Adorable Comics Depict Everyday Situations in a Cute and Different Way

Sometimes we need to be reminded of what's important in life.

Damjan

Published in Cartoons / Anime
7 Jun 2021

Adorable Comics Depict Everyday Situations in a Cute and Different Way

Andres Colmenares is a young illustrator from Colombia with a clear mission: to bring joy to people's lives and cheer them up. Why else would he create such wholesome and adorable comics?

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Besides being a talented illustrator, he is also a brilliant storyteller. His comics are short, yet he still manages to convey an important message about the world around us and the way we treat—and should treat—each other.

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And we are not the only ones who think he is doing a brilliant job—just ask some of his 1.4 million followers on his official Instagram page.

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The artist says that, besides this comic, he also has a new project planned for this year: "One of them is a graphic novel I'm excited about. The other project is a secret for now. I hope I can share more details soon on social media!"

His last project, the book titled When Sharks Attack with Kindness, was a great success. It features the personalities from the artist's cartoons: "Shark, Avi, Guy, and a big cast of marine creatures being good friends and supportive of each other, discussing topics that people go through, but in an aquatic setting."

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The character list is often changing, with new ones being added regularly, but there are some standard characters that people have grown to love and request to see. "This is not so easy for me since my ideas are all over the place. Right now, the ones I've used the most are Shark and Avi (the shark and his tie-wearing friend) and a human I like to call Guy; he's basically a version of myself but better looking."

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Andres takes inspiration from various situations, but he tries to avoid negative ones. He focuses on the good things. “I try to concentrate more on scenes that people might experience and relate to, but I leave it more open so they can find different meanings in it. Other times, I just create silly comics since my main goal is to post content that serves as a break from all the bad news and negativity you see around.”

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Most of these comics have very little text, so it depends on the reader what conclusions they will draw or what emotions they will provoke.

“Sometimes I post in both feeds at the same time; other times, I believe a comic might not work if I translate it, and other days I just forget to post on one of them. I have profiles on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Reddit, each with a Spanish and an English version. I tend to forget to post on each one of them when I have a new comic.”