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Four-panel comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: A woman sits in a boat crossing a river with the Grim Reaper and Charon. The Grim Reaper asks, “Do you want to see the Top Ten of How you almost died?” Panel 2: The Grim Reaper continues, “Remember that one guy you almost went home with?” Panel 3: The woman, wide-eyed: “Oh my GOD! Was he a serial killer? A cannibal?” Panel 4: The Grim Reaper calmly replies: “No. His bathroom floor was very slippery.”

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4-panel comic by War and Peas Panel 1: A witch ("Slutty Witch") and a vampire sit on a couch watching TV, cozy with snacks. The vampire says, “Ahh… no place like home.” Panel 2: Their black cat (Lord Nibbles), lying on a green cushion, asks sarcastically, “What about a Roman bath full of maidens with high blood pressure?” Panel 3: The vampire replies, “I prefer low blood pressure.” Panel 4: With a smug look, the vampire sips from his mug and adds, “I’m a gourmet.” The witch munches popcorn beside him, and a skull lies on the floor near the TV.

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5-panel comic by War and Peas Panel 1: A sleepy NASA scientist is dozing at her desk in a control center at night. The radar dishes outside rotate under a crescent moon. Panel 2: A loud beep wakes her. She jumps up in excitement, yelling, “It’s happening! The first contact!” Panel 3: A voice buzzes in over the intercom: “Hey, did you want sausage on your pizza?” Panel 4: She snaps, “JEFF! This is the ALIEN LINE! No sausage!” while slamming a button. Panel 5: Two buff green aliens in a spaceship hover over Earth. One says, “Huh. It’s busy.”

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Elizabeth Pich and Jonathan Kunz sitting beside a wooden ladder displaying a children's book titled "HI, EARTH." The book cover features a cartoon Earth with googly eyes wearing a cowboy hat, surrounded by flames. The setting includes numerous houseplants in the background, creating a cozy, plant-filled environment that appears to be a café or bookstore.

The book is here and it’s all that you can wish for – as an author and a reader. The pages are made of beautiful, thick paper and the colors are what industry professionals and bookstore owners would call vibrant. It is a huge step forward to anything we’ve done before!

Rare Tropical Birds

Yes, there are comics that you have seen before on our socials and the newsletter, but there are also brand new ones that are strictly exclusively in this book – like rare tropical birds that refuse to migrate to the digital ecosystem.

Funny comic by War and Peas named "Fuck that flower" 1. Panel: A flower says: They always say "What a beautiful flower. Lovely flower." 2. Panel: She continues: But do you know what they never say? 3. Panel: She shouts: I want to fuck that flower so hard that [redacted text] 4. Panel: A bee approaches saying "I could offer respectful love-making." The flower shouts "FUCK OFF!"

4-Panel Comic by "War and Peas" Panel 1: A person with an axe stands before a tree with a green treetop that has a simple face. The tree is speaking from a speech bubble saying "You can chop me down, but that won't fill the giant void inside you." The scene is set in a countryside with hills and mountains in the background. Panel 2: The person is now chopping down the tree with their axe, making a "CHOP" sound. The tree has fallen and the person is standing on the tree trunk. In the background, there's a truck or logging vehicle with smoke coming from it. Panel 3: The scene shifts to a lumber mill called "PAUL'S LUMBER" with industrial buildings, smokestacks, and piles of logs. The person who chopped the tree is receiving money bags from a businessman in a coat and hat. Panel 4: The final panel shows the same person now wealthy, lying on a lounge chair by a swimming pool at a luxury mansion. They're holding a cocktail and wearing sunglasses, looking discontented. A speech bubble reads "That damn tree was right..."

Worldwide Distribution

As our publisher Andrews McMeel has a worldwide distribution network, you can get the book really anywhere. Whether you’re contemplating existential dread beside a Norwegian fjord, sitting in a Brooklyn establishment where bearded men manipulate hops with the solemnity of neurosurgeons, or slowly going insane on your private island – our book will find you. It waits, lurking in the shadows, accessible to anyone close to a bookstore or with sufficient bandwidth to complete an online transaction.

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

4-Panel Comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: A woman kneels in front of her dog, holding a leash. The caption reads, "Whenever we go outside..." Panel 2: The woman gently holds and hugs her dog. The caption continues, "...my master needs a leash to make sure she doesn’t get lost." Panel 3: The dog confidently leads the way outside, while the woman follows, holding the leash. The caption reads, "Don’t worry, anxious one." Panel 4: A close-up of the dog looking happy as they walk. The caption concludes, "I’ll take care of you."

Thanks for reading :)
Elizabeth and Jonathan

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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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4-panel comic by War and Peas: Panel 1: A vampire excitedly exclaims, "I can’t wait to go outside! I’m all lathered up!" while standing next to a bottle of sunscreen. Panel 2: Close-up of a bottle labeled "Sunscreen Extra-Strength: For Vampires, Ghouls, and other dark creatures," featuring a small illustration of spooky figures under the sun. Panel 3: The vampire, dressed in a cape, steps outside with a witch companion, happily saying, "Finally, after 732 years, I can spend a nice afternoon outside!" Panel 4: Thirty seconds later, the witch notices and says, "You forgot your ears." The vampire looks confused, "Huh?" as his pointed ears start to burn in the sunlight.

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War and Peas writing

It’s the exact middle of the year and we’re taking this as an opportunity to take a look at how the year has gone so far.

