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Some of the best stories come from the people we know best. For cartoonist Mikal Malik, that means his own family.

Mikal started creating The Takeoff Show when he was just 12 years old, turning himself and his family into cartoon characters and building a series around their everyday lives. Since then, he has created other comic series, including Tim and Gina and What’s the Difference?, and has also worked as an animator after studying at the School of Visual Arts in New York.

Today, The Takeoff Show continues to bring his family-inspired characters to life through funny and relatable comics.

Scroll down to check out some of the artist’s comics and see what happens when family life gets the cartoon treatment.

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Comics by Mikal Malik featuring a father and son wishing on a falling meteor, capturing funny family life.

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    A humorous comic by Mikal Malik showing a massive pile of reusable shopping bags from family life.

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    Yep, I'm guilty of this too

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    A comic panel showing a yellow snow prank, from comics by Mikal Malik about family life

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    A comic strip about annoying siblings, representing comics by Mikal Malik depicting funny family life

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    Relatable comics by Mikal Malik about a funny T-shirt mishap between friends.

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    A funny family life comic by Mikal Malik featuring a pun about ordering a head of lettuce.

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    The joke wasn't that bad but I can see her point

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    A funny Mikal Malik comic strip where characters share a month-themed dad joke that falls flat.

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    A comic strip by Mikal Malik showing a man getting kicked off a plane after a bad joke about airline food.

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    Funny comics by Mikal Malik showing a character reacting to a milk mustache.

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    Relatable comics by Mikal Malik depicting a little girl talking to her mother about losing a tooth.

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    A Mikal Malik comic about family life where children asking for pie receive a mathematical pi symbol instead

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    Mikal Malik comic panel showing a character telling a classic chicken joke, showcasing funny family life.

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    A comic strip by Mikal Malik about an adult pretending to read a newspaper but only looking at the comics.

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    First page I always go to

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    A comic strip depicting a toast settings dilemma, from comics by Mikal Malik about family life

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    A comic strip about an old-fashioned phone, part of comics by Mikal Malik showing family life

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    Relatable comics by Mikal Malik showing a girl drawing mustaches on her brother who praises her art talent

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    Relatable comics by Mikal Malik showing kids disappointed about a scheduled raining day outdoors

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    Relatable comics by Mikal Malik featuring a cartoonist struggle with empty panels and lack of ideas

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    A comic strip about family life by Mikal Malik showing a kid talking to a snowman.

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    A funny four-panel comic by Mikal Malik featuring a character looking around and shouting about clones

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    A Mikal Malik time travel comic where the characters exit a time machine aged by 90 years

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    A four-panel comic by Mikal Malik depicting a frozen computer, highlighting the funny side of family life.

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    Mikal Malik comics panel showing characters finding a funny plea for help inside a newspaper page.

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    A humorous comic strip by Mikal Malik about a cold character piling on several blankets to stay warm.

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    A comic illustrating a funny bike ride crash, from comics by Mikal Malik showcasing family life

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    Relatable comics by Mikal Malik showing a funny spirit week misinterpretation with a real ghost

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    Relatable comics by Mikal Malik showing a mother taking her kids to the library to read, only to watch a movie

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    A humorous comic strip about family life by Mikal Malik on being too vague in conversation.

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    A comic strip by Mikal Malik where a boy swings a baseball bat and accidentally faces a giant monster duck

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    A four-panel Mikal Malik comic depicting children playing duck, duck, goose with a real angry goose

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