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In addition to creating relatable skeleton artwork, I also run this daily comic which follows Lifeless Carl as he reluctantly navigates the afterlife. He deals with the typical struggles like work, mental health, and just trying to exist, or not.

I have always loved and wanted to create a comic, and this idea came from a first, single drawing of Carl. His personification of my funnier quirks made him the perfect relatable creation from which to launch a comic strip.

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Carl’s morbid yet relatable sense of humor makes him the perfect balance for dark comedy. I do my best to keep my jokes light with sarcasm while still delving into the more taboo, sinister inner monologues of everyday people and ideas which are often thought of but rarely voiced.

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    Adam L
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am in this comic.... I feel like a lot of people forget they have steering wheels and they forget how to read/recognize shapes when it comes to road signs.

    La Petite Morte
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What I'd like to know is why people who live in areas where it snows EVERY DAMN YEAR... for 6 months out of said year... without fail drive like they've never seen snow in their lives & this freaky white stuff magically falling out of the sky means they have to drive like it's lava that's specifically targeting them. ~~~ Then within a week they all drive like it's 85° on a clear, sunny, dry day with a completely empty road ahead of them... even though it's actually blizzarding at 7pm in rush hour traffic.

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    Jrdiver
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not just the road.... Everywhere.

    Adam L
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is true, I'll be walking in a grocery store and the person in front of me knows I'm behind them, but they'll stop mid-aisle to look at something and give me the death stare if I move their cart out of the way to get by.

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

    I've never heard a truer statement

    amy hipps
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. Especially pisses me off when someone has a YIELD sign then starts honking at you. I mean how did they get thier license if they can't read the signs???

    Janet Howe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pet peeve: people who buy extra long RVs and can't handle them. They can't drive that 30 ft motor home. Can't back up a trailer. Cut you off on the interstate because they can't judge distance, even with the camera. Suggestion folks: start with the small ones first.

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    The biggest challenge I face when creating this comic is ensuring that while infusing my humor, I am also making something that is relatable. I accomplish this by rewriting jokes to the point where I feel they will best put a little humorous darkness in my readers’ days.

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    Trish Panda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the worst part is you never clean under there so they're basically dead

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    Mags Perold
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love this little detail of standing outside the frame. Really awesome.

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    I hope that readers enjoy my dark humor that spills from every strip and that they can find comfort and solace in the relatability of Carl’s daily struggles.

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    QuirkyKittyGirl
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know people stubborn enough to spend eternity trying to.

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    two-sided llama
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i know im a cool blooded killer but a laser pointer is more interesting( oh and for the cat too)

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    Tsdey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well it is fair, I have to say he is correct

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    Cat Palmer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As my sister used to put it: nope, too peopley out there.

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    sbj
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Always a disappointment for me

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    Gwen
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why did I read the new guy's voice with a Scottish Accent?!

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    Trish Panda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bet it's a little area rug on a tiled floor, ya wee bastard

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    Ashley Deane
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    EVERYONE at my job feels secure right now. They literally can't afford to lose even ONE person, one pair of hands.. this place is running us ragged

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    Shinobu
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    one comment for all these posts "what the heck are we living for if we have to face the same things after death".

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    Trish Panda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You look great, black cat.. even if ya are a wee bastard

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

    It's too late to Up-Vote this one apparently, but I'd give it a thumbs up 👍 #Facts #YouAintSeenNuthinYet

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    Trish Panda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't be so hard on life, it hands type everything else too

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    Rhe'Joyya
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🤌🤌🤌 It's funny, cuz this is what the work week does feel like. I'm the optimistic lady coworker on Wednesday and the 'realistic' other coworker by Thursday. 😁😐😞😓😟😥😢😡🤬😶😶‍🌫️

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    Rhe'Joyya
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    #OMGSame! Final Score is 9 now.

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