30+ Short and Hilarious Comics with Twisted Endings Shared by "Trying Times Comics"

"If you found your way here, I've helped brighten your day, even if just a little."

Some comics land softly, and others hit with a twist that makes you stop and laugh out loud. That is exactly the charm of Trying Times Comics, the webcomic series by Leighton Luckey that turns everyday moments into something delightfully weird.

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The artist started the project during quarantine, looking for a more creative way to connect with people while the world felt especially heavy. The result is a collection of short, sharp comics that mix wholesome humor, dark turns, and just enough chaos to keep you guessing.

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If you need a quick break from the noise, these panels are ready to do the job.

1. Human, Let Me In!

1. Human, Let Me In!tryingtimescomics
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2. We Are in This Together

2. We Are in This Togethertryingtimescomics
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3. What Do You Think Happened?

3. What Do You Think Happened?tryingtimescomics

4. These Are My Babies All the Same

4. These Are My Babies All the Sametryingtimescomics

5. Me Before and After Coffee

5. Me Before and After Coffeetryingtimescomics

The jokes get stranger from here, and that is part of the fun.

6. Well, You Can't Tell Me What to Love...

6. Well, You Can't Tell Me What to Love...tryingtimescomics

7. Is the Test Completed Now or Not?

7. Is the Test Completed Now or Not?tryingtimescomics

8. You're a Child at Heart, Not at Brain

8. You're a Child at Heart, Not at Braintryingtimescomics

9. The Perfect Button to Push

9. The Perfect Button to Pushtryingtimescomics

10. Don't Mistake My Discomfort for Displeasure

10. Don't Mistake My Discomfort for Displeasuretryingtimescomics

11. We Are Going to Keep Buying Plants

11. We Are Going to Keep Buying Plantstryingtimescomics

That plant obsession is clearly not slowing down.

12. Now You Know What It Can Make

12. Now You Know What It Can Maketryingtimescomics

13. Is That a Santa Ghost or What?

13. Is That a Santa Ghost or What?tryingtimescomics

14. The Collector, the Friendly, the Treasure Hunter, and the Psychopath

14. The Collector, the Friendly, the Treasure Hunter, and the Psychopathtryingtimescomics

15. Who Wouldn't Be Happy That It Worked?

15. Who Wouldn't Be Happy That It Worked?tryingtimescomics

16. Things I Was Not Instantly Good At

16. Things I Was Not Instantly Good Attryingtimescomics

17. Different People's Reactions When It's Freezing

17. Different People's Reactions When It's Freezingtryingtimescomics

Cold weather brings out everyone's true personality.

This is similar to the 81 visual anomalies that scramble your logic.

18. I Want to Talk to You, but I Don't Know What to Say

18. I Want to Talk to You, but I Don't Know What to Saytryingtimescomics

19. Well, Just Go to Bed

19. Well, Just Go to Bedtryingtimescomics

20. The Puppy Peed and Pooped

20. The Puppy Peed and Poopedtryingtimescomics

21. How I Thought It Would Be Versus How It's Going

21. How I Thought It Would Be Versus How It's Goingtryingtimescomics

22. I Do Not Wish to Be

22. I Do Not Wish to Betryingtimescomics

23. You Know How I Know I'm Getting Old?

23. You Know How I Know I'm Getting Old?tryingtimescomics

24. Lol... Every Time I Do the Dishes

24. Lol... Every Time I Do the Dishestryingtimescomics

Even the chores are getting a punchline.

25. What This Mountain Climber Does When He Gets on Top

25. What This Mountain Climber Does When He Gets on Toptryingtimescomics

26. Thank You for Your Help

26. Thank You for Your Helptryingtimescomics

27. Fatty Definitely Has His Way Around Things

27. Fatty Definitely Has His Way Around Thingstryingtimescomics

28. I Have Dreamed of This Day

28. I Have Dreamed of This Daytryingtimescomics

29. Revisiting the World of Warcraft

29. Revisiting the World of Warcrafttryingtimescomics

30. It Just Keeps Going

30. It Just Keeps Goingtryingtimescomics

The punchlines keep stretching in the best way.

31. The Questions Keep Coming

31. The Questions Keep Comingtryingtimescomics

32. Because We Are Many, We Are Strong

32. Because We Are Many, We Are Strongtryingtimescomics

33. Hurry, Christmas

33. Hurry, Christmastryingtimescomics

What better way to wrap up the day than with a good dose of laughter? These comics deliver exactly that, and they are easy to revisit whenever you need a quick smile.

You can check out the artist's pages for more of his witty comics. And don't forget to share in the comments which of the comics you loved the most.

Leighton definitely knows how to end on a twist.

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