30 Clever And Witty One-Panel Comics By New Yorker Cartoonist Ali Solomon (New Pics)

Greetings to everybody! Bored Panda welcomes back Ali Solomon and her humorous single-panel comics. We advise you to catch up on her older cartoons if you missed our previous post showcasing her work. For those who are not aware with Ali, she started her artistic career by drawing a comic strip every day for The Cornell Daily Sun. Since then, she has regularly contributed to The New Yorker, and her work has also been included in other well-known magazines.

To learn more about the cartoonist’s work, we contacted her once more at The New Yorker. We were first interested in knowing which topics Solomon finds to be most prevalent in her work. According to the artist, it’s strange that he or she avoids sketching about parenting and teaching because, well, they talk about those subjects so frequently that they don’t want to bore others with drawings about them. I attempt to depict in my comics the ridiculousness of everyday existence and, implicitly, the experience of women. It is my hope that after reading my cartoons, someone may think, “Oof, that happened to me,” or, “Dear Lord, did that really happen to her?”

See the artist’s most recent comics below, and read our interview to discover more about this writer and cartoonist from Queens, New York.

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In order to produce humour in her cartoons, Ali told us which precise components she thinks work best: “I find it helpful to read/watch/absorb as much humour as I can, in all its forms, to see what’s been done and how it influences what’s being created now.” Additionally, I’m naturally quiet, so in social situations I can just observe what’s going on around me and mentally search for gold. I’ve also been fortunate to surround myself with humorous individuals with whom I can joke around and exchange ideas, including friends, coworkers, my spouse, and my children.

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Solomon gave the following response when we asked about her influences in the comedy and humour industries: “The New Yorker cartoonist community is so supportive and encouraging, especially the female cartoonists who paved the way, established their own unique voices, and created countless opportunities to nurture and showcase other fellow comic artists (Roz Chast, Liza Donnelly, and Emily Flake, to name a few).”

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The cartoonist said that comedic television episodes serve as a source of inspiration for her. “My spouse and I enjoy watching comedy shows featuring both established comedians and up-and-coming talent, such as Steve Martin, John Oliver, and Kate Berlant,” the woman stated. Reruns of “30 Rock” are like little lectures in absurdism and unmatched jokes-per-minute; Taika Waititi is always refreshing the television landscape with new additions to the humour canon; and Jon Stewart is a master at acting outrage humour.

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Finally, we wanted to know which parts of making cartoons for Ali were the most satisfying. The most satisfying part, according to the artist, is definitely telling stories that people can relate to through the comic book format. “Getting to poke fun at life’s annoyances makes things more palatable,” the woman went on. Especially in these times when it’s easy to feel like everything is out of our control, I feel a little bit more powerful when I can use cartoons to communicate something deeper about the state of the human race or the globe at large. Cartooning is a rejection-heavy field, so sometimes it might be difficult, but when a cartoon succeeds, it’s all worthwhile.