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Pro member Publish Not your original work? Add source Humor is an extremely multi-faceted medium. Many things can make us laugh: silly word plays, falling people, or something completely random. On the darker side of humor are things which shouldn't make us laugh, but they consistently do, and sometimes we laugh at them even harder than we can admit. David Contra is one of those artists who delve into the dark arts of dark humor and make comics that are completely committed to the shtick. Here's what the artist had to say about his comic project: "Well, I haven't been doing it long, maybe 6 weeks since I decided to give this a proper go. I came back from a surf trip in Western Oz and then Sydney went into lockdown. So I needed a project. I have two friends who have been hassling me for a while to do something like this, so since I had all this lockdown time, I thought, 'might as well.' Oh, and you might see that I started with multi-panels, like up to 10 sliding panels, but that was so laborious. Then I decided to do the 4-panel because I like how it makes you trim all the fat and condense things." More info: Instagram This post may include affiliate links. #1 davecontra Report Final score: 126points POST Night Owl Night Owl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago LMAO 28 28points reply View More Replies... View more comments Dave told more to Bored Panda about his background and his influences: "I have lived in several countries around the world, and had a great childhood. I used to catch snakes and boogie board. As a kid I loved drawing, but then I gave it up completely when I was a teenager. Later I became interested in film. I went to film school, and then worked in video production for a number of years, which I hated. But I did get to travel around China filming a cooking show, which was cool. One thing I really notice now, when drawing comics, is that I think about "camera shots" for the panels, as if the comic is a short film. I feel like having a background in film/video is a big help. Film language translates really well to comics." #2 davecontra Report Final score: 96points POST Why? Why? Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Be careful what you wish for! 27 27points reply View More Replies... View more comments #3 davecontra Report Final score: 91points POST Why? Why? Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago George actually did give a s**t for It. 22 22points reply View More Replies... View more comments The artist also had theories for his peculiar sense of humor: "I've been told my sense of humor is very dark / dry. This definitely comes from a generally pessimistic world view. I think humans have completely screwed up our chance at creating a paradise, and the mess we've made is kind of hilarious. Lots of good comedy material, everywhere you look."He also told about his key influences in terms of comics. "Well, as a kid, my favorite comics were Calvin and Hobbes, The Far Side, and Michael Leunig (Australian cartoonist with very dark sense of humor). Now, I would say my favorite and biggest influence for sure has been Rory Blank @roryblank on Instagram. The guy is twisted, I love his work. It really encouraged me to give it a go myself." #4 davecontra Report Final score: 77points POST StrangerOfTheDark StrangerOfTheDark Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago took m a few rereads 11 11points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 davecontra Report Final score: 75points POST Lea Lea Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago That is what I imagine having a spiritual goal would be like 24 24points reply View More Replies... View more comments Just like any other comic artist, Dave has his own favorite parts and struggles in the comic-making process. "This will sound nerdy, but my favorite part is assembling all the pieces together in Photoshop to create the finished product-it's really satisfying and I always make a cup of coffee and put on some insane techno, drum and bass, or Indian flute music when I'm doing this. The hardest part is definitely the drawing. Even though I have a very simple cartoon style, people don't realize how much work it can be. I'm not trained in drawing so I get frustrated often. Drawing circles drives me insane. Whether it's a car tire or an eyeball, sometimes I will draw it over and over and still it doesn't look right. Once I punched my iPad because I couldn't draw a circle properly." #6 davecontra Report Final score: 73points POST Night Owl Night Owl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Now that's dark. If only all the killings were virtual 24 24points reply View more comments #7 davecontra Report Final score: 63points POST AngelWingsYT AngelWingsYT Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Sounds fun 15 15points reply View more comments Dave was also very kind in sharing his wisdom for those who might want to try making comics themselves. "Well, I'm no expert, but I would say the number one thing is don't try and change your humor to fit what you think will be popular. Do what comes natural. If you're a weirdo like me, then do weird stuff. Also, the initial stage is really difficult, when you are trying to work out your style / format / methods for writing etc. It all feels like dragging a dead pig through thick mud. Well, push through. It takes some time, but soon you will have all your methods and systems down, and you will be creating with much more ease. Then the dead pig wakes up and grows wings and you can fly him like a kite - much easier. But the dead-pig phase is definitely very difficult to push through." #8 davecontra Report Final score: 62points POST Pickle me Elmo Pickle me Elmo Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Prob gonna get a lot of downvotes, but here goes. This is how 9/11 really went down. Again, sorry for being insensitive, I just really like dark humor. 19 19points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9 davecontra Report Final score: 60points POST FashionablePigeon (Say hi!) FashionablePigeon (Say hi!) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago I just killed ya grannanners, have some sweet carbs kiddos 16 16points reply View More Replies... View more comments Dave told us about how he's doing at the moment, and shared both the plans about the comic's and his own future. "I'm doing pretty good! Sydney is in lockdown and it's getting annoying, but that was the main reason I started this comic project so I am definitely seeing the silver lining. For comics? I dunno, it's still very early days, it's hard work but I will keep going as long as I can. At the moment I am doing it purely for the fun of it. Of course, I would love to do it as my day job, but that's just a dream at this stage.And the future-future plans? Well, as soon as its available, I'd like to be plugged into a big simulation, if we aren't already in one. I think my vibe would be a planet of tree-dwelling humanoid creatures. A bit like the movie Avatar. I remember thinking the movie was crap, but I would love to live in that world." #10 davecontra Report Final score: 54points POST arsonistofthemonth jr arsonistofthemonth jr Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago And his boyfriend was killed by poachers 27 27points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 davecontra Report Final score: 54points POST Night Owl Night Owl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Hey, don't kill the messenger 21 21points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 davecontra Report Final score: 51points POST DaShaun Trosper DaShaun Trosper Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I'm scarred for life after seeing this 35 35points reply View More Replies... 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View more comments #19 davecontra Report Final score: 33points POST Bacony Cakes Bacony Cakes Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago What did he do? 3 3points reply View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #20 davecontra Report Final score: 33points POST PixxelDust PixxelDust Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago i love the spontaniety of this. 9 9points reply View more comments #21 davecontra Report Final score: 30points POST ʕ º ᴥ ºʔ ʕ º ᴥ ºʔ Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Saw the third panel and thought EXTERMINATE 26 26points reply View More Replies... 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