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This week, we've introduced you to some amazing cartoonists debuting on Bored Panda. Happily, we still have a few more artists who are excited to share their work with you in the upcoming days! The creator of the "Skull Pizza" comics is one of them.

We got in touch with Steve, the author of the series, to ask some questions about his work. Firstly, we wanted to find out what inspired him to create his own comic strip. The artist said: “I've always been a doodler, but I think it was in middle school that I first tried drawing comics. Once I made friends laugh with them, I was hooked. For years, I really wanted to do a daily newspaper strip, but it never really worked out. Between the necessities of life and struggles with ADHD, I've always struggled to make money from my art. These days, I mostly do it for the love of comics and to meet fellow cartoonists. Of course, the dream is still to be able to do it full-time, but I'm grateful anytime a little extra money comes my way from these silly drawings. I've been drawing my comic Murdercake (in the slow process of being renamed Skull Pizza) for about 11 years without being on anyone's radar, so it's gratifying to see people starting to notice my work.”

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We were curious about what themes and motifs the artist likes to feature in his series in particular. Steve shared with us: “I'm a big fan of horror movies, so a lot of jokes about spooky films and characters appear in my work. I like putting those characters in absurd or everyday situations. I draw comics about a certain hockey-masked fellow every Friday the 13th, for example.”

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

    Mission accomplished, troops! Onward to the vacuum cleaner!

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

    Curiosity doesn't only kill cats.

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    No presents for Jimmy

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

    "now let's see who the Easter Bunny really is!!" --- Fred.

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    The author of “Skull Pizza” told us more about the characters featured in his strips: “My comics don't really have a set cast, but I have a lot of recurring characters, sort of like sketch comedy. Reader favorites seem to be The Agents of S.N.A.R.C., who show up at ridiculous crime scenes to make bad jokes; President Bear, a literal bear who was somehow elected commander-in-chief; Dracula, who has terrible luck with ladies; Krampus always shows up around the Holidays; and of course my ‘Shork Week’ comics that I've drawn every summer for six years running. There are always new characters being added or resurrected.”

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    Donkey boi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We're gonna need a bigger bed!

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

    Attention movie fans!!! You liked the Sharknados, get ready for Sharknookie! Coming soon.

    yuri Snyder
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Woah 😮 that got kinky real quick 😏

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

    Gotta know your audience, Freddie.

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

    Every time... those and the Cadbury mini eggs

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    Next, the artist revealed more details related to his creative process while working on the new strips: “I mostly work digitally these days on an iPad Pro. I'll hop around between Procreate, Clip Studio, Art Studio Pro, and Adobe Fresco. Each have their strengths, and I like experimenting with them all. I'll still do comics on paper once in a while, just for the fun of it. Sometimes I'll doodle an idea with a pencil on paper, then bring it onto the iPad to ink and color.”

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    Lyn Starsblood (she/her)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s nuts how early stores display Christmas decorations

    Kittylover368
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right? October 31, still halloween decor. You go at 3 am November 1, CHRISTMAS!!! Ugh

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    Clio Cherry-Pulay
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Quit downvoting everyone BP trolls, there’s nothing wrong with the other comments

    Trentin Quarantino
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish I could upvote this more than once!

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

    I know that's a very bad idea from watching "The Boys"

    Lastly, Steve told us about his biggest influences in the world of comedy and humor: “As a kid, I devoured Peanuts, Calvin and Hobbes, Bloom County, and The Far Side. I also grew up watching reruns of The Kids in the Hall, which probably influenced my sense of the absurd. Now there's so much inspiration everywhere. You can't throw a rock without finding a brilliant comic on social media. This has led to meeting lots of hilarious artists who continue to influence my comics and let me bounce ideas off of them and (hopefully) make them better. Every Friday, I livestream a Drink & Doodle with Brian Gordon from Fowl Language Comics on FB Live (and soon probably Twitch), if you ever want to give us a silly prompt.”

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

    But you said they were delicious... couldn't help myself

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

    A gingerbread man sits in a gingerbread house. Is he made of house or is the house made of flesh. He screams not knowing why.

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

    apparently lois is easily fooled by a pair of glasses... I seeeee

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

    The punch line would make a good name for another species of Don.

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

    Who wins in a fight between Octoberon and The Great Pumpkin?

    C Hendrix
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who says Octoberon isn't another name for the Great Pumpkin?

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    gilded panda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They even put Schulz in the snoopy panel

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

    "After Schulz". It's a pretty common thing artists do. It's a deliberate acknowledgement of the artist they're homaging/parodying. edit: the other common one is "With apologies to..."

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

    wait why are the rich people smoking? is it meant to be cigars?

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

    The "feeling of danger" makes it even better 🤣

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

    With newspaper sales in decline, Jameson started editing several adult magazines for a safety net... or web.

