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As a The New Yorker cartoonist, Benjamin Schwartz seems to have mastered the art of describing modern life in the most absurd way possible. Through surreal one-panel comics filled with awkward conversations, existential panic, fantasy characters, office culture, and internet-age chaos, Schwartz has built a style of humor that constantly catches readers off guard. His cartoons often feel like bizarre little fever dreams, yet somehow they capture everyday reality with uncomfortable accuracy.

The logic inside Schwartz’s comics feels completely broken and strangely airtight at the same time. Beneath the absurdity sits a very recognizable layer of social anxiety, burnout, awkwardness, and collective exhaustion quietly connecting all the jokes together. Whether he’s turning QR codes into demonic rituals or imagining fantasy worlds dealing with modern problems, Schwartz has a talent for making readers laugh first and then wonder why the joke feels so painfully familiar afterward.

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His clean black-and-white illustration style only sharpens the humor further. Without unnecessary detail or distraction, every comic lands with the feeling of a perfectly timed, strange thought you weren’t expecting to have. Scroll down to explore some of Schwartz’s funniest and most brilliantly unhinged comics that somehow make modern life feel both ridiculous and weirdly relatable at the same time.

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    LizzieBoredom
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    2 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why you should never invite Norman Rockwell to dinner.

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    Bill Swallow
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    2 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what you get when you're playing 'Night on Bald Mountain' while scanning a strange QR Code.

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    Niels AirMax
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    2 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's not wrong tho... 🤷🏼‍♂️ It's also way more manly. 😆

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    Lotekguy
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    2 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Statue of Liberty was originally made of steel and copper. Now it's all irony.

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    Andrew Keir
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    2 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks as if the guy was about to give himself CPR - a neat trick !

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    Andrew Keir
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    2 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There seem to be two sorts of investors - those who realise they don't understand how the stock market works, and those who haven't realised that yet

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

    My wife is scared to d***h of these things. She got wrapped up by one when she was a little girl and it's never left her.

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    Andrew Keir
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    2 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "What's the worst that could happen, if we vote him in ? "

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    Andrew Keir
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    2 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ruth's initial comment at the Incontinence Forum was unfortunate