25 Absurd Comics That Will Have You Sinking in a Sea of Dark Humor, as Shared by "Idiot of the East"
It means the world to the artist when his paintings turn out better than he anticipated.
It starts like a normal Tuesday, with Arvin hunched over a sketchbook, trying to turn one tiny everyday moment into a four-panel comic. Except for him, the “tiny” part gets eaten alive by time. He can spend 5 to 6 hours generating a single comic, and if he’s drawing one figure, it can take him 1 hour and 45 minutes. Procrastination shows up like an uninvited character, pushing the whole thing back, panel by panel.
Then the internet does its thing, and suddenly people are reacting like they just got caught in the exact same scenario. His webcomic series, “Reaper King,” is packed with absurd, cringingly close-to-life dark humor, from “Don’t Touch It” to “Attacking Your Panic Attack,” “Depression Versus Horny,” and the final gut-punch, “Just Call an Ambulance.” It is ridiculous, it is familiar, and it is complicated in the way only real life can be.
Here’s how Arvin’s everyday chaos turns into a sea of laughs you should not think too hard about.
1. Don't Touch It
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4. Attacking Your Panic Attack
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5. The Flower is So Thirsty
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While Arvin is still wrestling with that one figure that took 1 hour and 45 minutes, “Don’t Touch It” is basically screaming from the page like it knows how procrastination works.
Arvin often spends 5 to 6 hours generating a four-panel comic, and he can spend 1 hour and 45 minutes drawing a single figure. He finds that the hardest part of the creative process is his tendency to procrastinate, which causes his work to be constantly delayed.
Fortunately, he appreciates the heartfelt responses he receives from people who are passionate about his paintings.
6. Depression Versus Horny
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7. A Five-Minute Break
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8. It's a Circle
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9. Weird Fetishes
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10. Why Are You Alive?
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It’s kind of like a viral comic, a long hiatus, and a brutal comment that ended a friendship.
11. Someone's Going to Be Late Again
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12. Lol
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13. Recommending a YouTube Channel
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14. Get It???
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15. How Are You the Dragon?
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16. LoL... This is So True
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17. Everyone Has Gotten Their Own Shooting Star
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18. Take My Money
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19. When You Want More Wins
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20. There is No In-Between for a House Plant
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21. Oh Well
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22. Productivity Down the Drain
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23. Cryptocurrency
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24. Getting Food for Free
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25. Just Call an Ambulance
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And right when “Day One Versus a Week Later” hits, you can almost see the same delay stacking up again and again in his process.
That’s when “Attacking Your Panic Attack” and “Why Are You Alive?” start feeling less like jokes and more like a brutally honest mirror.
By the time you reach “Just Call an Ambulance,” even the most casual reader is thinking, ok, Arvin really went there, and somehow it still makes sense.
One of the things Arvin has been working on is the webcomic series "Reaper King." He hopes to remind people of the same ridiculous and everyday things that made them laugh as children. These comics are "cringingly" close to everyday events for many people, and you've persevered to the end. Have a fun and beautiful day!
Nobody wants to be the punchline, but Arvin keeps drawing them anyway.
Still wondering if it was too far, read about the neighbor’s pet-name embarrassment at the dog park.
