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Pyle launched his webcomic Strange Planet in February 2019. It follows a planet of blue beings without gender or race who have human traditions and behaviors but discuss them in highly technical terminology, such as saying "I crave star damage" instead of "I want to get a sun tan." [8]
Aug 31, 2016 · Enter Nathan W. Pyle - a writer, cartoonist, and author of New York Times bestseller 'NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette', who creates funny and completely relatable comic strips. From the realities of Facebook memories to tips for people in NYC and first world problems - he has drawn it all in his funny comics.
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- Steer-Close Window. Pyle saves the best for last, with a contender for Strange Planet's best comic so far. Each panel parodies a different social norm that doesn't necessarily have to exist, from passengers at a drive-through feeling like they have to hide the fact they're conferring, to the formalized caution present in any retail interaction.
- Perished Creature. Speaking of semi-dark humor, here one being assures another that there are very few (but, by implication, still some) animals willing to kill them.
- The Flying Machine. Most Strange Planet comics are two-person discussions, allowing the characters to bounce off each other and breathe life into the series' idiosyncratic phrases and concepts.
- Mouth Stones. A dentist's office is the ideal setting for a Strange Planet comic, featuring many of the strip's favorite themes - social discomfort, routine behaviors, and taking a sideways look at the human body.
Apr 1, 2019 · Nathan Pyle’s Strange Planet webcomic has had a meteoric rise on Instagram, hitting over a million followers in just one month. It sounds like an overnight success, but the webcomic is actually...
Apr 3, 2019 · Using a smart terrestrial English syntax, his comic strips bring us back down to Earth. We spoke to Nathan about his out of this world storytelling, and how Aliens show us the attitudes we earthlings attach to ordinary events in our lives.
Mar 15, 2019 · Pyle, a former cartoonist for BuzzFeed, posted the first strip of the series to his own Instagram page at the start of February. Three weeks later, Pyle's comic was the lead anecdote for a Wired story about why the four-panel comic format is so ubiquitous online.
Aug 11, 2024 · Created by Nathan W. Pyle, Strange Planet follows blue alien-like life forms simply referred to as ‘beings’ as they go about their everyday lives. Why the strip is so hilarious is that the beings discuss their behaviors in highly technical terminology, pointing out how truly strange normal human traditions really are.
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