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{{quote|''i made [http://archive.picturesforsadchildren.com/290 this comic] and i regret it, but i regret most comics and i regret most things.''|'''john campbell'''}}
 
''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131124052749/http://archive.picturesforsadchildren.com/ pictures for sad children]''{{broken link}} is a webcomic by john campbell. it features a minimalist style of art, humor, and grammar. originally, the comic also featured character-driven stories about a ghost and some other people
 
it uses punctuation only sporadically [[Self-Demonstrating Article|which is why this article is written this way]] not because we are too dumb to find the shift key. blame john campbell
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the two main characters were paul and gary, although sometimes the comic would follow the other minor characters for a little bit
 
paul, [[Phrase Catcher|who is a ghost]], who is wearing a bedsheet, died just before the first strip. he wears the bed sheet to look [[Bedsheet Ghost|ghosty]] of course. he [https://web.archive.org/web/20121112040108/http://archive.picturesforsadchildren.com/65/ hates everything]{{broken link}} and [https://web.archive.org/web/20121109234118/http://archive.picturesforsadchildren.com/56/ doesn't care]{{broken link}}
 
gary is a grad student who currently works at a call center that takes the overflow of indian help lines. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130410185626/http://archive.picturesforsadchildren.com/28/ people call him]{{broken link}} and [[Hilarity Ensues]]
 
after 226 pages, the story of paul and gary came to a very abrupt and inconclusive end. since then, the comic has continued as an unconnected series of surreal one-shots w/ sometimes story arcs but not as long as the big one
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the world of ''pictures for sad children'' is [[Crapsack World|cynical]]. most of the characters are depressed even though they know that they have no real problems. the main characters also resign themselves to a life of unfulfilled dreams and crushing meaningless jobs.
 
there are many [[Magical Realism|magic realist]] elements to the world as well, like an [https://web.archive.org/web/20121112040428/http://archive.picturesforsadchildren.com/115/ ipod that plays you your regrets]{{broken link}}, a family that has [https://web.archive.org/web/20121112040433/http://archive.picturesforsadchildren.com/130/ the powers]{{broken link}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20121112035641/http://archive.picturesforsadchildren.com/135/ of jesus]{{broken link}}, and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130727001634/http://archive.picturesforsadchildren.com/18/ post-it notes that seemingly come from no one]{{broken link}}
 
the author is currently dabbling in various new media, please bear with his experimentation
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