War and Peas

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War and Peas
Type of site
 Comics
Headquarters
Germany
Created byElizabeth Pich and Jonathan Kunz
URL warandpeas.com
Launched7 September 2011;12 years ago (2011-09-07) [1]
Current statusActive

War and Peas is a webcomic by Elizabeth Pich and Jonathan Kunz.

Contents

The comics are in strip format, usually four panels long and characterized by morbid, dark or surreal humour. [2] The comic's world features recurring characters, for example, Slutty Witch, a standalone witch character who counterposes obtrusive suitors, often with black magic. [3]

The title is a play on words using the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. [4]

Publishing

Pich and Kunz met at School of Fine Arts in Saarbrücken, Germany. [5] After experimenting with illustrative forms, they found the comic format ideal for their type of storytelling and began to develop the weekly webcomic. [6] [7]

Since 2011, Pich and Kunz have posted once weekly every Sunday to their website and several social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. They alternate with drawing but usually write together. [8] Starting 2017, they also release their strips on the publishing platform Line Webtoon. Several online and print magazines feature War and Peas comics on a regular basis, including the Italian magazine Internazionale, releasing new strips every week since 2018. War and Peas has been published in several anthologies, such as Launch Party or Block Party – both edited by David Daneman – along with other webcomics, such as Mr. Lovenstein by J.L. Westover, Deathbulge by Dan Martin and Safely Endangered by Chris McCoy.

After Nick Seluk introduced the duo to his publisher, their first book, War and Peas: Funny Comics for Dirty Lovers was released by Andrews McMeel Publishing on March 3, 2020. [9] On July 23, the German translation was published by Panini Comics. [10] On November 5, it was followed by the Spanish translation, published by RBA Libros. [11] On May 6, 2021 the French translation, published by First Éditions, followed. [12] In 2023 it was translated in Italian and published by Edizioni BD. [13]

In 2021, the collaboration with the Rewriting Extinction campaign began. As part of this, Pich and Kunz worked with Richard Curtis and created a comic that was subsequently published in the comic anthology The Most Important Comic Book on Earth: Stories to Save the World [14] by DK. The book consisted of stories created through the collaboration of various comic artists with celebrities and environmental activists, including Jane Goodall, Ricky Gervais and Cara Delevigne. Since then, Pich and Kunz have been regularly publishing comic strips about current environmental issues associated with Rewriting Extinction on their website and social media channels.

Since 2023, they also release their strips on the publishing platform Tapas. [15]

Several fan accounts on social media are dedicated to translating the comic strips to various languages, such as French and Russian. [16]

Reception

War and Peas is largely praised on the internet. Bored Panda referred to War and Peas as "one of the most exciting and funniest webcomics in the world" [17] and fellow webcomic creator Nathan W. Pyle states, "It's so nice, really lovely and clean." [18]

Steve Shinney said on the podcast Digital Strips about War and Peas, "It goes to that well of existential dread a lot." Co-host Jason Sigler later compared it to The Far Side. [19]

In the podcast Comic Lab the hosts Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett described themselves as "huge fans" of War and Peas. [20]

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References

  1. ↑ "10 Years of $Wap". 7 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Dreckiger Humor für Nerds in Der Tagesspiegel
  3. ↑ Komik ist Wahrheit und Schmerz in Saarbrücker Zeitung
  4. ↑ Comic Review in comicsaftermidnight.com
  5. ↑ Comic-Fans lieben War and Peas in Deutsche Welle.com
  6. ↑ Art & Life with Elizabeth Pich and Jonathan Kunz bostonvoyager.com
  7. ↑ I drink too much coffee: Jonathan Kunz thehansindia.com
  8. ↑ Creators To Watch: Elizabeth Pich and Jonathan Kunz tubemag.com
  9. ↑ “War and Peas: Funny Comics for Dirty Lovers”. Andrews McMeel. ISBN   978-1524854072
  10. ↑ “War and Peas: Von Hexen und Menschen”. Panini. ISBN   978-3-7416-2072-0
  11. ↑ “War and Peas: Cómics divertidos para mentes retorcidas”. RBA Libros. ISBN   978-8491876823
  12. ↑ “Des Sorcières et des hommes, par War and Peas”. First Éditions. ISBN   978-2412067680
  13. ↑ “War and Peas. Fumetti spassosi per amanti scandalosi”. Edizioni BD. ISBN   978-8834913352
  14. ↑ The Most Important Comic Book on Earth: Stories to Save the World. DK. 2021. ISBN   978-0241513514.
  15. ↑ Des Sorcières et des hommes, par War and Peas. First Éditions. 2021. ISBN   978-2412067680.
  16. ↑ Pointen Made in Germany in Der Tagesspiegel
  17. ↑ 25 Hilarious Comics With Unexpected Endings by War and Peas boredpanda.com
  18. ↑ Why 4-Panel Comics Now Dominate Our Screens wired.com
  19. ↑ "DS 649: War and Peas". Digital Strips: The Webcomics Podcast. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  20. ↑ "Comic Lab: Special guests Elizabeth Pich & Jonathan Kunz ("War and Peas") on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
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