Ben Dewey’s Things Could Be Worse illustrations are an absurd and morose series of life lessons that Edward Gorey would be awfully proud of. He creates them ” … for purposes of instruction; so that one may avoid similar missteps.” Each scenario is delightfully old timey and sets up its characters for a piteous, dismal situation like, “Friendly flag waves all day; nobody waves back.” If the dank darkness of your danky doom hasn’t left you feeling hopeless, click through to witness Dewey’s tragic picture show.
Image credit: Ben Dewey [Spotted via Neatorama]
Image credit: Ben Dewey
Image credit: Ben Dewey
Image credit: Ben Dewey
Image credit: Ben Dewey
Image credit: Ben Dewey
Image credit: Ben Dewey
Image credit: Ben Dewey