Anton Gudim is an illustrator known for his sharp, minimalist style that lays bare the contradictions of modern life with unsettling precision. His series "Yes, But..." relies on simple two-panel comics to reveal uncomfortable truths, stripping away any distraction or commentary so the message lands with quiet force.

Without using words or punchlines, Gudim highlights the hypocrisy and irony woven into our daily routines, turning familiar scenes into biting social critique. His work resonates because it holds up an unflinching mirror to our double standards and asks us to confront what we usually overlook.

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Comic by Anton Gudim showing a door stopper box labeled yes but positioned next to a door frame inside a room.

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

My husband’s work ethic in one simple picture 🙄

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

How to keep it shiny and stop the rubber coming off the rings onto the door. I call that a win.

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

God tier lazyness 😅

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

Remember, it takes 100% of the effort to get 100% of the result, but only 20% of the effort to get 80% of the result . . .

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    Comic by Anton Gudim showing a muscular man lifting weights with a missing person poster labeled average build.

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

    Lmaoooo this needs to be higher

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    #3

    Comic panels by Anton Gudim showing a fishing and restaurant scene illustrating a yes but comic concept.

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

    Hope she didn't get in trouble. Pressed a $10 bill into our waitress' hand during our recent dining out, after Son In Law paid the bill. TONS of people in that Calabash, sweeping and doing who knows what. My understanding is if she DOES get a share of the tip(if the owner does not try to screw the ESL speaking crew) it wouldn't be much.

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    #4

    YES, BUT comic by Anton Gudim showing graffiti saying tourists go home and a shop selling related merchandise.

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

    The graffiti artist and the shop owner have different societal opinions? Groundbreaking.

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    #5

    Yes But comic by Anton Gudim shows a cityscape with a red moon, viewed directly and through a phone screen.

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

    Reminds me of a pic I took of a harvest moon. Pic vs reality was way different.

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    #6

    Yes, but comic by Anton Gudim showing phone box with 256GB and available storage of 235.35GB on the screen.

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    WubiDubi
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You have to pay the maths tax.

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

    Streaming media is undoubtably very convenient but those large data centers and especially the ones with AI, come with some problems of their own like: massive energy usage and "dirty" power for the immediate surrounding areas of the grid.

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    #7

    Yes But comic by Anton Gudim showing contrasting beauty standards with a woman tearing and holding papers depicting ideal measurements.

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    #8

    Yes, But comic by Anton Gudim depicting a crossed-out AI symbol with a red circle and diagonal line.

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

    Who would do that, though

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    #9

    Comic panels by Anton Gudim showing a man blocked from entering a club with a no shorts sign in simple yes but style.

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    Chilli
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    as the women coming in look more formally dressed I'd assume that it's a more high-end establishment and he was just dressed too casually

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

    This is one of my bigger pet peeves; it's not about the clothing, it's about the person. But we can't just say that because it makes us look judgmental so we stick with the clothing as the problem even though it's still discriminatory and judgmental. Quote from an old movie The Way of the Gun, "It's not what you say anymore, it's how you say it."

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    4 months ago (edited)

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    It’s not about the same equivalent of leg showing. It’s that men’s shorts are notoriously casual and not appropriate for evening events, whereas women’s skirts of various lengths can be dressed up or down for evening events. ETA: I’m not saying I agree with this societal standard, I’m just saying what it is. I get that the downvotes are because people assumed I agreed with the double standard.

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    Yes, But comic by Anton Gudim shows humorous contrast between perception and reality in simple cartoon style.

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

    Welcome to the summer in the UK!

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

    We're not prudish about what kids see though?

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    Yes, but comic by Anton Gudim shows a woman applying anti-aging cream then rejecting sunscreen under the sun.

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

    Most people into skincare are religious about sunscreen

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

    40 is fine. The SPF scale is just weird.

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

    I dont get it

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

    The woman applies anti aging cream but rejects sunblock, which contradicts because UV rays age the skin

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    Yes, but comic by Anton Gudim showing hands with key and lock tattoos signing a divorce petition.

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    Klondike Penguin
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never get matching tattoos if you’re a couple. A breakup can happen.

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

    Or, just get it generic enough you can comfortably lie about it. haha

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    Illustration from Yes But comics by Anton Gudim showing lipstick application and lipstick marks on various cups.

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

    This is equally irritating with regular lip balm / chapstick products.

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    #14

    Yes, but comic by Anton Gudim showing crowd surfing with a twist in a simple and effective cartoon style.

