10 Amazing Comics You Can Read Entirely Through Instagram
9. My Life As A Background Slytherin
Whether you're a fan of Harry Potter or not, chances are high that you know absolutely everything there is to know about the series. The books and movies were so dominant during the 2000s and early 2010s that anyone alive in that time frame learned a whole lot about the Wizarding World, either by devouring the stories or just through cultural osmosis.
While the powers-that-be have been scrambling to expand the Harry Potter universe with the bafflingly boring Fantastic Beasts movies and the cursed-to-be-hated Cursed Child play, Emily McGovern has already done their job for them. With My Life As A Background Slytherin, McGovern has taken one of the world's most popular fictional universes and made it seem more lived-in, more relatable, and more ridiculously hilarious than ever before.
By inserting herself into the world as a background character who was never important enough to be mentioned, McGovern shows us the goings-on inside Hogwarts from a fresh and funny new perspective. Her minimalist yet iconic character design only adds to the convoluted storylines and even more convoluted jokes she expertly sets up.
The comic takes full advantage of its rich and expansive setting, even giving us a peek at the lives of a Background Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Gryffindor (who is none other than Ron Weasley himself, fiction's biggest second fiddle).
Check out My Life As A Background Slytherin at @emilyscartoons.