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Everybody appreciates beautifully drawn comics, but as some comics prove again and again, however nice it may be, it’s not necessary. The hooks, punchlines, and sinkers are the building blocks that make a comic great. Today’s example is no other than that of Chris Hallbeck, whose comics are as simple as a circle and a rectangle. But don’t underestimate them, they have everything that a good comic needs: funny situations, unexpected twists, wholesome things, and most importantly, a neat and tight story expressed in just a few strips.

Chris Hallbeck is one of those successful few cartoonists who have made their passion a profession by escaping the grind of day jobs and making the leap of faith into the exciting world of comics. He quit his job more than 10 years ago, and never looked back since. And the move wasn’t beneficial only to him—he was able to commit himself to bringing smiles to the faces of millions of people that read his comics. The Maximumble, Minimumble, and the Book of Biff are among his most successful series of comics that he’s ever done, and today we share some comics from his Maximumble comic.

It isn’t Chris’ first time in the limelight of Bored Panda. Here’s the first post similar to this one, that he posted in 2017. He’s also a frequent contributor, and you can check out his comic about a little monster and his human friend that he updatesfrom time to time. Check them out if you like.

More info: Facebook | Instagram | twitter.com | maximumble.thebookofbiff.com#1 

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ADHORTATOR5 days ago(edited)

So true – I miss that time when we went together to the park….20ReplyView more comments

Chris started cartooning back in high school. He used to draw a character named Biff to entertain his best friend. He drew it in his notebook while they sat across from each other at lunch. He later refined his Biff drawings and turned them into single-panel comics during college. He shared photocopies of his comics with whoever he ran into.

Everything changed on the early days of the internet, around 1995-1998, when he started to share his work on the web. As he shared them, he wanted to syndicate his Biff character, but got a lot of rejection letters. And as his syndication dreams got buried, his interest in cartooning began to wilt, and he quit for about 8 years.#2 

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Ryan Deschanel5 days ago

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Eva the Egg5 days ago

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His interest got rekindled as he came across Savage Chicken comics, and reminisced on the times when he did comics. In 2006, he created a new website and posted his comics just for fun. Chris was no longer hinged by the idea of syndicating his work, or becoming a full-time cartoonist. As he did that, he saw how the whole scene of webcomics began to materialize in the digital space.

His Biff comics were successful enough that he could quit his day job in 2010. He had been aiming to create a second series of comics, but didn’t know how to put it in his schedule. In 2011, Maximumble was born, and the comics that you see here today are essentially the same as back in the day. He used to warm up by writing a few jokes before he did the “serious” work with Biff and Maximumble, and so his Minimumble series were born as a sort of an accident.#4 

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N G5 days ago

A GOOD dad. Any idiot can be a father – it takes someone special to be a dad.65ReplyView More Replies…View more commentshttps://42c85ceb534a8264d0dfe6e9c6f960a1.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html#5 

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SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!57ReplyView More Replies…View more comments

Chris’ process of creating comics is very rigorous. He writes for 6 days a week. First he sits down with his iPad and consumes a lot of media from Tumblr, Reddit, Twitter, Instagram, etc. Then he distances himself from it and sits down in a room with a closed door and a white noise machine. For Maximumble, he starts by having a conversation with himself, usually starting with a question, and tries to keep the conversation going until he finds a joke or hits a dead end, and starts anew. He usually creates about five strips for each one that is drawn to completion.#6 

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Call Me Mars5 days ago

That’s so sweet! Those are good friends!40ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#7 

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Nadia Montera5 days ago

I feel him31ReplyView More Replies…View more comments

His big “secret” is the consumption and isolation cycles that were mentioned above. Chris fills his head with tons of material and then tries to force himself into a creative process by making unexpected connections by boring himself in his room, which motivates his mind to make up fun stuff in his head. It helps him not to devolve into writing jokes about being a cartoonist trying to make jokes and create new angles and topics.#8 

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Wonder Woman 8485 days ago

AWWW!9ReplyView more comments#9 

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Ryan Deschanel5 days ago

I knew it ! I knew all that bullshit is actually boring and annoying for them, like “Yeah, this precise job in this precise company has always been yourt greatest dream, of course…”13ReplyView more comments

One of his earliest influences was the classic Peanuts, which he read hundreds of times. Then one of his best friends showed him Garfield. He checked the comic section of his bookstore religiously, and bought them occasionally. As he matured, he read Bloom County, Calvin & Hobbes, and The Far Side. He has many favorites in terms of webcomics, like Chainsaw Suit, Broodhollow, Gunshow Comic, Nedroid, Invisible Bread, and Left-Hand Cartoons, just to mention a few. It seems that all in all, Chris was born to do this, as he’s so well-versed in this field.#10 

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Ian Koch5 days ago

lol.7ReplyView more comments#11 

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Bow, I’m a Slytherclaw5 days ago

Wait… does this kid have two mums? I love that.55ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#12 

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Ian Koch5 days ago

wow. that’s kind of cruel. and also hilarious.21ReplyView more comments#13 

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Mona lisa Jackson5 days ago

lol my dog in a nutshell14ReplyView more comments#14 

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Gandalf1the_red5 days ago

Awww! I knew not all kids believe monsters are deadly creatures16ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#15 

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Laura Mende (Human)5 days ago

The ultimative nightmare! 16ReplyView more commentshttps://42c85ceb534a8264d0dfe6e9c6f960a1.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html#16 

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KaPOW5 days ago

That. Is. Adorable22ReplyView more comments#17 

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Nadia Montera5 days ago

Double plot15ReplyView more comments#18 

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SwimmerGirl5 days ago

poor kyle4ReplyView more comments#19 

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Brandy Dor5 days ago

I think I’m gonna start doing this!6Reply#20 

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Ryan Deschanel5 days ago

Yeah, that’s just… normal life.3ReplyView more comments#21 

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Ian Koch5 days ago

ough…2ReplyView more comments#22 

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Robert T5 days ago

Finally we learn WTF the Shoop Shoop song was all about!26ReplyView more comments#23 

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qwerty5 days ago

“Aww so wholeso…nvm”29ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#24 

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Allan Breum5 days ago

That… can actually happen.21ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#25 

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Messed up turtle5 days ago

That must mean the carpet is pretty dirty1ReplyView More Replies…View more commentshttps://42c85ceb534a8264d0dfe6e9c6f960a1.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html#26 

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TS Rhodes5 days ago

This is the first thing I ever saw where it’s a same-sex couple, and that has NOTHING to do with the joke! WootWoot!15ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#27 

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Emo Sloth5 days ago

so true3ReplyView more comments#28 

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Ian Koch5 days ago

lol.8ReplyView more comments#29 

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Laura Mende (Human)5 days ago

Kill him! It’s only HIS fingerprints on your glasses!  (I hate it if someone do this!) 26ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#30 

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kjorn5 days ago

yeah. most of time1ReplyView more comments

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