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    Yes But comic by Anton Gudim showing a podcast host with a video titled How to get 1 million views and differing view counts.

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    Yes, But comic by Anton Gudim showing a finger pressing start for a 3 km route that actually takes 35 km and 49 minutes.

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

    Me: Find the nearest bookstore. Map App: It's only 5 miles away! Me: Navigate. Map App: Oh, you want to get there in your car, using roads...it's 28 miles away.

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

    That guy with 40 phones in a trailer again.

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    Comic by Anton Gudim showing a car’s reverse camera view and a driver turning to look behind with “Yes, But” theme.

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

    Sometimes the camera shows things too close.

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    WubiDubi
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spider webs (spun whilst parked), moisture... also I sometimes wonder if there is a photo of the parking space on a stick attached to the car. Maybe too much Mission Impossible.

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

    Yup, that's me. I do like the bleeper though

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

    Not really. I trust my rear camera much more than anything i'd be able to see through the rear window.

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

    Always make sure that there's no vampire you accidentally drive over!

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    #18

    Illustration from Yes But comics showing soccer players with arms around each other, focusing on unity and teamwork.

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    #19

    Yes But comic by Anton Gudim showing relaxing in a hammock on exotic islands versus a plain room interior.

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

    It's got a ceiling fan. Hey, don't knock it, those things work.

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    #20

    Comic by Anton Gudim showing premium mineral water contrasted with ice cubes being made from tap water and added to a glass.

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    #21

    Hand holding a cocktail glass in a “yes, but” comic style by Anton Gudim, showing a spilled drink scenario.

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

    Ah, the amount of times we managed to get the chemistry teacher to do that with a row of test tubes in his hand, happy days...

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

    I always wear my watch on my non-dominant hand, and drink in my dominant hand.

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

    You could also just transfer the glass to the other hand before checking your watch. It's not hard.

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

    If I were to ever wear a watch, I’d wear it with the clock face facing inward, not how the person in the diagram is wearing theirs, so that way the consequence of spilling my drink is prevented.

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    Premium     4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://youtu.be/wk31k2BIFR0?si=wykPllLPrYjEYvD_ What always comes to mind for me when this happens.

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    #22

    Cartoon showing a creative "Yes, But" comic with a steering wheel and disconnected pedals illustrating a clever contradiction.

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    #23

    Yes, But comic by Anton Gudim showing a tea bag dissolving in a cup as a subtle metaphor.

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    Yes, But comic by Anton Gudim showing a humorous medical scene with a doctor and a patient in two panels.

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

    I'm much more embarrassed getting undressed, I'm always so clumsy or notice that a sock has a hole. The examination of my private parts is just their job, so that is very different.

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

    yes, because she's consenting to him looking there for a medical examination but she isn't consenting to him getting an eyeful of her T&A

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

    This was so very obviously written by a man. Undressing is an intimate act, whereas having your lady-parts examined is medical science. Of course a man would draw this.

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

    He’s a gynecologist, not a mammography specialist.

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

    Yeah, right? I've always asked for a female gyno

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

    I prefer a female doctor. Men are good in their job, but another female knows how it feels and your struggles. I had once to undergo a medical abortion to safe my own life. For the male doctor it was simple: just do it and safe your own life. The female doctor knew that you can't think clear with all the hormones and that a mother wants to give birth, even with risk for her own life. It was the worst day of my life, I felt like I was a múrderer. It took months to accept this was my only choice and it took me years to process the guilt.

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

    No such thing in Germany, you just take your bottoms off there and then, pile them on the chair and waddle but lt naked to the gynecological chair

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    Yes, But comic by Anton Gudim showing oil extraction and a gas station attendant asking for tips.

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    4 months ago

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    here a tip, lose the hat

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    Yes, but comic by Anton Gudim shows row of scooters and a c*****d, uneven road surface ahead.

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    Two-panel comic by Anton Gudim showing a man drawing a mustache and a woman shaping eyebrows in a "Yes, But" comic.

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

    Some women and some men,..not all.. 🙂

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

    Left side doesn't happen. Hope that helped.

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    #28

    Yes, but comic by Anton Gudim showing a person pouring sand on their foot and using salt and sand foot scrub.

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

    yes, sand in our shoes is not comfortable, and a scrub washes off... it's crazy how things different when one is wanted and the other is not

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

    like saying "If you don't like getting caught in the rain without an umbrella then why do you shower?" Also, body and foot scrubs usually use salt and sugar, sand is too rough

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