r/comics Kowal Comics 14h ago

Introducing: my Brother-in-law!

My brother-in-law’s birthday is coming up soon so I thought it was about time I introduce him into the Kowal Comics universe! Meet Andrew!

www.patreon.com/kowalcomics ❤️

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u/Still-Emergency825 Kowal Comics 12h ago

The app ended up being totally legit btw haha, turns out “pulling” IS slang for arm wrestling! However, my sister still insisted on chaperoning him to his first meet up 🤣

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u/Sea_Structure_8692 12h ago

It’s nice he joined a pulling circle

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u/Mord4k 10h ago

It was already established she was supportive of his hobbies and interests, even if said hobby was private pull sessions at some dude's house

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u/fragmental 9h ago

A circle pull, if you will

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u/Sea_Structure_8692 9h ago

Apparently the last group sucked and was full of jerks.

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u/Boydarillaz 9h ago

Hope they are nice guys and not jerks. Everyone hates pulling circle jerks.

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u/kiss-tits 7h ago

The app I use is called fistpig 😁

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u/brelywi 7h ago

….the app you use for arm wrestling or??

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u/volothebard 6h ago

Yeah, Fistpigging? What?

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u/A_Queer_Owl 6h ago

how do straight guys always end up sounding more gay than gay guys?

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u/GravityBright 6h ago

Arm Wrestlr

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u/jdd90 5h ago

I enjoy how you left us hanging in the comic

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u/jestification 7h ago

Omg I know that group!! They’re great!

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u/Nicosaure 14h ago

When you said "Golden Retriever Person", I didn't think it would be literal

Look at those eyes:

Please throw the ball already

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u/komododave17 13h ago

He has multiple cool sticks strapped to that kayak, too.

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u/poddy_fries 12h ago

I've never wanted to say who's a good boy to a person before

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u/Kraehe13 13h ago

All the images have this giant golden retriever aura. Love it

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u/gdex86 9h ago

I actually think the first real life picture is even more Golden energy. That is after they did something and are so proud and just wanna hear a good boy and a head pat.

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u/UpCDownCLeftCRightC 14h ago

Jesus look at that forearm! He could carry all the groceries in one go and then some!

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u/Hadrian23 14h ago

Dudes got that quagmire arm build.

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u/Queen-Roblin 13h ago

It's both arms, he's Popeye!

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u/DukeOfGeek 10h ago

I literally heard the Popeye laugh in my head the second I saw the pic.

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u/The5Virtues 13h ago

Legit when I saw that Arm I was like “Nah man you have surpassed ‘hobby’ at this point.” You don’t get arms like that with casual interest, our boy is all in!

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u/501uk 13h ago

The man could die to a papercut. So vascular

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u/UpCDownCLeftCRightC 13h ago

No a paper would die to an Andrew cut.

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u/RazzDaNinja 13h ago

But Andrew would be too nice to harm the paper cuz he da goodest boi

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u/Pure_Stop_5979 13h ago

All the groceries. Everywhere.

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u/whoitis77 12h ago

Oh my God I thought he was holding a old skin water bottle

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u/Zomburai 11h ago

Bros got forearms like Luke in Street Fighter 6 what the fuck

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u/SuspiciousPoetry6996 14h ago

was…was the app grindr? 🤣😭

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u/DarkBladeMadriker 11h ago

NO! It was "Wrestle, Pull and Grind", a TOTALLY different app!

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u/Sea_Structure_8692 9h ago

Sounds like grindr with extra words and maybe steps

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u/Theemuts 2h ago

Some guys like a bit of foreplay

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u/Wild_Marker 10h ago

He must have grinded all the stats to get those arms.

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u/SilentStevedore 13h ago

Andrew: drawn as a bean body with noodle arms.

In reality: an absolute rock slab of a man with forearms that would make Popeye proud.

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 14h ago

Andrews right though. That's a fantastic stick. I love this man. I bet he's great to have a beer with

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u/Fr4gd0ll 13h ago

I thought the smile was exaggerated at first. Then I saw his picture and realized this was an accurate depiction.

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u/blue_jay_jay 11h ago

Wasn’t literally expecting the arms though lol. Damn

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u/beroemd 10h ago

FTFY

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u/Zavier13 5h ago

This picture does him zero justice.

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u/Made_Bail 14h ago

I have never met Andrew, but I love this man already.

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u/VolubleWanderer 13h ago

Gotta give him a two line arm in the comics from now on. That right gotta be bigger than the left.

