Hello there! My name is Xan, and I'm the author of the Promptlypaneled series. It's anything from "typical four-panel hashtag-relatable webcomics" to "the everyday struggles of the common girl." It's all not incredibly different from most four-panel webcomics people seem to like, though all in all, it's a lot more feminist-oriented than most. To me, a feminist point of view is essential to what makes these comics "Promptlypaneled." Which I'm well aware is an easy target to generate some pretty hateful comments.
Every comic is based on a real-life experience and/or conversation, some of which online, especially given the lack of social life the pandemic has brought on.
I'm 100 percent guilty of using humor as a coping mechanism. There isn't a single social setting that I haven't tried to improve or destroy with humor: I make jokes in job interviews, with strangers in a bar or store, I've even been the one to crack jokes to my family after a funeral. I joke when I'm happy and I joke even more when I'm uncomfortable.
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It’s the same thing as turning your music down when you’re looking for a street XD
You know, according to actual speech therapists, MOST people, not just people who are hard of hearing, lip read to understand when people are speaking. He's not a baboon and 30 seconds of indirect contact with a customer is NOT going to get you infected. Calm down and have some grace...
You're missing the point... Why remove your OWN mask? It's irresponsible and unuseful.
Load More Replies...I live and grew up in Belgium, where I went to art high school and then on to study animation in college. I genuinely can't draw a straight line to save my own life and have taken to keeping that as part of my style.
I've worked in several different animation studios, usually in the animation team of a short film or commercial, or in the design department. In between that, I've spent my time doing less pleasant jobs—such as in a call center—and I'm currently biding my time in an essential store as a cashier.
My main goal in life is still to write and draw my own comics someday, but as a big narrative with original characters, instead of webcomics based on my own experiences. My hope is that work like that with Promptlypaneled helps me find the courage to get on with that!
I know all feminists don't do that. I've never thought that. What annoys me is those feminists who SAY it's "All men" and then call us sexist for defending ourselves.
yea, but this is mostly aimed at people who hate ALL feminists because SOME of them say "all men are trash"
Load More Replies...yep but sadly, like in everything, it's always the extremist who made it in the news... because people in media want to shock! media have a big responsability in that perception. but they don't care... they need the clicks!!!
This. Translate to “left and right “ politics, race relations , etc, etc. It’s called “divide and conquer”
Load More Replies...This! It ist the same with movies, TV shows etc when a woman is the maincharacter. Fun Fact: The default character, when you can play both is also male in almost all games.
Especially since these men tend to forget that women are human beings too and should learn to relate to us more.
Load More Replies...As long as the character is good and not there to lecture - no real problem. Millions of people enjoyed the Tomb Raider series for example. Mostly the fault of the industry that lads and ladies are sceptical about such stuff
I agree. As long as movie or game is good, does it honestly matter?
Load More Replies...I like playing as female characters too if sorta increases the immersion that it is real life because not only guys are strong
I dont know what hole your in every guy i've met who plays video games doesnt care what sex or race the main character is they care wether or not the game itself is good
This is so true esp when dealing with EVERYTHING having straight people when you are gay. No gay or trans and when you do see them they are a theatrical sterotype
Yeah why do all people think that to be a good game or movie then main character has to be a man
Loved getting slammed with dysphoria by male player model and gameplay barks thereby destroying Subnautica at the height of enjoying it... RIP forever, game by people who refused to implement the female model they had made because apparently it was for the sequel or something, and whose community was invariably flippant and hostile about the matter. BTW playing as Geralt is great. He's a character with personality and story. Very different from "my body in the game world".
My comics being so autobiographical is also part of the reason I only started this series last year as opposed to years before. I wanted to use my personal life experiences (however big or small) because that's easiest to be authentic with, but I can't remove the feminist worldview I've grown into. I've long felt that makes me entirely "unrelatable," since feminism has a pretty bad rep nowadays, with radfems and TERFs being the main sort of feminist most people immediately think of. So I get a decent amount of angry messages from an anti-feminist crowd. But that's just part of the experience, I suppose.
