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31 Clever And Absurd Comics By John Atkinson That Put A Weird Spin On Random Everyday Thoughts

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31 Clever And Absurd Comics By John Atkinson That Put A Weird Spin On Random Everyday Thoughts

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John Atkinson’s “Wrong Hands” comics have a way of making everyday ideas feel just a little more unhinged. His jokes often start with something familiar, before taking a sharp turn into wonderfully strange territory. Part of the fun is never knowing where the joke will go next. One comic might lean on a subtle visual gag, another on a groan-worthy pun, and the next on a surreal idea that somehow makes perfect sense by the end. It’s that mix of wit, randomness, and imagination that keeps Atkinson’s humor feeling fresh.

Previously, we featured a batch of Atkinson’s clever and offbeat cartoons, and this new collection shows once again why his work has connected with so many readers. With sharp wordplay, absurd twists, and a talent for turning simple setups into unexpected punchlines, “Wrong Hands” manages to feel both smart and completely ridiculous in the best way.

Scroll down to enjoy the comics, and don’t forget to upvote the ones that made you laugh the most.

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A clever comic by John Atkinson, showing the moon, a TIE fighter from a galaxy far, far away, and toast as things with a dark side.

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POST sarah-jones avatar sbj sbj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow Premium Premium user. Get details. 1 week ago

My moms fish fingers had the darkest side ever

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    Absurd comics by John Atkinson: An illustration of book titles reimagined as prequels, like 1983 for Orwell.

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    POST cscutt avatar Cerulean Cerulean Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago

    Ok I take it back, this one is pretty cool 🙂

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    Absurd comics by John Atkinson: A postmodern Goldilocks and the Three Bears comic with bears discussing deconstructing porridge.

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    POST cscutt avatar Cerulean Cerulean Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago

    Tom Gauld lite

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    A comic by John Atkinson, playing on Jane Eyre, showing a secret being revealed about a collection of snow globes.

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    POST sarah-jones avatar sbj sbj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow Premium Premium user. Get details. 1 week ago

    Possessing Snow globes is the more heinous crime

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    John Atkinson comic parodying Goodnight Moon, adding a weird spin on random everyday thoughts.

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    An absurd comic by John Atkinson, illustrating Sisyphus pushing various types of rock, including classic, punk, and country.

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    John Atkinson comic on Shakespeare in school, putting a weird spin on random everyday thoughts.

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    POST davidpaterson avatar David Paterson David Paterson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited)

    "Apollonius of Rhodes" is "Jason and the Argonauts"!

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    A John Atkinson comic with absurd thoughts about a child's Christmas in Wales and long village names.

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    POST owenarman avatar Owen Arman Owen Arman Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago

    Hwre! Ah go on, that ones easy! Cwm Rhyd Y Ceirw

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    John Atkinson comic: A birdwatching guide with absurd bird names like Little Brown Bird, Bigger Black Bird, Loudy Louderson, and This Guy. Includes a Cardinal and a Monsignor. Clever, absurd comics.

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    POST davidpaterson avatar David Paterson David Paterson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago

    For birdwatchers, LBB is officially "little brown bird". Really!

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    John Atkinson comic on scientifically problematic lyrics, adding a weird spin on random everyday thoughts.

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    POST cscutt avatar Cerulean Cerulean Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago

    I don't understand his problem; surely it is indisputable that everybody WAS Kung Fu Fighting??

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    An absurd comic by John Atkinson, of Cher with dinosaurs and a giant T-Rex saying, Oops. Too far.

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    Absurd comic by John Atkinson: Miss Havisham's Mood Ring, all colors indicating sad, putting a weird spin on thoughts.

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    POST etcetera5 avatar 43Duckies 43Duckies Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago

    You forgot "selfish", "revengeful", "irrational", "mocking", "cruel", and "jealous".

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    Clever comics by John Atkinson reimagining Shakespeare with DM adaptations, squirrel Macbeth, and Lego Titus Andronicus.

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    POST davidpaterson avatar David Paterson David Paterson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago

    "Lego Titus Andronicus", yes please.

    7 7points reply View more comments #14

    A John Atkinson comic showing an absurd gift wrapping tutorial with unexpected items.

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    POST multanocte avatar Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow Premium Premium user. Get details. 1 week ago

    Facts!

    9 9points reply View more comments #15

    A comic by John Atkinson, called Shorter Stories, with funny book titles like Tiny Women and Six Angry Men.

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    POST cscutt avatar Cerulean Cerulean Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited)

    A Tale of One Suburb; Mild Anticipations; The Middle-aged Man and the Tap; Henry 1.0

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    A comic by John Atkinson showing clever and absurd reasons for potential ancient book bannings.

