Zen Pencils is an online showcase of cartoonist Gavin Aung Than's comic strips, which feature illustrations taking on famous quotations and making a visual style to create a story, shown along with the quotes.
During his spare time, Aung Than would look up and read biographies of famous people, their stories, unique point of views and quotes, that lead him to create the blog Zen Pencils.
During this time, the constant supply of passages and statements from renowned artists, poets, comedians, world leaders and religious representatives had led Aung Than to create the showcase blog.
Often when focusing on a fellow artist's quote, a special homage comic is made to mimic other establish styles such as Bill Watterson's "Calvin and Hobbes", with Aung Than's "A cartoonist's advice".
In November 2014, Andrews McMeel published the book collection Zen Pencils: Volume 1, released containing a majority of Aung Than's comics on paperback.