When Optimus Prime orders his Autobots to transform, he comes across as bold and commanding. He speaks like a leader decisively addressing challenges that they face. But he's actually being conflict avoidant. It's a form...

Ellis Rosen is my favorite New Yorker cartoonist. Every one of his posts on Instagram is worth browsing through completely.One of the stories that he is gradually developing is the struggle between Mr. Ruffles, a dog who...

(Beetle Moses)Alone, these items are ordinary purchases. But when they are selected on a single trip to the store, it's reasonable if not also advisable to be suspicious.Honestly, I don't know why it's even legal to own...

"Error and shame," Richard Adams comments in Shardik, are "...the inescapable lot of mankind." Ben Ward of the webcomic One Giant Hand illustrates humanity not only exiling itself from the Garden but also bringing animal...

Bobo is a genius--a tortured genius. That's because no one understands the meaning and depth that lie within Bobo's art. He is an ape of vision. As he sucks on a heater back in his studio, Bobo knows this is true. But he...

Sometimes, if I'm unable to sleep in the middle of the night, I wake up and login to X to help me get back in the right head space to sleep. Does it work?I'll get back to you on that. For now, let's keep in mind that doo...

My dogs were enthusiastic about opening presents this morning. The smarter one seemed to actually understand that some of the objects beneath the Tree Inside the House That Must Not Be Peed Upon were to become her proper...

I really want this character developed into a full story--even if it lasts only one issue before the people of the city decide to kill Trolley Man.Daniel Murrell of Danby Draws imagines a hero that you wouldn't want to s...

Wolverine and Cyclops have a somewhat adversarial friendship, and not just because they've both got their eyes on Jean Grey.But these mighty men are willing to put their differences aside when they're called to battle, w...

(Image credit: Poorly Drawn Lines)Do you have a fa...  ...tyle, even if the joke is the same. See 29 of the webcomics in this imgur gallery. -via Metafilter