That’s why we’ve developed a quotient that weights the feedback on the various platforms and gives each comic a score. The most important metric is, of course, the likes, but we also look at the comments on Instagram, for example, which can provide information about the social relevance of the respective strip.

Such considerations play no role in the creation of the comics. Strategies to develop viral hits always backfire and have an inhibiting effect on our creativity. This makes this ranking all the more interesting for us!

Here is the top 10 of 2024 (so far):

10. Crystals

four panel comic by War and Peas. 1. Panel: A man walks after the witch character through her apartment filles with crystals. He says, "Wow, you do have many crystals!" 2. Panel: She answers, "They're for protection mostly." 3. Panel: THey stand in front of a giant crystal that has the shape of male genitals. The man says, "What does this one protect you from?" 4. Panel: She says, "Frustration."

9. Ginger Lemon

4 panel comic by War and Peas: 1. Panel: A little girl summoned a demon. The demon goes, "Feed me fresh souls!" 2. Panel: The girl answers "I only have tea." 3. Panel: "It's ginger lemon." 4. Panel: The demon goes, "Tea is fine, too!"

8. Happy End

4 panel comic by War and Peas: 1. A masseuse massages a client and asks, "Would you like a happy ending?" 2. The client replies with a smile, "Yes, please." 3. The masseuse claps her hands and says, "Alright". 4. The client lies sobbing in the masseuse's lap. She reads out a book, "... and they lived happily ever after."

7. Pond Orgy

4 Panel Comic by War and Peas. 1. Panel: A princess holding a frog in her hand and giving it a kiss. 2. Panel: In a big "Poof" a princ appears. 3. Panel: Several princes are standing together. "Welcome to the club" says one to the newly transformed prince. The prince answers, "Huh?". 4. Panel: We see the princess in the background kissing another frog. A new prince has appeared in a poof of clouds to the left of her. The princes in the foreground are observing this and he says to the other, "She wants to have a big pond orgy."

6. Imagine

4 panel comic by War and Peas. 1. Panel: The black cat Lord Nibbles says to the witch, "Imagine a world without hunger, without suffering." 2. Panel: "Now imagine, YOU can make the dream a reality!" 3. "YOU have the power!" 4. "By opening a small can of tuna, you can make a difference today!"

5. True Story

4 panel comic by War and Peas 1. Panel: Little Red Riding Hood is sitting in front of a documentary camera. Someone off-camera asks, "So, you were the one who found the wolf at your grandmother's?" 2. Panel: The big bad wolf is also sitting in front of a camera sharing his side of the story. He says, "Listen, I have a thing for older broads, ok?" 3. Panel: Someone off-camera asks, "So, when you say you ATE grandma-" The big bad wolf interrupts them, "Listen, I know how to please a woman." 4. Panel: Back to Little Red Riding Hood. She crying and says, "Years of therapy... TURN OFF THE CAMERA!" 

4. Alpha Species

4 panel comic by War and Peas. 1. Panel: Two aliens look through the window of a house. One of them goes, "This must be the alpha species of the planet." 2. Panel: They present an alien gift to an orange cat who sits on the top of a couch and say "We come in peace." 3. Panel: The alien gift sits next to the cat who looks at the it. 4. Panel: The cat pushes the gift off the couch.

3. Princess

4 Panel Comic by War and Peas. 1.Panel: a knight kneels before a tower. He exclaims up to the window "Princess, I'm here to rescue you". 2.Panel: The princess answers "From What? I have HBO max, ramen, and an extensive collection of vibrators." 3. Panel: She pauses and looks back into her room in the tower. 4. panel: The princess calls down "Actually you could get me some batteries."

2. The Muse

4 panel comic (Yonkoma) by War and Peas. 1. Panel: A writer sits by her desk. She says, "Everyday, I sit here trying to think of a great idea." 2. "Waiting to be kissed by the muse." 3. A moose suddenly appears at the window and shouts "I'm ready!" 4. The writer is annoyed and goes, "Goddammit, Frank! I SAID MUSE!"

1. Ancient Aliens

4 panel comic by War and Peas: 1. two pharaohs from ancient egypt are standing in front of a pyramid whose construction is nearing completion. One says to the other, "You've outdone yourself this time, Babuthep." 2. he continues, "You'll be remembered for this throughout history!" 3. "It's a testament to human ingenuity." 4. time jump to the present day. At an alien conference, someone speaks to an audience, "It was aliens!"

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Funny 4 panel comic by War and Peas. 1. Panel: A female scientist is standing on stage holding a presentation. She says: "New evidence has found a planet at the outskirts of our galaxy..." 2. Panel: She points at a planet on a scientific map: "... where all fathers who went out to get cigarettes were abducted and taken to." 3. Panel: She looks at the map lost in thought. 4. Panel: She clenches a fist and whispers: "I'm gonna find you, Dad."

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Four-panel comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: A banana tells a peach, a lemon, and an avocado: “The dreaded day of judgement is upon us!” Panel 2: The banana continues: “We must select a sacrifice.” Panel 3: Arms raised dramatically: “...to appease the Great One!” Panel 4: A silent blender looms.

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4-panel comic by War and Peas Panel 1: A clown peeks out of a storm drain, trying to sell balloons tied to the grate. A sign reads "Balloons $1." Panel 2: Inside a dark underground hideout, a clown says, “Damn! business is running low, guys,” while another refills a balloon with helium. Panel 3: Three clowns stand together looking worried. One says, “If we don’t make more bucks, we don’t have anything to send to Grandma.” Panel 4: An elderly clown woman stands by a mailbox and frowns. She says, “You have failed me, boys.”