29 Comics Full Of Dark Humor And Unexpected Endings

These comics have a peculiar sense of dark humor, sprinkled with sarcasm and a touch of unexpected events.

Dark humor comics have a way of sneaking up on you, and Dimitri Piankov has built a whole style around that surprise.

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After trying stand-up comedy, he turned to drawing instead, where quick ideas, sharp sarcasm, and unexpected endings became the real punchline. His comics are short, strange, and often a little twisted, which is exactly why they work so well.

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If you like jokes that land with a sting, these 29 comics are worth a scroll.

1. Tell me this isn't what I think it is

1. Tell me this isn't what I think it isdmitripiankov.comics
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2. The tooth fairy business has gone dark

2. The tooth fairy business has gone darkdmitripiankov.comics
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3. Hi, only crime is breaking character

3. Hi, only crime is breaking characterdmitripiankov.comics

That’s the kind of joke that lands best when you least expect it.

4. You mean a swimming pool bath

4. You mean a swimming pool bathdmitripiankov.comics

5. Oh my God...

5. Oh my God...dmitripiankov.comics

6. Imagine a scenario like this... Totally unexpected

6. Imagine a scenario like this... Totally unexpecteddmitripiankov.comics

7. I don't understand it either

7. I don't understand it eitherdmitripiankov.comics

He keeps the setup simple, then pulls the rug out at the last second.

8. I guess her wish came true

8. I guess her wish came truedmitripiankov.comics

9. I would hate the job, but love the desk!

9. I would hate the job, but love the desk!dmitripiankov.comics

10. When you imagined your own costume

10. When you imagined your own costumedmitripiankov.comics

11. And that is how you carry the crowd along

11. And that is how you carry the crowd alongdmitripiankov.comics

Some of these panels are funny because they commit so hard to the bit.

12. How is that even possible? Oh well...

12. How is that even possible? Oh well...dmitripiankov.comics

13. Guess it couldn't wait up

13. Guess it couldn't wait updmitripiankov.comics

14. What's that, "Tarantino's beach"???

14. What's that, "Tarantino's beach"???dmitripiankov.comics

15. No! They didn't just murder Santa...

15. No! They didn't just murder Santa...dmitripiankov.comics

16. Makes sense since bats hang upside down

16. Makes sense since bats hang upside downdmitripiankov.comics

By now, the jokes are getting darker and the punchlines are getting sharper.

That “I don’t understand it either” vibe matches 70 photos that make your brain need a restart.

17. First of all, this is my father

17. First of all, this is my fatherdmitripiankov.comics

18. There are things that should not be offered to friends when you don't need them anymore...

18. There are things that should not be offered to friends when you don't need them anymore...dmitripiankov.comics

19. That must be very tough

19. That must be very toughdmitripiankov.comics

20. Who else wants back cracks?

20. Who else wants back cracks?dmitripiankov.comics

21. When your heart is so bright it lights your path

21. When your heart is so bright it lights your pathdmitripiankov.comics

Even the sweetest-looking setup can take a weird turn here.

22. Way to go, Cupid

22. Way to go, Cupiddmitripiankov.comics

23. So sorry for the poor phone

23. So sorry for the poor phonedmitripiankov.comics

24. Well, he must have tried his very best

24. Well, he must have tried his very bestdmitripiankov.comics

25. You can't just mess with anybody

25. You can't just mess with anybodydmitripiankov.comics

26. Oh Christmas man, oh Christmas man, oh how you suffer so much

26. Oh Christmas man, oh Christmas man, oh how you suffer so muchdmitripiankov.comics

The final stretch keeps the same oddball energy all the way through.

27. Whatever the point is... Okay

27. Whatever the point is... Okaydmitripiankov.comics

28. And that is how he went away, never to return

28. And that is how he went away, never to returndmitripiankov.comics

29. Will you just stop it?

29. Will you just stop it?dmitripiankov.comics

Dimitri spends four to six hours completing one drawing. Typically, he uses around two hours to come up with various ideas that he later shares with his friends in order to get their genuine opinions.

He then realizes which concepts his friends loved the most. So now you can see why we need to appreciate this artist’s effort just to put a smile on our faces.

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