Erez Zadok comics make you laugh, then tag your partner, then quietly admit, “Yeah, that’s us.”
Zadok is an Israeli comic book artist and a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Arts in Jerusalem. His weekly Instagram strip, Bundle of Joya, is autobiographical. It started with Erez, his wife Lina and their dog Joya, then grew when baby May arrived.
The art looks like a classic print comic: thick ink lines, bold colors and hand-style lettering. The stories are pure everyday chaos. Missing diapers. Bedtime battles. A toddler who only performs when nobody’s watching. And pizza. Always pizza.
Here are 20 Erez Zadok comics that capture marriage, parenting and dog life better than most sitcoms.
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1. “Piece of Cake”: The Day Dad Tried to Tire Out a Toddler
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Lina tells Erez to keep May busy so she’ll fall asleep early. Cue spaghetti art, a torn book and a wild ride on Joya. By the last panel, Erez is snoring on the couch while May plays on his phone.
2. “I’ll Do the Dishes”: A Husband’s Sweetest Mistake
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Erez kindly offers to do the dishes. Then Lina brings out old lunch boxes, May’s bowl, Joya’s fly-covered dish and a stash from under the sofa. He ends up perched on a mountain of pots.
3. “Da-ddy!”: How One Chocolate Made Dad a King
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Erez bribes May with a chocolate until she says, “I love you, Daddy.” A week later, she’s reciting a full Game of Thrones-style royal title for him while Lina watches in disbelief.
4. “He’s Not With Us”: Dad Takes Over the Kiddie Ride
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Erez drops a coin in a kiddie ride for May, but she’s too scared to stay on. One minute later, Erez and Joya are cheering inside the car while Lina tells strangers he’s not with them.
5. Pizza vs. Sushi: The Food Fight That Broke the Comments
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Erez wants pizza, Lina craves sushi, and neither one will budge. They let their followers decide, but Erez tries to rig the vote by asking: sushi or… sushi?
6. “Never Loved Someone Like This”: The Moment Dad Got Replaced
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Lina showers May with hugs and says she’s never loved anyone this much. The background flips from warm pink to icy blue as a teary Erez and a sobbing Joya overhear.
7. “This Is the Man I Married?”: The Great Tea Disaster
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Erez makes himself a cup of tea and forgets to offer Lina one. He apologizes and offers to make her a cup. Her answer: “No, thanks!” Even Joya facepalms.
8. “What About the Afternoon?”: The Birthday Plan That Fell Short
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Erez reveals Lina’s birthday plan: a spa, a 3D movie, an Italian dinner and a comedy show. She’s thrilled. Then she asks what they’re doing in the afternoon.
9. “Try Singing Her a Song!”: The Lullaby That Worked on the Wrong Person
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Lina can’t get May to sleep, so Erez suggests a lullaby. It works perfectly, just not on May. She’s wide awake, and Erez is out cold on the couch.
10. “Just a Few Minutes”: The Bathroom Break That Lasted Years
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Erez heads to the bathroom with a comic book for “just a few minutes.” When he walks out, May is a teenager eating pizza, and Lina asks if she recognizes Daddy from the pictures.
11. “A Little Aspirin”: When the Baby’s Cold Takes Down the Whole House
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Erez promises a little aspirin will fix May’s cold in a heartbeat. A week of fever later, she’s finally better. The next day, both parents are in bed, buried in tissues.
12. “We Need to Turn Off the Light”: Best Husband, Certified
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Erez and Lina finally get cozy in bed when she says, “We need to turn off the light.” Erez catches that “we,” gets up anyway and earns a big red Best Husband stamp.
13. “Baby Einshtein”: The Toddler Who Refused to Perform
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At home, May nails every animal sound. On stage in front of family and friends, she goes silent. Tomatoes fly as Erez, in a top hat, swears she did it just before they arrived.
14. “Be Consistent”: Too Tired for His Wife, Never for the Dog
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Erez is too tired to tickle Lina, or so he says. The second Joya jumps on the bed, he’s on all fours giving belly rubs while Lina fumes beside him.
15. “Only One Slice, Please!”: The Friend Who Wasn’t Hungry
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Half an hour after saying he isn’t hungry, Erez’s friend is drooling over the pizza box and begging for one slice. Nobody shares, but Joya quietly grabs a slice for herself.
16. “Ate at Home Already”: Famous Last Words Before Pizza Night
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Erez is ordering pizza for the guys, and one friend swears he already ate at home. Joya’s side-eye says it all. This is the setup for the begging scene in No. 15.
17. “Get to Know Your House Already!”: The Husband Info Center
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Erez can’t find Joya’s food, his tool set, his favorite shirt or May’s diapers. By the fourth question, Lina is running an actual Info Center and tells him to learn his own house.
18. “An iPad but No Wi-Fi?”: The Desert Island Test
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Lina bets Erez would take his iPad to a desert island. He says he’d take her instead. Sweet, until he explains: what would he do with an iPad and no Wi-Fi?
19. “Such Amazing Style!”: Judging Fashion Abroad
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A stylish woman in a denim jacket, hat and boots walks through a big-city park abroad. The couple behind her is impressed and can’t stop praising her look.
20. “Who Does She Think She Is?”: The Same Outfit at Home
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Same woman, same outfit, but now she’s on a street back home. This time, the couple behind her picks her look apart and asks who she thinks she is.