'Lo siento¡¡¡¡¡¡" (thanks to duolingo, i know some spanish :P)
Load More Replies...Again these aren't feminist and you're not original, not only women suffer from these problems and you have no right to complain because you get to sit in your air conditioned apartment all day in los Angeles meanwhile I have to bust my ass working fast food to buy myself a diet of monster energy drink and doritos, go f**k yourself and I hope you die in a fire
This comment seems unnecessarily rude. I'm sure you work very hard, this comic is about her trying to ignore her actual life problems by doing something else to distract her, while her problems get bigger and bigger. Yes, it may not be feminist, but it's still funny. Please think about how your comment might affect others before posting, it could seriously offend someone :)
Load More Replies...What I've found out is that sadly, a lot of my bad experiences as a woman are VERY relatable. And at this point, I haven't even uploaded a comic about men following me home or construction workers telling me to "sit on their pole" yet. Once I do, I'm sure a lot of my followers will be able to relate, and that's honestly very sad. All in all, I hope I can find the humor in it well enough to turn it into a proper comic!
correction: (jk no correction your completely right lol)
Load More Replies...I know this. Because loved ones are going to feel bad for us and we don't want them to feel bad. But sometimes we have to ask for help.
This is why I like Bored Panda, because strangers give you advice withought judging you.
this is why i prefer talking to a therapist who doesnt know me. they wont try t tell me that its just a phase, or be overly sympathetic
Aw...well, in that case, give it back to him. Quickly and with velocity.
How? How is leaving when someone insults you, and your entire gender, rude?
Load More Replies...Who cares about them! Be whoever you want to be! After all, you only get to live once.
It's kind of a big deal when these same people go out of their way to harrass people and many of the same type of people are the ones in government making legislation.
Load More Replies...oh no......F**K GENDER RULES!!!!!!!! BE WHOEVER THE F**K YOU WANT TO BE!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
CLOTHES DONT HAVE GENDERS WEAR WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY AND EVERYONE ELSE CAN F**K OFF
The hypocrisy is real and palpable. Also no one cares if girls wear pants. Hate these double standards.
And then we see the weird reversal with trans guys where wearing skirts makes them less of a man and somehow they can only be "true men"TM when they dress masculine but that doesn't apply to cis men?
Disclaimer: I am in no way a mental health professional! But I personally do feel that humor is an important step in processing difficult emotions or trauma. To me, it's a way of giving these events a context, a more tangible "place" in your personal timeline or in your mind. I have spent a few months in therapy trying to process an abusive relationship from years ago and I'm convinced a few therapy sessions a year would do everyone a lot of good. And of course, during these sessions, I was also constantly cracking jokes. Seeing the therapist laugh about said jokes made the whole thing a lot less scary.
unpopular opinion: friends is the most unfunny show in history, a channel devoted to watching the grass grow would be more entertaining to me.
Load More Replies...'90s are different then the '20s, like '20s will be the '50s. Enjoy the laugh.
I love Friends and I don't get the hate... there are some jokes that would be tabu today, which is shame as they were... hearty? Simply not mean? Personally I find some of HIMYM jokes more offensive... It's a sad time for humour these days...
I haven't watched Friends, but I agree that HIMYM takes the cake--Barney is basically just a sex offender with "normal" friends.
Load More Replies...The time when all your problems are magnified X1000 and you wonder how you even made it this far in life.
Load More Replies...i would like to know if there is an actual anxiety-relief fairy. i would very much enjoy it if there was
Consider yourself lucky, it could have been the toxic positivity fairy.
You have the love the advice of "have tried not being stressed out?". "have you tried not to be depressed or anxious?". Well thank God you asked these amazing questions, why did I not think of that?! So bad
Is this some sort of dirty joke I'm missing? I'm really at a loss here :S someone enlighten me?
Nope, for some women (or all I'm not entirely sure.) just get random bruises right out of the blue. I have a couple myself :)
Load More Replies...I swear I get bruised if someone looks at me wrong or a strong gust of wind comes up. And they aren't just tiny bruises either... they are big, blue/purple bruises! So I 100% get this!!!
I figured, from the look on her face, that her hubby is hitting her and she "forgets" where they come from...
I relate. Every week new injuries. Most often with me being confused how they happened.
I get two or more random scabs or cuts every month and I still don’t know where there coming from (this started 3 months ago I think) so this very relatable
This happens to my wife all the time lmao shes always like i got new bruises today so i ask how did you get them and the usual reply is no clue
Trauma does change people, or it makes them grow, however you prefer to look at it. Either way, the person after a traumatic experience is different from the one before. And I believe just about no one makes it through life entirely free of trauma. For some, it happens in childhood, in a significant romantic relationship, a chance encounter... However it happens, however long it's happened for and whatever it was: it forced you to grow and be different, even if it didn't change you a whole lot. And let me be clear, no one HAS to find the humor in it or even attempt to make jokes about it if they don't want to or if they aren't ready to do so!
But if you can and if you are willing, I feel like it can make your life all the lighter. You're free to process your problems in your own way and joking about your experiences doesn't have to take away from how intense or serious they are.
Side note, I haven't made a single post about that abusive relationship, and there's a good reason—I can't see it fitting in a four-panel setting and I'm just not entirely ready to display it for everyone to see. It's also, to put it in professional terms, a major bummer.
