Shen

Shen (also known as Shenanigansen) is the pen name of cartoonist Andrew Tsyaston, the creator of the comic series Owlturd, Shen Comix, and Bluechair, and the co-creator of Live With Yourself. Shen Comix has 2 million followers on Instagram while Bluechair has 1.2 million subscribers on Webtoon. Names and background In his cartooning career, Shen has gone both by "Shen" and by "Shenanigansen", though his latest works use the name "Shen". For example, as of 2021, he had two ongoing comics on Webtoon with the author credit "Shen", and two comic that were not updating with the author credit "Shenanigansen". The book Emotions Explained with Buff Dudes, a collection of Owl Turd comics, was credited to "Andrew Tsyaston". According to website TheMusic.com.au, Shen was "an infamous name among certain cyber circles, having cut his trolling teeth upon the unsuspecting user-base of British indie game developer Facepunch’s forums". Shen has worked as a web developer, and said that he liked to keep his comic persona separate from his "real life identity". Shen described himself as a millennial in an interview. Shen said in a 2019 interview that he was primarily inspired to make comics by a webcomic artist named Ronnie Filyaw, the creator of Whomp! In an interview with Bustle magazine, Shen said that a lot of his comics are inspired by personal experiences, and that he will try to identify "a glimpse of humor" from stressful or bad days. Shen said that he purposely tries to make his comics more general, so that people can draw their own conclusions and apply them to a host of different situations. He said that the purpose of his comics is to remind people that their emotions, however strong or seemingly unusual they may be, are all very human and natural.