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4-panel-comic by War and Peas Panel 1: The Grim Reaper sits at a desk with a printer that is making loud noises. Panel 2: The Grim Reaper holds up a paper from the printer, looking frustrated. He says, "Shit. I can't read anything." Panel 3: The printer shows a "Toner Low" warning, indicating it is out of toner. Panel 4: The Grim Reaper is in a copy shop, standing in front of the counter. The woman, "I'm not printing that. Last time my grandma died!"

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A promotional image for the book "Hi, Earth" by Elizabeth Pich and Jonathan Kunz (War and Peas). The image shows the book cover featuring a cartoon Earth wearing a cowboy hat and sweating while surrounded by flames. Cartoon animal characters surround the book: a bee with a blue balloon above, a smiling cow on the left, and a yellow dog/squirrel on the right. The background transitions from orange to yellow, with a quote at the bottom reading: "I can't remember the last time I snorted this much while reading a book." - Patile on Goodreads.
A promotional image for the book "Hi, Earth" by Elizabeth Pich and Jonathan Kunz (War and Peas). The image shows the book cover featuring a cartoon Earth wearing a cowboy hat and sweating while surrounded by flames. Cartoon animal characters surround the book: a bee with a blue balloon above, a smiling cow on the left, and a yellow dog/squirrel on the right. The background transitions from orange to yellow, with a quote at the bottom reading: "I can't remember the last time I snorted this much while reading a book." - Patile on Goodreads.

It’s Out Now!

We still can’t quite believe it’s happening, but today we’re releasing our book “Hi, Earth” into the wild. We’ve spent years drawing talking animals, suicidal icebergs and horny flowers, trying to make sense of this beautiful mess we call home.

4-Panel Comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: A melting iceberg complains, "It is so hot! This damn climate change!" Another iceberg listens in the background. Panel 2: The second iceberg, "My great-grandfather was doing something about climate change before it was en vogue." Panel 3: The first iceberg looks puzzled and asks, "Your great-grandfather?" Panel 4: Flashback to a historical scene: a mustached iceberg watches as the Titanic sails toward it under a moonlit sky. The iceberg smugly replies, "Yeees, yeees."

We never set out to create something profound. Honestly, we just wanted to draw comics that made us laugh during our own late-night anxiety spirals about the state of the planet. Somehow those drawings about Timmy the terrified teenage praying mantis and aliens who can’t decide if they want to take over the planet or not, are now bound together in actual book form.

4-Panel Comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: A UFO hovers in the night sky, beaming up a man named Jerry with a bright yellow tractor beam. Panel 2: Two people watch the abduction. One exclaims, "They're abducting Jerry!" Panel 3: As the UFO flies away, the two people remain unbothered. One says, "Thank God! I never liked him." The other replies, "Yeah, me neither." Panel 4: Onboard the alien spaceship, Jerry is seated on a throne, surrounded by decorations, gifts, and an alien celebration. An alien reassures him, "They didn't deserve you, Jerry."

In these strange times, we’ve found that laughing at colorful pictures about the apocalypse helps us cope better than spiraling into despair. We hope maybe it might do the same for you. Sometimes sharing a nervous laugh about the things that terrify us can make them feel a little more manageable.

We’re endlessly grateful to the infamous publishing house Andrews McMeel for taking a chance on our odd little collection.

4-Panel Comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: A news reporter, standing in a floating transparent water pod, says, "Since becoming a water planet, things have been difficult." Panel 2: The reporter continues, "We’ve adapted by using water pods as a mode of transport." In the background, people are seen moving around inside similar floating pods. Panel 3: Two people inside separate pods try to kiss, but their pods squish against each other with a squeak sound. Panel 4: The reporter, maintaining a serious expression, states, "It has made reproduction quite difficult," while in the background, the couple struggles with their pods.

If you pick up “Hi, Earth,” we hope it gives you a quiet chuckle, or if we’re really lucky, a full-on snort-laugh that makes the people around you uncomfortable. That’s really all we were aiming for.

Get it via Amazon, Barnes & Noble or BAM. Or order it through your local bookstore!

With humble appreciation,
Elizabeth and Jonathan

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A six-panel comic strip by War and Peas: Panel 1: A serene landscape with mountains, a lake, flowers, and the sun shining in the sky. Caption reads: "What a magnificent time of year Summer is." Panel 2: A bird chirping while flying in the sky. Caption reads: "The birds chirp." Panel 3: A turtle basking in the sun on a rock in a pond. Caption reads: "The turtles bask in the sun." Panel 4: A dung beetle rolling a large ball of dung. Caption reads: "The dung beetle rolls its dung." Panel 5: Close-up of the dung beetle looking at its ball of dung with a thought bubble: "This is the most beautiful ball of shit I have ever made." Panel 6: The dung beetle hugging its ball of dung, looking content.

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4-panel-comic by War and Peas Panel 1: A zoo employee holds a boa constrictor and addresses a group of children and an adult during a demonstration. He says, "Now, class. This is a boa constrictor." Panel 2: The zoo employee reassures a nervous child by letting them get close to the snake, saying, "Don't worry, son. It's not going to bite." Panel 3: The boa constrictor begins to wrap itself around the child's neck. The zoo employee says, "As you can see, the constrictor isn't biting." Panel 4: The boa constrictor is now fully wrapped around the child's neck, choking them. The zoo employee cheerfully says, "It kills its prey by choking!" The children and the adult look on in shock and horror.