Explore The Unexpected With This Brilliant Artist's 40 Masterpieces Of Dark Humor And Surprising Twists
Meet Dave Contra!
It starts with Dave Contra, and somehow it ends with you laughing at the weirdest possible corners of the human brain. His “40 Masterpieces of Dark Humor and Surprising Twists” reads like a greatest-hits mixtape of dread, absurdity, and punchlines that arrive late on purpose.
One strip has “Seconds away from enlightenment,” the next one is “Can’t see sh*t,” and then you’re suddenly in a chaotic backstory about a friendship with a crab, complete with an ex-wife turned into Chinese food. Even the “history of Spider-Man” gets dropped into the mix like it’s part of the same nightmare playlist as “Burn!” and “Hit by a bus.”
Now you’re stuck wondering what’s real, what’s too close, and why the jokes keep turning into plot twists.
1. "I just kinda feel at one with the infinite emptiness..."
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4. The history of Spider-Man
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5. We're all going to die
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6. Seconds away from enlightenment
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7. A friendship with a crab who had an ex-wife who was turned into Chinese food
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8. Do your worst
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9. Can't see sh*t
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10. Poor crab!
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11. What are thooose!
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12. Come to think of it...
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13. Burn!
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14. Nose hairs
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15. Finally made a friend
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16. Dog logic
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17. Surgeries
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18. Agree to disagree
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It’s the same messy dilemma as the AITA case where a friend refused to lend after a history of unpaid loans.
19. Cucumber mother
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20. Easy access
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21. Oops!
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22. All in a good day's work
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23. Stairway face
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24. Donut mind anything
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25. Seahorse footlong
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26. The human brain
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27. Hit by a bus
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28. Truth be told!
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29. Stop the horse
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30. Ice cream... now
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31. Mankind
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32. Not what it seems
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33. He just wanted a friend!
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34. "Did I stutter?"
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35. At least until they turned 18
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36. What it's like to be Jeff
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37. Too close!
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38. Women's rights rally
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39. So much evil
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40. Too realistic?
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Right after “I just kinda feel at one with the infinite emptiness,” Dave swings the tone into “Everything is so complicated nowadays,” like he’s mocking the mood while still living in it.
Then the crab friendship shows up, and suddenly “Poor crab!” and “Oops!” feel less like random punchlines and more like the beginning of a cursed sitcom.
Just when you think you’ve adjusted, “He just wanted a friend!” turns into “Did I stutter?” and “Stop the horse,” like the characters are arguing with the universe.
By the time “Women’s rights rally” and “So much evil” hit, the whole thing lands on “Too realistic?” and you realize the twist is you, laughing anyway.
In the labyrinth of Dave Contra's mind, every comic strip is a doorway to laughter and a mirror to the soul. As he wades through the murky waters of marketing, his creations remind us that even in the darkest humor, there's a light that guides us to chuckle and ponder.
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You’ll close the tab, but your brain will keep replaying the crab ex-wife gag like it’s the final boss.
For another “do I help or protect myself?” blowup, read the AITA friend who refused to lend money despite the request.
