Chris Sims noticed a trend in comics - while their goal is to be funny, even they can't find much humor in the recession.
From going to a pawn shop, to fights over money, to other sadness like buried pets and family deaths, some comics just aren’t that funny. Take a look at Chris Sims’ list of the 15 Most Suicidally Depressing Comic Strips, which I must admit, when all in one place, are quite funny.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Recession-depressing Comics
- Opportunities to explore ways to incorporate humor into bleak economic and financial circumstances in comics to increase readership and relevance.
- Humorous Social Commentary
- Opportunities for comics to address challenging social and economic issues with humor to create more relatable content.
- Mental Health in Comics
- Opportunities for comics to address depression, mental health, and difficult life circumstances more openly, leading to increased community support and engagement.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Entertainment
- The entertainment industry can benefit from incorporating humorous social commentary, bleak circumstances, and mental health themes into comics or other media for more relatable content.
- Mental Health Services
- Mental health services can explore collaborations with comic creators to help portray difficult life circumstances more openly to increase community support for those struggling with depression and mental health.
- Marketing and Advertising
- Marketing and advertising can use humor to address difficult social and economic issues in their campaigns, creating more relatable content for audiences during challenging times.
