30 Humorous Comics By Aditi Mali Featuring Everyday And Imaginative Situations

Aditi Mali is an illustrator and comic artist known for her captivating cartoons, “goodbadcomics.” As the artist shares on her Patreon, she creates comics and drawings about her world and the world within it while “sitting in Pune, India”.

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“Good Bad” Comics By Aditi Mali

Bored Pandareached out to Mali to learn more about her and her creative process. We were curious to know what inspired her to pursue a career in illustration and comic creation. “Drawing has always been a part of my life growing up, but I never really thought about making a career out of it; it sort of just happened on its own,” the cartoonist shared. “It still seems unreal at times. What inspires me to keep going is simply the fact that I get to do what I want to do, talk about things I’m passionate about, make new characters, hide behind my own characters, and tell my story through my stories.”

“Good Bad” Comics By Aditi Mali

Mali started making comics in 2015, mostly sharing them with friends on WhatsApp. They convinced her to start an Instagram page, which she did on June 19th, 2016.The artist told us that ideas, especially good ones, often come to her when she’s heavily unequipped to jot them down or remember them. “But I try my best to hold onto them,” she shared. “The feeling of knowing you had an idea which you thought was the best idea but then you just can’t remember what it was is so frustrating. You remember the occurrence but not the material. Ugh!“But on days when Mali is able to easily access her ideas, she sits with them for anywhere between 3 seconds to 30 days or 3 years and then gets started.

Mali started making comics in 2015, mostly sharing them with friends on WhatsApp. They convinced her to start an Instagram page, which she did on June 19th, 2016.

The artist told us that ideas, especially good ones, often come to her when she’s heavily unequipped to jot them down or remember them. “But I try my best to hold onto them,” she shared. “The feeling of knowing you had an idea which you thought was the best idea but then you just can’t remember what it was is so frustrating. You remember the occurrence but not the material. Ugh!”

But on days when Mali is able to easily access her ideas, she sits with them for anywhere between 3 seconds to 30 days or 3 years and then gets started.

“Good Bad” Comics By Aditi Mali

• being alive;

• the need to make money;

• my cat;

• the need to make money for my cat.”

“Good Bad” Comics By Aditi Mali

Artists are like magpies, collecting shiny bits from everywhere to build their nests of creativity. So, we wondered: what shiny bits, in the form of other artists, inspired Mali’s creative journey? “I always suck at answering this question. I can’t pinpoint my influences,” she answered. “I had my own set of problems with people taking inspiration from other people’s work, but over time I’ve learned to accept that it’s just the way everything works. We all influence each other; nature, and life has an influence on life itself. But some artists whose work I enjoy are Benji Nate, Roman Muradov, Molly Fairhurst, and Niall Breen, to name a few.”

“Good Bad” Comics By Aditi Mali

Being an illustrator and comic creator comes with its own set of hurdles and joys. For Mali, the biggest challenge would be the financial instability. “Being self-employed, my months never look the same. I would like some sense of semblance haha. Not to say it’s impossible to be financially stable as a freelancer/self-employed person, but it’s been 7 years since I started making money with my comics, and I’m still so far away from my financial goal. Admittedly, I need to work harder. Showing up for yourself is extremely important. And so is asking for help when you need it. Normalizing these two habits makes it easier. I’m still learning that haha.“Mali has aPatreon, which has been her primary source of income for 7 years. “Platforms like Patreon help materialize your dreams and goals, and I’m so grateful that it exists.”

Mali has aPatreon, which has been her primary source of income for 7 years. “Platforms like Patreon help materialize your dreams and goals, and I’m so grateful that it exists.”

“Good Bad” Comics By Aditi Mali