Comic Bites

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Jokes and painful life experiences by Abigail Paul. Art assistance from robots.

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A gamer at a desk covered in rainbow RGB gear calling someone on screen gay

A four-panel black-and-white comic titled "The Awkward German Greeting" by Abigail Paul. Panels show people crowded together and flatly exchanging a mandatory "Hallo" inside a doctor's waiting room, an elevator, and a public toilet stall. The final panel shows a crowded social party where everyone stands in dead, awkward silence.

Cartoon of a cynical woman judging fellow passengers on a train, including a vapist, a train eater and a selfie-stick user.
Comic showing a German hiker in full technical gear with backpack and hiking poles telling an American tourist "You Americans are so consumerist."
Cartoon titled 'German Small Talk': A woman asks her neighbor Hans 'How are you?' while taking out the trash. Hans responds with a cynical rant about the void.
Comic showing a person explaining "Chickens don't like penises. Most species with penises use them violently. So chickens evolved them away." Another person responds "Why can't humans do that?"
A two-panel cartoon comparing knife skills: in Europe, a person chops fresh vegetables next to wine; in the USA, a person uses scissors to open a bag of 'Food Product' next to a microwave.
Cartoon of a cemetery where a retail stand titled 'Steve’s Memorial Merch Shop' sells souvenirs next to a grave.
A two-panel cartoon comparing Emily in Paris with Emily in Frankfurt: on the left, a romanticized Emily in front of the Eiffel Tower; on the right, a realistic Emily holding a waiting number outside a grey German government office.
The Frizzening: A May 1st Horror Story
A woman realizes she's a feminist after seeing a $350 salon bill.
A black and white comic shows a woman in a car looking at a sign for "Little Piddleby," "Crinkley Bottom," and "Soggy Poppleton." Her thought bubble says, "How did these people ever have an empire?"
A line drawing of a bored man wearing headphones during a 9-person video call. His thought bubble reads, "This is the world's worst podcast."
Certified Ceiling Inspector
A black-and-white comic titled "The Stinger." A woman is startled as a wasp flies directly into her forehead. She reflexively flinches and says, "Oh, I'm so sorry!" Her friend stands next to her with a deadpan, unimpressed expression and replies, "For what? Did it have a meeting to get to?"
A woman on a crowded train politely declines a coffee invitation because she is too busy dealing with the impending downfall of civilization.
A content German man ignores a lively party to lovingly hug a thick stack of paper documents.

Smart cartoons about life abroad, family dysfunction, and everything else you’re not supposed to talk about. Dark, dry, honest, never mean. Well. Rarely.