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Brad T. Jonas
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I draw unrelatable comics.
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that old, familiar feeling…
panel 1: a woman holds out her hand to catch a falling leaf. “What is this old, familiar feeling?” she asks. “Hope?” panel 2: the leaf is then violently struck by lightning panel 3: a fire starts amidst the rain and chaos. panel 4: “IS IT HOPE??” the woman asks stubbornly as the fire spreads.
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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it could happen 🤷‍♂️
panel 1: two friends hangin out on the floor (like ya do). “Huh. Weird,” the first one says, looking up from his book. “What,” the other says, barely looking away from his phone. panel 2: “I think I feel like grateful to be alive,” the first friend says. panel 3: The two friends exchange a look, considering this statement. panel 4: “Weeeeirrrd,” they say in unison, returning to their book and phone, respectively. TWILIGHT ZONE NOISE
November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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What your favorite Disney song says about you
panel 1: “What your favorite Disney song says about you,” a man reads from his laptop. “Okay, I’ll bite,” he says, clicking a link. panel 2: “Wait—what?” he says, confused by the results. panel 3: “You can’t label someone a ‘sexual deviant’ just for liking ‘Little April Showers’ from Bambi,” the man says, clearly upset. panel 4: “They must check recent search history too,” the man says with an eyebrow raised.
November 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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cheese plate
panel 1: a woman and a man are out at a restaurant looking at the menu. The woman asks “Ooh, should we share a cheese plate?” to which the man responds “Sounds Gouda me.” panel 2: “Sorry, that was cheesy,” the man says panicking. “Oops—I know you’re Feta up with me, but I’m a Brie-covering pun addict…Havarti tried to explain this…” panel 3: The man sits alone, his head down on the table in shame. “God, I’m a Meunster,” he says.
November 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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every day is a GIFT
panel 1: hands shown presenting a wrapped present to another set of hands, the owner of which asks “For me?” panel 2: the present-opener looks inside the box and says “Oh my god, you didn’t—“ panel 3: “You pooped in a box and wrapped it.” panel 4: “Who gives a shit??” the gift-giver asks, to which the gift recipient replies “❤️You do!!❤️”
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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priorities
panel 1: “Phone, connect me to another person,” a man says to his phone. panel 2: “Okay, fill out a brief profile,” the phone responds. panel 3: The man stares at his phone, thinking. panel 4: “Phone, deliver a big sandwich,” the man says. “Ordering,” the phone responds.
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Stay informed
panel 1: a child sits at a news desk. He says “This is the news. My hamster’s name is Mr. Nubbins and he likes to eat food pellets. Now here’s Ashleigh with the weather.” panel 2: cut to Ashleigh, standing in front of what seems to be a makeshift greenscreen, but with no graphics being displayed. “Um” she says. panel 3: “Green” says Ashleigh. panel 4: cut back to the first child at the news desk. He says “Thanks, Ashleigh—now it looks like we have Trevor with the traffic?” from off panel Trevor says “BRRMMM VRRRMM!!” “Sorry, Trevor IS the traffic,” the first child says, correcting himself.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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business-minded
panel 1: “What were you thinking opening up a pizza restaurant?” a mustachioed man in a ‘Papa Gnocchi’s’ branded apron says with a look of concern while kneading dough. panel 2: “WHEEE!” he shouts joyfully while spinning and tossing the dough in the air. panel 3: “In this economy??” he asks, the look of concern back on his face, dough back on the counter. panel 4: “WHEEEHEHEHE!” he laughs, once again tossing the dough in the air to prep for a pizza, doing the thing he loves to do.
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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a people person
panel 1: a well-dressed blonde woman says “Well—I’m what you might call a ‘people person’.” panel 2: slowly zooming in on her face, she continues “a singular mass of tiny people, all writhing in unison” panel 3: zooming even closer, we see the mass of tiny people writhing in unison. “LINDAaaaah” they say together in a powerful demonstration of synchronicity and power. panel 4: zooming back out, we see Linda is in an office setting, apparently a job interview. The mustachioed guy behind the desk says “Mmkay, and what would you say is your biggest weakness, Linda?” he asks, apparently unfazed. “Omniscience,” Linda replies immediately.
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Thinking Out Loud
panel 1: a man shouts out his window, “Self-referential humor is lazy!” panel 2: “Oh great—so of course the comic becomes self-referential in panel two,” a man on a couch looking at something on his phone says. “Look at this idiot on his phone.” panel 3: “Well at least it ends in an incredibly satisfying manner,” a third guy says, also looking at something on his phone. Presumably the comic he is in. panel 4: “I am in this picture and I don’t…get it,” a fourth guy says, also looking at the comic on his phone.
November 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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lacking
panel 1: “my life is lacking something,” a man says panel 2: “I need an arch nemesis.” panel 3: “Wouldn’t you rather have a best friend?” someone asks from off-panel. panel 4: “Yes, reveal yourself Moriarty!” the man says, referring to Sherlock Holmes’ nemesis. “Who’s Marty?” the other man asks still off-panel.
November 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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passing notes
panel 1: a boy passes a note to a girl during class panel 2: the girl scribbles something on the note panel 3: the teacher grabs the note before the girl can hand it back to the boy. “Ah ah—you know the rules Emily, you pass notes, they get read in front of the class.” panel 4: “It would appear that Jason has asked Emily ‘Do you like me?’ to which Emily has responded ‘I don’t know, I’ve never been to Maine! Ha ha ha ha ha.’ Oh dear.”
