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Mark Anderson is the creator of Andertoons, a long-running series of black-and-white, one-panel cartoons built around simple drawings and sharply observed ideas. Using minimal character design and just one line of text, Anderson focuses on everyday situations, social habits, and human contradictions, letting timing and phrasing do most of the work rather than visual complexity.

A familiar presence on Bored Panda, Anderson has said his stripped-down style developed naturally as a practical way to draw frequently and efficiently. He draws inspiration from a wide range of reading and from comedians and cartoonists who value clarity and precision in humor.

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One-panel cartoon showing a demon on a mountain with a person saying they have to work, illustrating life’s ironies.

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Bill Swallow
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1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, tell Chernobog to hold it down!

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    One-panel comic with a lion and another animal at a restaurant, showcasing clever humor and life’s ironies.

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    #3

    Cartoonist’s one-panel comic shows a woman humorously addressing an audience at a piano recital capturing life’s ironies with clever humor.

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    #4

    One-panel cartoon showing a witch and shoe house capturing life's ironies with sharp and clever humor.

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    Floeckchen
    Floeckchen
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Marvel Avengers was the most ambitious crossover in history..." hold my fairy tales and nursery rhymes!

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    #5

    Cartoonist’s one-panel comic showing a book presentation humorously confusing the audience with business buzzwords.

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    #6

    Cartoonist’s one-panel comic showing a man under a dangling slotted spoon, capturing life’s ironies with clever humor.

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    Multa Nocte
    Multa Nocte
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    Premium     1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every time I think of or hear about the sword of Damocles, my mind instantly goes to The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

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    #7

    Business meeting cartoon with one-panel comic capturing life’s ironies using sharp and clever humor about shareholder value.

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    #8

    One-panel cartoon comic showing a clever vampire joke capturing life’s ironies with sharp and clever humor.

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    Premium     1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's mythstake he won't make again.

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    #9

    One-panel comic illustrating life’s ironies with sharp and clever humor featuring a man falling in a trust fall.

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    #10

    Cartoonist’s one-panel comic shows police officers watching a Bat-Signal flown by a small plane over city rooftops.

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    Floeckchen
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's also bad if there are no clouds in the sky

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    #11

    Two bears waiting with a box of nails as a honey delivery truck approaches in this clever cartoon comic.

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    Premium     1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When the vet told them they were allergic to bee stings, they had to come up with a new plan.

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    #12

    One-panel comic showing two cartoonist tigers illustrating life’s ironies with sharp and clever humor in a therapy session.

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    #13

    One-panel cartoon showing sharp humor where a man dramatically falls on the floor as a woman takes notes, capturing life’s ironies.

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    #14

    Cartoonist’s one-panel comic shows clever humor with a pianist and an unusual page-turner on stage.

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    #15

    One-panel comic featuring sharp and clever humor with playing card characters capturing life's ironies.

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    Premium     1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Queen of Hearts was quite a tart and everybody knew it. The King forgot to clean his thing and his Queen made him rue it.

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    #16

    One-panel cartoon showing a tiny woman advising a giant 49-foot woman with sharp and clever humor.

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    Premium     1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I enjoyed that movie when I was young.

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    #17

    One-panel cartoon shows a wind tunnel labeled love blowing shoes and clothes, capturing life’s ironies with clever humor.

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    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bet this actually happened

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    #18

    Cartoonist's one-panel comic shows reindeer planning to dazzle the old guy with humor capturing life’s ironies.

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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No big worry - that was Thor's chariot. He's not interested in horning in on your boss's gig.

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    #19

    Boat labeled Whale Ignoring Tours with passengers watching a whale leaping away in a one-panel cartoon capturing life’s ironies.

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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brother spends lots of time on the inside passage to Alaska, prime whale watching territory. He boasts about his album of "water where a whale had just jumped" pictures.

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    #20

    One-panel comic showing a pianist and a customer highlighting life’s ironies with sharp and clever humor.

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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately, 'Play me a song, you're the harpsichord man' didn't fit the lyrical structure.

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    #21

    One-panel comic by cartoonist showing clever humor and life’s ironies with two office workers in discussion.

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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Knock it off already, Cease and Desist, Boy o boy I wish this could exist!

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    #22

    One-panel comic showing two playing cards personified, capturing life’s ironies with sharp and clever humor.

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    #23

    Two businessmen in an office, one holding a paper with placeholder text in a cartoon capturing life's ironies with clever humor.

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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lorem Ipsum in Latin means "The Internet Itself". can't make out anything else, though...

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    Cartoonist’s one-panel comic showing a popcorn box on the witness stand with sharp and clever humor.

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    Premium     1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I only suggested it. I never claimed that they did!"

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    One-panel comic showing a courtroom scene that captures life’s ironies with sharp and clever humor.

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    Floeckchen
    Floeckchen
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "...so if Chewbacca lives on Endor you must acquit!"

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    #26

    A one-panel comic showing a golf club closed and replaced by a gopher sanctuary with 500+ holes, capturing life’s ironies.

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    Arthur Waite
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    Premium     1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Much better use for the land!

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    #27

    One-panel comic showing a sharp and clever humor moment with a Batman-like character at a store counter.

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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude, that thing was old enough, it was pure copper!

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    #28

    Two businessmen at a desk discussing a nondisclosure agreement in a cartoonist’s one-panel comic capturing life’s ironies.

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    #29

    Cartoonist’s one-panel comic shows a man performing a satirical song on stage capturing life’s ironies with clever humor.

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    #30

    One-panel comic showing a clothing store counter with a humorous sign capturing life’s ironies with clever humor.

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    #31

    Cartoonist’s one-panel comic shows playing cards begging for help with clever humor capturing life’s ironies.

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    Lotekguy
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    Premium     1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can hope for help, but don't bet on it.

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    #32

    One-panel cartoon comic showing a person at a booth charging to check your privilege with sharp and clever humor.

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    #33

    A cartoonist’s one-panel comic showing a business meeting humorously disrupted by the smell of egg salad.

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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, be quiet or we'll get out the barbecue sauce!

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    #34

    One-panel cartoon showing a man at a booth charging $5 to check your privilege, capturing life's ironies with sharp humor.

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    Bill Swallow
    Bill Swallow
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    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What, again? I just *had* it checked upthread!

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