Dying Cartoons

"All dogs go to Heaven, because we're not the ones who screwed up."

Artist:
Barsotti, Charles
Search ID:
CC125208
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5550x3034 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
dog, dogs, heaven, afterlife, afterlives, animal, human, humans, responsibility, responsibilities, screw-up, screw-ups, screwing up, mistake, mistakes, accident, accidents, responsibility, responsibilities, irresponsible, die, dies, dying, death, deaths, pet, pets

A man reads the obituary and compares his age to the deceased.

Artist:
Chast, Roz
Search ID:
CC24179
High Res:
1317x1277 pixels (unwatermarked)
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age, obit, obits, obituary, obituaries, dead, dying, die, dies, mortality, mortal, mortals, long life, long lives, short life, short lives, compare, compares, feel your age, feeling your age, ageing, aging, grow old, grows old, growing old, comparison, comparisons, insecure, insecurity, insecurities

"Relax, honey - change is good."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
Search ID:
CC25145
High Res:
2929x2949 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
death, grim reaper, black humor, language, clichés, dark humor, dark humour, die, dies, dying, transition, transitions, change, changes, changing, positive change, positive changes, afterlife, afterlives, good change, good changes, married couple, married couples, old married couple, old married couples, mankoff

"I want everyone to leave the room, except for the cat."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC123184
High Res:
3290x2590 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
pet, pets, cat, cats, will, wills, death, dying, deathbed, death bed, deaths, everyone leave, leave, leaving, wish, wishes, final wish, final wishes, last wish, last wishes, final-wish, last-wish, final-wishes, last-wishes, cat, family, families, love, important, importance, priority, priorities

"Take some identification with you in case you die."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC122414
High Res:
3500x2852 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
dark, dark humor, dark humour, black humor, black humour, gallows humour, gallows humor, dead, deadpan, cycling, cycle, bicycle, bike, biking, bicycles, cyclist, cyclists, cyclist humor, cyclist humour, id, identification, identity, id card, proof of identity, old age, old, age, elderly, exercise, exercising, middle age, middle aged, middle ages, mid life crisis, midlife crisis, mid-life crisis, death, dead, died, dying, die, marriage, married, married life

"We find pizza softens the blow of bad news."

Artist:
Vey, P. C.
Search ID:
CC125601
High Res:
2902x3154 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
bad, bad news, bearer of bad news, doctor, doctors, patient, patients, hospital, hospitals, surgery, surgeon, surgeons, death, dead, black humor, black humour, comfort food, comforting, comfort, food, pizza, pizzas, dark humor, dark humour, gallows humor, gallows humour, death, dead, died, dying, terminal, terminal illness, medical, medicine

"Hey, Gramps, is 'deathbed' one word or two?"

Artist:
Ziegler, Jack
Search ID:
CC39048
High Res:
2133x2145 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
grandpa, grandpas, grandfather, grandfathers, deathbed, deathbeds, insensitive, death bed, death beds, spell check, spellcheck, dying, die, dies, dead, hospital, hospitals, teen, teens, teenager, teenagers, thoughtless, thoughtlessness, carefree, rude, rudeness, tasteless, uncouth, question, questions, cancer, cancers

"Now that you mention it, I've never seen him roll over and play dead before, either."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC29761
High Res:
2177x2318 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
animal, animals, dog, dogs, pet, pets, roll over, play dead, trick, tricks, pet trick, pet tricks, dead, death, dying, pet owner, pet owners, new trick, heart attack, talking pet, talking pets, talking dog, talking dogs

"We never say 'death'—we prefer 'deadness.' "

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC40688
High Res:
2121x1821 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
death, dying, dead, mourn, mourning, mourner, mourners, bereavement, bereaved, grieve, grieving, deceased, decease, mortality, mortal, funeral, funerals, funeral parlor, funeral parlour, funeral home, mortuary, burial, burials, phrasing, choice of words

"He was just a year away from retirement."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC29711
High Res:
2674x2042 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
retire, retires, retirement, retiring, dragon, dragons, murphy's law, die, dies, dying, close to retirement, nearing retirement, unfortunate, worst case scenario, worst case scenarios, career, careers, killed, eaten, predator, predators, prey

"He's dead. Would you like his voice mail?"

Artist:
Sipress, David
Search ID:
CC41752
High Res:
2863x2100 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
voice mail, message, messages, secretary, secretaries, die, dies, dying, dead, call back, calling back, wrong number, wrong numbers, deceased, passed on, passed away, appointment, appointments

"That's the fourth husband she's put in the ground without any concern for what it's doing to the environment."

Artist:
Vey, P. C.
Search ID:
CC119300
High Res:
2000x1648 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
death, dead, died, dying, funeral, funerals, mourn, mourning, condolence, condolences, marriage, married, divorce, divorces, serial divorce, divorcee, widow, widower, widowed, gold digger, gold-digger, gold diggers, environment, environmental, catty, sarcasm, sarcastic, sass, sassing

"Mind if I turn my hearing aid down?"

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC43412
High Res:
1350x1826 pixels (unwatermarked)
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firing, firing squad, gun, guns, death, deaths, dead, dying, died, kill, killed, firing line, execute, execution, executions, war, wars, military, militarise, militarism, militaristic, militia, militias, executioner, executioners, wall, capital, capital punishment, martial law, martial, violence, violence, late, lateness, tardy, tardiness, punctual, punctuality, dark, dark humor, dark humour, black humor, black humour, gallows humour, gallows humor, dead, deadpan, hearing, hearing aid, deaf, deafness

"And don't go auctioning off my stuff."

