Mike’s comics take place in the real world, where animals have replaced people. Mostly, the comics revolve around this family of a bear father and son and a hippo stepmother, who are depicted as lower-class citizens. Bored Panda got in touch with the artist, who clarified the themes that he covers in these comical scenarios: “The theme: satirical humor, philosophical humor, and a bit of slice of life-style humor revolving around two bears (father and son) and a ton of other animals attempting to adapt to a fast-changing human world. Most of the animals can be seen as an allegory for the struggling lower-class society in our world. I express this in the form of short funnies, and at other times, I explore more lore for each character. But there’s always humor involved. (After all, laughter is the best medicine, right?) Anyway, the biggest inspiration for this was the book titled ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell.” More info: Instagram | patreon.com “My creative process can vary, but one of the most common is experiencing a situation and then asking myself, ‘What character would be in this situation and how would they react?’ Once I establish what character to ‘send into battle,’ I start creating a dialogue. As soon as I know how the dialogue flows, I start drawing out the scene/composition, doing my best to make sure the letters are readable without having to zoom in, while making sure the scene is still viewable by the reader. This process can take hours, but while I’m working on the art, I also fine-tune the dialogue, and spell-check, cutting it as short as possible but making sure the point or punchline is still intact. Finally, another spell-check before watermarking it and posting it to IG (just one last spell-check here as well), and finally the comic is done. This is not always how the process is but is the most common,” explained the artist. “First and foremost, I want them to take a laugh with them. Sometimes a simple laugh can change someone’s day for the better. I know it has been the case for me plenty of times before. And more in-depth, I hope that my audience learns something new, gets a new perspective on life, and even inspiration of some sort. I want to get them thinking. These comics give me a voice that I probably wouldn’t have in person, they make me a stand-up comedian behind a screen (which I’m all OK with since I can’t see myself getting on stage),” wrote Mike. Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.