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    POST etcetera5 avatar 43Duckies 43Duckies Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago

    I'm certain that conservatives would ban Lysistrata if they were educated enough to have read it, or to even know that it existed. Ovid, the Decameron, and the Canterbury Tales too.

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    Clever comics by John Atkinson: A humorous illustration showcasing different types of musical footwear with witty names.

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    POST billswallow_1 avatar Bill Swallow Bill Swallow Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited)

    You left out 'Kinky Boots' (1964), sung by Honor Blackman and Patrick Macnee, if I recall correctly.

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    Absurd comic by John Atkinson: The Chicken Crossing the Road alternate timelines, showing fowl-centric, ice age, zero-gravity, and kung pao paradigm scenarios.

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    Absurd comic by John Atkinson: Postmodern Humpty Dumpty, showing ironic fall, putting a weird spin on thoughts.

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    POST billswallow_1 avatar Bill Swallow Bill Swallow Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago

    And the rhyme *never* says Humpty was an egg. It seems that 'Hunpty Dumpty' was a nickname given to a cannon placed on the town wall as part of their defenses. It fell off and was damaged. So - "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's Horses (cavalry) and all the King's Men (infantry) couldn't put Humpty together again."

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    Absurd comics by John Atkinson illustrating The Three Postmodern Pigs with houses of found objects, implied, and deconstructed.

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    Absurd comics by John Atkinson showing less interesting podcasts like Tree Stumps of British Columbia and Arguing with Pigeons.

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    POST mbbookkeeping avatar Starbug Starbug Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 week ago

    I'd happily listen to the Arguing with Pigeons!

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    Clever comics by John Atkinson: A comic depicting 1895 mobile communication, with a man carrying a large phone.

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    POST etcetera5 avatar 43Duckies 43Duckies Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago

    Nonsense, "mobile communication" in the 1800s would be "go out into the street, locate an unattended small boy, and pay him a half-penny to carry your message"

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    John Atkinson comic featuring funny book sequels, adding a weird spin on random everyday thoughts.

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    POST cscutt avatar Cerulean Cerulean Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago

    I love Middleapril!

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    Absurd comic by John Atkinson: James Joyces copy editor points out a missing apostrophe in Finnegans Wake.

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    POST etcetera5 avatar 43Duckies 43Duckies Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago

    If making up words was good enough for Shakespeare, why not Joyce?

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    Weird spin on random thoughts by John Atkinson: A comic featuring children's folk song headlines with absurd interpretations.

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    John Atkinson comic with new collective nouns, putting a weird spin on random everyday thoughts.

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    POST multanocte avatar Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow Premium Premium user. Get details. 1 week ago

    I DO like "a calamity of stupid people."

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    Clever comics by John Atkinson depicting Chaucer's other tales, with characters boasting about fish and bench presses.

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    A John Atkinson comic displaying the absurd versatility of fruitcake as everyday objects.

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    POST lindacowley avatar Auntriarch Auntriarch Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited)

    Dammit I fancy a piece of fruitcake now. Maybe later, with a glass of sherry

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    A comic by John Atkinson with absurd comics where fictional characters question their narrative.

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    POST lindacowley avatar Auntriarch Auntriarch Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago

    Snort-laugh!

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    Absurd comic by John Atkinson: Hedgerow de Bergerac, with Cyrano speaking from a bush, putting a weird spin on thoughts.

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    Clever comics by John Atkinson featuring Rub-a-dub-dub variations including theological, exponential, cosmological, and existential.

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    POST etcetera5 avatar 43Duckies 43Duckies Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago

    NGL, when I first heard the book title "Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog)", this was the sort of "boat" I pictured. Fantastic book, though. Holds up through multiple re-reads.

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    Title Update Add Image What do you think ? User avatar POST cscutt avatar Cerulean Cerulean Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago

    Anyone who likes these will like Tom Gauld, worth checking out!

    3 3points reply josephcrisalli avatar PunchinelloTX PunchinelloTX Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow Premium Premium user. Get details. 5 days ago

    Three cheers for these and for you, Hidrėlėy, for keeping BP bright and fun.

    0 0points reply andrefagf avatar Andre Fagf Andre Fagf Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago

    These have to be the best comics I've read in a long time! A great combination of intellectual and comedic aspects!

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    Anyone who likes these will like Tom Gauld, worth checking out!

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    3 3points reply josephcrisalli avatar PunchinelloTX PunchinelloTX Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow Premium Premium user. Get details. 5 days ago

    Three cheers for these and for you, Hidrėlėy, for keeping BP bright and fun.

    0 0points reply andrefagf avatar Andre Fagf Andre Fagf Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago

    These have to be the best comics I've read in a long time! A great combination of intellectual and comedic aspects!

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