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British cartoonist Andrew Fraser, better known online as Cartoons I Drew, creates single-panel comics that find humor in everyday life. From pet ownership and office culture to technology, history, and classic fairy tales, his work blends relatable observations with understated British wit, often delivering an unexpected punchline.

Based in Glasgow, Scotland, Fraser has been drawing since childhood. Inspired early on by comics like Peanuts and Garfield, he continued sketching throughout university and later during his career in IT. In 2010, shortly after becoming a father, he launched Cartoons I Drew, realizing that even with little free time, he could still create one funny cartoon every evening.

His distinctive loose sketching style has since earned publication in Private Eye, The Week, and several newspapers, while also leading to collaborations with organizations like Hibernian FC and Scholastic. Today, Andrew creates his cartoons digitally on an iPad using Procreate, though he still enjoys picking up traditional pens whenever inspiration strikes.

From dogs with oversized personalities to sarcastic robots and animals behaving more like humans than people do, Andrew's comics prove that one clever idea is often all it takes to make readers laugh.

More info: Instagram | Facebook | cartoonsidrew.com

#1

A cleverly drawn single-panel comic of a bear struggling with excessive packaging, stating, I hate all the unnecessary packaging.

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

...frustrates the h e l l otta me too

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    #2

    A clever single-panel comic showing a person staring at a phone, thinking about sheep, while a sheep thinks about staring at a screen.

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

    "Should remove the veil from their eyes"

    #3

    A single-panel comic of animals boarding Noahs Ark, capturing surprisingly clever everyday observations.

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

    The amusing part is even if the ark could carry enough food for 140 day or whatever nonsense it was meant to be, what would all the carnivores eat once they were back on dry land?

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    #4

    A clever single-panel comic shows an alien on a slide from a UFO with a 'Top Secret' sign, and a general with a 'Bottom Secret' sign near Area 51.

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

    1 of the security camera should be pointing to bottom secret too

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    #5

    A clever single-panel comic depicts a person losing food to seagulls and drones, with a sign saying do not feed the gulls.

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    #6

    Clever single-panel comic showing a sleeping cat and an excited dog greeting its owner at the door.

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

    Did you at least bring my favorite food?

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    #8

    A surprisingly clever single-panel comic of two dinosaurs, one flying, one complaining.

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

    And watch out for that huge falling rock above you

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    #9

    A clever single-panel comic showing two characters, one asking about an odyssey and the other's tan.

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

    It's been twenty years and only my dog recognizes me; my tan is the least of your worries, lady!

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    #10

    A man in an interview with two robots asking about maintenance, surrounded by other robots working, in a single-panel comic.

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

    Plus all the interruptions for lunch, bathroom breaks and personal phone calls. We're not worth the trouble. (For those keeping score at home, I just telegraphed my age by including "personal phone calls", rather than "scrolling and texting". Then I did it again by using "telegraphed". Sigh.)

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    #13

    A clever single-panel comic features a sheep doing an 'Instalamb' video, getting ready with grass.

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

    Smoking or grazing?

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    #14

    A fluffy sheep in sunglasses thinking So darn Hot! while being fanned by a clever single-panel comic fan.

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    #15

    A surprisingly clever single-panel comic of a happy triceratops chasing a red balloon.

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

    Simple joys...

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    #16

    A knight watching a football game, while a dragon head complains about his potential boasting, in a single-panel comic.

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    #17

    A single-panel comic with an alien running from a spaceship towards an ice cream van, a clever everyday observation.

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    #18

    A sweating ant with a phone and headset, lying down, saying It's Too Hot To Work, from a single-panel comic.

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

    Aesop's differentiation between ants and grasshoppers was not universally true.

    #19

    Jango Fett celebrating Fathers Day with Boba and other clone troopers in a clever single-panel comic.

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    #20

    A cleverly drawn single-panel comic of a monster in a yellow jumper destroying a city, saying, Yes Nanna, I love the jumper.

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    #21

    A cleverly drawn single-panel comic of a seagull reporter with a bandaged wing, reporting on a warzone, saying, I was so certain.

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

    He heard about the emus' success against the Australians, and it made him overconfident.

    #22

    A referee shouting 'PENALTY!' while watching a VAR screen showing a player hitting another with a bat, in a single-panel comic.

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    #23

    A fluffy dog selling chi shells on a beach, holding a card reader for a customer, in a clever single-panel comic.

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

    She sells Chi Shells on the seashore

    #24

    Clever single-panel comic with the Loch Ness Monster thinking a giraffe sticking out of a camper van is weird.

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

    That's a weird way of spelling

    #26

    Clever single-panel comic of Goldilocks singing with the Three Bears rock band about porridge temperatures.

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    #27

    Clever single-panel comic of a Roman soldier at a microphone, pausing an odyssey for a sponsor message.

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    #29

    A clever single-panel comic of two bears at a picnic, one suggesting Goldilocks was social media rage bait.

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    #30

    A cleverly drawn single-panel comic of a person sweating in bed during a lightning storm, asking, Have I displeased you weather gods!

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    #31

    A cleverly drawn single-panel comic of blades of grass celebrating No Mow May survival with a bee nearby.

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

    Can't see this one due to the advert pop.up that won't go away

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    #32

    A man looking horrified in bed amidst mess, holding a Happy Fathers Day card, from a clever single-panel comic.

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    A clever single-panel comic of a chicken wearing a shirt and glasses, holding a tablet, saying the sky is falling.

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

    ...or, perhaps burning

    #34

    A single-panel comic of a seahorse in a coat with a baby seahorse, showing clever everyday observations.

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    #35

    A single-panel comic featuring a melting ice cream cone with sunglasses, reflecting clever everyday observations.

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

    Cone of doom

    #36

    A clever single-panel comic illustrates a woman petting her dog, thinking 'Good boy,' while the dog imagines itself as a ferocious wolf.

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    #38

    A surprisingly clever single-panel comic of King Kong scoring a goal in a soccer stadium.

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

    Absolute power...makes the rules

    #39

    A clever single-panel comic shows a person napping on a couch with their phone, a mug, and a fan nearby.

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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, this one's a real side-splitter, all right.

    #40

    A tired man with a coffee mug, looking exasperated, featured in a surprisingly clever single-panel comic.

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