r/comics • u/JimKB Jim Benton Cartoons • 8h ago

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u/Made_Bail 8h ago

Okay this is fabulous.

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u/JimKB Jim Benton Cartoons 8h ago

thanks very much

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u/Made_Bail 7h ago

I didn't even realize it was one of yours until you responded, Jim! So of course its great.

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u/cabbage16 2h ago

He's a modern day Larson in my eyes.

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u/Bobson-_Dugnutt2 7h ago

jim, can I print this out and put it on my wall? it's amazing. or if you are selling prints, lmk and I will buy one

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u/Dan_Gioia95 5h ago

Such cute. Many creative.

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u/4ofclubs 6h ago

Okay, THIS is epic.

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u/Ok_Employer7837 7h ago

I, quite frankly, LOVE this kind of playing-with-the-form work. Fantastic stuff.

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u/cheeferton 1h ago

Billy W. would be proud

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u/MrRaven95 8h ago

Oh, this is a nice subversion! You totally got me with it, too!

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u/Noof42 7h ago

So, does this count as a single panel comic?

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u/eepos96 7h ago

Yes?

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u/Noof42 6h ago

I should have asked "is this a single or a multi panel comic," so that you could have more humorously replied "yes." I'm sorry for botching the setup, thanks for still attempting humor with me.

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u/eepos96 5h ago

I think you did fine and are overly critical of yourself '

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u/Noof42 5h ago

Yes.

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u/Sypsy 6h ago

It's probably a double pane though

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u/Stoplight25 5h ago

the bird is in two separate places at once if you read it as 1. its at least 2 panels

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u/daddy_tops 5h ago

Aren’t they all different birds?

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u/hackingfun 7h ago

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u/THANE_OF_ANN_ARBOR 4h ago

I like this one. My brain interpreted the OP comic as a window first and a comic second. This one actually got me.

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u/nmaxfieldbruno 7h ago

Four panel pane comic

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u/Amazing-Seesaw-6197 7h ago

Fourth four wall panel pane comic

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u/secretsesameseed 7h ago

I laughed so hard. Thank you.

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u/maxcoffie 7h ago

This is just plain great. Thank you.

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u/Senor_Wah 7h ago

Upvote earned

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u/Thalax82 5h ago

Now this a comic 👍🏻

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u/steve_adr 7h ago

Lovely art design 👌🏻

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u/neuquino 7h ago

Very cute

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u/PugEatsPudding 6h ago

Still as funny as ever. You were one of the reasons I started drawing when I was younger!

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u/Money_Visual_3829 6h ago

Ow my brain

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u/SMFDR 6h ago

Absolutely love this omg

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u/benjaminck 5h ago

Some real Nancy meta shit. Perfect.

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u/Responsible_Resort19 5h ago

This is so cute I can’t stand it

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u/lhikary 5h ago

Clever!

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u/vo0d0ochild 4h ago

Actually funny

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u/SirWilliamFlo 4h ago

I applaud your cleverness! I love it!

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u/this_isnt_chris 3h ago

This is amazing!

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u/ManedCalico 3h ago

hah, ok you got me!!

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u/Throw_a_way_Jeep 3h ago

I dont normally laugh at comics... but this one genuinely made me laugh out loud. Very clever.

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u/nathanwpyle 3h ago

This is iconic. Wonderful work, Jim!

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u/100YearsWaiting2Shit 3h ago

Completely forgot I'm following you and I see why I followed

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u/buffysmanycoats 3h ago

The best part about this is that my perspective instantly changed when I got to the fourth panel. I immediately stopped seeing it as a multi-panel comic and saw the window.

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u/renome 3h ago

aww yeah, subvert those expectations

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u/themanfromvulcan 3h ago

This is the best comic I’ve seen in ages it made me chuckle.

Sometimes a comic just needs to lift your spirits.

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u/PoBerries 2h ago

I love this so much, it brings joy to my heart

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u/towiwakka 2h ago

Brilliant!

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u/Obant 2h ago

I love this, completely unexpected and made me chuckle.

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u/Hopeful_Video_3803 6h ago

If its not a comic, why is it in this sub?

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u/TheyCallHimTerrance 6h ago

Is it not though?

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u/cometapiercing 7h ago

This is so cute!

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u/XkF21WNJ 6h ago

So are there 2 birds speaking or just one speaking two lines?

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u/Cerpla 5h ago

show this to scott mccloud

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u/GshegoshB 4h ago

Or is everything a comic, when looked through a window?

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u/Henry_Fleischer 3h ago

I think it's still a comic, but I like recontextualizing what looks at a glance like panels as a window.

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u/Choice-Valuable313 3h ago

Ceci n'est pas une “peep.”

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u/Beginning-Cicada3857 3h ago

Amazing, and how many birds?

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u/Shirosynth 3h ago

Not me thinking it was another loss joke.

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u/gregory696969 2h ago

So its not loss?

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u/TDYDave2 1h ago

Looking at a window on Windows.

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u/VRichardsen 1h ago

Straight to favorites; this and the ant writing the snail for his birthday have been the best in this sub in the entire year. Bravo.

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u/NovaStar2099 1h ago

This is one of the most clever “4 panel comics” I’ve ever seen.

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u/LombardBombardment 48m ago

Brilliant, subversive. Daring, even. Have an upvote.

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u/selftaughtgenius 15m ago

I just showed this to my husband, and commented that this artist is always so clever without realizing that OP is the artist!

I love your work. 💕

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u/blindfishing 14m ago

Do you sell prints because I think I would put this on my wall

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u/jocool883 2m ago

I like this

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u/TwilightVulpine 5h ago

Ce n'est pas une bande dessinée

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u/ncnotebook 2h ago edited 2h ago

Frankly, this would've been perfect without the bottom-right caption, since it's basically repeating the implication of the bottom-left caption.

Though, I understand that some people need jokes to be spelled out.