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I Draw Pandemic-Related Comics To Laugh At Things That Would Otherwise Be Too Depressing To Deal With (45 Pics)
ComicsMAY 25, 2022

I Draw Pandemic-Related Comics To Laugh At Things That Would Otherwise Be Too Depressing To Deal With (45 Pics)

Mark Zukor
Diana Lopetaitė
Mark Zukor and Diana Lopetaitė
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Who says you can’t have a little fun during dark times? Certainly not me. That's why, to blow off some steam during the pandemic, I've been making cartoons about my experience.
It started as a creative way to entertain myself. I've always loved cartoons but never actually made my own. While they include everything from current events, to politics, to everyday life, I usually try to make them about the pandemic in some way.
My humor is somewhat cynical and sarcastic. I wouldn't say I'm a pessimist, but I do find that looking for the humor in the darkness keeps me laughing at things that would otherwise be too depressing to deal with. Hope they give you a laugh, too!
To see more of my cartoons, check out my Instagram page!

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I Draw Pandemic-Related Comics To Laugh At Things That Would Otherwise Be Too Depressing To Deal With (45 Pics)
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For as long as I can remember, I’ve been interested in art and comics. Even so, I really haven’t made a lot of comics. My background is in drawing and painting, but for the past twenty years, I’ve worked as a marketing creative, coming up with ideas, designs, and communications for all kinds of companies. It’s a demanding career, so I haven’t made as much art on the side. But things changed during the pandemic. I don’t usually share my artwork, but 2020 was such a strange, confusing time. It motivated me to make art that expressed my feelings and connected with others. So I started an Instagram page and posted cartoons. Kind of a COVID diary, I guess.

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In general, I love coming up with ideas. It’s my favorite part of the creative process. I think that’s because I’m a problem-solver by nature. And to me, idea generation is like solving a problem. With the COVID cartoons, I sat down each morning with a notebook and thought about what was going on in the world and how I felt about it. I wrote down a lot of ideas that didn’t go anywhere. But once in a while, I’d find a gem. I bounced ideas off my wife to get a second opinion. She can be tough, and I knew if she liked it, it was probably worth pursuing. Once I circled a few ideas in my notebook, I’d move to my drawing table and sketch them up.

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I tried to make the cartoons my own, but I'm certainly not without influences. I like funny, dark, sarcastic humor. I took a lot of inspiration from New Yorker cartoons, especially amazing artists like David Sipress, Ed Steed, Joe Dator, and Lars Kenseth. My drawing style is pretty simple, clear, and bold. I like working with brush pens and then adding color in Photoshop. Style-wise, my influences include illustrators like Mike Lowery, Chris Judge, and Gemma Correll.

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People seemed to really enjoy and connect with my Instagram posts. While I was creating and posting the cartoons during lockdown, it helped alleviate some of the feelings of isolation. The process was therapeutic. And it gave me a focus and sense of purpose during a very uncertain time. Plus, they were really fun to do!

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