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If your sense of humor has dark undertones, you're gonna love J. L. Westover aka Mr. Lovenstein's webcomics. The artist himself describes them as "sad, pathetic, and sarcastic but in a funny way." Featuring everything from talking animals to funny slices of life, these dark comics should help you get through this workday quicker.

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"We seek laughter when we’re suffering," Mr. Lovenstein told Bored Panda. "I like to explore that suffering and isolate what’s so damn funny about it. Why do we find cringe funny? Why do bad movies make us laugh? I also find life to be utterly absurd and you can show how absurd it is with minimal effort."

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    "When someone resonates with my dark humor, it's perhaps the single most gratifying part of creating anything," the artist added. "It’s hard to speak for my audience, but I think they’re overall lovers of black comedy."

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    Vic
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I need to re-think when I lost my virginity..

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    "I could get all philosophical and introspective, but above all else I make jokes, and people like to laugh. Maybe if you scratch below the surface of these morbid cartoon drawings, some are drawn to the tinge of sadness, the absurdism, and the utter silliness of it all."

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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is me, constantly

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    Daria Z
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oversleeping also gives me headache.

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    Luis Milian
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I imagine that a squirrel would come and take the acorn for a more dramatic ending

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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *insert quiet but intense music*

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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ya know, if you look between the lines, it's a little sad. Whenever someone posts anything "sad and relatable" it gets tons of likes and upvotes (still like the comic though)

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    Bluebell Rizzi
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read that in batman's voice from the lego movie XD

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    HANS
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an optimist, he should see himself as half a f*****g idiot.

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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you pretend you know what you're talking about but really you're screaming bloody murder on the inside

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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess we all are guilty of this..

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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just wait until I die, then I'm going up to the big guy himself and ask why

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