23 Hilariously Absurd Comics By The Canadian Artist Cameron Spires (New Pics)
Interview With ArtistWe’re pretty sure we know you well by now, dear pandas, and we’re always happy to bring you a good laugh with some hilarious comic series. Well, today is another one of those days! You can thank us later... in the comments below!
Remember “Goat to Self” by Cameron Spires? That’s right, he’s back on Bored Panda with even more jokes that have us chuckling. As the author shared with us last time: “Things tend to go terribly wrong in my comics, either because of a misunderstanding of words or motives.” Is that what you find funniest about Cameron’s work? There are so many reasons to love his comics, so without further ado, let’s dive in and explore his latest strips!
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The instructions for opening the garbage bag are on this DVD. Now let me just remove this plastic wrappe........
Run a sheet of 100 grit sandpaper across your fingertips before trying to open the bag (don't forget to pay for the sandpaper).
Opens the bag, and sand off your fingertips in one step. Brillant!
Load More Replies...The hardest are the bags to clean up after my dog. I think sometimes it's just a single sheet of plastic that I turn into a bag with my effort.
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To find out even more about his funny comic series, we reached out to its author once again. Knowing that the 4-panel format often relies on precise timing to land a punchline, we asked Cameron how he approaches the rhythm of his strip to ensure it flows well. The artist responded: “I actually love working within the four-panel structure. I find it forces you to be concise. You have just enough time to set an expectation and then break it. Those constraints themselves ensure the rhythm of the joke!”
We don't stop playing because we get old.....we get old because we stop playing. -GBS
Next, we wanted to know if there are any jokes or visual cues that Spires enjoys revisiting in his comics. We were also curious how the cartoonist reinvents them to avoid repetition. We learned that: “Great question. It’s got to be the pun. It’s one thing, but it sounds like another thing. These days, I won’t avoid them exactly, but I have a bit of a rule that the pun can’t be the only joke. There’s got to be some kind of extra gag or funny button on the pun. For example, I have one comic where a ‘bath bomb’ is a literal bomb, but the real joke is that the character is aware he’s in a comic, so he knows it’s going to be a literal bomb.”
English isn't always literal. For example, it isn't Former Con-Arist of the United States.
Or like when every kid learns that the Golden Gate Bridge is orange
Load More Replies...I'm literally sitting in McDs when this scrolled up. Guess this is desert...
Many artists follow creative routines to stay consistent with producing new work. We were curious if Cameron has a similar approach. He told us: “I wish I had time for that! I’ve got a couple of kids and a full-time career in advertising, so I do comics when I can find a spare minute. One thing that helps is to do a little bit at a time so I don’t have to commit [to] sitting down for an hour. I just tinker on one comic a few minutes at a time over a couple of days.”
Catman *tap* "Wait no!" *tap* "Seriously STOP!" *tap* *crash*
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Oh dough (no), the German bread is upset. Hopefully there won't be an up-Rising with regards to this misunderstanding. It's true what he said though, making jokes ain't no loafing (laughing) matter... XP
Lastly, we were wondering if there were any particular comics or characters that became popular with readers in ways Spires didn’t expect. The artist shared with us: “By far ‘James’ in my ‘Did you eat s**t in the driveway’ comic became way more popular than I expected. People message me all the time that it’s their favorite comic. Something about his face seems to delight people.”
Well, Tolstoy was an artillery officer. But they lost that war.
Load More Replies...Couldn't he just hire one of his troops named Victor to do the writing?
History is written *for* the victors, by the conquered. At sword point.
My youngest granddaughter does bring her Kitty into the shower. Cat loves it, but have you ever seen a completely soaked cat before?
The vultures are conferring... about who gets his snack sized brain.
I don't like sand, it's coarse, and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere!
yeah i think that saying is dumb, someone shouldn't have to handle you when youre pissed off, you can ask for help but not make it everyone's problem then get mad when they don't want to hang out with you, on your bad days, strive to make everyones day better not the same as yours
Isn't everyone a serial mas****ator? I mean who only mas****ates once in their life?
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson decide to go on a camping trip. After dinner and a bottle of wine, they lay down for the night, and go to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see." Watson replied, "I see millions of stars." "What does that tell you?" Watson pondered for a minute. "Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets." "Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo." "Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three." "Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful and that we are small and insignificant." "Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow." "What does it tell you, Holmes?" Holmes was silent for a minute, then spoke: "Watson, you idiot. Someone has stolen our tent!"
I strongly recommend you do NOT try masturbating a tiger, for his breakfast cereal or any other reason.
Load More Replies...If automation took a big chunk of Blue Collar jobs, and AI will take a big chunk of White Collar jobs, maybe we should stop wearing collars.
AI is far from infallible. My current position is to fix the errors that AI inevitably generates when doing optical character recognition. They can't fix the problem because it requires more complex logic than the people who maintain the AI are capable of implementing.
You fool! You're helping the AI learn from its mistakes!
Load More Replies...I think it's censoring "sex", which still doesn't make sense
Load More Replies...What's wrong with the word sexuality? There's nothing wrong with that.
