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One-panel cartoons leave no room for unnecessary details. With just a single image and a few carefully chosen words, cartoonists have to establish a situation, surprise the reader, and deliver a memorable punchline, all within seconds. It's a format that has produced some of the most enduring comics in publishing, relying on precision, timing, and the ability to find humor in both the ordinary and the absurd.

That's the approach Joe Lennon has spent years refining. A lifelong cartoonist from western New York, Lennon developed a passion for drawing at an early age after discovering superhero comics, MAD Magazine, and the underground comics movement. After building a career in graphic design, he eventually returned to cartooning, bringing with him a designer's eye for composition and a sharp sense of visual storytelling. Today, his single-panel cartoons blend wordplay, pop culture, everyday observations, and surreal twists into jokes that often reward a closer look.

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#1

Hilariously awkward comic by Joe Lennon: Two scientists observe mice in a maze, commenting on gender navigation differences.

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Lotekguy
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9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We're never lost. We're just exploring options.

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    #2

    A Joe Lennon comic showing several blind men touching an elephant, each describing a different object. Relatable and awkward comics.

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    Roman Arendt
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    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Swiss knife of animals. But don't try to bowls with those balls. You might not survive it.

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    #5

    Relatable and hilariously awkward comics by Joe Lennon: Pregnant woman at a Bob Ross studio, referring to a 'happy accident'.

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    Roman Arendt
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    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He used his titanium white a little too excessive.

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    #16

    A Joe Lennon comic features two men casually observing robots and UFOs attacking a city, discussing Twitter trends.

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    Roman Arendt
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    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "And this is how you get fäscism, kids."

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    #23

    A man painting a tree with brown leaves and gray sky from awkward comics by Joe Lennon.

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    Sanguina
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    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎶 I've been for a walk, on a winter's day.🎶

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    #25

    Hilariously awkward comic by Joe Lennon: Bert and Ernie eat large chicken wings, with Big Bird's feet visible.

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    Roman Arendt
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    6 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nooooooo!!! Ernie, how could you? My first gay icon! 😩

    #26

    Hilariously awkward comic by Joe Lennon: A man on the phone tells his wife he's bringing The Boss home for dinner.

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    scottster89
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hope he doesn't spend the night talking about his glory days

    #33

    Hilariously awkward comic by Joe Lennon of a horror movie audience watching a slasher changing a price tag to a lower price.

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    panther
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    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And very unrealistic, at least this year.

    #34

    A Joe Lennon comic shows a stick figure singing at a karaoke night while two people watch, an awkward comics moment.

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    Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47)
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎶 And I drive the main road searchin' in the sun for another overload 🎶

    #39

    A Joe Lennon comic depicts The Emperor Has No Clothes, with a child pointing and adults reacting to his nudity.

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    Der Kommissar
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    7 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    also, cankles. also, a bad combover and/or wig, a curious orangeish hue to his skin

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    #44

    A Joe Lennon comic depicting a rhinoceros driving a car with a 'Honk if you're H***y' bumper sticker. Hilariously awkward comics.

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    Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47)
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't believe this one slipped through! 8`-)

    #45

    A Joe Lennon comic shows two devils in hell discussing a failed attempt to steal a soul and losing a golden fiddle.

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    William Mesker
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Johnny said "Devil come on back if you ever wanna try again... I done told you once, you son of a b*tch, I'm the best there's ever been"

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    #53

    A Joe Lennon comic depicting The Knights of the Periodic Table, with knights representing gold, iron, and copper.

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    taarna23
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gold, iron and copper. Silver is in the back, there, with... I dunno, mercury? Mercury is often sourced from cinnabar, which is very red. Could be corundum, too.