The topic of each strip varies, with recurring themes including space travel, supernatural occurrences, science fiction, friendship, and existentialism.
Most strips are conclusive and able to be read without any previous knowledge of storyline; however, the comic also contains some ongoing story arcs, along with recurring characters such as Ernesto, a green bear who lives in outer space.
[1] Farazmand began making comic strips in high school, and created Poorly Drawn Lines while he was a freshman at University of California, San Diego.
[3] In 2014, several Poorly Drawn Lines strips were adapted for five episodes of the Comedy Central animated series TripTank.
[6] In 2021, it was announced that an animated Poorly Drawn Lines cartoon was to be part of the fifth season of FXX's Cake which aired on September 30, 2021.