Existential Comics
Author(s)Corey Mohler
Websiteexistentialcomics.com
Current status/scheduleActive
Launch dateDecember 2013
Genre(s)Philosophy

Existential Comics is a webcomic about philosophy created by Corey Mohler, a software engineer in Portland, Oregon.[1] Mohler created the comic in December 2013[2] in an attempt to help popularize philosophy through comedy.[3] The comic tends to depict philosophers of different backgrounds and often has them interacting and arguing with each other.[4] It also gives textual descriptions of the jokes and associated philosophy to help educate readers.[5]

In May 2018 Mohler once called Elon Musk "the villain from Atlas Shrugged". Musk responded during SpaceX's launch of a Falcon 9 rocket.[6][7] Mohler later published a comic about the incident.[8]

Philosophers

As the name implies, existentialists are often featured in the comic.[9] The four here, Søren Kierkegaard, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Simone de Beauvoir , and Jean-Paul Sartre, have all been featured multiple times.[10][11][12][13]

As of April 2023, the comic has covered over 200 philosophers,[14] examining a wide variety of thought from Pre-Socratic philosophy to contemporary philosophy.[4] Mohler has described both Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir as his favorite philosophers.[5] Alongside existentialism, Mohler has also written extensively about Stoicism[15] and communism.

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References

  1. ^ Middleton, Zach. "In May, A Portland Comic Creator Got In A Twitter Beef With Elon Musk". Willamette Week. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ^ "How to Make a Philosophy Comic: An Interview with the Existential Comics Guy". Critical-Theory. 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  3. ^ García, Déborah (2017-11-24). "La filosofía explicada por Teminator: llega el cómic que arrasa en Internet". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  4. ^ a b Cleary, Skye (December 2016). "Existential Comics: Interview with Corey Mohler". Blog of the APA. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b Rothfeld, Becca (3 April 2015). "A Webcomic for Your Existential Angst". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  6. ^ Handlin, Taia. "Existential Comics on Elon Musk, Ayn Rand Villain". BTRtoday. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  7. ^ Spencer, Keith (3 June 2018). "Why is Elon Musk so bad at Twitter?". Salon. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  8. ^ Mohler, Corey. "Elon Musk: Greatest Man Alive". Existential Comics. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  9. ^ Blumenfeld, Zach (18 January 2016). "Existential Comics: The Best And Funniest Way To Learn Philosophy On The Internet". Paste. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Soren Kierkegaard". Existential Comics. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Fyodor Dostoyevsky". Existential Comics. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Simone de Beauvoir". Existential Comics. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Jean Paul Sartre". Existential Comics. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Archive - Existential Comics". Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Existentialism & Stoicism: An Interview With Comic Artist Corey Mohler". Daily Stoic. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

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