# Recession-Conscious Comics Chris Sims Takes a Look at the Most Depressing Animated Creations By Rachel | Published 2009-07-08 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chris-sims-comic-depressing References: [asylum](http://www.asylum.com/2009/07/07/the-15-most-suicidally-depressing-comic-strips/) & [comicsalliance](http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/07/07/15-suicidally-depressing-comicstrips/) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moneylighter), 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. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.8/10 - Popularity: 42% | Activity: 5% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Live Arts](https://www.trendhunter.com/livearts) ## Key Themes ### 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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Humorous Parenting Guides](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eat-pray-cry.md) - [Apocalypse Post Pandemic Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/contemporary-urban-art.md) - [Horrific Beer-Themed Comics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/garage-beer.md) - [Limited Humorous Art Prints](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/david-shrigley-1.md) - [Shrinking Sad Soaps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soap-that-turns-sad.md) - [Humorous Cat Collectables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tired-cats-gachapon.md) - [Cartoonish NFT Collectibles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/i-like-you-youre-weird.md) - [Unexpectedly-Amusing Treats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/liquid-death-misfortune-cookies.md) - [Creator-Rewarding Comics Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/comics-platform.md)