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‘Reasons My Friends Hate Me’: 30 Witty And Relatable Comics By Aylia Colwell
Interview With Artist
Every new day is a good excuse to introduce you to an artist making their debut on Bored Panda. Today is no different, because we're bringing you an illustrator who creates a comic series with the witty (or perhaps serious) name 'Reasons My Friends Hate Me'. Strips created by Aylia Cowell are ones that many people can relate to, especially girls. There are specific topics like being an introvert, socially awkward, and the childless 'Best Mom'. You can find all of these, along with many more hilarious themes, in the collection of comics we've selected for you.
Bored Panda talked to Aylia and asked some questions regarding her work. We wanted to find out what inspired the artist to start creating comics. We learned that: “I started doodling some of my own annoying habits and had a lot of fun doing so, and I just never stopped!”
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That, and does it count the pole… sigh.
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It always makes me laugh when I have to prove I’m a human- to a machine! 😛
I swear they've started making these harder to pass just to mess with us. I hit thirty captchas on a site a couple days ago. It was up to 20 attempts and I thought "this must be bugged, I'll reload the page" and I still had to do another 10 after it reloaded before it finally decided I was human. I don't know whether it's because the question is flawed, like one common one is "click all squares containing a motorbike". The picture has a moped, so do I click none because technically it's not a motorbike, or do I click the ones with the moped because "close enough"? Similarly, do I click the squares where I can't see part of the bike, but I can see part of the rider? Even worse some of them are using crappy AI created images as the cues. "Click something that could fly". None of them, because it's not really a bird, it's a creepy AI version of a bird...
And half the time, the images are so blurry that there’s no way to know if the image has a part of a dang bridge or not
The artist has also shared with us that recurring themes in ‘Resons My Friends Hate Me’ “tend to be portraying myself as a villain (hence the name of the series), and the general liberal agenda. It’s mostly about self-deprecating humor.”
We were wondering how Colwell comes up with ideas for her new strips. The illustrator said: “Most comics are inspired by actual events, frequently amplified for entertainment.”
In response to our questions about influences in the world of comedy and humor, the artist mentioned: “I love certain online creators such as Rusty Creates and Mr Lovenstein.”
Lastly, we wanted Aylia to tell us what she considers a good comic. She said: “I don’t think there is anything that specifically makes a good comic, or if there are mistakes one can make in art. There’s an audience for every genre, every style, it’s just a matter of finding them. If you’re having fun making comics, then you’re doing it right.”
If you talk for a minute you should listen for at least a minute. It's the law of friendship.
Not at all trying to be the centre of attention ... "Feel my feelings!"
Make a start. Labels aren't vital, but move towards where you want to be, even if you can't get there today
Been there, done that; fortunately I wasn't the only shy person so we grouped up and things got better
Note: this post originally had 55 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
this really shouldn't be in the funny catagory... this person needs help. like ASAP.
Yeah the crying about everything one makes me think if they don't have a shrink they need to get one, and if they do have a shrink they need their medication changed/increased.
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Some of these gave “not like the other girls” vibes for some reason
For people saying she needs help and needs medications, why would she be making comics about it if she wasn’t okay? There are also a lot of people who act very similar to her, like me. Just because she’s introverted and socially awkward doesn’t mean she’s mentally ill…
this really shouldn't be in the funny catagory... this person needs help. like ASAP.
Yeah the crying about everything one makes me think if they don't have a shrink they need to get one, and if they do have a shrink they need their medication changed/increased.
Load More Replies... Some of these gave “not like the other girls” vibes for some reason
For people saying she needs help and needs medications, why would she be making comics about it if she wasn’t okay? There are also a lot of people who act very similar to her, like me. Just because she’s introverted and socially awkward doesn’t mean she’s mentally ill…
