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If you’re looking for something light, fun, and unexpected, you’ve come to the right place! ‘Made of Mistake’ is back on Bored Panda with a fresh batch of comics.

Mike, the creator of the series, told us in our last interview that he initially started making comics simply because “it just seemed like a fun thing to try.” He elaborated: “When reading other people’s comics, I thought to myself, I think I could do that too. So I tried.”

In the end, it’s all about making people laugh—and we can all agree that the cartoonist has a knack for finding humor in absurdity, and even in darker topics. Without further ado, scroll down to discover the latest strips by Mike.

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We reached out to the cartoonist behind the series once again, this time to ask a few more questions about his work. One of them was how Mark would describe his comic in just three words. Here’s what we found out: “Sly wry guys. It’s the first thing I thought of. I’d be sad if my comic was easily described.”

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    #2

    Minimalistic comic about everyday observations showing a bear, two people, and a humorous situation.

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

    Karma ain't a b***h, it's clealry a bear!

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    #3

    Minimalistic comic showing a character wishing their water didn't taste like copper at a wishing well.

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    Wesley
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah could've we've been a little bit more creative

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    The artist also mentioned that sometimes, the strips unexpectedly resonate with his audience, and other times, the reaction is the opposite: “I'm always surprised what is popular or unpopular. The popularity of this comic surprised me.”

    #4

    Minimalistic comic of a person attempting to fix a device with tools, resulting in smoke and failure.

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

    Sometimes, the cure is worse than the disease. Sometimes, it doesn't have to be that way ...

    #5

    Minimalistic comic about everyday observations with a character organizing life, exercising, and eating healthy.

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

    What a relief! I was feeling vicarious fatigue until the last panel.

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    When we asked Mike about his personal favorite strip, he responded: “I really like this one because I like the idea of there being this intergalactic agency trying to catalog the entire universe but they aren't really doing a great job and they have so much work to do.”

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    We also asked if there are situations when the cartoonist has to abandon an idea he was fond of because it simply didn’t work as a comic. Mike replied: “100s. I have a huge pile of notes of things that seem like good ideas but haven't quite gotten them to work. Some of them I eventually figure out a way to make them into comics. I never know if/when I'll figure out a way to get them to work.”

    #8

    Minimalistic comic by “Made of Mistake” about a vampire warning another character of a weakness.

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    Wesley
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The person who made a vampire It wasn't really creative with what would k**l him?Because stabbing a stake through somebody's heart would k**l anybody

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    #9

    Minimalistic comic about secret of life, with characters discussing complex equations ending with "friendship" as the answer.

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    Wesley
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why did he make it into mathematical equations?And not just words

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    Finally, the creator of ‘Made of Mistakes’ revealed who his dream collaboration artist would be, should the opportunity ever arise: “Probably someone like ‘The Perry Bible Fellowship’. I really like their varied art style and sense of humor.”

    #10

    Minimalistic comic about a child's fear of a monster under the bed.

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

    They don't tell you about this sort of thing at Parenting classes

    #11

    Minimalistic comic featuring a lighthouse and flying angel figures interacting humorously with the light beam.

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

    Next panel - several sailors in boats - "Please leave it on!"

    #12

    Minimalistic comic of a character attempting to enter Heaven with angel and devil characters discussing points.

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    Bill Swallow
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "And that's when I shot him, Your Honor." - Cmdr. Susan Ivanova, Babylon 5

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    #13

    Minimalistic comic with everyday observations showing confused characters under flipped text by Made of Mistake.

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

    Just because you can't prove that life *isn't* a computer simulation, doesn't prove it *is*. Maybe we're in a box with Schrödinger's cat? "Here puss puss ..."

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    #15

    Minimalistic comic about everyday observations in Hell, featuring stick figure characters discussing drinks and video games.

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

    (unfortunately, most of the books are in languages now no longer spoken ...

    #16

    Minimalistic comic of two characters discussing space; one suggests "spacetime," leading to a cosmic, groovy conclusion.

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

    Spacetime may cause inflation ... (look it up)

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    #17

    Comic about minimalistic climate superhero and his audience.

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    #18

    Minimalistic comic about Hell depicted with a stick figure, a devil, and a keypad, humorously discussing escaping via a PIN.

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    Nicole Weymann
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The six in the close-up panel is even slightly rubbed off 😄

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    #19

    Minimalistic comic about a person visiting dermatology, humorously encountering a divine figure.

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    #20

    Minimalistic comic about everyday observation, character rearranges block letters humorously.

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

    Does that mean they unclogged the toilet in the women's bathroom?

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    #22

    Minimalistic comic about a trolley dilemma, with a humorous twist on decision-making in everyday observations.

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

    Isn't the trolley out of control in the question though to prevent this loophole?

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    #23

    Minimalistic comic about Dr. Destructo considering capitalism over crime, featuring Capitalism Man and Synergy Boy.

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

    Just a neutral guy ? - A disintegration ray could be used to get rid of trash for example, not having to wait a few hundred years for nuclear waste to become slighlty less dangerous also would be great. Solving such a problem should be rewarded

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    #27

    Minimalistic comic about everyday observations with a character choosing a humorous book from a shelf about sitting for 8 hours.

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    Space Invader
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The sequel, "How to sit straight for 8 hours", is even better.

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    #28

    Minimalistic comic featuring characters using Morse code in a cave-in, humorously solving communication issues.

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

    Fun fact: SOS was choosen in 1905 by the german trade navy because it's easy to spell and recognize. It does not stand for "Safe our Ship" or "Safe our Souls" - it was just chosen for being three times "short", 3 times "long" and 3 times "short" again without being an acronym at all

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    #29

    Minimalistic comic by “Made of Mistake” features a professor pondering about "good" philosophy jokes.

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

    What would you expect, a prat-fall ?

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    #31

    Minimalistic comic about a stick figure and a talking tree discussing their houses.

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

    About 7 billion of the 100 billion people ever born, are alive right now. We are a low probability event.

    #32

    Minimalistic comic of a couple discussing marriage and conversion, with a surprised sun character watching from a cloud.

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

    I've always wondered, how do you just stop believing one thing and start believing something totally different? How?

    #33

    Minimalistic comic illustrating Plato's cave metaphor by Made of Mistake, highlighting everyday observations.

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    #34

    Minimalistic comic depicting a patient with eyes on his body and a doctor offering a solution.

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

    ... aaaand now he's staring at out-of-focus plasters ... lots of them ...

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    #35

    Minimalistic comic by "Made of Mistake" depicting humorous everyday observations and unexpected outcomes.

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

    [ Irrelevant comment that misses the point the cartoonist intended to make ]

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    #36

    Minimalistic comic about summoning a fiery creature to destroy an enemy, ends with a humorous twist.

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

    Chtorphtyn prefers playing video games

    #37

    Minimalistic comic about programming school wizards and everyday observations, featuring binary code and humorous dialogue.

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

    That was always in dispute until well after the funeral

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    #38

    Minimalistic comic featuring stick figures discussing various everyday observations in a humorous style.

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    ANGEL BABY
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What the heck was that supposed to be???!!!

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