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Stick Figure Comic Ideas

Three stick figure strips per press, each with its panels in order and the one pose that sells it.

Stick Figure Comic Ideas

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  1. Stick figure standing between the raindrops1 panel. Beat: rain falls on both sides and misses. Caption: 'Missed me.' Pose: turned side-on, chin up.
  2. Stick figure at the beach4 panels. Beats: an umbrella goes up, it lies down, a wavy tide line comes in, it floats off asleep. Pose: lying flat.
  3. Stick figure at the tailor1 panel. Beat: the tailor holds up a single thread. Caption: 'It is a little big.' Pose: arms out, standing on a stool.

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1 panel 21

  • Stick dog brings back a stick 1 panel. Beat: the dog drops a stick and the figure checks both arms. Caption: 'Whose is that?' Pose: hands spread.
  • Stick figure at the tailor 1 panel. Beat: the tailor holds up a single thread. Caption: 'It is a little big.' Pose: arms out, standing on a stool.
  • Stick figure family photo 1 panel. Beat: five figures of five heights in a row. Caption: 'Everyone say lines.' Pose: the smallest waves both arms.
  • Stick figure hiding behind a lamp post 1 panel. Beat: the post is exactly as wide as the figure, and a searcher walks by. Pose: bolt upright, arms pinned in.
  • Stick figure holding the end of a very long line 1 panel. Beat: the line runs out of the panel and the figure will not let go. Pose: both hands gripping, heels dug in.
  • Stick figure in a strong wind 1 panel. Beat: the body bends into a C and a hat sails off. No words. Pose: the C curve, both feet planted.
  • Stick figure leaning on the caption box 1 panel. Beat: the caption box sags under an elbow. It reads 'Do you mind?' Pose: the lean, ankles crossed.
  • Stick figure limbo under a very low bar 1 panel. Beat: the bar is a finger's width off the ground and the figure is already through. Pose: flat on its back.
  • Stick figure lost in a wall of tally marks 1 panel. Beat: a wall of tally marks, one with a head. Caption: 'Day 46. Still unnoticed.' Pose: stiff as the marks.
  • Stick figure meets the eraser 1 panel. Beat: a huge eraser fills the doorway. Caption: 'We need to talk.' Pose: backing away, both palms up.
  • Stick figure on a mountain that is one zigzag 1 panel. Beat: the mountain is one zigzag and the flag is a dot. Caption: 'Worth it.' Pose: hands on hips, chest out.
  • Stick figure passed by a figure drawn with muscles 1 panel. Beat: a fully shaded strongman strolls past. Caption: 'Somebody had time.' Pose: arms folded, head tilted.
  • Stick figure reading its own instructions 1 panel. Beat: the build sheet is done and one line is left over. Caption: 'Probably fine.' Pose: holding up the spare.
  • Stick figure sitting for a portrait 1 panel. Beat: the canvas shows a circle and five lines. Caption: 'A perfect likeness.' Pose: chin lifted, very still.
  • Stick figure standing between the raindrops 1 panel. Beat: rain falls on both sides and misses. Caption: 'Missed me.' Pose: turned side-on, chin up.
  • Stick figure superhero with a cape of one line 1 panel. Beat: a single line flaps from the neck. Caption: 'The budget was small.' Pose: fists on hips, chin high.
  • Stick figure trying on hats 1 panel. Beat: every hat is twice the size of the head. Caption: 'In a small, please.' Pose: hat down to the shoulders.
  • Stick figure under a speech balloon far too big 1 panel. Beat: a balloon fills the panel and holds one small 'hi'. Pose: looking up at the empty space, arms limp.
  • Stick figure waiting for its chair to be drawn 1 panel. Beat: the figure sits on nothing while a pencil tip enters the corner. Pose: seated in mid-air, arms crossed.
  • Stick figure with a shadow that has more detail 1 panel. Beat: the shadow on the wall has hair, a coat and shoes. Pose: the figure looking back over its shoulder.
  • Stick figure yoga class 1 panel. Beat: the figure is tied in a neat bow. Caption: 'Beginners, week one.' Pose: the bow, head poking out calmly.

3 panels 21

  • A stick figure's long day 3 panels. Beats: morning, straight. Noon, a slight bend. Evening, a question mark. Pose: the question mark curve.
  • Stick figure after a month at the gym 3 panels. Beats: 'Before', straight arms. 'After', straight arms. Then: 'Feel that.' Pose: the flex with no bump at all.
  • Stick figure and the fish that got away 3 panels. Beats: 'It was this big', arms wide; wider; arms out through both panel edges. Pose: the arm span.
  • Stick figure argues with the panel border 3 panels. Beats: it knocks on the border, nothing opens, it sulks in the corner. Pose: the knock, knuckles on the line.
  • Stick figure borrows a line from the next panel 3 panels. Beats: it reaches across the gap, panel two loses a wall, it strolls off with a cane. Pose: the reach.
  • Stick figure carries a ladder through the strip 3 panels. Beats: the ladder enters panel one, fills panel two, the figure arrives in panel three. Pose: bent under it.
  • Stick figure falls asleep standing up 3 panels. Beats: upright, leaning, propped on the panel edge like a broom. Pose: the lean, head dropped forward.
  • Stick figure fashion show 3 panels. Beats: a bow tie, a top hat, then both with a cane. Each caption: 'Casual.' Pose: one hand on the hip.
  • Stick figure finds a full stop 3 panels. Beats: it spots a dot, picks it up, tries it on as a second head. Pose: holding the dot at arm's length.
  • Stick figure gets a thought it cannot read 3 panels. Beats: a thought bubble holds a squiggle, the figure studies it, it shrugs. Pose: the shrug, arms in a wide W.
  • Stick figure lifts a heavy dot 3 panels. Beats: it bends to a small dot, strains, and the dot stays put. Pose: the strain, knees bent, back curved.
  • Stick figure loses an argument to an arrow 3 panels. Beats: an arrow points left, the figure points right, the figure walks left. Pose: the point, arm dead level.
  • Stick figure push-up that lifts the floor 3 panels. Beats: down, up, and the ground line comes up with it. Pose: arms locked, body one straight line.
  • Stick figure reads the sign too late 3 panels. Beats: walking, a sign reads 'End of drawing', one foot hangs over white paper. Pose: the wobble on one leg.
  • Stick figure sneeze that folds it in half 3 panels. Beats: the head tips back, a pause, the whole body folds. Pose: the fold, head down at the knees.
  • Stick figure takes a selfie 3 panels. Beats: arm out, a click, the photo shows a circle on a line. Caption: 'My good side.' Pose: the stretched arm.
  • Stick figure teaches a stick dog to sit 3 panels. Beats: 'Sit.' The dog stands and wags. The figure sits down instead. Pose: sitting, legs straight out.
  • Stick figure tries three hairstyles 3 panels. Beats: one curl, three spikes, a scribbled cloud. The face never changes. Pose: holding a hand mirror out.
  • Stick figure tug of war with its shadow 3 panels. Beats: it pulls a rope, the shadow pulls back, both land flat. Pose: the pull, body at a steep slant.
  • Two stick figures in a chase at walking speed 3 panels. Beats: a walk, the same walk one step on, both stop for a rest. Pose: mid-stride, the gap never changing.
  • Two stick figures miss a high five 3 panels. Beats: the wind-up, the miss, both stare at their hands. Pose: the miss, two arms crossing in an X.

