Today's online comics break brought to you by fearless intern Caitlin MacRae:
I like to take mini-breaks instead of big ones. I find them to be a much more satisfying way to ignore my responsibilities – a lunch break is mandated by law, but a five minute spaz fest on the computer in between projects? It feels sneakier, more subversive – and thus much, much more gratifying.
Hence my love of daily online comics. While I’m taking a break from the exhausting schedules they have us interns on – seriously, y’all, I can only make Half & Half runs so many times a day – I peruse the magical world of internet hilarity, frame by frame, and my day is filled with more unadulterated glee than a whole basket full of – well, full of otherwise adulterated glee, I guess.
These are by no means new to the internets, but I felt like sharing. So. Here are some of my favorites, in no particular order:
Dinosaur Comics’ Holy Smokes! (Nifty fact: the same set of images has been used in every single one of these comics to date. Effin’ brilliant.)
Toothpaste for Dinner ‘s Rap Office.
Achewood
Cat and Girl’s “Mutualism.”
And… this last one isn’t a comic, per se, but brilliant nonetheless, and a site whose drawings suck me in until I’ve somehow lost three hours staring at Jerry Seinfeld and a giraffe. Brandon Bird is one of my favorite artists, and his undeniably pitch-perfect renderings of celebrities in absurd situations have gotten me through many a long day. For example: No One Wants to Play Sega with Harrison Ford.
I also highly recommend his Law & Order: Special Victims Unit valentines. Straight glorious.
— Caitlin MacRae