Cartoons featuring slugs, apartment troubles, big bad wolves, and internet recipes brought laughs to our readers this year. Revisit the most loved ones.


altatude, cartoon, issue 22, kate isenberg, i donwant my kids reading books that make them feel bad about being big and bad
Kate Isenberg
“I don’t want my kids reading books that make them feel bad about being big and bad.”

altatude, cartoon, issue 22, paul noth
Paul Noth
“So I’m guessing we’re in the placebo group.”

altatude, cartoon, issue 23, jim shoenbill
Jim Shoenbill
“Your next assignment is to stretch a recipe for baked squash into a rambling 5,000-word essay.”

altatude, cartoon, issue 23, lynn hsu
Lynn Hsu
“Let’s kick the family out and play Airbnb.”

altatude, cartoon, issue 23
Kaamran Hafeez
“I can’t talk—I’m in a really bad place right now.”

altatude, cartoon, issue 23, achaz von hardenberg
Achaz von Hardenberg
“And then she said, ‘Can you pass me the salt, please?’”

altatude, cartoon, issue 23, asher perlman
asher perlman
“Is there anything else I can privately resent you for asking me to get?”

altatude, cartoon, issue 23, david ostow
david ostow
“I’m required by law to tell you that no one died in this apartment, but many souls have been crushed.”

ken levine, cartoon, altatude, issue 25
ken levine
“And to all of you who swore you’d never fly this airline again—welcome back.”

ellis rosen, cartoon, altatude, issue 25
ellis rosen
“I liked bird-watching before they started pumping money into it.”