Behind these funny comics is Erica Cheah, a Malaysian artist who is currently in college studying business. She shared with Bored Panda that she was very inspired by local Malaysian comics ('Wen I Was a Kid', 'Ge Mei Liang') and newspaper comics to draw her own. "I got my first drawing tablet when I was 14 and started experimenting with different art styles and found that I loved drawing comics about silly stories I have."
We asked the artist to share the most challenging part of her creative process. She replied that for her, it is finding ideas for her comics. "Although I have many stories to share, I find it hard to tell them through 4-8 panel comics with humor the audience would enjoy." The part that she really enjoys is drawing because then she has her ideas thought out and that's "the most stressful part done"!
People that inspire Erica to create comics, other than local artists, are some of the artists you see all the time: Hannah Hillam, Sarah Andersen, Safely Endangered and many more. "I always enjoy reading their comics and admire their style and humor."
"I never expected this many people to actually enjoy reading my comics. I've also received messages saying that my work inspired them to start drawing their own comics. I would've never expected that I could make it this far drawing silly little comics just for a light laugh."