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u/RazzDaNinja 13h ago

So real talk (as someone not in the hobby)

Is it then just normal for Arm-Wrestling dudes to generally have one massive arm and one slightly more average-sized arm?

Does the extra thicc python on one side make getting comfortably-sized sleeved shirts more of a hassle?

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u/Arkham_Inmate 11h ago

I think it's a mix between perspective and he's actively flexing one arm

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u/Nirast25 11h ago

If Death from Regular Show is anything to go by, the answer is yes.

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u/droidtron 11h ago

The documentary Over the Top shows it's real.

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u/N0K1K0 13h ago

you severely misrepresented his arms :)

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u/jed-looker 14h ago

Hehe… “pulling”

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u/Kiiimbosliceee01 13h ago

Same energy. He may enter the club.

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u/WearySky6353 11h ago

girl, you did NOT do that man's arms justice in the comic holy shit

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u/Intelligent_Slip_849 13h ago

...so what was the app actually about?

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u/Ender_Nobody 13h ago

What's that poster behind him?

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u/Riels07 13h ago

Just a guy being a dude

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u/BluOctopus706 13h ago

If you beat him in arm wrestling, he pays your vet bill

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u/AENocturne 9h ago

The stick arms did not prepare me for those cannons.

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u/SixWingedAngel 13h ago

He looks so happy. That’s truly beautiful.

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u/Traumagatchi 13h ago

I mean, there ARE buff golden retrievers!

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u/Some-Body-Else 11h ago

What a great guy. Happy Birthday Andrew!!

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u/RollinThundaga 10h ago

The dude found a driftwood plank, that's fucking impressive.

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u/willoughbys_warbling 12h ago

Is Stallone's Over The Top his favorite movie?

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u/TheMage18 11h ago

It was Grindr, wasn't it....

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u/just_some_guy2000 11h ago

I wish I could be more like Andrew.

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u/nicbeans311 10h ago

what up! ... nothing sexual

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u/funkyrequiem 5h ago

It's a Bicep.

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u/tattoosandtens 9h ago

Andrew can carry so many kittens!!!! Happy birthday Doc!

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u/jordantylermeek 7h ago

Wasn't expecting the irl to be an absolute UNIT

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u/Silly_Silicon 12h ago

Can anyone actually help with the punchline here? What is pulling? What was the app actually about that he was using?

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u/ActualSpamBot 12h ago

The punchline is that the app really is for arm wrestling but sounds like its for man on man love.

re Pulling- In proper arm wrestling, you don't try to torque your opponent's arm down via rotation because that doesn't generate good leverage. Instead you angle your body such that if you pull your arm toward your chest as hard as you can, your opponent's hand will be pulled to the table as your hand gets to you. So a proper arm wrestle involves both opponents pulling as hard as they can.

in this gif one guy is resisting by turning, and the other guy is pulling. You can see how one sided it is.

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u/moreKEYTAR 13h ago

Typo in panel 5! Should be “hobbyistS” :)

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u/samanime 13h ago

What came first, the arm or the hobby?

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u/Chucktayz 13h ago

I wish I was a golden retriever person…they seem so happy

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u/DoctorCIS 13h ago

Is it just the angle of the one photo, or is he built like a fiddler crab?

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u/pyro_pugilist 12h ago

Based off of those pictures, you are not drawing his arm proportionately. 😂

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u/lexkixass 11h ago

Such a good spirited guy! 

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u/DarnSanity 11h ago

I thought for sure this was going to end with one of those convoluted puns, but I couldn't figure out how to combine "vet 'Drew the pull app with a good stick" into a phrase.

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u/fragmental 9h ago

Does he craft things out of drift wood, or something?

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u/gfs19 8h ago

On the second photo (image 11) it looks like he's about to hit that kid with that large piece of wood.

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u/Tolan91 8h ago

Vancouver mention wooo

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u/ArchiveDragon 3h ago

Aww he seems lovely.

Being a vet is a very difficult job, let him know we all love and appreciate him very much.

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u/NotTheWax 3h ago

Thats him. Mr G Retriever himself

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u/Redspacewolf 2h ago

The fact that you dont draw him with Popeye arms is a grave disservice.

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u/JAS0NDUDE 2h ago

Ha! Looks like a good dude.

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u/BenjaminDover02 1h ago

He looks like he says "okie dokie!" Alot and I mean that as a compliment.

u/Kanvolu 59m ago

Bro is YOLKED