War and Peas

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War and Peas
Type of site
Comics
Headquarters
Germany
Created byElizabeth Pich and Jonathan Kunz
URLwarandpeas.com
Launched7 September 2011; 10 years ago (2011-09-07)[1]
Current statusActive

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

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 by J.L. Westover, by Dan Martin and 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 3rd, 2020.[9] On July 23rd, the German translation was published by Panini Comics.[10] On November 5th, it was followed by the Spanish translation, published by .[11]

Several fan accounts on social media are dedicated to translating the comic strips to various languages, such as French and Russian.[12]

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”[13] and fellow webcomic creator Nathan W. Pyle states: “It’s so nice, really lovely and clean.”[14]

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. ^ Pointen Made in Germany in Der Tagesspiegel
  13. ^ 25 Hilarious Comics With Unexpected Endings by War and Peas boredpanda.com
  14. ^ Why 4-Panel Comics Now Dominate Our Screens wired.com

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