These 40 Sarcastic And Witty Webtoons by John Atkinson Will Make You Laugh

You will be pleasantly surprised if you have never seen John Atkinson’s webtoons before. He creates webtoons about various topics, such as science and literature, that are witty and sarcastic. How do social media and popular culture interact? Do not worry; John will illustrate it for you and tell you about his creations, behind the scenes, upcoming webtoons, and which cartoons are most popular. Whether about pets, puns, social media, books, grammar, or smartphones, His cartoons have one thing in common – they’re guaranteed to make you smile.

You never know how anything will be seen

Wrong Hands is a website run by cartoonist John Atkinson from Ottawa, Canada, who creates smart, humorous webtoons. He founded it in 2011. For two reasons, he named his blog “Wrong Hands.” First and foremost, a play on the expression “falling into the wrong hands” – you never know how anything will be seen or interpreted.

Also, he is left-handed and uses his right hand to sketch all the cartoons on the computer. His unique webtoons style and the witty and sarcastic takes he makes regarding popular culture are what make him stand out from the rest.

Wordplay thrown

John says he has always admired Gary Larson and Roz Chast’s work, but many other cartoonists and humorists have highly influenced him throughout the years. His webtoons about social media and technology have been the most popular thus far.

John says, “Technology changes so rapidly — it can be quite daunting at times. I suppose that is where the technology cartoons come from: slowing things down a little and grounding myself.” Wrong hands is a single-panel cartoon covering everything from anthropology and calculus to xenophobia with a bit of wordplay thrown in.

Developed a particular style

When asked how he started his cartoonist career and developed his style, he said, “Well, I’ve always enjoyed drawing, so much so that I studied fine arts at University. Cartooning came much later. When my children were very young, I would doodle with them, and they got a big kick out of it.

I guess the cartooning grew out of that. I figured if they thought it was funny, maybe other people would too. Over the years, I have slowly been honing and refining the work to develop a particular style.” His webtoon project quickly became popular.

What he finds funny

We inquired about any key influences in the cartoonist’s life that may have aided in developing and refining his style. He told us about his favorite childhood cartoonists that he looked up to.

“When I was young, it was most definitely Charles Schultz (Peanuts) and Gary Larson (The Far Side), but there are so many great and talented cartoonists currently working (Roz Chast, Kate Beaton, Tom Gauld) that my list could go on forever. I have always loved British humor (Blackadder, PG Wodehouse, Monty Python), which I think helped shape (warp) my sense of what I find funny.”