My ex husband took me out from hospital after 3 days (doctor said I need to stay at least week because of dammage). After a week ex husband insisted on sex almost everyday (I have trauma till now, I am really affraid of it) because he waited too long. F***ings piece of s**t.
i'm sorry he did that to you. i hope you're in a better place now :)
Load More Replies...But you can google it. There’s literally thousands of blogs and YouTube channels dedicated to that topic and every topic a person can think of. The examples she got were all ads trying to sell something.
Load More Replies...Only when the victim is a male. I was raped when I was 16, and nobody understood why I was whining about that though I am a guy.
Load More Replies...sexual assault is not right even with what ever gender is committing it
I often find when either genders try to point out sexual assault they 'can't take a joke' but if they don't point it out our media makes you feel guilty for not pointing it out. No winning unfortunately.
And yet later in the day "men get assaulted to. It's just as serious and not funny" will come from him over something else
Me to. Especially when you need to go and get groceries and be safe to not get it for your high risk family.
I was having my vaccine today and a gentleman had to be told to put his mask over his nose.
Load More Replies...wear it right or not at all. stupid humans. same goes for pants! they go around your waist, not your but
People do this at my school where masks aren't required if you’re vaccinated. As long as you're vaccinated, I respect people whether they want to wear it or not. But the people who do this, despite being able to just not wear it rub me the wrong way. It's literally doing nothing. If you aren't going to wear it properly why bother.
Why do people do it I don’t know why maybe just to be annoying I have no idea
All in all, I'm sure I've rambled on enough! I'm very thankful that the people from Bored Panda found my comics interesting enough to publish, and if anyone reading this article likes them enough to follow the series on Instagram, I'm eternally grateful! I hope you're doing well and wish you all the very best.
I partially agree. Because false r*pe accusation creates a precedent on which future r*pe victims will be judged and suspected. Don't get me wrong, I don't agree with victim blaming at all, but the fact is that there are sadly many people who do. They shouldn't be reinforced in their biggoted views.
However false rape accusations are a percentage less than 3% so these people just look for an excuse to blame the victim! They would still blame anyone i think!
Load More Replies...Do you know how many reports ARE false? Less than 5%. Because it’s so much fun being interviewed over and over again, forcing you to experience the assault, to find the c***k in your report so they can accuse you of false reporting. Oh, and when your friends find out they all want to know what you were wearing, where you were, what time you were there, why you didn’t call a friend, why YOU didn’t do something different to NOT get raped. Yeah, they probably just wanted the attention. (EXTREME eye roll). Why don’t people just keep their ha day to themselves. And NO means NO, not maybe, not later, not being coy, just no.
I can believe BP censored the word that means “fault” or “crack.”
Load More Replies...As an actual victim of rape, I agree with this guy. Having my life, reputation and future ruined, and maybe even spending undeserved years in prison would have been much worse than what happened to me.
Yep. They say to get out of bed and do something boring until you feel sleepy again.
A futon on the floor is the only thing that gets me sleeping as of late. Dunno why this realization took me decades to figure out 🤔
i can relate so badly... although i have 2 bras i put on sometimes :D
I want a bra that keeps them from moving but also like gives no pressure and isn't tight at all
I don't know about you, but my breasts don't leak discharge and juices all over my bra. When I was breastfeeding, I used more than one...but unless I get super sweaty, I only wash mine once a week.
My cats will not let me have indoor plants....they will even eat the leaves with paparika on them. Crazy cats...sighs...
Load More Replies...Rainbow socks! I don’t know if they are LGBTQ or just rainbow, but I love them either way
the pride socks! AND THE LLAMA PLANTER! I HAVE A LLAMA PLANTER
Acknowledge the beautiful socks that are the only source of color
Incase anyone cares about the 'science': "They also found that when you get dumped, these brain areas usually light up even more and you become even more attracted to your rejecting partner. As a coping mechanism—similar to the “fight-or-flight” response—your brain gears up for at least one more attempt to recapture your lover’s attention to avoid the pain of being hurt" (Alan&Barbara Pease) There, you're not crazy after all... It's a trick.
That really is a problem if you‘re into board games. For many of them, I have to re-read the rules again if I haven‘t played them recently because they’re so complex. A few positive exceptions: Stone Age, Dominion, Dungeon Mayhem :)
Anyone ever played Pandemic? It took us like 45 minutes to read the directions 😖
This is me listening to my brother in law explain the rules of a seemingly simple, yet complex game. 10 minutes later I've forgotten everything!