November 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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not meant to be a difficult question
panel 1: close-up on a guy who says “Um…” panel 2: he scratches the back of his head and continues “…good?” panel 3: a confused waiter is apparently taking the man’s breakfast order. “You want your eggs prepared…good?” he asks panel 4: sheepishly, the man panics and says “bad is also fine.”
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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self-motivation
panel 1: “Where did my motivation go?” a man asks with his hands on his hips. panel 2: the man continues to stand in this stance. panel 3: “Well, at least my self-preservation instincts seem to remain in tact…” the man says, bringing a hand to his face. panel 4: “hmm” the man says, bringing an active lighter underneath his hand to test if his last statement is true…
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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that guy…
panel 1: guy in blue points and says “Hey are you that guy?” panel 2: guy in red says “I’m No One.” panel 3: blue says “Oh my bad, you look just like someone.” Red says “No worries.” panel 4: Blue walks by a poster with ‘SOLD OUT’ plastered across it that was advertising a show, “LIVE one night only DJ NO ONE” with an image of Red, now in full night club gear, headphones around his neck and sunglasses. Blue gives the poster a funny look.
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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it’s that special time again
panel 1: a man sitting up in bed in a pink bathrobe asks himself “Why…have I…awoken?” panel 2: the man is out of bed pointing excitedly at a calendar on the wall (the month reads “Dismonf”). “Oh—my special day again already?” panel 3: the man has climbed into a garbage bin with a big smile on his face, giggling in anticipation. panel 4: a garbage truck with a mechanical arm dumps the man and the contents of the bin into the back of the truck with a loud ka-thunk. The man laughs gleefully. His special day is garbage day.
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Talk to your devices
panel 1: a man talks to his phone, “Hey phone, when is Daylight Savings over?” to which the phone responds “You will die in thirteen days.” The man then asks “is that before or after Daylight Savings?” panel 2: “Where would you like to go today?” a computer voice asks a man in a car. “Hell,” he responds. The computer voice says “You are on the fastest route.” panel 3: “Phone, tell me which of my kids is the evil one,” a dad says. “Zoe is evil,” the phone says. “Dad, I know you’re using text-to-speech,” Zoe says from off panel. The dad responds “The evil one would say that…” panel 4: “Lexi, play me something that pairs well with a 2010 Chateau Cheval Blanc,” an older man holding a glass of wine says. “🎵I got big booty bitches…🎵” Lexi plays “Excellent,” the man responds.
November 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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talking to my younger self at a hotel at the edge of time
panel 1: old self lying on hotel bed, speaking to younger self: “…so yeah basically we grow up to be a sad, dumb failure.” panel 2: younger self responds “Are we still good at video games?” panel 3: older and younger selves lie silently on the bed. Dali’s ‘The Persistence of Memory is seen hanging above them. panel 4: older self turns away in anguish, a single tear running down his cheek. “We never were, buddy.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Work in Progress
panel 1: “There is no punchline coming,” a man in an orange hoodie says. panel 2: “Not a satisfying one, anyway.” panel 3: He scratches the back of his head. panel 4: The man lets out a singular TOOT from his backside.
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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attractive
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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I May Be
panel 1: ugly guy in a blue shirt says “I may be ugly.” panel 2: he makes air quotes and says “I may be ‘unsuccessful’.” panel 3: “I may lack the respect of my peers,” he goes on to say. panel 4: from off-panel, someone asks “Is there a ‘but’ coming at the end of all this?” to which the man, dejected, responds “No. There are no more butts.”
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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still scary out there…
panel 1: “Welcome to another thrilling scary movie night at Trevor’s Basement Cinema” a kid with braces holding a remote says. panel 2: “um we still haven’t cracked the parental controls, so once again in lieu of ‘Hellraiser’ we’re going to have to choose a different movie…” panel 3: “‘9 to 5’ starring Dolly Parton.” panel 4: Trevor’s two friends sit on the basement couch. Trevor continues, “witness the horrors of sexism in 80’s office culture, tremble at the fashion choices…” Guy on couch says “Why do we come to this?” to which the girl replies “Trevor’s mom makes good snacks?” The opening lyrics of Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ begin at the bottom: “Tumble outta bed and stumble to the kitchen…”
November 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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what do you look for?
panel 1: What do you look for in a partner? A man in glasses answers “Um they need to like me. At least a little bit. Eventually.” panel2: a lady in a crop top says “I’d prefer someone funny, but I’d settle for a good tickler.” panel 3: guy in flannel says “Well they should love dogs at the very least. Possibly werewolves as well— it’s still unclear what bit me last week.” panel 4: woman in an 8 ball spandex superhero costume says “They should look good in spandex. But not better than me. Like a solid 6 or 7.”
November 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Updated Terms and Conditions
panel 1: office break room setting, guy holding a mug approaches lady making tea and says “Hey Janine, how goes it?” panel 2: a pop-up appears in front of the guy that says “Janine has updated her terms of friendship:” with a scrollable fine print text and a checkbox to accept or not accept terms. panel 3: “uh accept?” the guy says, nervously. panel 4: the pop-up terms agreement screen goes away, and Janine faces the man and says “Going better now, Richard. Thank you for becoming an organ donor,” to which Richard responds, in confusion, “a what now?”
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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nah I was watching Twilight Zone
November 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM