In My Gums Are Bleeding comics, an ordinary conversation can turn grim in a sentence. A celebrity sighting becomes a disturbing confession, a bank robbery features a bear, and Superman cannot find a villain he knows how to fight. Miles Erickson’s clean, colorful figures keep the chaos looking almost ordinary.
This set of 14 dark comics moves through adult awkwardness, pop-culture parody and surreal everyday problems. Spare scenes and short exchanges set up the jokes; a blunt reversal or literal misunderstanding breaks the expected logic.
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A celebrity name makes the setup sound harmless, but the final line turns the conversation into a car-crash confession. Blank expressions let the dialogue carry the shock.
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Stretch goals and reward tiers suggest an earnest crowdfunding pitch. The final admission discards that premise in one line.
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An AI-generated room becomes a tangible architectural failure: the door itself seems to defy geometry. The visual makes its point unaided.
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The walkie-talkie exchange turns radio etiquette into a bedroom misunderstanding, with “over” doing double duty.
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Superman hears about microplastics and pollution, then asks for a villain he can punch. His toolkit is no match for the problems listed.
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The client declares himself the therapist; the actual therapist’s response supplies the final reversal.
About the Artist
Miles Erickson publishes as My Gums Are Bleeding. In a 2024 interview, he said he studied fine arts at CalArts, worked as a newspaper columnist, and later joined animation studios Wild Canary and Pencilmation. His official site promotes his comics and book. Follow him on Instagram. A third-party directory listed 252K followers on Nov. 9, 2026, but Instagram itself was inaccessible for direct confirmation. We previously featured an earlier Erickson collection; this gallery covers a different group of strips.
The artwork stays approachable while the punchlines refuse to behave. Which turn caught you most off guard—the impossible house, the bear, or another one?
📖 Comic Transcript, Scene Description & Humor Notes (Click to Expand)
🎨 Scene & Visual Setup
Erickson's strips pair clean, brightly colored cartoon figures with deadpan faces and sparse backgrounds, so the eye stays on the words. A woman casually mentions spotting Kevin Hart; a red-hooded character lectures about a giant pimple; an orange bear holds up a bank with a gun; Superman stands ready to help. Each scene looks ordinary at first glance—living rooms, sidewalks, therapy chairs—until a blunt reversal or literal misunderstanding cracks the calm wide open.
💬 Panel & Dialogue Breakdown
- Panel 1: A woman tells a man she saw Kevin Hart last night, then reveals she hit his mother with her car.
- Panel 2: A red-hooded character compares gender-affirming surgery to popping a giant red pimple and insists it must be popped.
- Panel 3: A man hesitates over a genital piercing question before admitting he is banned from Claire's.
- Panel 4: Superman offers help, hears about microplastics and pollution, and asks for an evil robot he can punch.
💡 Why It's So Relatable
The humor works because the setups feel like real small talk—then a single sentence detonates the premise. Blank expressions let the dialogue carry the shock, and the mundane settings make each absurd turn land harder.
