24 Of The Most Humorous And Wild Comics By Mark Pain (New Pics)

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All Aboard The Laughter Express: Exploring Pain Train Comic’s Hilarious Universe (25 New Pics)

We contacted Mark and asked him more questions regarding his work. The ‘Pain Train’ series often features unique and memorable characters. We were wondering how the artist goes about developing characters that fit the tone of his comics. We learned that: “I think most of my strips started with the main character already in mind - either a particular face or ‘voice’ I was imagining when writing the punchline, which is to say, there’s not much development before sketching out the comic. I think webcomics as a medium force character development to evolve naturally over time, so a one-off character will probably be pretty two-dimensional - just a vehicle to tell a quick joke - it’s the recurring characters that get a chance to become layered through iteration.”

All Aboard The Laughter Express: Exploring Pain Train Comic’s Hilarious Universe (25 New Pics)

Asked which character is the artist’s personal favorite, Mark answered: “I’m fond of the office worker character and his two bosses, which ended up in a handful ofstrips. They’re pretty close to Dilbert territory but I think they’re cute, fun little guys.”

All Aboard The Laughter Express: Exploring Pain Train Comic’s Hilarious Universe (25 New Pics)

Lastly, we were curious about what, in Mark’s opinion, makes a good comic, and what mistakes artists should avoid. The author of ‘Pain Train’ told us: “Webcomics are such a strange thing. They’re their own weird beast and they can take all kinds of forms and broach all different kinds of subjects which will resonate with different audiences. It’s just so subjective… there’s a quote which has stuck with me since I heard it, I can’t remember exactly how it goes or who said it (maybe you can find it?) but to paraphrase: ‘The best writing is that which approaches embarrassing the writer,’ which I take to mean the best writing is both personal and honest. If your comic reflects how you interpret the world, then it should, in theory, resonate with anyone like-minded. Whether that overlaps with your actual goals in writing/making something is another matter, but I think that advice leads to the ‘best’ results when it comes to creative endeavours. All the other details can be worked out as you go.”

All Aboard The Laughter Express: Exploring Pain Train Comic’s Hilarious Universe (25 New Pics)