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35 New Sarcastic And Clever Comics That Address The Tragicomical Reality That We Live In
New York comic book illustrator, writer and producer Tom Hunt, the person behind the popular web comic series Scarecrowbar, likes his comics like I like my coffee: dark, simple, and with a strong taste. So get your daily dose of strong punchy comics based on everyday life. Who knows, you might even find them oddly relatable.
Comics like these don't go unnoticed here at Bored Panda, and we highly suggest checking out the first part of the same series, which you may find here.
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Here are some of Tom Hunt's influences that he's been willing to share with us in an interview from a previous post. "The trio of cartoonists that opened up the world of webcomics to me were Ryan North, Anthony Clark, and KC Green of Dinosaur Comics, Nedroid, and Gunshow Comics, respectively. Anime Club by KC Green remains one of my favorite things ever made.
One of the greatest modern comic masterpieces is Pictures for Sad Children, of which I drew a lot of visual inspiration, especially early on. Recently, I’ve been enjoying Close Your Eyes Look At The Mountains. Juniper Abernathy may be making the best comics in the world right now, everything she releases is gold."
As for how much time it takes to make a single comic, Tom said that"it depends, as I imagine it does for most cartoonists. Sometimes I tinker endlessly trying to find the right punchline. The best comics are usually the ones that come naturally on the first pass—though those are rare. I’m lucky to have a few friends I demo every comic on before posting—without them I’d be lost."
So mwny people have asked me wtf is going on with the GOP in America and I can only say they are either crazy, stupid, or greedy AF. Sadly, I can say the same about MOST of our politicians, regardless of party
When it comes to inspiration,"a lot of it is having imaginary conversations in my head. Following the threads of your wandering thoughts until it unveils something that makes you laugh. Some of my comics have been called 'political' to which, sure, sometimes I’ve been overt about that. But I guess that’s just because it’s at the forefront of my mind at the moment. I try to stay honest to wherever my headspace is at."
Yes, my favorite thing is to get e-mails telling me I need to ACT NOW OR APOCALYPSE from the people who are actually IN a position to DO something, but aren't.
Creative disciplines such as this one cause a lot of burnouts, so we asked how Tom deals with his.
"Having done a lot of different types of work, it’s hard to complain about burnout for creative work. That said, every now and then I find myself in a place where I’m thinking 'I don’t really have anything to say right now'—what are you supposed to do? If anyone reading this knows, please tell me."
We also asked Tom about how people usually react to his work.
"Mostly pretty positive! Anytime someone reaches out to tell me they really like a comic or it made them laugh or it changed their mind about something—I don’t take that lightly. It really makes my day. I hope anyone who does that knows their acts of kindness make a huge difference in my world."
OMG "screaming themselves into bizarre rage campaigns against fringe opinions" is the most accurate thing I've read all year. I've been trying to think of a way to explain to people that social media amplifies the most extreme stuff, which makes it seem common place when it's NOT, and get us all worked up into a frenzy. This is perfect.
"When George Floyd was murdered I wanted to scream into the universe. I ended up locking myself away for several hours to draw some comics to work out how I felt, something I’ve done since I was very young. I ended up showing a couple to friends who encouraged me to post them, so I did—and not too long after I found them at the top of Reddit. So I decided to keep going with it.
There’s a moment while illustrating when a comic crosses the threshold between an idea and a real thing. It always sneaks up on me during the process—but suddenly I’ll look up and see it’s coming to life and this is what it will look like. It’s exciting and satisfying."
What i find disgusting is no one caring about someone else's mental health or the help they need until that person lashes out and people die.
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Don't forget that the side advocating for the status quo, which = more dead kids.....also refers to itself as "pro-life".
They sell bulletproof backpacks for kids. Let me repeat that BULLETPROOF BACKPACKS FOR KIDS!!! This country is a disgrace.
Or teachers feeling the need for weapons in their classroom.
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The Republicans blame Democrats for fear-mongering and ignore the fire. The Democrats blame Republicans for doing nothing as they frantically try to put the fire out with gasoline.
The problem is the majority of Americans are letting extremists on both sides control the debate. There are measures that can be taken that will significantly reduce gun violence other than arming everyone or totally banning firearms. Requiring anyone carrying a firearm in public to have a federally regulated license will make it easier for police to do their jobs and will make me happier knowing that those who are carrying actually know how to use them properly.
What the!?!!?! How did an intelligent comment make it into BP? Well said, Jesse! We need more of this kind of attitude instead of the screaming ignorance that is the majority of Americans!
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When I was in school the only time cops were there were for safety talks. The occasional bomb threat during finals. But never worried about being shot.
I am SO TIRED of hearing “never again” and “enough is enough”. What c**p! There will never be a “never” or ”enough” as long as people can TALK and DO NOTHING.
Why are guns legal in America? Have an American teacher who now lives in Germany, and she said she was happy she does not have to be afraid of getting shot when shouting at people.
Wow again. Why are these really really good ones at the bottom?? I honestly can't imagine what the remaining teachers at those schools are going through.... To have to go back teaching in the face of that just blatant disregard for human lives.. for kids. Ugh.
Yeah sadly the people who go shoot up schools either steal someone else's weapons or a family member gets it for them. So what's the next course of action when stricter laws don't mean anything to the people who aren't supposed to have a gun because they obtain theirs illegally. See no who would be left with guns if we banned them in the united states? Not law abiding citizens that have one for protection. But the guy that stabbed and killed in broad daylight that they released a few hours after arrest has a gun he bought from someone off the street. I'm sure everyone would be fine in that scenario right?
Weird.. There are entire generations of kids other places on the planet that grew up on the same video games and explicit content.. They don't seem to have the same problem.. But ya know .. Side note out of the entire generation that grew up on all the same explicit content only a very small percentage are committing mass shootings.
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Wikipedia: Venera 7 entered the atmosphere of Venus on 15 December 1970. [...] The probe transmitted information to Earth for 53 minutes, which included about 20 minutes from the surface. It was found that the temperature at the surface of Venus was 475 °C (887 °F) ± 20 °C. Using the temperature, and models of the atmosphere, a pressure of 9.0 MPa [about 88 times the pressure of earths surface atmosphere, info added by me] was calculated. From the spacecraft's rapid halt (from falling to stationary inside 0.2 seconds), it was possible to conclude that the craft had hit a solid surface with low levels of dust. The probe provided information about the surface of Venus, which could not be seen through a thick veil of atmosphere. The spacecraft definitively confirmed that humans cannot survive on the surface of Venus, and excluded the possibility that there is any liquid water on the planet.
Wait! How do you know that he is flammable? Did you weight him against a duck beforehand?
Yes!! I do think the "play similar" when this playlist is over is very good and Spotify deserves $ to keep that strong.
Edit: It’s cool that you can use it as an excuse to get home early 😎
I love that this is for the folks who've read multiples, the character gets a mouth as the "better yourself" idea.
Note: this post originally had 52 images. It’s been shortened to the top 35 images based on user votes.
Some of these were great. I liked the "both sides of the gvrnmnt are trash" concept. Then, of course, it turned super left. Ugh. So tired of the divisive politics!!!!
What’s wrong Bree Z? Too much truth in the humor?
Load More Replies... Some of these were great. I liked the "both sides of the gvrnmnt are trash" concept. Then, of course, it turned super left. Ugh. So tired of the divisive politics!!!!
What’s wrong Bree Z? Too much truth in the humor?
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