4 panels 21

  • Four places a stick figure sits 4 panels. Beats: on a chair, on the floor, on the panel border, on the caption. Pose: knees at right angles each time.
  • Stick dog on the longest lead 4 panels. Beats: the dog runs, the lead crosses two panels, it goes tight, the figure flies like a kite. Pose: level.
  • Stick figure and the caption disagree 4 panels. Beats: 'He ran.' He stands. 'He ran.' He sits. 'Please.' He lies down. 'He rested.' Pose: flat, thumb up.
  • Stick figure asked to hold this 4 panels. Beats: 'Hold this.' A line. 'And this.' A second. A third. Now it stands inside a triangle. Pose: arms pinned.
  • Stick figure at the beach 4 panels. Beats: an umbrella goes up, it lies down, a wavy tide line comes in, it floats off asleep. Pose: lying flat.
  • Stick figure band 4 panels. Beats: one hums, one drums on the border, one strums a line pulled tight, all bow. Pose: the drummer, arms up.
  • Stick figure builds a friend from spare lines 4 panels. Beats: one line, three lines, a circle on top, a handshake. Pose: the handshake, two arms in one level line.
  • Stick figure campfire story 4 panels. Beats: a teller begins, two listeners lean in, 'It was an eraser', all three fall flat. Pose: the lean in.
  • Stick figure climbs out of the strip 4 panels. Beats: a look up, a jump, hands on the top border, legs vanish over it. Pose: the hang, arms straight up.
  • Stick figure explains distance 4 panels. Beats: close and tall, further and shorter, a dot, an empty road. Caption: 'Still talking.' Pose: arm raised.
  • Stick figure follows a dotted line 4 panels. Beats: dots on the ground, it follows, the dots spread out, it leaps the last gap. Pose: the leap, legs split.
  • Stick figure grows a plant taller than itself 4 panels. Beats: a seed, a sprout, a stalk at head height, a flower looking down. Pose: neck craned right back.
  • Stick figure makes copies of itself 4 panels. Beats: one figure, two, four, then a crowd arguing over who came first. Pose: every one pointing at itself.
  • Stick figure moves house 4 panels. Beats: it lifts the triangle roof off, tucks the square under an arm, walks, rebuilds. Pose: the carry.
  • Stick figure notices the reader 4 panels. Beats: walking, a glance out, a long stare at you, a curtain pulled across the panel. Pose: the stare.
  • Stick figure on stairs that are a zigzag 4 panels. Beats: up three steps, up six, the zigzag leaves the panel, the figure looks back down. Pose: one knee high.
  • Stick figure orders new hands 4 panels. Beats: a parcel arrives, two mittens come out, it puts them on, it waves. Pose: the wave, big hands first.
  • Stick figure pulls a loose thread 4 panels. Beats: a loose line at the foot, a pull, the leg unravels, it ties a bow at the knee. Pose: bent double.
  • Stick figure tries to show a feeling 4 panels. Beats: 'Happy.' 'Sad.' 'Surprised.' The same blank face, then it draws on eyebrows. Pose: arms do the work.
  • Stick figure weather report 4 panels. Beats: sun, upright. Wind, slanted. Rain, drooping. Snow, a snowman with stick arms. Pose: the slant.
  • Two stick figures on a seesaw of one line 4 panels. Beats: one up, the other up, both level, then the line bends into a V. Pose: the level balance, arms out.

How it works

A stick figure cannot pull a face, so these stick figure comic ideas put the joke where it can go: in the lean of the body, in the caption, or in a trick played on the panel itself.

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Draw the named pose first

Every idea ends on a pose. Draw that panel before the others, starting with one line for the spine, curved or straight, and hang the arms and legs on it. If the pose reads from across the room, the strip works, and the other panels only have to lead up to it.

Let the caption say less

A caption that says less than the drawing is funnier than one that explains it. Keep it under six words and letter it before you draw, so the figure has room to stand beside it.

  • Keep every head the same size from panel to panel, so a reader can follow who is who.
  • Give each figure one prop, a hat or a cane, to tell two of them apart.

Questions and answers

What are good stickman comic ideas?

Ones where being a stickman is the joke: hiding behind a lamp post, holding the end of a line that leaves the panel, a portrait that comes out as a circle and five lines. The pose group holds the most of these.

How do you make a stick figure comic funny?

Give the figure a problem only a drawing could have: a chair nobody has drawn yet, a caption that disagrees with it, a border it cannot get past. Then end the strip one panel sooner than feels safe.

How many panels does a stick figure comic need?

One panel carries a pose and a caption. Three give a setup, a turn and a result. Four leave room for a pause before the end. The list is sorted by all three sizes.

How do you show feelings on a stick figure?

With the spine and the arms: a straight back for alert, a curve for tired, arms up for joy, arms hanging for defeat. One strip here is about exactly that. The face stays blank and the arms do the work.

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