Comics about artist | Roonie the Rabbit

One of the Greats

A bird paints. BIRD (thinking): I consider myself one of the great artists of my time.

The bird pauses and looks around.

The Life of An Artist

BIRD: Look... I'm an artist. I create something from NOTHING.

BIRD: My work touches souls! Shapes minds! Changes lives! With these hands... I can touch the face of GOD!

Polite

A bird shows a painting to a fox and a rabbit. BIRD: How is it? And be polite! FOX: Hmm, now... What's a polite way to say, "It looks like garbage."

The bird angrily storms away.

Celebrating Genius

BIRD (thinking): The world will one day celebrate my genius.

SQUANK! A bird makes a huge loud obnoxious sound.

Songs About Disappointment

BIRD: I write songs about my disappointments.

BIRD: And no one likes them.

God Speaks

BIRD (thinking): When I create art, it's like God is speaking through me.

The bird paints.

Doodle

SQUIRREL: If this is just a doodle, it's incredible.

SQUIRREL: But if you put a lot of time into this... it's pretty pathetic.

All I Want

BIRD: ((All I want is for people to like my art.))

BIRD: ((And to not have to work too hard to make it.))

BIRD: ((And to get vast sums of money, fame, and fortune for it.))

BIRD: ((Is that so much to ask?))

The Muse Strikes

SHELKEY: It's not often the muse strikes me.

A pause.

smacks head with typewriter repeatedly

SHELKEY: So sometimes I strike first.

State of Mind

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Progress

SHELKEY: Well, I've made a lot of progress as an artist this year.

SHELKEY: I've been boring, derivative, lazy, and pandering.

Writing Process

SHELKEY: I am a writer.
SHELKEY: And I have a PROCESS.

SHELKEY: I pick a quiet spot. I clean the space. I make oolong tea.
SHELKEY: Then, I sit... and I WRITE.

A pause.

SHELKEY: Lastly, I quit writing forever and hurl my typewriter into the sea.