So refreshing. Call, leave a voice message, return the call. American dream.
ok does anyone actually know what that shirt is from? am i the only one? clue; it is a show
Thats what I have to do Daily to motivate myself to go for a run.. or to even just wake up.
Spi have to do this to do anything like going to school on my iPad I’m still in virtual... but some of my other class mates are hybrid
Between major depression and severe thyroid imbalance..... It's impossible
I’m not trying to be mean but, do people not wash their hair daily? I can’t imagine a shower without washing my hair.
Most people benefit from going a day or two without washing their hair, depending on how dense it is and how oily your scalp gets. But, people who wash their hair everyday tend to produce more oil because your body is trying to make up for the stripped oils everyday.
Load More Replies...see this is why I have my Minecraft skin with SHORT hair so people always treat my like a boy, even though Im a gender nutural born a girl
Load More Replies...Alright ladies, let's get those mics on, f**k those who do these a**hole comments and make that change. Show them who you really are (and most like better at it too)
permission to set steve aflame by flamethrower?
Load More Replies...I find it so odd that only women get the fertile comment. After a certain age men are less likely to produce a child, studies also show that after 45 a male is more likely to produce a child with neurological issues, but you never hear people harp on men about being fertile or their "time is ticking".
i used to braid my hair a lot and when i saw this i thought "i should braid my hair" but then i remembered that i cant......i have a pixy cut *facepalms*
i know im overreacting, but tysm for 25 likes, its the most ive ever gotten i just joined the community 😭
Load More Replies...I think the color-changing bottle or battery on the bottom left is her mood
¨Where's your manager... (rant about how you stole her money and she's gonna call the cops).
I have dyed my hair lavender before! That was the 16th color I dyed it. I have dyed my hair over 20 times, and plan to go black/red/both next.
lavender hair sounds pretty, but my stylist told me with darker hair, it takes a ton of bleach and it washes out very quick :(
That explains people I know who change their hair color bi-weekly... Thank god I'm not faceblind.
I guess I’ve always been really lucky cause after years of online dating I can’t say I had many gross messages. Then again I’m luckiest now since I met my fiancé on Tinder ☺️
I fear this is were I end- AVENGE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeee........................*dies*
i suppose they would get the massage in the same room same time. his suggestion for the first date is to see her naked body. and the only think he cares about in the first text s her body that is really gross.
Load More Replies...I would do this if my dog knew how to walk outside without freaking out.
Why can't be all be equal? Why is it so hard to treat others like people and respect them? As long as you're not hurting yourself or others do whatever you want. Be who you want to be!
Yeah, so how many feminists really care about how men suffer under the system? At least you don't hear much about them.
hey! i am actually working on a sculpter and this is exactly how its going. great to know im not alone
That's my rat! Sometimes she does a tiny sneeze and it is amazing
This is a red flag. Don't date someone who disrespects the waiter.
ya the logic of some people is.... strange....if you really like to play video games and you consider yourself a gamer then you're a gamer. its as simple as that. it can really be any video game as long as you think its fun.
theres no such thing as gamer girl. Its just gamer. thats how it should be
Load More Replies...Beh. Play what you want. I play HAVEN and not some ultraviolent crazy game. Who cares ?
I was with you until your last bit. I hate sauce too, but there's no reason why other people can't enjoy it and certainly no reason to gatekeep eating meat based on sauce preference.
Load More Replies...I once had a burger that had a patty made of black beans. It remains my second favorite burger ever
you should try a jackfruit one if you ever find one, insane
Load More Replies...As a vegetarian for two years, I have had some bad veggie burgers, but most are good. Some veggie things looks gross but are delicious, my favorite microwave lunch is a gray-green veggie meatloaf.
Iron deficiency from her diet or beating the crap out of mayo guy?
Load More Replies...If I was there: OKAY BISH IF YOUR GOING TO ANYTHING IS DISGUSTING THEN YOU BETTER LOOK AT YOUR OWN FOOD AND THEN LOOK AT HERS AND DETERMINE WICH ONE IS MORE DISGUSTING BISH-
I don't get how you even play games on a touchscreendevice. Unless it's GhostTrick of course...
We're people not objects! You wouldn't write a guy like that so why do it to a woman?
I actually recently found a super good book with a very strong and independent female protagonist! AND GET THIS the author is a guy! he's an amazing writer, but I'm blanking on his name rn.
I have this game on my nintendo! It's called Ring Fit Adventure. Makes me sweat, I recommend it to people who want to have fun, while exercising.
I have it :D! My little brother (age10) completed the entire game 3 times… I am still stick on a Dragaux battle-
Load More Replies...One time I did so mich exercise on that game that I could barely walk the rest of the day! It's the only thing so far that has made me actually want to exercise!
