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Follow of the week: hilarious Russian comic strips that are so relatable it hurts

Follow of the week: hilarious Russian comic strips that are so relatable it hurts

6 April 2018

This Russian artists draws relatable comic strips about coffee, cats and manspreading.

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Anastasia Ivanova, or @comicada, is a Chelyabinsk-based illustrator and graphic designer who makes poignant comic strips commenting on pop culture phenomena: from the difficulty of online shopping, inexplicable fashion, bitcoin, cats and a possible global hairdresser conspiracy.

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Most of her comic strips are universally relatable for young people regardless of where they come from, and all come with captions in English.