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* Comicbook/DoomPatrol featured the Brotherhood of Dada. They were pretty darn weird, and considering that this comic is ''the'' example of WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs, that's saying something. One of their most memorable moments was when they first met the Doom Patrol and the leader of the Brotherhood, Mr. Nobody, threw a fish on the ground and said "There! Now we've taken over the world! What are you going to do about ''that?"'', and a line used to introduce them goes ''The Brotherhood of Evil is dead! Long live the Brotherhood of Dada!'', a reference to a slogan used by Dadaists which went 'Art is Dead! Long live Dada!'.

* ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad'' is a Dada Comic that exists in the ''Franchise/HomestarRunner'' universe to vent [[{{Jerkass}} Strong Bad]]'s sadistic sense of humor in a poorly-drawn KillEmAll format.

* ''Webcomic/{{Chicanery}}'', a sprite comic starring an assortment of ''Videogame/{{Earthbound}}'' characters and other clip art. After the events of the game, Pokey embezzles $44 million from Giygas so that he and Ness "have enough legal tender [[LampshadeHanging to go on nonsensical zany adventures]]". They are quickly joined in their escapades by a trigger-happy Mr. Saturn who is relatively more coherent than others of his kind, Mr. T (represented by the "generic black guy" sprite from ''Videogame/{{Earthbound}}'', which looked unmistakably like the real T), Ness's former comrade Jeff, and Pip from ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''. These escapades include traveling through time to prevent a nuclear detonation (and briefly ending up in medieval times, represented by graphics from ''VideoGame/UltimaI''), the occasional treasure hunt, extended parodies of ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGear'', and a fight between a giant Mister B. Natural and a HumongousMecha based on ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]'''s Frank Conniff ("the 2000-inch TV's Frank").

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Geeks have a weird sense of humor. Geeks also read a lot of webcomics. As a result, many webcomics tend to have a bent towards surreal, non sequitur humor. DadaComics take this to the extreme, being composed of nothing ''but'' surreal, non sequitur humor. They may be gag-a-day comics, or cover story arcs that make little or no sense. They may also be ([[StylisticSuck intentionally]]) badly drawn and scripted -- the biggest difference between this and unintentional bad drawings and scripts is the difference between imitations of [[WordSaladPhilosophy timecube.com]] and ''Literature/TheEyeOfArgon''.

Since they're not meant to be taken seriously, DadaComics are (with at least [[Webcomic/OneOverZero two]] [[Webcomic/DresdenCodak exceptions]]) almost never subject to CerebusSyndrome.

* Michael Kupperman's ''ComicBook/TalesDesignedToThrizzle''.
* From Brazilian comic ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'', Louco (Nutty Ned). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Avss7-EVqM Animated example]].
* Most of the humor in ''ComicBook/LeGenieDesAlpages'' is of the Dada variety.
* ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror]]'' #15 features quite a few of these.
* The Happy Noodle Boy [[ShowWithinaShow comic within a comic]] from ''ComicBook/{{Johnny The Homicidal Maniac}}''.

* In the German comic ''ComicBook/{{Werner}}'': Some one-pagers can only described as that. %% This entry was added automatically by FELH2. In case the wording doesn't make sense, rewrite it as you like, remove this comment and tell this troper.
* George Carlson's ''Jingle Jangle Comics''.

* Though rare, DadaComics do appear on the printed page. A well known example is ''ComicStrip/ZippyThePinhead'' and its [[ShowWithinAShow comic-within-the-comic]] ''Fletcher and Tanya''.

* Max Cannon's ''Webcomic/RedMeat'' [[http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/ (Available online)]]
* Steve Notley's ''Webcomic/BobTheAngryFlower'' ([[http://AngryFlower.com Also available online]])
* Gary Larson's ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' (no recurring characters, with some minor, still non-canon exceptions), twisted non-sequiturs, blenderized pop-culture in-jokes -- pretty much the forerunner of all the other DadaComics in the newspapers.
* Creator/GahanWilson's comics in ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'', ''Magazine/TheNewYorker'' and other publications.
* Creator/CharlesAddams' comics in ''The New Yorker''.
* There is perhaps also no better way to describe the [[http://www.glenbaxter.com/gallery.html oddities]] of artist [[http://www.glenbaxter.com Glen Baxter.]]

** And then there's ''[[http://www.crummy.com/features/dada/pokey Dada Pokey]]''...

* Most of the comics at ''[[http://www.renderosity.com/ Renderosity]]'' fit this category.

* ''Webcomic/{{Loserz}}'' sometimes falls into that, as in [[http://bukucomics.com/loserz/go/323 this]] strip.

** EverythingsBetterWithPenguins.
* ''[[http://www.crummy.com/features/dada/ Dadasaurus Rex]]'' takes the already eccentric ''Webcomic/DinosaurComics'' right off the rails.
* ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel'' does this occasionally with its Chef Brian comics.
* ''[[http://www.electricretard.com/ Electric Retard]]''
* ''Webcomic/{{Subnormality}}!'' Yes, the exclamation mark is part of the title.

* ''[[http://www.flyingmanandfriends.com/ Flying Man and Friends]]''. Pick a strip. Any strip.

* Everything at ''[[http://www.isthistomorrow.com/ Is This Tomorrow]]'' qualifies, especially Aether Transmission.
* [[color:purple:Expecting a funny example? TOO BAD!]] [[Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily WALUIGI TIME!]]

* ''Webcomic/TheTripadelicLifeOfSpannithNoPunchlines'', troper-written.

* ''[[http://www.perfectstars.com/ Perfect Stars]]'' is beautifully drawn but barely intelligible.
* ''[[http://z11.invisionfree.com/WOAM/index.php?s=a0e34c78016c838eaf3e5449919e0761&showforum=30 These Webcomics Are Bad]]''. ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* ''[[http://gooddaysir.smackjeeves.com/ Tonight is a good day]]'' is an obscure example, as well as one of the straightest examples of this trope (I think so, anyway.)
* ''Webcomic/FallCityBlues'' -- the recurring Transitfish Syndrome filler.
* ''Webcomic/TheBookOfBiff''. Every single update, Biff has found some way to defy the laws of physics, do something inexplicable, or simply apply everyday objects in absolutely insane ways. The second comic pretty much solidified this early on -- it involved Biff inexplicably trying to smother a grease fire by beating it [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer with two hammers]]. (This has since become a mini-meme among the commenters for early comics.)

* [[http://www.bogleech.com/comics/latest.htm Bogleech's comics]] are definitely this, mixed with a healthy dose of {{Squick}} and horror.
* [[http://www.eegra.com/show/sub/cat/comics/ Eegra's 'Hilarity Comics']] are dada gaming humor.
* ''[[http://www.woodsofevil.thecomicseries.com WoodsOfEvil]]'' fits here.

* ''Webcomic/CtrlR''.

* [[http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/02/spaghatta-nadle.html Spaghatta Nadle]], a [[ShowWithinAShow Comic Within the Webcomic]] Webcomic/HyperboleAndAHalf.

* Gary Larson's ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' (no recurring characters, with some minor, still non-canon exceptions), twisted non-sequiturs, blenderized pop-culture in-jokes -- pretty much the forerunner of all the other DadaComics in the newspapers)

* When not making puns, the aptly named omicStrip/{{Bizarro}} has a lot of this as its premise. There are a bunch of recurring surrealist easter eggs that can be found in many strips, no matter how little sense it makes. These include sticks of dynamite, pieces of pie, and upside-down birds with bowler hats. Yes, really.