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Ryan Kramer, aka "Toonhole Ryan" is a cartoonist, comic artist and "just a guy trying to enjoy life and not get too fat." He creates funny illustrations that feature ridiculous, unexpected and sometimes dark situations and that can offer a good laugh.

The artist has been self-publishing humor comics and animation on the internet since 2010 and he co-runs a website called "Toonhole" with 3 of his friends, on which he releases new comics weekly. Besides that, the artist also is a director of Looney Tunes at Warner Bros.

Ryan told Bored Panda that he likes animating cartoons, but they take too long to create. "Comics are a quicker way to tell a joke or story. I started making them with my pals and we were stoked about making each other laugh. I also really enjoy the process of trying to capture a funny idea and all the stages of bringing it into comic format."

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Ryan revealed that his journey as a comic artist started in high school when he used to draw comics to make fun of his friends. Combine that with his love of cartoons and a cartoonist was born!

In college, Ryan met John, Chris and Mike, who shared the same love for old cartoons and similar drawing sensibilities. The friends teamed up and created Toonhole - a crew of cartoonists and professional animation artists who, according to their description, "crudely draw really really realllyy dumb stuff in their free time."

From time to time, artists face some challenges when doing creative work. For Ryan, the most challenging part of the creative process is trying to find a joke/idea worth capturing. However, "it is very rewarding finding it and translating it from your mind to paper." The second most rewarding part for the artist is holding the finished piece (if it's done traditionally). "It also feels good if it goes viral and people respond well to it," Ryan added.

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Marlene Kelly
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And thus, the explanation of how modern U.S. Politics work.

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

Easy. Bear, government. Rabbit, media. Animals at table, the rest of us.

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Jay
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would say the bear is actually the wealthy (which does include a bunch of politicians)

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

The year is 2020. The “animals” are Americans. The bear, well, the bear is Russian…

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

So true and terribly depressing with a horrible nod to today's society

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

Bunnies can be quite cut throat and are far from defenseless. Anyone shocked by this depiction clearly didnt see Watership Down.

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

Do you know Mathieu Perron too? This is TOTALLY something that he would do in a heartbeat after swearing you were his bestest most treasured friend. LMAO.

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

The club bearly got started, and then got jacked up by a jack-rabbit!

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

I like that rabbit, and hope to see more of his stories!

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

So true. Just take a look at the people deviding misuse of gendering and diversity!!!

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

Americans fighting each other, goaded by Russia and Russia's useful idiots. @WeDontTalkAboutBruno

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

I see that the general theme of these comics is "well that escalated quickly..." 😳

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

Perfect analogy. The animals are the working class. The bear the elites. The rabbit is the media.

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

If people won't play nice with each other, erase people. Problem solved, playing is nice again.

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

The rabbit is the US government and the bear is China. Everyone else is the citizens of US...

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

Everyday events. Pass the popcorn and the tissue please. Tragic

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We got curious whether Ryan ever feels burned out by doing creative work. The artist shared that he doesn't really feel too burned out with what he does. "Sometimes I can pile too much on my plate, but I try not to bite off more than I can chew."

The artist stays passionate about comics because he is constantly evolving as an artist and storyteller. "Making comics excites me and always gives me an outlet to express my humor and try new artistic pursuits/styles."

Check out our previous article featuring more of Ryan's hilarious comics with unexpected twists by clicking here. Don't forget to upvote your favorite ones!

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

Fun fact, the commandments say we shouldn’t worship worldly objects, so that’s another level of things she is doing wrong if she is a devote Christian as it appears /s Okay there’s a lot of hate down there so let me clarify It’s a joke, and I never meant to say she was worshiping the statue. I am a 13 year old practicing Medodist and I was trying to be funny in my own way. Sorry if I offended anyone I considered deleting this comment but I’m going to leave it up and give you this disclaimer

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

Just saw a picture of a bear mauling a bunch of cute animals and a dude getting his brains blown out. But penis... That's where we draw the line.

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

Hm, probably kids wouldn't eat play-doh if they didn't make it smell like food.

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