Why skeletons and death?
I've also explained this to some degree on my "about-me" section elsewhere
on this site, but here's the gist...
It all started out with my interests in Dungeons & Dragons, and
Halloween and Haunted Houses.
Skeletons and undead were always my favorite nasty evil creatures in
roleplaying games, along with many of the more paranormal and supernatural
and magical creatures, such as Dragons, Elementals, and Demons. The less
human the better. But the thing that's particularly interesting about
the undead from a gaming and storytelling point of view is just how close
to home it is. We're all mortal. And as dark and frightening as these
creatures may be, there's still a human connection. I realize I just contradicted
myself in a way, but I've also always been fond of paradoxes. :)
But more to the point of these comics- Death is a serious thing. It's
often even tragic and unpleasant. And it's something that every last one
of us has to face eventually. It's not a matter of "if", but rather "when"
and "how". What better way to make it less frightening than to poke fun at
it? If you can't make fun of the most serious and omnipresent things in
life, what can you truly make fun of? Making light of such serious reality
can in some ways make life more appreciable.
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