In a fast-paced world, consuming entertainment in small doses is appealing. Single panels offer a quick laugh without requiring lengthy engagement. That’s why most people prefer to enjoy single-panel comics. For those people, we bring another New Yorker Magazine artist who is an expert at capturing humor only in single-panel comics.
Meet Harry Bliss. He’s an American cartoonist and illustrator best known for his single-panel web comic Bliss Cartoons, published in The New Yorker magazine since 1989. He also creates covers, illustrations for books, and other visual works. He has 60,600 Instagram followers. We have compiled his best comics of all time in the following section. If you are a fan of single-panel humor and want to enjoy these comics, then scroll down to the section below.
Credit: Bliss Cartoons
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#1. Happy New Year
#2. Gin Joints
#3. We have done that
#3. Screen Play
#5. How many times?
#6. Don’t get me wrong
His ability to tell a whole story or trigger feelings in just one frame shows artistic talent and can be visually appealing. His comics are known for their quirky humor, intelligent analyses of daily life, and often surprising turns. The humor or message can be delivered easily and efficiently because of the single-panel format.
#7. Legal Show
#8. Knew it
#9. New Year
#10. Landscape
#11. Broken Record
#12. Wrist Warmers
#13. Pass the chicken
Some find that a single panel brings back nostalgic recollections of their early years with newspaper comics or their favorite cartoonists, which increases the pleasure. These lighthearted details give a brief mental escape and much-needed relief from the stresses of everyday life. Therefore, we think you will find yourself laughing over this selection, regardless of how long you have been a dedicated reader of The New Yorker or how recently you have discovered the genius of Harry Bliss’s work.