Artist Refuses To Admit His Mistake In A Comic About Sharks, Hilariously Trolls Everyone Who Tries To Prove Him Wrong

An amusing little comic called ‘The Person Who Discovered Sharks’ took on a life of its own recently after the artist, Brooklyn-based Branson Reese, decided to have a little fun in the comments.

The comic itself is short and sweet, depicting a guy dipping into the sea only to be eaten by ‘smooth lions.’ We all know that means sharks, and some people were quick to point out that sharks aren’t actually smooth.

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Comic about sharks with a person entering water, humorously calling sharks "smooth lions" in a four-panel sequence.

Image credits: bransonreese

Rather than admit to a mistake (perhaps this was planned all along?) Branson decided to have a little fun and double down on his claims. No, it is you, veteran scuba diver, that is wrong!

The thread that followed makes for amusing reading as some people continued to try to convince Branson of the truth, while others just played along.

Artist's Twitter thread praised as one of the best situations ever.

Comic conversation debating sharks' skin texture, with humorous trolling about their smoothness.

Comic responses about sharks featuring humorous exchanges and a reference to a Santana and Rob Thomas song.

Comic panel showing an artist humorously debating shark texture misconceptions on social media.

Comic exchange about shark skin, with artist humorously defending his claim despite corrections from others.

Artist trolls comments about sharks' skin texture on Twitter, humorously insisting on smoothness despite evidence.

Comic exchange about sharks as sandpaper, with artist humorously denying mistakes, trolling critics in a funny debate.

Person reading a book with a humorous cover about smooth sharks.

Comic exchange humorously debating sharks' smoothness, with artist playfully trolling.

Twitter conversation between users debating shark scales, with artist humorously insisting sharks are smooth.

Comic exchange with artist humorously refusing to admit a mistake about sharks having smooth skin.

A comment humorously challenges an artist about shark skin smoothness.

Text message from bransonreese humorously discussing a smooth pillowcase.

Text explaining how shark skin feels like sandpaper, with a reference link included.

Comic artist humorously refuses to admit mistake about smooth sharks.

"User comment praising a post as transcendent, related to comic about sharks and artist's humorous response to critics.

Comic comment on sharks versus dolphins by a marine biologist.

Comic text reads, "No, I'm thinking of sharks. Source: I'm a superior marine biologist.

Text post humorously discussing the effectiveness of trolling someone who refuses to admit their mistake.

The exchange got almost 50k reactions on Twitter as more people engaged with Branson’s comments than with the comic itself. Maybe this could be a new angle for comic artists? Drop a subtle mistake in the comic and take to the comments to defend it?

What do you think? Is trolling ever really funny, even when it’s lighthearted and fun, like this? Let us know your opinion in the comments below!

Here’s what people had to say about the humorous thread

Comment about a song link in a humorous comic about sharks.

Comment from user "telstrabilly" stating "I am amused," with 453 points, related to an artist's comic about sharks.

Comment humorously trolls artist about mistake in shark comic.

Comment about "unsharkable confidence" in a discussion on an artist's shark comic mistake.

Comment praising artist's genius in trolling people over shark comic mistakes.

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