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“I just want to make others laugh.” That’s what Joseph Nowak, a cartoonist based in Berlin, Germany, once told us when asked about his work. Since then, we’ve shared many of his comic strips, which have always been hugely popular with our community – and for good reason.

That’s why, in this post, we’re highlighting some of Nowak’s best strips. So without further ado, scroll down and enjoy a fresh look at the most upvoted ones we’ve selected for you today.

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    #2

    Humorous one-panel comic by Joseph Nowak showing a scared character in bed with a large blue monster under it.

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

    I can *absolutely* see Tim Burton filming this.

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    #3

    Crow solving a complex maze with a straight red line, humorously questioning the expert level in a one-panel comic style.

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

    He also needs to mark all the places along his flight path where he will p00p.

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    #4

    Humorous one-panel comic showing hooded figures playing unstable Jenga with a person standing on top of the tower.

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    Bill Swallow
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    2 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    (Looks up at victim - "Hey! Quit trembling! You're making this unstable!")

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    #5

    Colorful piñata in a hospital gown receiving an IV bag filled with candy in a humorous one-panel comic style.

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

    And his wounds are scabbed over with red gummy candies.

    #8

    Humorous one-panel comic showing a rock, paper, and scissors in a fight ring with cheering spectators.

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

    Just like the final showdown of The Good The Bad and The Ugly. Cue Ennio's music

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    #9

    Humorous one-panel comic by Joseph Nowak showing a person with a shark fin and another in a floatie spotting the head.

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

    More and more these days, we're finding examples of animals being Tool Users. (Even - shades of Gary Larson! - *Cows* are getting into the act!)

    #12

    Humorous one-panel comic showing restoration of the Great Sphinx with workers lifting a large cup over its head.

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    #13

    Humorous one-panel comic showing a group walking between parted seas with fish creating an unexpected scene.

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    Talis
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    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, quite a lot of fish will fall out of the water later on. And there are plants at the bottom that probably can't handle being out of the water.

    #15

    Humorous one-panel comic by Joseph Nowak showing clouds with faces discussing a cloud shaped like a pear.

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    Michael P (Perthaussieguy)
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    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, that's different. I think most clouds say we look like idiots.

    #16

    Humorous one-panel comic showing a frog telling a doctor not to worry about being gentle during an exam.

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    #17

    Humorous one-panel comic by Joseph Nowak showing two sumo wrestlers with a funny insult exchange.

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    #18

    Humorous one-panel comic by Joseph Nowak depicting a flying saucer and alien tea set floating in the night sky.

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    BrunoVI
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    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I understand why Pink Floyd was originally called the Tea Set. (True fact).

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    #19

    One-panel comic by Joseph Nowak showing a Native American carving a totem pole with animals stacked, humorously saying hold still.

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    Mike F
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    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No wonder they always look so angry.

    #20

    Fish with human legs standing on shore saying I'm going to be somebody in humorous one-panel comics by Joseph Nowak.

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    LLP-roundincircles
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    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As Gil's legs buckle and his fins flap, he gasps, "when out of the sea it's U before E..."

    #21

    Humorous one-panel comic of a person dressed as Wolverine sharpening claws on a cat scratching post with a cat nearby.

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    #23

    Humorous one-panel comic by Joseph Nowak showing a shocked man with a wooden puppet of a woman on a workbench.

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    #26

    Porcupine humor cartoon by Joseph Nowak shows a porcupine inflating a patched-up spiky balloon pig with a pump.

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    Phantom Phoenix
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    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://youtu.be/rW7xv1fs2Jw?si=49686zSXdyXBOdFN

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    #27

    Humorous one-panel comic by Joseph Nowak showing a man with a hat saying never mind to snake-like hair on a wall.

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

    Thus ended his romantic asp-irations

    #28

    Humorous one-panel comic of a raccoon with a human arm in a quirky, surreal outdoor scene by Joseph Nowak.

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

    Davy Crockett rued the day he encountered Rocket.

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    #30

    Man wearing a green plaid shirt enters a store without pants in a humorous one-panel comic by Joseph Nowak.

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    Der Kommissar
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    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you BP for censoring cartoon butt. It might have aroused some prurient interest in someone. (not me, no, I swear)

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    #31

    Shark reading newspaper underwater, surrounded by mounted scuba masks and diving equipment in humorous comic style.

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

    His friend the hammerhead mounts the trophies for him.

    #33

    Humorous one-panel comic shows a surgeon preparing to neuter a cartoon cat saying Eraser in an operating room.

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    #34

    Humorous one-panel comic showing a muscular Pikachu with a helmet while a man in uniform flips a switch.

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    #35

    Humorous one-panel comic by Joseph Nowak featuring a coyote eating a roasted bird with a purple head.

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

    Switching from Acme to Nike was a good move.

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    #36

    Robot performs stand-up comedy on stage with confused audience in a humorous one-panel comic by Joseph Nowak.

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    #39

    Humorous one-panel comic showing a worker cleaning Superman’s symbol, calling it his second weakness.

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

    'Man of Steel'. Not 'Man of Stainless Steel'. (James Bolivar DiGriz, on the other hand, is quite safe.)

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    #40

    Humorous one-panel comic shows a woman telling a cat to stop catcalling while it holds a telephone receiver.

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