Explanation + Reflection

Explanation

I created this comic strip to represent how music quality keeps decreasing every year. Starting in the sixties when the Jackson 5 and the beatles owned the stage, to current day singers who destroy music in general. Everyone has a personal opinion, but to an extent, some, so called music, simply can not be called music.

Personally, I find this comic strip to be entertaining. This is because by taking the poetic lyrics sung by Michael Jackson, followed by the meaningless lyrics sung by Justin Beiber, the contrast between old and current day music is negatively drastic, and therefor, humorous.

This comic strip demonstrates certain elements of satire comedy, including sarcasm and mockery. Back in the day when people had good taste in music, Michael Jackson, one of the greatest singers of all time, was put in the spotlight. Now, the singer in the spotlight is none other than, Justin Bieber. The "artist" who's voice is not much better than that of a chipmunk's. This is mocking current day music style's as well as Justin Beiber himself.

Reflection


During the beginning stages of creating something funny,  it is difficult to come up with ideas. In my case, it took longer for me to come up with the idea than to create the comic strip itself. I believe that the reason for this is because there are so many ideas and types of comedy to choose from. Also, there is that constant feeling that you will be the only person that finds your creation funny, and that others will not understand your humour. Creating something funny is unlike anything else, as it is more difficult to do so than one would assume. After you come up with a certain idea of what your humorous creation will look like, the remaining of the process in easy. In my case, my humorous piece was a comic strip that happened to be short and simple, but still had the necessary components required to create a form of satire comedy.