Poorly Drawn Lines

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Poorly Drawn Lines
Type of site
Comics, Webcomic, Blog
Available in English
Created byReza Farazmand
URL poorlydrawnlines.com
Launched2008;16 years ago (2008)
Current statusActive

Poorly Drawn Lines (PDL) is a webcomic created by cartoonist Reza Farazmand. It features mostly standalone comic strips that range from just one frame to many, most of which are satirical or absurdist in tone. The topic of each strip varies, with recurring themes including space travel, supernatural occurrences, science fiction, friendship, and existentialism. Most strips are conclusive and able to be read without any previous knowledge of storyline; however, the comic also contains some ongoing story arcs, along with recurring characters such as Ernesto, a green bear who lives in outer space. [1]

Contents

History

Farazmand began making comic strips in high school, and created Poorly Drawn Lines while he was a freshman at University of California, San Diego. [2] The strip first appeared in UCSD's college newspaper, The Guardian . Farazmand has drawn the comic full-time since 2013, posting new strips every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. [3]

In 2014, several Poorly Drawn Lines strips were adapted for five episodes of the Comedy Central animated series TripTank. [4]

Since 2013, Poorly Drawn Lines has been signed with GoComics.

Farazmand's first book, Poorly Drawn Lines: Good Ideas and Amazing Stories was published by Penguin Books on October 6, 2015. [5] It was ranked no. 5 on the New York Times Best Seller List for the week of October 25, 2015. [6]

In 2021, it was announced that an animated Poorly Drawn Lines cartoon was to be part of the fifth season of FXX's Cake which aired on September 30, 2021. [7]

Merchandise

The author is partly funded by the sale of products such as prints, greeting cards, and T-shirts. [8]

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