# lllustrated Tweet Comics The Oatmeal Recreates Ridiculous Updates By Sophia Pelka | Published 2012-01-16 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-oatmeal1 References: [theoatmeal](http://theoatmeal.com/comics/top_tweets) & [theoatmeal](http://theoatmeal.com/blog) Rendering ridiculous Tweets into [hilarious comics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dreamcanvas), The Oatmeal satisfies cynical souls. Top Tweets posts the most popular items on [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tweetfast1), from celeb posts to those by popular users. After joining @toptweets, The Oatmeal was inspired by the morons driving the cultural experience online. The series features [sarcastic bashings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/satirifyme) of Bieber, Cher, Kristie Alley and Oprah. For any already shaking heads at the ridiculous content frequently updated, see a tweet from user 'Friendship' for a swift kick in the pants. The sickly sweet user posted, "True friends are like diamonds, precious and rare. False friends are like leaves, found everywhere." For any natural cynic this is overwhelmingly gut-churning. The Oatmeal's interpretation perfectly coincides with the nausea-inducing Tweet. The artist recreated the tweet into a mocking image of a friend "getting stuck in the f**king mower," according to the comic. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 39% | Activity: 33% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Illustrated Social Media Comics:** The rise of illustrated social media comics offers opportunities for artists to transform mundane content into humorous and engaging visuals. - **Satirical Tweet Recreation:** The trend of recreating popular tweets into satirical comics offers opportunities for artists to add humor to even the most banal social media posts. - **Cynical Social Media Commentary:** The trend of offering cynical commentary on social media through comics presents opportunities for artists to showcase their irreverent humor and challenge the status quo. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Artificial Intelligence:** Artificial intelligence can be used to turn social media content into illustrated comics, opening up new possibilities for content creation and engagement. - **Social Media Marketing:** Social media marketers can tap into the trend of illustrated tweet comics to create engaging content that resonates with their audience and drives engagement. - **Online Publishing:** Online publishers can leverage the trend of satirical tweet recreation to expand their audience and establish their voice as a source of humor and commentary in the crowded media landscape. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Social Copy Optimizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tweetfast1.md) - [Absurd Content Feeds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/absurd-content.md) - [Novelty Polling Websites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funnypoll.md) - [Satirical News Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-satire-news.md) - [Simple Joke Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dad-jokes1.md) - [AI Humor Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roast-me-ai.md) - [AI Humor Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instaroasts.md) - [Integrated NFT Tweets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nft-tweet-tiles.md) - [Fake Social Post Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/qura.md)