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32 New Hilarious Comics With Twisted Endings By Daniel Murrell
A lot of stuff happens during the day, and one needs to take a break from time to time. Comics are perfect for that, and the ones that you're about to see are even more perfect for it. Why, you might ask? There's nothing that cleans the palate more than a silly comic with a random twist.
And that is exactly what the "Danby Draws" comics are all about. Made by Daniel Murrell from sunny Southern California, the comic has a unique feel to it that's hard to mistake for anything else. But let's not blabber about! Enjoy the content!
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Here's how Daniel's journey into the comic world started. "I just loved reading comics since I was a kid. And I have been drawing on and off for a long time. I used to post comics and only share with friends, but during the pandemic, I started sharing on social media. With some feedback and practice, they slowly got better. My main inspiration would be comic artists Bill Watterson and Kris Straub. The goal of the comic is to make beautiful comics that make people happy."
"It all started with my first Wacom over ten years ago. Now I just do everything on a humble little Surface Tablet. In the past, I’ve tried my hand at other traditional forms of art such as painting, but I keep on coming back to comics. I have a lot of respect for other artists who can pull so much out of a single image."
Any artist can attest to this, getting inspiration never comes easy. "It can take some time just deciding what comic to make next, because I have maybe too many ideas, and they’re definitely not all good. I usually sketch it out, and show my wife for her approval. Then it might take me three to ten hours to finish the comic. I usually try to keep them simple, but they can get pretty intense art-wise.
Generally, I just wait until I find a humorous situation, or observation, and then I try and build on top of that. For example in my comic with the people needing a unicorn’s healing tears, I just ask, what if the unicorn had trouble crying? What would happen then? You take this to its eventual conclusion and try to stick the landing. I usually like it when comics go in a direction you’re not expecting."
And like with every artist, Daniel has the good times and the bad times. "Sometimes it’s hard when you spend a lot of time on a comic, and it doesn’t turn out well. It’s frustrating, and it’s easy to take it personally. Creating art is also challenging because you’re constantly pushed to put out more and more by your own desire to meet expectations. Sometimes I do have to take a step back and just spend some time on myself. I’ve only been doing this consistently for about a year, so I haven’t experienced anything like what some other creators have dealt with."
"Definitely the art. I wanted my comic to feature humans in a more realistic depiction, even though it’s a challenge to draw. I love it when you can get the picture in your head onto the screen. I would say that’s where I’m the happiest. And sometimes the backgrounds end up too fancy because I just enjoy painting them. With digital art, you have a lot of wiggle room to make that effort to get the work where you want it to be. At the same time, keeping a schedule has given me a healthy amount of acceptance when things aren’t entirely perfect. You have to let it go and move onto the next comic."
As for his audience, he hopes that the reception is positive. "I’ve gotten a fair share of nice comments from people on the internet. I really appreciate those. Sometimes I get rude comments, but the healthiest thing is to just ignore them. I’ve also seen a handful of memes and amusing alterations of my art. You never know what’s gonna happen when you put out stuff like that."
"Actually, at first I didn’t like Instagram, because you couldn’t really browse without an account. But then I saw that it really is a great place for artists to showcase their work. Twitter’s image restrictions are kind of hard to work around, but Instagram basically acts like a little gallery. Since joining, I’ve also enjoyed communicating with other comic artists, that’s been a big plus."
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Notice on his title (danby draws com 'ics') that the lil due saying 'ics' changes everytime. Its simple stuff like that I love <3
Oh my gosh, you're right! Now I'll have to go back and look at all the comics again!
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These were a ton of fun to read, and you've got real talent! Keep it up!
I agree. The jokes were new to me, and some of the art - like the photon twinkling in the bull's eye - was lovely.
Load More Replies...So, this says "comics" in the title, but the last few are just memes or bad fanart
They weren't part of the original post, they were added by other BP users and somehow haven't been deleted.
Load More Replies...These were a ton of fun to read, and you've got real talent! Keep it up!
I agree. The jokes were new to me, and some of the art - like the photon twinkling in the bull's eye - was lovely.
Load More Replies...So, this says "comics" in the title, but the last few are just memes or bad fanart
They weren't part of the original post, they were added by other BP users and somehow haven't been deleted.
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