The cartoon illustrates the problem of water use in the AI age: a farmer's child and his mother are pumping a little water from a well for their daily use. Two knights in armor, transporting a large, spherical water container on wheels, come by and say, "The King wishes to make more avatars of himself as a Ghibli character."
In the background, a castle sits enthroned on a hill. The cartoon illustrates the excessive water consumption required for AI model queries.

Everyone is looking for the fountain of youth–but dare we say, we probably found it.

It’s a fact, that laughter extends your life. Nothing rejuvenates the mind, body, and soul like a good chuckle. And we mean that whole-hearted laughter that comes from actual human-made art, not whatever algorithm-generated slop is currently clogging your feed like arterial plaque.

A scientist in a white lab coat stands on a ladder, pouring a small blue figure into a large yellow laboratory flask filled with bubbling blue liquid. The flask is heated by flames underneath and connected to tubes, suggesting an experimental setup for creating longevity.

Now, here’s our proposition: You get the ultimate longevity hack, the key to an endless stream of funny stuff, and we get to make a living.

Our supporters on Patreon are already in on it. They’re not just getting bonus comics, early access, and downloadable art – though they are getting those things. No, what they’re really getting is more life.

Think about it. Every comic you see before the general public is another laugh you get ahead of the mortality curve. You’re literally time-traveling into a funnier, longer future. The rest of the world is brain-rotting away while you’re chuckling at Sunday’s comic on a Friday like some dashing Doc Brown.

The experiment has grown into an enormous, complex contraption with multiple levels, gears, tubes, and chambers. Scientists work at different stations around the towering apparatus. Blue figures appear at various points in the machine, with one visible in a display window. The machinery suggests an increasingly elaborate longevity manufacturing process.

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A Funnier, Longer Life

If you want to take your hack to the next level, you can sign up for an actual physical love letter. In the mail. Remember mail? That thing that used to bring us things other than bills and ads?

This love letter arrives filled with a holographic sticker, a surprise item from the exclusive subscriber vault of wonders (cartoon magnets that will hold your nephew’s drawing to your fridge way better than those real estate agent freebies; bumper stickers that might cause a pile-up on the freeway; key chains that will hold your keys while also broadcasting your artistic taste), sealed with actual love and confetti.

When was the last time you opened your mail and confetti fell onto your driveway? When was the last time anything in your life involved confetti that wasn’t shredding financial documents before your shady boss’s tax audit. This confetti celebrates your longer life.

The final stage shows a scientist packaging blue figures (representing humor/laughter) into a box at a desk. A delivery person with a hand truck carries stacked boxes labeled 'Funny Comics' with a smiley face and an upward arrow, ready to distribute the longevity product to the world.

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Don’t Die

The science is unimpeachable: human-made art makes you laugh, laughter releases endorphins, endorphins are basically tiny maintenance workers repairing your insides, and boom: you’ve just extended your warranty.

And unlike those sketchy supplement companies or that one guy in Yoga class who won’t shut up about intermittent fasting, we’re offering you a path to longevity that involves more laughter, not less food.

So really becoming a Patreon supporter isn’t just supporting an artist. It’s an investment in your own continued existence. Your move, mortal.

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Jonathan Kunz and Elizabeth Pich, the creators of the comic series 'War and Peas,' are seated at a table during Comic Con Saar. Jonathan Kunz, on the left, is holding a skull prop and wearing a cap. The table is adorned with various items including books, merchandise, and a blue cash box. The books and other items displayed prominently feature colorful and artistic covers. The setting suggests a promotional or signing event for their comic series. The photo was taken by Stefan Behrendt.

 

Meeting you, our readers (aka followers aka fans?), at festivals is always a heartwarming experience. There’s something truly special about connecting with people from all corners of the world who find a piece of themselves in our stories. Traveling to different conventions and countries, we’re constantly reminded of the vast, diverse community that stares into our little comic universe.

It can be overwhelming at times, the sheer scale of faces and stories, but it’s also incredibly rewarding. Each smile, each shared laugh, and every story you tell us about how our comics touched your life keeps us going. Thank you so much for that. And if we ever appear weird or exhausted, please don’t take it personally, it’s just what we are at times.

View the upcoming events here:

8-12
October2025
Tinta Festival StripaExhibition opening and festival
12:00Ljubljana
Slovenia
31
October2025
Spooky SeasonExhibition opening and Halloween party
20:00Erika-Fuchs-Haus
Schwarzenbach
Germany

Also REACH OUT and let us know which festivals we shouldn’t miss!

 

Four-panel comic strip by War and Peas featuring a vampire. Panel 1: The vampire sits at a table with a drink, saying 'Folk legends tell us that vampires are afraid of garlic.' Panel 2: The vampire continues, 'But a little known fact: Vampires are also afraid of librarians!' Panel 3: A librarian at a nearby table turns and says, 'Shhh!' Panel 4: The vampire reacts in fear, sweating and coughing, with the words 'ACK ACK' above his head."