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Cartoonist and creator of The Oatmeal and Exploding Kittens https://linktr.ee/theoatmeal

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I was told to finish the drawing

02.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 380 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3

I loved that book so much

26.02.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
We need to talk about naked mole rats (classroom-friendly version) - The Oatmeal This is the classroom-friendly (safe for work) version of a comic about naked mole rats.

I’ve also drawn a classroom-friendly (SFW) version if you want to share the comic with kids
theoatmeal.com/comics/naked...

26.02.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
We need to talk about naked mole rats - The Oatmeal This is a comic about naked mole rats, aka tube goblins.

We need to talk about naked mole rats
theoatmeal.com/comics/naked...

26.02.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 345 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 37
My Dog: The Paradox | Trailer
My Dog: The Paradox | Trailer YouTube video by Matthew Inman

The trailer for My Dog: The Paradox just dropped youtu.be/ZL1lcP_oY08

13.01.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 244 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
Subscribe directly to my newsletter - The Oatmeal

We’re going to try and bring this to other cities, so if you’re interested in attending future screenings, subscribe to my mailing list.

theoatmeal.com/pages/subscr...

16.12.2025 19:57 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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UPDATE: THE FIRST SCREENING HAS SOLD OUT!

Holy crap! We sold nearly 1,000 tickets in the first 24 hours and we are officially at capacity! Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket. This is gonna be so much fun.

16.12.2025 19:57 πŸ‘ 182 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
Subscribe directly to my newsletter - The Oatmeal

UPDATE: THE FIRST SCREENING HAS SOLD OUT!

Holy crap! We sold nearly 1,000 tickets in the first 24 hours and we are officially at capacity! Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket. This is gonna be so much fun.

16.12.2025 19:56 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Subscribe directly to my newsletter - The Oatmeal

UPDATE: THE FIRST SCREENING HAS SOLD OUT!

Holy crap! We sold nearly 1,000 tickets in the first 24 hours and we are officially at capacity! Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket. This is gonna be so much fun.

16.12.2025 19:56 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I found it

16.12.2025 02:26 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Come join me and Allie Brosh for the world premiere of My Dog: The Paradox theoatmeal.com/blog/dog_par...

15.12.2025 23:48 πŸ‘ 343 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 8
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For anyone that needs to hear this. #demodex

08.12.2025 02:54 πŸ‘ 413 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 10
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Tunashamed

08.12.2025 02:44 πŸ‘ 896 πŸ” 138 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 8
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All aboard the diet train!

02.12.2025 17:37 πŸ‘ 497 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 8
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Half-moon

17.10.2025 18:52 πŸ‘ 436 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Forbidden love

13.10.2025 13:52 πŸ‘ 703 πŸ” 123 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 7
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Treenis

12.10.2025 01:11 πŸ‘ 493 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4

This whole beautiful comic is *chef’s kiss* and this is my favorite bit.

09.10.2025 13:15 πŸ‘ 375 πŸ” 105 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal This is a comic about AI art.

@theoatmeal.bsky.social absolutely nailing the sadness in AI art and dissecting the myth of β€œtalent” in art/artist discourse.

Art is "emotional nutrition" and "consuming AI art is like eating Styrofoam."

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

08.10.2025 18:31 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5
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Helpful

08.10.2025 18:38 πŸ‘ 577 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3

Hahaha

07.10.2025 20:26 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal This is a comic about AI art.

Let’s talk about AI art.

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

07.10.2025 16:51 πŸ‘ 1113 πŸ” 540 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 129

Good morning. For anyone that needs to hear this:

Boobytrap spelled backwards is partyboob.

04.10.2025 17:37 πŸ‘ 1231 πŸ” 284 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 15
A person is having a conversation with their brain floating in space. The person says β€œhello friend your job is to keep me happyβ€œ the brain replies β€œnah. my job is to keep you safe from real and imagined threatsβ€œ in the final panel. The person is in bed saying to themselves β€œI’m home it’s bedtime. I am totally safe”. The brain replies β€œOK, but what if… β€œ

A person is having a conversation with their brain floating in space. The person says β€œhello friend your job is to keep me happyβ€œ the brain replies β€œnah. my job is to keep you safe from real and imagined threatsβ€œ in the final panel. The person is in bed saying to themselves β€œI’m home it’s bedtime. I am totally safe”. The brain replies β€œOK, but what if… β€œ

What you think your brain is supposed to do

02.10.2025 17:10 πŸ‘ 598 πŸ” 124 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 8
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Bear stress

22.09.2025 14:51 πŸ‘ 615 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3
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A comic about a ghost πŸ‘»

17.09.2025 19:53 πŸ‘ 432 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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And so it begins

01.09.2025 15:29 πŸ‘ 786 πŸ” 166 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 21
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Tiny arms

31.08.2025 19:08 πŸ‘ 420 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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Hello friends. Here is another batch of comics that were rejected by the New Yorker.

29.08.2025 17:38 πŸ‘ 366 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4
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πŸͺ°

21.08.2025 16:13 πŸ‘ 380 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2