That sounds like ideal workout for me, but I can't invest the money into it. :sad face:
Yay, another sagittarius!! We can struggle at life and hide our feelings together!!
Ok has anyone ever noticed that picies themed things just have to do with water and not the fundamental aspects of the people? ( don’t mind my horrid spelling. )
maybe they are, and we cant hear them. Like, they're in our ear and say "mind if eat ur blood?" and we shake our heads and they take that as permission- why am i like this-
Load More Replies...Oof well idk if this is true but i think only Female Mosquitos suck blood. Still a really funny comic tho :D
Biologically, yes. But it is a proven truth that five times as many female mosquitoes wear fedoras compared to male mosquitoes.
Load More Replies...The thing about cucumbers is that every now and then one of them is very bitter for some reason. Maybe people who don't like them just had bad luck picking them?
Load More Replies...Agreed. Cucumbers and brussell sprouts? Not good. Basically every other vegetable? Amazing
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHY PEOPLE DISRESPECT GAMER GIRLS
The Disney classic "Robin Hood" - Robin and Marian are probably responsible for thousands of furries
I used to be in love with ant and white blod cell (different cartoons). Oof, there, I said it.
Me, who liked stuff like aliens and mythology as a small child: so that's where this chaos came from...
Not quite Saiki Kusuo, but we'll get there eventually. #Hint: Mindreading suck$.
The worst thing is to forget towel into communal shower at dorm. Happened to me once, I had to wipe myself into my bath robe. Yikes.
When my dad sneezes, he sounds like an alien from another galaxy! "Achubuhay!!"
I was about to make a 'Male Flu™' joke... But I figure I'd better not.
Unless it specifically said to bring your own cooking, you can’t really fault they guy. Some people are terrible at cooking/baking, so they bring something storebought rather than nothing.
Usually says bring food never specifies has to be home made
Load More Replies...i feel this when i see like a 8-3 year old at the store. then my eyes look scary-
NGL. Kids calling you 'Mr/Mrs' in the grocieries cause you to age in an uprecendented manner. Explain that Einstein!
ok have i gone completely insane or are you referencing the Gametunes youtube song (i really hope i don't look totally stupid)
Load More Replies...Ngl i swear pets do cuss at you in their speak xD my cat wanted to be fed early n when i told her no she shot me this pissed look n meowed agerly with me n stomped off
Too bad of him bringing in a different perspective. Out of the echo chamber with you!
It’s missing the step in between where the second eyeliner never matches the perfect first one and you make the lines thicker and thicker in a desperate attempt to match them up
Ugh. Cigarette smoke.. That creeps under your door, no matter how well you isolate it :/.
When i moved into my townhouse it felt cold. Weird. My two cats would suddenly turn away from the window to look behind me, their pupils would dilate and they'd stare at nothing. They did this too many times. So i ordered white sage from amazon. Figured if that witch type thing was still around it might do something. So i followed the directions. After i did that-the house felt like home and the cats never stared at nothing again. Cats know where your ghosts are
but they don't do anything about it apparently only dogs bark at ghosts
Load More Replies...Not quite sure about that. Typical Karen behaviours include racism and homophobia. By refusing Karen memes, you sorta re-legitimate homophobic and racist behaviours.
I wish the meme would disappear. I get called a Karen just because of my haircut and it's very frustrating because if I try to say I'm not I only seem to prove their point.
I honestly don’t care about height! If they’re shorter than me, I get to brag about being taller. If they’re taller than me, I get to flex about how I can walk under a tree branch without getting hit and watching them duck sadly 🙂
UNDERATED ARTIST ALERT! Wish I could have like every single one! :))))
It's good that people are doing things they like, but these 'relatable cartoons' are overdone now.
That s what comedy is all about, Andy. An exaggeration of the truth.
Load More Replies...I loved these! It feels good to relate with someone, even if you don't know them from real life.
I dont agree with everything but she looks like person with must be ok to discuss about femminsm and stuff...
just please tell me your not a d**k feminist who is all uppity about women being better then men-- I'm all for feminism but people who get annoyed at you for being male piss me off
UNDERATED ARTIST ALERT! Wish I could have like every single one! :))))
It's good that people are doing things they like, but these 'relatable cartoons' are overdone now.
That s what comedy is all about, Andy. An exaggeration of the truth.
Load More Replies...I loved these! It feels good to relate with someone, even if you don't know them from real life.
I dont agree with everything but she looks like person with must be ok to discuss about femminsm and stuff...
just please tell me your not a d**k feminist who is all uppity about women being better then men-- I'm all for feminism but people who get annoyed at you for being male piss me off
