We all know the classic stereotypes of nerds and jocks. Anybody who has seen the 80s comedy “Revenge of the Nerds” remembers these stereotypes all too clearly. But both culture and politics have moved on a long way since then, the old power structures are no more.
Marko Raassina (artist, Liz: The Tower and Other Tales) has a vision of this world without the constant regurgitation of these tired tropes; He thinks that we can put aside the differences and use those as a strength for achieving mutual benefits. He wrote, “I began working on making wholesome webcomics in early 2020.” I really have one other series named Grumpy, so I mean pretty much like Nerd and Jock. “
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Instead, her lighthearted comics like “Nerd and Jock” take the stereotypical nerd vs. jocks trope in a more uplifting direction. These comics with surprise conclusions go to show just how simple it is not to classify people in any lazy way. Raassina is far more famous in his native Finland for being the artist of comics based around the Finnish national epic, The Kalevala. Finnish people have a bit of darker, sort of twisted sense for cartoon drawings,” he said. This man’s previous work included a lot of dark humor comics and this one similarly revolves around Dark Humor comic strips.
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Thus, plenty of “Nerd and Jock” leftovers are in store for the future, all opposite sides be damned together as one. Scroll at the bottom, see a few examples yourself, and share your thoughts in comments. Raassina’s work doesn’t fail to deliver entertainment for the lovers of dark comics funny with a twist.
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