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Friendship is one of the most beautiful things in life. Everybody deserves and even needs a friend. Especially if that friend is like Blobby the Blob Fish, who, as one of the creators has put it, is "the magical best friend you always wished you had".

Friends provide a comfortable oasis for all of the bad things that constantly happen in our lives. From little disappointments right down to injustice, there's plenty of unjust stuff going on, and it's important that somebody should share it, especially if it's done between friends, in a safe environment. There is such a hospitable environment, and there are social issues being constantly brought up in the friend circle of Blobby & Friends, a comic that masterfully ties these two things together.

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Don't know about you, but didn't you notice how detailed the visual style is, how well-drawn and fleshed out the graphics and the characters are? Well, a whole team is working behind each and every comic, and this collective collaboration really shows, considering the output and the quality of each individual panel and the comic strip in general. In a sense, these collective hours of hard work have paid off, and they bask in the glory of over half a million followers on Instagram, which is A LOT by any standards. And the fact that this project has worked so well is really awesome! "To be honest, we didn't expect things to go the way they did and I am full of love and gratitude towards our audience."

As you noticed, Blobby is the glue (or the blob) that holds the team together, but other characters also deserve to be mentioned. "[Other folks] who appear in the comics are Lily, their human friend (and I really relate to her character a lot, I'm not sure why), Ashley, who is Lily's crush, and Charlie / Punk Kid who can come off as intimidating but is really the most soft and wholesome character we've ever come up with. That's why Charlie is modeling our underwear," Zack said, laughing.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

no one knows your mind better than you inside of it people. people who don't want children don't want children : see it's simple

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In the previous post, Zack, one of the authors of the comic, has given an interview explaining the mysterious circumstances of the comic's origin and how they're doing as of right now. "I don't know if there's one thing that inspired me to start the comics in the way that it exists today. We actually started with something really simple, with funny and cute gags that were more at the surface level. As the account grew, we realized we had an opportunity to use Blobby to speak up about more serious topics," Zack explained. "Listening to the reactions from our followers also made a huge difference for us. I can speak only for myself but I really feel like I’ve personally grown with this world we've created."

Blobby and friends have blessed us with their wholesome presence here at Bored Panda before, and if you're hooked and want to see more of this comic goodness, check it out here. If you want to take a detour from these comics and jump on to the next one, here's something that we've recently posted. Perhaps you want to educate yourself more about certain life struggles from a feminist perspective; if so, we have just the thing to offer, namely Promptly Paneled comics. And while some people struggle in life due to systemic injustice, some people that inspired this comic just struggle at life in general. And here's an awkward and out-of-the-blue suggestion: take a look at these comics that explore the same awkwardness that this sentence just caused.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mum never let me have my hair cut how I want it. I always had to push the boundaries and ended up getting 20's bob haircuts. One time mum wasn't paying much attention and I got it cut how I liked. Now it's stuck how I like it because I can't grow it out without getting a mullet (mum hates mullets so it's gotta be short).

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My wife went, discussed with stylist, mother was present. Stylist did all different as to what the mother said! We had some long discussions after that and it took some time to realize the parentification, narcism, manipulation, which this was also a hint right there.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just cause someone's style doesn't fit your boring a*s narrative doesn't mean it's any of your business. Cope.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is so true. I'm a 66 yr old woman and everytime i go to a salon to get my hair cut with an undercut and asymmetry like the pix i bring, the stylists give me an old lady version of it. ARRGH! Hey stylists, even us old people want edge. After all, i didnt get my first ink until i was fifty.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did this! I had the most frustrating time finding a salon that wouldn't make it "more flattering" which would mean it wasnt the style I asked for. So, I bought professional barbers shears, and a flat razor, and did it myself.

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Nguyen Jung
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Should've gotten that free since customer didn't get what was ordered.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bobbi, I am a woman in my early thirties rocking a fauxhawk and I can't stress how my own mum still says I look too masculine or gay because "short hair" can sharpen a woman's features. It is such an antiquated and over-worn stereotype.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Once, when I was 9, I shaved my whole head. I wasn't sick or anything. I just wanted to. Mind you, I had REALLY long hair that reached my back. Never EVER regretted it. Never felt too boyish, I still liked dressing up and looking feminine.

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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

should've paid the hairdresser half, and then told her 'I didn't pay you TOO MUCH because it'd make you look LIKE A GOOD HAIRDRESSER.'

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's what happened with my best friend, I ended up helping her shave her head, and it's their hair they get to choose

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate the your hair has to be short cause your a boy thing. I'm a dude, I had good parents who allowed me to keep my hair long but strangers always confused me as a girl. Hopefully it's different now cause I quite clearly look like a dude. haven't met that many people sense 2020.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She looks better with short hair, or maybe its just my preference for short hair

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Shannon Adams
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What... what stylist would do this? Is this a thing? If it is, it screams 'not getting paid for this bulls**t'

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Literally happened to me. Asked for pixie and he gave me a bob and said that if I REALLY wanted it then i can come back to get it done

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

see, this is what the customer is always right is supposed to mean

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Aaron Marts
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a man i get this as well. Like dont tell me you can do it if you cant.

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Alex Smith
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Totally the opposite for me as a guy. Every now and again I let someone other than myself cut mine, and I get soo upset at how short they cut it!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom would probably let me get a cut like this if my head were bigger. Like seriously my head is tiny lmao

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Kamie Jones
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes mama. F**K THAT. I INDULGE IN BOY CULTURE. PLEASE HIT ME UP

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I keep my hair long because I got hair that can Jew-fro like hair. Ya know the kind that has some curls that are thick but not tight so it will poof out till I either get a haircut to make it short or let it grow long so the curls can be weighed down like a longer version of the hair seen in the third panel where the stylist put the bow in the hair.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

👏 If someone ever comes up to you and they are panicking like this, YOU COULD SAVE THEIR LIFE BY ACTING LIKE THEIR FRIEND!!!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fair play re the a r s e thing though. One minute 'does this make my bum look big' and now the kardashians and co and their created mega a r s e s - truly don't get that.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never ever talk about your skin being clear. It hears you and will always break out. Been my personal experience every single time. Sigh.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was getting clothes from my cousins so they were all branded, but my parents still had to chose between paying bills and buying food.

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