30 Amusing Comics Showing Ordinary and Unordinary Situations with a Twist

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Published in Cartoons / Anime
28 Mar 2022

30 Amusing Comics Showing Ordinary and Unordinary Situations with a Twist

These comics take ordinary moments and turn them into something weird, sharp, and unexpectedly funny. That mix is exactly why webcomics keep pulling readers in, especially when the joke lands in just a few panels.

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Artist James P., known online as But a Jape, builds colorful strips with strange twists, from aliens treating humans like pets to everyday situations going completely off the rails. The humor is quick, the visuals are clean, and the punchlines usually arrive when you least expect them.

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Below are 30 comics that show how far a simple idea can go when the twist is just right. Read on.

1. Your body knows what you need...

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2. Plan works...

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3. Copywriting at its finest

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4. Watch out for those dangerous bears...

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5. In a parallel universe...

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6. To a hammer, everything looks like a nail

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7. Okay, stop doing that

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8. Oh, how the tables have turned...

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9. Not what he expected...

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10. Only the best...

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11. What have they done to them?

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12. Well, maybe I love you just a little bit....

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13. What is this?

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14. Bad move!

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When asked about his inspiration, the artist responded:

“Nicholas Gurewitch’s ability to employ different art styles to complement various types of jokes is another skill I aspire to emulate, though I wouldn’t say I’ve developed this skill quite as well as I would like. Making myself release two comics a week tends to limit my ability to experiment too much with my art style when a simpler one ensures I can finish more at a time.SMBC is another major influence in terms of how I approach humor. In fact, it may have influenced me more than I thought, since I often receive comments like, 'I thought this was SMBC until I read the author’s name.' To be honest, I’m still unclear as to where exactly the overlap in our comics is, but it’s given me a bit of a complex where, after finishing up every comic, I stop to think to myself, 'Does this look like SMBC?' or 'SMBC didn’t do this joke already, did it?'"

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