Get ready to experience a rollercoaster of emotions as we dive into the latest heart-touching creation from Jenny-Jinya. Known for her tearjerker comics that shed light on important issues, Jenny’s newest work explores the themes of death and life through the stories of beloved pets—a loyal dog, a devoted cat, and cherished pet parrots who have crossed the rainbow bridge.
Jenny shared withBored Pandathat her passion for drawing has been a lifelong obsession: “My mother always said I drew before I could walk. I picked up a pencil when I was a kid, and I never stopped scribbling. Yes, I always wanted to be an artist. I wanted to tell stories and create worlds.”
Before you scroll down, we have to warn you that these stories may gently tug at your heartstrings. Get the tissues ready!
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“It reminds me of you”
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Jenny shared that she got the idea for “Life” from feeling sorry for the Reaper. She thinks his job is sad and lonely, even though he has a friendly nature. People often blame him for things and treat him badly.
But Jenny wants us to know that the Reaper is just part of life too. She believes that if anyone really understands and likes him, it’s life itself.
“Sometimes I still hear them”
Bored Panda reached out to Jenny once again to delve deeper into her creative process. The artist breathes life into emotions through her artwork, so we asked about the inspiration behind her comics with such emotional and impactful themes. Jenny explained, “In Germany, we have the word ‘Weltschmerz’, we use it to describe ‘painfully felt melancholy that someone feels about their own inadequacy’. You read and hear so much about so many terrible things in this world and you can’t do anything to solve all these problems. This was the feeling behind the first Loving Reaper comic about an abandoned dog waiting for his family. I thought to myself, this happens millions of times every year, I hope death is kinder than humanity.”
“Life and Death decided to exchange roles”
“Mystery solved!”
According to Jenny, it is very difficult to write a story worth reading about every serious problem. “Some people accuse me of not covering topics, but the fact is, there are thousands of topics I would like to write about! I’m a one-woman show, I don’t have a team behind me and my comics demand a lot from me. The story has to carry the topic so that people want to read it, that just takes time.
“They will always wait for you”
But what I get a lot of are messages from people of all ages telling me that they haven’t been able to cry for ages but some comic of mine has finally broken the dam. It’s just so nice that my little short comics can have such an effect. It makes me so unspeakably happy.”
“For the friends who wandered and never returned”
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