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Artist Who Makes People Cry With Her Comics Just Released A New One, But This Time, It’s A Happy One
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Artist Who Makes People Cry With Her Comics Just Released A New One, But This Time, It’s A Happy One

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Jenny Jinya’s comic strips are known as notorious tearjerkers for a good reason. They often touch difficult subject matter like animal cruelty, neglect, death, and the afterlife, both educating us and sticking with us for days to come.

Some of her most powerful comics featured a black cat, a duck, an albatross, a lion, an elephant, and a dog bred to be a fighter.

But this time, the German illustrator surprised her fans and did something completely different. “By popular request, I have now tried a ‘happy’ comic,” she tweeted two days ago along with the beautiful comic which finally has a happy ending. “I was worried that my readers might be a little exhausted,” Jenny told us in an interview with Bored Panda that you can read in full down below.

More info: Jenny-Jinya.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Jenny just released a new strip that features a new character and ends happily

Jenny told us that she has been aware that her comics are really hard to take. “I know that and I read a lot about how close they get to people.” For this reason, she said she wanted “to try and give her fans something that would cheer them up” and won’t get them down.

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As a result, she came up with the idea to draw this fox comic strip, which is the first “happy” one she has ever done. In the beginning, Jenny said she had some doubts whether “people would like this new approach, especially by introducing the new character ‘Life.'” Meanwhile, she found it very exciting to put her sad series in a whole new light.

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The new character named “Life” was, in fact, inspired by the Reaper, for whom Jenny always felt sorry since he has “a sad and lonely job.” Jenny explained: “Although he has a friendly and gentle nature, he often gets blamed for everything and encounters hostility.”

It’s important to realize that the Reaper too “belongs to the circle of life.” In fact, “If anyone understands and appreciates him,” Jenny said, “it is life itself.”

Image credits: jenny_jinya

And this is what people had to say

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Liucija Adomaite

Liucija Adomaite

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Liucija Adomaite is a creative mind with years of experience in copywriting. She has a dynamic set of experiences from advertising, academia, and journalism. This time, she has set out on a journey to investigate the ways in which we communicate ideas on a large scale. Her current mission is to find a magic formula for how to make ideas, news, and other such things spread like a virus.

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Liucija Adomaite

Liucija Adomaite

Writer, Community member

Liucija Adomaite is a creative mind with years of experience in copywriting. She has a dynamic set of experiences from advertising, academia, and journalism. This time, she has set out on a journey to investigate the ways in which we communicate ideas on a large scale. Her current mission is to find a magic formula for how to make ideas, news, and other such things spread like a virus.

Mindaugas Balčiauskas

Mindaugas Balčiauskas

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I'm a visual editor at Bored Panda. I kickstart my day with a mug of coffee bigger than my head, ready to tackle Photoshop. I navigate through the digital jungle with finesse, fueled by bamboo breaks and caffeine kicks. When the workday winds down, you might catch me devouring bamboo snacks while binging on the latest TV show, gaming or I could be out in nature, soaking up the tranquility and communing with my inner panda.

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Mindaugas Balčiauskas

Mindaugas Balčiauskas

Author, BoredPanda staff

I'm a visual editor at Bored Panda. I kickstart my day with a mug of coffee bigger than my head, ready to tackle Photoshop. I navigate through the digital jungle with finesse, fueled by bamboo breaks and caffeine kicks. When the workday winds down, you might catch me devouring bamboo snacks while binging on the latest TV show, gaming or I could be out in nature, soaking up the tranquility and communing with my inner panda.

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Virgil Blue
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I so love death being depicted as a caring creature with an important essential but not well liked job. And I love how Life is depicted as a loving sister like character.

James Bond
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually saw a fox for the first time today, he ran through my yard while I was sitting outside

Pretty Pangolin
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aren't they great? Back when quarantine was more strict, I saw one running through town.

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Virgil Blue
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I so love death being depicted as a caring creature with an important essential but not well liked job. And I love how Life is depicted as a loving sister like character.

James Bond
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually saw a fox for the first time today, he ran through my yard while I was sitting outside

Pretty Pangolin
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aren't they great? Back when quarantine was more strict, I saw one running through town.

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