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4-panel comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: A smiling man strolls into the office with a briefcase and calls out, "Morning, Barb!" Panel 2: A woman at her computer answers flatly, "Morning, Carl." Panel 3: She frowns and wonders to herself, "Why is he always in such a good mood?" Panel 4: The man walks off with a wide, blissful smile, thinking, "I hate it at home."

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5-panel comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: A witch carries her worn-out broom into "Ye Ol' Broom Shoppe," where a green, fanged witch clerk remarks, "That thing's got a lotta mileage." Panel 2: The witch explains, "Yeah, my girlfriend and I went to Transylvania to meet her folks." Panel 3: The clerk grins, "Oh, got yourself a vampire girlie, huh?" Panel 4: The witch asks, "You think we could put a padded seat in the back or something?" Panel 5: The witch flies through the clouds on her broom, which now has a cozy padded canopy seat on the back where her vampire girlfriend lounges comfortably, reading.

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4-panel comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: An industrial building with a glowing sign reads "Dams Inc.," smokestacks puffing behind it. Panel 2: A hugely muscular beaver kicks open the CEO's office door, flexing, and shouts, "Time for sweet payback!" as the startled boss yelps, "Ah!" Panel 3: The buff beaver grabs the terrified executive, cackling "Muahahaha" and declaring, "You like being spanked, Mr. Big Dam!" Panel 4: The scene cuts to a bedroom, where the sweating man lies awake beside his wife, who sighs, "Oh, honey, was it Buff Beaver again?"

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7-panel comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: A couple relaxes in a wooden hot tub when a "Plopp" rings out; the man asks the woman, "W-was that you?" Panel 2: She says, "What? No... someone must've..." as a small turd bobs in the water. Panel 3: Cut to a cheerful salesman in an infomercial: "Welcome to Turd in a Pool. Our service is simple," beside the number 1-800-TURD-IN-A-POOL. Panel 4: He explains, "We will discreetly place a turd in a pool." Panel 5: "Why, you ask? Why not?!" Panel 6: Pointing at the camera, he adds, "Don't ask how we do it. Just call our toll-free number and say Turd Now!" Panel 7: A branded Turd-in-a-Pool helicopter hovers over a house, lowering an operative on a cable to complete the job.

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4-panel comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: In an antique shop, a shopkeeper shows a customer a tall standing mirror and says, "This is our rarest piece: a magic mirror." Panel 2: He explains, "It reveals your deepest desire when you stand before it." Panel 3: In the mirror, a giant grinning worm creature coils around the blushing, sweating customer and coos, "Who's a naughty boy!" Panel 4: The unfazed shopkeeper reassures him, "Don't worry... most people see the worm."

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5-panel comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: A tick stands at a podium like a spokesperson and says, "I think I speak for all ticks when I say: we get a bad rap." Panel 2: It complains, "It's always: Oh no, a tick! I got sick from that tick!" Panel 3: A glamorous butterfly with flowing blonde hair sits in the audience and asks, "Why don't you just fly around and look beautiful?" Panel 4: The tick stares back, deadpan. Panel 5: It replies, "Yeah, no. That sounds boring. We're gonna keep doin' that other stuff."

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Comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: A man stands beside a bench where a woman is sitting. He asks, "What are you doing?" Panel 2: The woman, seated with her hands clasped, replies, "I'm having fun inside my head." Panel 3: The man, now looking intrigued, asks, "Can I join you?" The woman responds simply, "Yes." Panel 4: The man sits beside the woman on the bench, both looking serene as a single cloud floats in the sky.

This comic strip from 2016 feels like an ancient artifact to us.

There are days when looking at something you’ve created feels like staring too long at your own reflection under unforgiving fluorescent lights, full of flaws and imperfections. And yet – despite its flaws – there’s something in this comic that still speaks to us in a way that makes us think that maybe it wasn’t so bad after all.

And hey, if you like it, too, there are a few signed prints left in our shop!

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4-panel comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: A cheerful ladybug picks on a young mantis in a cap and backpack named Timmy and gasps, "Oh my God, Timmy, look!" Panel 2: In the grass lies a headleass praying mantis mate, who did not survive the night. Panel 3: The ladybug grins and says, "Looks like someone got lucky last night." Panel 4: Timmy forces a nervous, sweating smile and laughs, "Yeah... hahahaha..."