Artist:
Frascino, Edward
Search ID:
CC32789
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2355x1784 pixels (unwatermarked)
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death, dying, dies, dead, deathbed, death bed, auction, auctioning, auctions, sell, selling, jackie kennedy onassis, greed, greedy, wealthy, wealth, old age, aging, family, families, relative, relatives, dying wish, dying wishes, last wish, last wishes, final wish, final wishes, ill, terminal, order, instruction, stern

"I wouldn't have thought baby boomers could still do cannonballs."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC123693
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3633x2690 pixels (unwatermarked)
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baby boomer, baby boomers, cannonball, cannonballs, daredevil, daredevils, stunt, stunts, stuntman, stuntmen, die, dies, dying, cause of death, causes of death, bathtub, bathtubs, tub, tubs, accident, accidents, accidental, accidental death, accidental deaths, age, ages, aging, ageing, ageing gracefully, aging gracefully, grow old, grows old, growing old, elder, elders, senior citizen, senior citizens, irresponsible, irresponsibility, fall, falls, slip and fall, slipping and falling

"Shows you how much I know."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC42862
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2886x2340 pixels (unwatermarked)
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expert, experts, expertise, area of expertise, areas of expertise, die, dies, dying, patient, patients, malpractice, medical malpractice, malpractice suit, malpractice suits, lawsuit, lawsuits, wrongful death, teach, teaches, teaching, teacher, teachers, med student, med students, medical student, medical students, idiot, idiots, incompetent, incompetence, self-effacing, accident, accidents, doctor, doctors, physician, physicians, surgeon, surgeons

"I've forgotten what I want to be remembered for."

Artist:
Downes, Nick
Search ID:
CC43836
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3955x3930 pixels (unwatermarked)
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forgot, forgotten, memory, memories, remember, remembered, dying, dies, died, shock, worry, worried, bolt, priest, priests, family, families, old age, forgetful, forget, be remembered for, be remembered, legacy, legacies, important, honoured, honor, honour, honored, bedridden

"If I have to ask permission for every bite, dearest, we'll be mating all day."

Artist:
Handelsman, J. B.
Search ID:
CC23989
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1013x1533 pixels (unwatermarked)
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relationship, relationships, consent, consenting consents, feminism, feminists, feminist, #metoo, metoo, me too, mantis, praying mantis, praying mantises, mantises, mating, mate, mates, consensual, permission, reproduction, insect, insects, animal, animals, decapitate, relationship, relationships, death, dying, died

"Ever since I died, I don't care as much about the crossword."

Artist:
Kaplan, Bruce
Search ID:
CC133365
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4565x3367 pixels (unwatermarked)
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heaven, heavens, afterlife, after-life, eternal, heavenly, after lives, after-lives, crossword, crosswords, cryptic crossword, crossword lovers, newspaper, newspaper, puzzle, puzzles, death, died, spirit, spirits, angel, angels, breakfast, dead, care, caring, interest, interesting, life, limited, dying, bored, boring, dull, uninterested, uninteresting

"Gee, I'm sorry this had to happen on our first date!"

Artist:
Wilson, Gahan
Search ID:
CC35662
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2407x2107 pixels (unwatermarked)
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date, dating, dates, first dates, first date, nature, natural disaster, disaster, disasters, explode, explosion, explosions, doomsday, doomsayer, end times, end of the world, apocalypse, apocalyptic, destruction, world ending, optimism, optimist, polite, politeness, etiquette, least of our worries, least of our problems, problem, problems, cataclysm, cataclysmic, catastrophe, catastrophic, death, dead, dying, died

"Mr. Stephenson is the subject of a widely anticipated obituary."

Artist:
Noth, Paul
Search ID:
CC121743
High Res:
3250x2355 pixels (unwatermarked)
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obituary, uobituaries, trophy wife, trophy wives, old man, old men, grump, grumpy, grumps, hateful, bigot, bigots, bigotry, ageism, ageist, widely-anticipated, article, articles, cocktail party, cocktail parties, insult, insults, insulting, rude, rudeness, dying, enemy, enemies, hatred, hatreds, old hatred, worst enemy, worst enemies, frenemy, frenemies, cutting, comment, comments, introduction, introductions, introduce, introducing, party, parties

"If your guys aren't going to show, let's just call it a day."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC124804
High Res:
3443x3382 pixels (unwatermarked)
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firing, firing squad, gun, guns, death, deaths, dead, dying, died, kill, killed, firing line, execute, execution, executions, war, wars, military, militarise, militarism, militaristic, militia, militias, executioner, executioners, wall, capital, capital punishment, martial law, martial, violence, violence, late, lateness, tardy, tardiness, punctual, punctuality, dark, dark humor, dark humour, black humor, black humour, gallows humour, gallows humor, dead, deadpan

"It's cool, but you kinda miss the trumpet fanfare, right?"Sign: "WELCOME JOSH!"

Artist:
Dernavich, Drew
Search ID:
CC132644
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4761x4012 pixels (unwatermarked)
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heaven, angel, angels, welcome, welcoming, st. peter's gate, entering heaven, entrance, entrances, enter heaven, dead, death, dying, fanfare, trumpet, trumpets, billboard, billboards, lights, name in lights, modern life, modernising, modernizing, modernisation, modernization, innovation, progress, technology, arrival, arrivals, new arrival, new arrivals

"They're very time-sensitive."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC120052
High Res:
2000x2783 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
alien, aliens, death, deaths, ufo, u.f.o., grave, graves, graveyard, graveyards, dead, dies, dying, age, aging, old age, degenerate, health, healthy, gravestone, gravestones, extra terrestrial, extra-terrestrial, et, e.t., inferior, weak, weaker, space, martian, martians, spaceship, spaceships, space travel