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Cartoonist Nate Fakes has become a favorite among Bored Panda readers, thanks to his delightfully twisted humor, unexpected characters, and signature single-panel style that always delivers a punchline you didn’t see coming.

Nate’s cartooning journey began early—he sold his first cartoon in the 5th grade and spent most of middle and high school sketching in the margins instead of focusing on the lessons. That lifelong obsession with drawing turned into a full-fledged career: today, he's a professional storyboard artist, commercial illustrator, cartoonist, and author. His work has appeared in major publications such as MAD Magazine and The New York Times, as well as in books, greeting cards, ad campaigns, and across the web. With a style that blends wit, absurdity, and just the right amount of cynicism, Nate Fakes continues to prove that a single panel can say (and hilariously ruin) a thousand words.

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One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing cell phones discussing dominating the world in a humorous setting.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing two tablets in bed with one holding a screen protector for protection.

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    Andrew Keir
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't they teach those mobile phones *anything* at school?

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    Two sheep holding phones having a social media conversation in a humorous one-panel comic by Nate Fakes.

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

    Hence, Kardashians.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing a cheese slice relaxing at a beach cottage with a coffee mug.

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    Andrew Keir
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The cheesy feet are a nice touch

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing an animal reacting to an anthill with a speech bubble saying it’s the apocalypse.

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    Lil be lil
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    6 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ants antsie anticipation

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing two cassette tapes talking about retirement and rewinding outdoors.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes featuring musical notes in a bar with a humorous speech bubble conversation.

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    Jodaz Coño
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sticky note you in the wrong place , Music note no joke

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing ants discussing land development with a humorous twist on nature.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing two sheep discussing being bald and sheared over wine.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing a giraffe surprised by a bird hitting its face in a funny moment.

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    Andrew Keir
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed, giraffes should have red flashing lights at night

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes shows a toothpaste tube giving advice about squeezing from the bottom humorously.

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    Andrew Keir
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe, too shy to touch your bottom ?

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes featuring a penguin drinking and talking about not flying home.

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    Baba Caine
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the kiwis bar stayed open all winter

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    Spider on web surrounded by trapped bugs thinking about finishing leftovers before they go bad in a hilarious one-panel comic.

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

    I often feel the same when I open the refrigerator.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing spiders on a couch and wall with one telling kids to stop blocking the TV.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes shows a sympathetic spider talking to a butterfly caught in its web.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing a cup telling a coffee mug it’s time to meet its maker.

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    Lil be lil
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No!, that's why I like cold brew.

    #21

    Cartoon of a brown recluse spider surrounded by humorous keep out signs in a one-panel comic by Nate Fakes.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing spiders on a web joking about getting spider veins in the future.

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    Andrew Keir
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not to be picky, but it's usually "one spider, one web".

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes featuring a spider stuck in its web thinking it needs to lose weight.

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    Andrew Keir
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ... and, just like that, the trapdoor spider evolved

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing a phone patient refusing life support from a doctor phone character in a hospital room

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

    It's already heard more than its share of drivel, and stared down the barrel of too many selfies.

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    #25

    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing guitars talking about a smashed uncle guitar in a living room setting.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing a sheep saying I'm letting it grow out with a woolly sheep nearby.

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    #27

    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes shows a cowboy cheating at cards against Death, blending humor and dark themes.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing a man riding a fake horse on a small stage with a desert backdrop and film crew.

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    Lil be lil
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Let's head on out", literally.

    #30

    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing two cell phones, one leaving the other for an upgrade with chips on a couch.

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    Two coffee pods, one labeled bold and one decaf, with arms talking about starting a podcast in a humorous comic panel.

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    #32

    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing ants warning about a tornado approaching a red lawn mower.

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    #33

    Man in office break room drinking directly from a hot coffee pot, a woman looks on, one-panel comic by Nate Fakes.

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    #34

    Spider in a one-panel comic by Nate Fakes saying I prefer economy housing with a simple web near a tree.

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    #35

    Hilarious one-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing two snakes on a date with a funny caption about hissing.

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    Lil be lil
    Community Member
    6 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All the Boas do this!

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    Sharks in a one-panel comic by Nate Fakes, featuring a joke about using white strips on teeth underwater.

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    Lil be lil
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What lovely white teeth you have.........

    #38

    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing two screws with different outfits complimenting each other outdoors.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing a spider creating an abstract web resembling Jackson Pollock art style.

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    Cartoon of animated irons playing curling on ice, featuring a humorous scene from one-panel comics by Nate Fakes.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes shows two cats, one surprised and one bald, with a humorous caption about coughing up hairballs.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing two penguins in bed with a humorous mistaken identity dialogue.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing a baby unable to count sheep while trying to sleep.

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    Two penguins on ice, one wearing sunglasses, in a funny Nate Fakes comic from popular one-panel comics series.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing two penguins, one with a frosted tip, in a snowy landscape.

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    Dueling pianos cartoon with anthropomorphic instruments exchanging humorous insults in a one-panel comic by Nate Fakes

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    Hilarious one-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing ants building a large, tilted stone structure in their colony.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing ants swarming over a tube of ant bait with a funny speech bubble.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing a man told to buy a ladder to reach Rapunzel in a tower.

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    #51

    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes shows a tooth fairy asking to break a twenty-dollar bill at night.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing a giraffe talking to a turtle with a witty caption.

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    #53

    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing a man throwing a bandaged object as a dog chases it in a park.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing a baby thinking about being on hold for 20 minutes humor humorously.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing penguins with one wearing glasses as a disguise among the group.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing vampires with a teething baby humorously causing surprise outdoors.

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    Cartoon doctor humorously explaining complex formula to baby and mother in a one-panel comic by Nate Fakes.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing a dentist telling a patient his tooth needs a crown with a humorous thought bubble.

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

    That's what he will think he should have gotten when he sees the bill.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing tools with speech bubble about prying, highlighting hilarious comic humor.

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

    Guess who's planning to screw the customers?

    #60

    Hilarious one-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing kids making coffee with dirt and water for Mother's Day prank.

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    Two rejected resumes personified, talking about qualifications and formatting in a hilarious one-panel comic by Nate Fakes.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing a garden hose leaking water and a pot talking about being sick.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing two anthropomorphic bottles, one saying you are the highlight of my life.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes of a musician playing guitar with a humorous caption about royalties and an ex-wife.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing a cheese on stage with a milk carton thinking about a cheesy joke.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing a worn-out toothbrush telling a new toothbrush it’s being replaced at work.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes showing a baby bottle and sports bottle with a humorous caption about family traits.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes featuring talking wrenches discussing tight money and bills on a kitchen table.

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    Penguin parent and chick in a humorous one-panel comic by Nate Fakes, set against an icy landscape with mountains.

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    One-panel comic by Nate Fakes shows a s***w being fired for not working well with a screwdriver.

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