40 Humorous Comics With A Touch Of Darkness
We all need some dark humor from time to time.
These comics start out like innocent little moments, then suddenly you realize the joke has teeth. A card gets questioned, a “metal mermaid” shows up like it owns the place, and somewhere in the background a warlock is absolutely up to something. It’s funny, sure, but it’s also the kind of dark humor that makes you laugh and then check if you missed a panel.
Half the time the “plot” is just a punchline with a weirdly specific target, like “No means no” showing up with the confidence of a sitcom villain, or “The praying mantis” making things feel way more personal than they should. Even the titles that sound harmless, like “Say hi” or “Bus fare,” land with that unsettling, comic-book timing that turns a normal moment into a tiny disaster.
By the time you hit “Guilty” and “You are a monster!”, you’re not just reading, you’re bracing for the next bad decision.
1. Is this the card?
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4. Pedal faster!
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5. You are a monster!
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6. Duel
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7. Say hi
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8. It's the same
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9. Quack!
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10. Bus fare
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11. Postman
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12. No means no
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13. Famous in the 16th century
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14. Astronaut
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15. The dark side of the moon
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16. Too early
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17. Gardener
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18. Flood of tears
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19. The Warlock
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20. Island scheme
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21. Butt-man
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22. Big boy
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23. Everything is great
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24. A whale of a time
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25. No intelligent life
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26. Basic stunts to do in skateboarding
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27. Opening up
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28. The cheapest vicar
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29. Looking for an opportunity
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30. The praying mantis
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31. Better
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32. Fixing
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33. Kissing
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34. Free to go
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35. Bad at grocery shopping
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36. Tonsil stones
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37. Loving
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38. No losers
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39. Doctor
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40. Guilty
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The whole thing kicks off with “Is this the card?” and you can practically hear the awkward silence before the punchline hits.
Then “Need rest” and “Too early” pile on, like the characters are exhausted and still somehow making it worse.
After “The Warlock” and “Island scheme,” the humor turns sharper, because every friendly gesture feels like a setup.
Finally, “No losers,” “Doctor,” and “Guilty” close the loop, and the darkness lands right on the last panel.
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Nobody walks away from these comics feeling innocent.
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