This Millennial Artist Creates Ironic Comics Referencing Modern Society (35 Pics)

If you’re beginning to feel that you have a lack of understanding of the new generation, these comics might bring you comfort in knowing that you are not alone in navigating the jungle of the modern-day era.

Meet Alex Krokus, an internet-addicted millennial raccoon experiencing various misadventures in the big bad city. In his comics below, you’ll find fictional stories about soup riots, robot warfare, the creepy depths of meme culture, and a bunch of other semi-autobiographical stuff that references today’s culture.

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47 Comics About Living And Making Art In The Modern Era

“I started drawing comics when I was a kid. I got my first copy of a Calvin & Hobbes book at a school book fair, and I became obsessed with the comic strip medium. When I was in art school, I was led to believe that cartooning was an illegitimate medium, so I stopped drawing comics. After graduating, I entered the animation industry through an internship and rediscovered my love of cartoons and with that, drawing comics.”

47 Comics About Living And Making Art In The Modern Era

In Alex’s comics, the protagonist has taken the shape of a raccoon. We were curious to know what impacted his choice of portraying himself as this animal. Alex shared: “Shortly after graduating, I started living in a 13-person collective house. One day, I brought a bunch of dumpster bagels home to stock our freezer with, and one of my housemates affectionately called me a ‘squirrely little raccoon’. It stuck, and I shortly drew myself as a raccoon and all of my other housemates as animals afterward. Those early comics are on myTumblr, if you dig back far enough. That house was also the inspiration for my short-lived Webtoon,420 Fake Street.”

47 Comics About Living And Making Art In The Modern Era

Every creative process brings forth a unique set of challenges that artists have to face. Alex revealed the biggest obstacle he has encountered in the creative business.“Burnout can get to me sometimes. Alongside comics, I’m always making short films, pitching shows, and putting together book proposals. Rejection can be discouraging after you’ve put a lot of yourself into something you were hoping to get off the ground. That’s something I love about self-publishing webcomics. If you have an idea, you can just put it out there. You don’t need any money or someone giving you the green light before you can make it happen. It can go from a concept to an audience with little intervention.”

Every creative process brings forth a unique set of challenges that artists have to face. Alex revealed the biggest obstacle he has encountered in the creative business.

“Burnout can get to me sometimes. Alongside comics, I’m always making short films, pitching shows, and putting together book proposals. Rejection can be discouraging after you’ve put a lot of yourself into something you were hoping to get off the ground. That’s something I love about self-publishing webcomics. If you have an idea, you can just put it out there. You don’t need any money or someone giving you the green light before you can make it happen. It can go from a concept to an audience with little intervention.”

47 Comics About Living And Making Art In The Modern Era