Ben Zaehringer, the creator behind it Berkeley Mewshas developed a recognizable style that plays with expectations in very specific ways. His comics often seem simple, familiar, and even a little nostalgic at first, but that feeling rarely lasts. What follows is usually a sharp turn into something darker, more absurd, or just unexpectedly unpleasant in a way that makes the punchline hit even harder.
Many of his ideas come from everyday life, pop culture and even childhood, which he then transforms into something completely different. It is this contrast between the innocent setup and the unexpected ending that sets his work apart and keeps readers coming back for more.
In this post, we’ve selected some of the best comics in the series – favorites that have resonated with our community – so scroll down to see the ones that stood out the most.
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A Private Blog Network (PBN) is a collection of websites that are controlled by a single individual or organization and used primarily to build backlinks to a “money site” in order to influence its ranking in search engines such as Google. The core idea behind a PBN is based on the importance of backlinks in Google’s ranking algorithm. Since Google views backlinks as signals of authority and trust, some website owners attempt to artificially create these signals through a controlled network of sites.
In a typical PBN setup, the owner acquires expired or aged domains that already have existing authority, backlinks, and history. These domains are rebuilt with new content and hosted separately, often using different IP addresses, hosting providers, themes, and ownership details to make them appear unrelated. Within the content published on these sites, links are strategically placed that point to the main website the owner wants to rank higher. By doing this, the owner attempts to pass link equity (also known as “link juice”) from the PBN sites to the target website.
The purpose of a PBN is to give the impression that the target website is naturally earning links from multiple independent sources. If done effectively, this can temporarily improve keyword rankings, increase organic visibility, and drive more traffic from search results.
