Sometimes my Instagram feed is full of news about injustice, tragedy, and Trump. Or all three. And it really gets me down. When that happens, I react in one of the following two ways:
1. I put my phone down, wondering if this will be the time I fully retreat from the news and from social media and never return. (Except I always do end up returning, usually in under an hour.)
2. I’m driven further into an Instagram spiral on a quest to find content that will cheer me up.
When I react in the second way, I often turn to the wonderful world of IG comics and cartoons! Below is a short list of some Insta-doodlers who just might make you smile when you need it most.
1. @barelyfunctionaladult
A comic about the low-key (and high-key) struggles of adulthood.
2. @mrs.frollein
Cute and relatable.
3. @aminder_d
She’s created a series called WomanWorld, envisioning a utopian or dystopian land (depending on your perspective) where all men have gone extinct.
4. @war.and.peas
You never know what to expect in these four panels.
5. @shencomix
Wholesome.
6. @floperrydraws
Fun fact: this lady’s an illustrator for BuzzFeed. It says so in her bio.
7. @brooklyncartoons
Musings about millennials.
8. @rociodiestra
I love this artist. If you don’t know Spanish, she sometimes post cartoons in English as well.
9. @emilyscartoons
This girl draws what she imagines her life would be like if she were at Hogwarts with HP & the gang.
10. @introvertdoodles
As you might have guessed, she makes a lot of comics about being an introvert. One thing I like about them is that they’re super colorful.
11. @beckybarnicomics
Another BuzzFeed illustrator.
12. @artofprolificpen
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