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35 Ironic Comics Highlighting Modern-Day Issues By This Belgian Artist
Interview With Artist
This Belgian artist illustrates controversial modern-day issues that not everyone might find funny. But we, along with his 154K followers, enjoy Domien's artwork, and since this is not our first post on Bored Panda, we are sure you will find a chuckle in yourself when going over these as well.
While scrolling through these illustrations, you will notice their distinctive style. In a previous interview, Domien shared what has influenced his artwork: "I have always been an enormous pop-art lover since I was a child, so a lot of my style has been influenced by pop artists from the '60s and '70s. John Wesley, an American painter, is probably one of my biggest examples. He has a way of making rather explicit drawings in a way that makes them look innocent and kind. Alex Katz is also a major influence, in my opinion, he is the king of composition, making strange and awesome colorful settings that I can stare at for hours. When it comes to the cartoon part of what I do, Belgian cartoonist Jeroom is probably my biggest influence. He gets away with a lot of rude and controversial stuff just because he is so damn funny."
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Bored Panda reached out to Domien to ask a few questions about him and his comics, to which he kindly responded.
Domien is a funny guy, so we wanted to know how he strikes a balance between humor and delivering more serious messages. He shared: “I try to do both, but I consider myself a cartoonist first and an activist second. Meaning, I want to spread a message but also want the cartoons to be good and funny. It's not an angry, protest page but a positive one.”
Though Domien wrote that he is a cartoonist first, we do love that he is not afraid to spread and highlight important issues such as gender stereotypes, toxic masculinity, feminine issues, modern dating, social media, and many more.
We asked Domien to elaborate on the role of humor in conveying important messages to a wide audience and fighting against censorship. He shared: “I think using humor and bright colors (mostly pink and blue) are interesting weapons to cover a message. I always try to make my comics short and easy to understand so people get the message immediately when they see it. Because it's fast and easy, people hit the 'like' button more easily, so the message gets spread to a wider audience.”
Ok I will confess: I like to read gay romance novels (m+m), I'm a hetero woman. Hetero men like to watch two women together, so why shouldn't I imagine two hot guys getting intimate 😆
Parents to kid "It's time we told you you're adopted.... your new parents will be here shortly"
Coming back to more current events, we asked if there are any that inspired Domien’s recent satirical illustrations. He answered: “I think as an illustrator, you can't ignore AI and what it's doing to our society. I'm both super thrilled about the possibilities but also scared of the impact on our society. It's an interesting subject to make jokes about because everyone is talking about it and has a strong opinion about it.”
Friendly reminder than condoms are only about 98% effective *before* user error, so while condoms are definitely a great, convenient, simple method of contraception and this guy should have no problem wearing one, if you plan on having sex with someone who seems like as much of an idiot as the guy shown in the comic, it might be good to have that extra precaution because I'm guessing his offspring would also be aśsholes.. :)
We were also wondering how Domien navigates the potential challenges or controversies that may arise from addressing sensitive or taboo subjects through his art. He replied: “I try not to think too much about consequences. Mostly I just spread my own view and opinion about certain subjects, and I don't really care if other people agree. However, reading reactions from others on topics like feminism, gay and trans rights encourages me to keep fighting harder, as they show there is still a long way to go.”
And lastly, he added: “Be kind to everyone, floss, never wear socks in your sandals, and use sunscreen when going out during summer.”
I love Halle Bailey as Ariel, i just wish her hair would have been redder. I have red hair, and when i was little, i loved Ariel because she had the same hair as me! Even when kids called me carrot head (they really did!) I remembered that a princess had my hair!
Spiders don't have that many options, do they? Maybe webmaster would be another one
The only way to make the right panel not creepy anymore is to start breastfeeding kids everywhere. Every mother should (attempt) to breastfeed their children and shouldn't be ashamed to do it in public
I will never get why people attribute character traits to some random assortment of stars that are millions of lightyears away -also from each other- some of them long dead. But that might be the Scorpio speaking
I wish a had gay parents, it would have made my journey to accepting myself so much easier, and maybe then they'd actually kind of understand me. But I can't change who I have so I will make the most of it and hopefully be the gay parent for someone else. :)
Note to self: All humans are equally filled with tasty, valuable organs!
Glad my mom was neither of the two. She even got me condoms as a teen and told me if I get pregnant we'll find a way. She always said she'd like grandchildren, but never pressured me.
As someone who dispises house work with a burning passion...THE HOUSE IS SHARED THE WORK IS SHARED!!
Ah come on, you're all doomsayers. We'll only be extinct in about 50 years
And then he punches her in the face. "Sorry, you had a bug on your arm "
I like my men shaved... I know it's natural and all that but hairy apes freak me out
That's why I don't greet my patients with a handshake anymore. Covid be thanked for that at least
Note: this post originally had 64 images. It’s been shortened to the top 35 images based on user votes.
