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Plenty of us loves to read. Or say that we do. But finding the time to do so is, more often than not, much more difficult than we’d like. After a hard day at work or school, instead of snuggling up with a doggo, a steaming mug of hot cocoa, and a good novel, we usually end up being couch potatoes in front of the TV or computer screen.
Well, not to worry, because artist John Atkinson of ‘Wrong Hands’ has you covered. The illustrator created a series of cartoon drawings that will help any lover of the written word catch up on the writings they missed out on. Whether it’s classic literature or popular modern hits.
“I’ve always loved to draw even as a young child,” Atkinson told Bored Panda in an in-depth interview. “I studied Fine Art at University and after spectacularly failing as a famous artist, took up graphic design. The webcomics are a more recent endeavor.”
Scroll down for the rest of our interview with Atkinson. Upvote the comic strips that you enjoyed, leave us a comment with your thoughts about Arkinson’s funny drawings, and share this article with anyone who you think is in need of a good laugh.
Make sure to check out our previous articles about Atkinson’s funny comics here, here, as well as here.
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“Cartooning is a great way to extract the silliness bottled up in my head,” the artist said during the interview. “Humor is subjective so it’s always interesting to read other people’s reactions to my work. I get a wide range of comments from “This is hilarious” to “You think you’re so clever, you’re not!” to “I don’t get it.”
Atkinson joked: “The last one is always my favorite. I usually like to respond “I don’t get it either.”
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Hi! 5 years ago
There is a complete misconception that belle has Stockholm syndrome SHE DOESN'T that is a different thing Belle didn't start falling for the beast until he treated her kindly and then didn't fall in love with him until she had departed. I don't really know how to explain this in written form. Maybe I am the only one that thinks this but I just had to say something! But the rest a pretty accurate and funny so kudos.
Bored Panda asked the illustrator to go into detail about what inspired him to draw cartoons about classic books. Here’s what he revealed: “I came across a survey a few years back that revealed about 60 percent of people pretend to have read books they haven’t and around 40 percent rely on movies and TV to feign knowledge of popular books.”
He continued: “I thought it might be a funny idea to help everyone out and provide “tweet-sized” synopses of these famous books suitable for dinner parties or when you’re cornered at a function. They’re not intended to replace reading the actual book and I’m quick to tell students not to use them as book reports unless they want a solid D- or an F.”
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Jacob/Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago (edited)
I love that you threw Jim Morrison in there. Especially since he's one of the Doors...and we are talking about doors...
Atkinson explained that he’s still posting new cartoons to his blog two times per week. What’s more, he told Bored Panda about his upcoming plans. Next year, he hopes to have a follow-up book to his current one (“Abridged Classics: Brief summaries of books you were supposed to read but probably didn’t”). “The follow-up will most likely cover movies and television and is tentatively titled “Abridged Cinema.”
The artist had some good advice for cartoonists and artists: “Don’t take yourself too seriously and if you’re in it for the money—get out now!"
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Ellen Turner 5 years ago
Takeuchi would have Strawberry Ramune, Tolkien would have Ale, and Arakawa would have Oolong.
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Kaisu 5 years ago
I'm gonna be that really annoying person and say that Frankenstein was the doctor, not the monster
Monday 5 years ago
We need "that really annoying person" until they stop mixing it up.
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Susan Forbes 5 years ago
There once was a family named Stein There's a Gert and an Ep and an Ein Gert's poems are bunk Ep's statues are junk And no one can understand Ein.
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D. Pitbull 5 years ago
I... would buy these mugs, bring them to parties and just wait to see who gets it...
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Daria B 5 years ago
Well, games are an interactive medium. If there's no action, people complain. Although, I personally prefer when I can stop and use my brain to solve the given quest. That's why I love the RPG genre. However, even in RPG, more and more games are focusing more on battles and less on other characteristics, and go for more action and less thinking.
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M.J. 5 years ago
Finally something that's not about how someone looks, cats or crazy brides! They are all really funny. Love it!
Jonas Grinevičius (Post author) 5 years ago
Glad you enjoyed it :) John is an amazing artist
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Avital Pilpel 5 years ago
I'm a literature buff and I laughed or giggled at almost all of them. My favorites are the "writer's block" (pun of the century) and keeping the "bankrupcy".slot from "wheel of fortune" in the Dickens Misfortune wheel,
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
I'm a Librarian. I'm using these at the reference desk. hahahahahahahaha
Dariia Dziuba 5 years ago
So funny and I have to confess some of the books shown here I’ve never read before. So, it was a great introduction to them for me. Don’t have to read them anymore :)
Master Markus 5 years ago
Well, the art's pretty bland and as far as the jokes go... he's no Kate Beaton, that's all I'm saying.
ANAND KAMLAKANT GHURYE 5 years ago
Fantastic Creation. Even if we read and understand only 10 per cent of this we can call ourselves to be proud elitists.
M.J. 5 years ago
Finally something that's not about how someone looks, cats or crazy brides! They are all really funny. Love it!
Jonas Grinevičius (Post author) 5 years ago
Glad you enjoyed it :) John is an amazing artist
Load More Replies... Avital Pilpel 5 years ago
I'm a literature buff and I laughed or giggled at almost all of them. My favorites are the "writer's block" (pun of the century) and keeping the "bankrupcy".slot from "wheel of fortune" in the Dickens Misfortune wheel,
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
I'm a Librarian. I'm using these at the reference desk. hahahahahahahaha
Dariia Dziuba 5 years ago
So funny and I have to confess some of the books shown here I’ve never read before. So, it was a great introduction to them for me. Don’t have to read them anymore :)
Master Markus 5 years ago
Well, the art's pretty bland and as far as the jokes go... he's no Kate Beaton, that's all I'm saying.
ANAND KAMLAKANT GHURYE 5 years ago
Fantastic Creation. Even if we read and understand only 10 per cent of this we can call ourselves to be proud elitists.
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