambering all over each other and their tales knot up. Sad, really.
I need a crystal house cause my allergies are literally making me dizzy
I laughed at this wasaay too hard for being an element lover myself. I do not believe they replace modern science but I do believe in the healing power of nature and the natural
Exactly how I feel! Definitely doesn't replace a doctor or medictions, but I absolutely agree there is definitely a positive impact from nature and the natural that shouldn't be overlooked. I feel like some people claim you can cure anything with crystals and then everyone else thinks anyone who believes in any type of healing from nature thinks that too, which is definitely not the case. Most of us from who I've talked to use it as a supplement like a vitamin kinda but.fully take any needed medication and see doctors.
Load More Replies...If you have a little charm that makes you feel better and isn't hurting anyone, then great. Keep it to yourself.
But if we have those everyone will come here just to see the kittens.
Bruh @DUN DUN I see you all over BP and you’re hilarious
Load More Replies...it was no david but close enough lol
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Its not too late, Dr Book! Put them in the book press! Stop being spineless (d'you see what I did there?)
Ya know this reminds me in second grade we had to cut apart books. Hence book hospital.
I have always wondered when watching crime shows, how people remember, what they did last thursday. I might manage to remember yesterday, if given time to think
I have (pretty much) the same schedule every week so that helps
Load More Replies...One of the only things besides a pillow case to fold evenly easily
Load More Replies...Look up how to roll a bath towel on Tiktok...it's so cool
Load More Replies...Isn't it cruel to the earthworms? Give them a dirt patch or a compost heap or something dirty and rotting! Actually, on a reflection, her apartment might be fine...
Load More Replies...If be possessed. Snakes are expensive. You got ripped off . That's not even kinda funny
What if they were cheap from where she ordered them from
Load More Replies...I can't wait until everybody leaves earth to destroy another poor planet. I'll be staying right here and enjoying the peace and quiet.
It's okay Millie the marsians will visit soon don't cry. But I don't want the marsians to come that's why I'm crying.
I think she meant to say "the BASS wanted me to tell you something",
Between fish and burnt popcorn one smells no more putrid than the other. Using those scents on the battlefield would be considered war crimes.
It's why making your own cards on a computer is so much better
Load More Replies...Somebody could invent birth control and teach youth how to....oh, never mind.
Leave stapler alone! He's doing his best under the circumstances!
Load More Replies...He broke the computer in order to find the cards.
Load More Replies...Ignorance can be educated. Crazy can be medicated. Stupid is for-ev-er
A ramekin is a ceramic bowl, used to create foods that can be cooked in the oven, or baked and then flambeed, like a crispy caramel custard brulee. You can often find them in restaurants with pats of butter in them.
Load More Replies...Yes, infinite amount of ramekin means an infinite amount of Crème brûlée.
A 1 cup (approximately) ceramic dish used to bake, chill and serve entrees and dessert
Load More Replies...That group of homeowners is gonna be landlords...all landlords...it'll be a tiny group, but they'll all have huge portfolios and rent lists...
That's literally me and my partner amongst the other 5 flats in our complex
Anybody who puts out a doormat for a tent deserves a huge girl in the outback.
What did that even mean in this context? Bobcat! See i can say random s**t too😒
Load More Replies...Too real except she didn't include, why aren't I that skinny? And why did he pick her over me?
Well for starters they are a lesbian couple so don’t think she cares who he picks 😂
Load More Replies...Fourth panel. I am suprised we have not yet seen a group protesting the corona''s right to exist.
Pretty much all anti-vaxxers, they just choose not to think well enough to reach that conclusion.
Load More Replies...I actually like going to the gym even if I feel like this. If you suck it up for 10 minutes or so and force yourself to do it the feeling goes away and all your troubles feel a bit easier to deal with.
Y'know, I've been a member of this gym since January and I haven't lost any weight. I'm going down there in person tomorrow to see just what the hell is going on.
Have you ever wondered why Batman was still so afraid of bats? You'd think the guys murdering his parents in front of him would overtake the fear of bats! Why isn't he "Guys who Shoot People In Dark Alleyways Man!"
Hey! Some kids might believe it! Don't un-delusion them yet. Christmas is ✨magical✨.
Load More Replies...I only like ebooks because I can have thousands on one chip and don't need light to read them. Plus no one can ask to borrow my ebook with the intention of keeping it.
...and if waterproof, nothing happens when they fall into the bathtub.
Load More Replies......robin laid an eeeeegg. Batmobile lost a wheel and joker got awaaaay
Yes sir, they're saying you can smell things 15 miles away sir, quite extraordinary sir!
Those of you who somehow don't know this, it goes like this. Jingle bells, Batman smells Robin laid an egg The BatMobile lost a wheel And the Joker got away Hey!
Wrap around its prey while it feeds on their FACE using it's beak like mouth to rip chunks off
Load More Replies...I had a friend who rode on one an got kicked out of the store. He deserved it 😂
"So we agree! Homophobia is perfectly acceptable?" "OH UH-"
option 1: say you misheard them option 2: say that you do not know what that means option 3: run away and never talk to them again option 4: say yes and run away from society option 5: jump off a cliff
Load More Replies...For non-Americans...Play on the word s'more -- melted marshmallow and chocolate on a graham-cracker (a graham cracker is a kind of simple sweet cookie or biscuit). A treat often made over an open fire while camping.
He could have cut it to smaller pieces then eat those. The father didn't say to gulp it down at once. Natural selection in a pic.
Um. Eating footballs is generally frowned upon, whether chopped up or not. Maybe if the dad braised it first, or...?
Load More Replies...You know those tiny foam footballs? This is why you never see a whole foam football... They always have a bite in them
oh my god... the wendy's campaign is still here in the hearts of people...
Not sure what a flock of pigeons is called, but a flock of Crows is called a murder
No, you push them off the couch, get someone to hold them down, pillow case there head, tie their hands and feet together, and finally leave them there to learn to be grateful for there space(even if its a little).
Load More Replies...Hey! At least she's got a book. We're it a phone she'd be on the floor.
Why are the comments that say these aren't funny hidden? Are people not allowed to have an opinion anymore?
I'm assuming that when a comment gets 'downvoted' enough, it automatically hides itself from anyone who doesn't want to see it.
Load More Replies...Why are the comments that say these aren't funny hidden? Are people not allowed to have an opinion anymore?
I'm assuming that when a comment gets 'downvoted' enough, it automatically hides itself from anyone who doesn't want to see it.
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