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

    Once you've gone 'Zilla, no one else is a thrilla.

    cherry~
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How does she survive in bed?

    Marvel morgan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ohh so that's why they fight each other

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

    Puns don't get much cornea than that. Put a lid on it before someone lashes out and browbeats you.

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

    "It's because your oversensitive. Everything makes you cry."

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

    Wouldn't it take a couple of seconds? Like, maybe you could quickly take it off and on? Idk I don't feel like googling, but yet I can type all of this out.

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

    Hahahaha. No. It's incredibly cold and no pressure. Edit, copied this from astronomy.com, The moment you take your helmet off, you only have up to 15 seconds of consciousness and two minutes before your body shuts down. Unfortunately, the environmental conditions of outer space are very deadly to the human body and, the effects of being exposed to this environment are incredibly rapid. No one in their right mind would willingly remove their helmet in out space, knowing the consequences that are about to follow. Maybe it isn’t your fault, and micro debris collided with your helmet. As much as you may want to save yourself, there wouldn’t be much you could do. Once you remove the helmet, all oxygen in your body will be pulled out and disappear. This happens so fast that your body won’t initially register that it’s entirely out of oxygen, so your heart will continue to pump blood. Depending on your location, the skin on your face will start burning or freezing, and the pressure would cause all bodily fluids to boil. All of this occurs over a period of 90-120 seconds, and we should all be thankful that we wouldn’t be conscious to experience it all. Once the vacuum of space takes the oxygen from your lungs, your immediate reaction is to try and inhale. Even if you couldn’t control it, trying to breathe without your helmet would be a painful mistake. One that you would, unfortunately, experience within your 15 seconds of consciousness. Technically, if you were much closer to the spaceship, it’s possible you could survive if you made it back to the ship in under 15 seconds. Regardless, your body will still be in shock due to the rush of damage it took from the vacuum of outer space. Although your internal fluids would eventually boil, this process causes your bodily fluid to lose heat energy very quickly. This would cause them to freeze before they were able to evaporate from your body entirely. Boiling liquids within your body would cause you to expand, but it’s essential to understand that you would not simply explode. Even during your 15 seconds of consciousness, it’s possible to feel micro asteroids hitting your head at extremely high speeds. This danger alone could cut your life short before you ever reach your 15-second limit. Finally Taking your helmet off in space would, for the most part, lead to very regrettable outcomes. Well, you wouldn’t even be able to regret them!

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    flower petals
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Antivaxers are like “I’m so tired of these helmet mandates- nobody’s gonna tell me what to do”.. Natural selection is a beautiful thing! 😎

    Andrew Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's fine, right up to the point where they go ..."and we're not going to let anyone else do things we don't like, either".

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

    No loss to the gene pool.

    Klondike Penguin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I heard that outer space smells like cooked steak. Makes me wonder how they found that out.

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    Danish Susanne
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Twilight Zone sounds like a nice place to be in. If you get cheese with the wine that is.

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

    More interesting in the Twilight Zone than in the Twilight movies.

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

    That's harsh! She could have just let him down gently.

    Ricardo Ferreira
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Sorry not sorry my dear, but this Emo act is soooooo blasé."

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

    Maybe he should have tried to tempt him at dinnertime with a juicy Roastferatu.

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    Rayne OfSalt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, I remember this. It was a bit before covid hit (2018 or 2019 iirc), a ton of webcomic artists decided to all make the same comic for April Fool's Day.

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

    What does vomiting sound like with the voice modifier?

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

    "HOO-LORLORLORLOR" Maybe? We need someone to test.

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    Enclave destroyer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For some reason the grimace here looks akin to A substance dealer.

    3 Otters 🦦
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    You’d look like that too if you had to search as far as he did for a McDonald’s with a working ice cream machine.

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

    He forgot to take off his sunglasses and pause before delivering the line. Rookie mistake.

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

    The inevitable result of our daytime TV signals carrying to other worlds.

    SCP 4666
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    actually it`s a feline female 😉

    Ricardo Ferreira
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So these aliens also talk like the aliens from Strange Planet...

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

    fan anyone explain the higher / formal register used?

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    Sweet Fanny Adams
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'It's course and rough, and it gets everywhere'.

    Kittylover368
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun fact: he never said “Luke, I am your father” Luke said something like: “he told me you killed him (his father).” And Darth Vader said: “No, I am your father.” *Dark music*

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

    *doesn't get it at first *reads the title of the comic *oh god

    Doug O
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this a reference to Tom Cardy H.Y.C.Y.BH? If so... 🤣

    Andrew Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I think I left them in the bathroom, I'll just go and get them"

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

    Saved the day with leprecorpse.

    Sheri DeMaio
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hilarious work! Loved every one. I especially appreciate the knock-offs: priceless! Keep up the great work!

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    Hadley King
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    im in this picture and i don't like it.

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    Kittylover368
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like how the vomit’s actually out of the neck.