2019/04/24 - Genius At Work

Post by **D-Rock** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:03 am

[2019/04/24 - Genius At Work]
Title Text: imagine his reaction if he actually had a deadline

Well, that sucks.

Saturn381 · Post by **Saturn381** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:04 am

I think you're going a little overboard Peanut.

Char89Charizard · Post by **Char89Charizard** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:05 am

Looks like Peanut has finally got himself an Artist/Writer's block.

Gbr23 · Post by **Gbr23** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:05 am

Twelve whole hours. Wow, you're pretty much done Peanut

fenrirblack · Post by **fenrirblack** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:06 am

Okay, let’s be honest with ourselves. Show of hands, how many of us can relate to this?

I feel the same way sometimes. This is also my reaction when I’m playing a game online and just am destroyed repeatedly over and over again.

One last thought, it’s good to see them in collars again. I’ve missed that sense of normalcy.

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:08 am

fenrirblack wrote:Okay, let’s be honest with ourselves. Show of hands, how many of us can relate to this?

This strip is basically my life. Only instead of 12 hours, it's five years. And instead of running off and screaming, it's more crying myself to sleep at night.

Gameb18oy · Post by **Gameb18oy** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:10 am

Well nice to see we won’t have any more of Spot (superdog) arcs anytime soon (I’m horrible). What’s up with these amazing one-offs? They usually are pretty good, but these feel like plot points that will appear in future arcs. One of King’s Pups making friends with one of the former demigods, peanut having finally hit a wall with his imaginative mind, I bet you the next one-off is gonna show us casually where demon has been this whole time.

Also to the writer’s block, yep, and it sucks when you have papers to write for classes.

Champion Wallace · Post by **Champion Wallace** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:10 am

We have eye color again. And all it took was a writer going insane

. Though Peanut, it's not like the last work of yours we say was that new or original.

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:13 am

I think Peanut missed his bigger crime: Grape's collar

Although I can relate with peanut, it's the distractions that get me

Gameb18oy · Post by **Gameb18oy** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:13 am

Champion Wallace wrote:We have eye color again. And all it took was a writer going insane . Though Peanut, it's not like the last work of yours we say was that new or original.

I have a theory these one-offs might be the starts to arcs Rick liked the point of but didn’t think branched out well into full stories, means this strip came back when he was still doing the eye color thing. Hopefully he’s gone back to that though, the eye color adds a lot of cute factor to their faces

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:14 am

Is someone commenting on me here? - (I doubt it but it's a start line)
On how fast I can scribe these out?
If so they forget I write of what I see;
I’m not the genius that I’m on about.
Frustration is the pain of all writers,
especially those of comedic bent.
Finding a joke for panel 3 is hard
and the pace will never relent.
Grape feels the stress right here
as Peanut is now off his meds;
she needs to calm her boy down
before he drives both off their heads.

Douglas Collier · Post by **Douglas Collier** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:16 am

Heh, you could always draw the Housepets getting married and having lots and lots of puppies and kit-
Oh, you meant Peanut doesn’t know what to draw... Same applies.

Wikirojo · Post by **Wikirojo** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:47 am

Poor Peanut

He should get some sleep!

And for all the artists and creators, i know it may be hard, really hard (and I mean, I'm not a content creator yet, but I know I must be prepared) but don't give up!

Post by **Obbl** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:49 am

Clearly this strip is mistagged. Suggested change: ~~Peanut~~ > Rick

fenrirblack · Post by **fenrirblack** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:50 am

Has Peanut tried taking a shower? It works trust me. Maybe even a relaxing bath. If that doesn't work I've always wondered what would happen if you got into a sensory deprivation chamber and tried to come up with ideas.

Who else immediately thought about this? Besides Douglas Collier.

TheSilverFox51 · Post by **TheSilverFox51** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:54 am

I can relate to this on a spiritual level.

bjchan95 · Post by **bjchan95** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 1:15 am

Why do I feel like Rick is projecting a bit?

Gameb18oy · Post by **Gameb18oy** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 1:18 am

bjchan95 wrote:Why do I feel like Rick is projecting a bit?

The alt text perhaps?

bravelove · Post by **bravelove** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 2:19 am

oh mood

leinglo · Post by **leinglo** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 2:41 am

There's the spastic Peanut we all know and love.

Even if he is currently serving as a creative projection for Rick.

Iceheart · Post by **Iceheart** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 2:53 am

Hey Rick, you doing ok there? You're not having an anxiety attack from writing are you?

Wed Apr 24, 2019 3:53 am

don't worry peanut, even if you can't come up with anything new or original you can still write for Hollywood

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 5:34 am

Obbl wrote:Clearly this strip is mistagged. Suggested change: ~~Peanut~~ > Rick

Yep, it sure looks like an AUTHOR INSERT.

LunarFox · Post by **LunarFox** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 6:15 am

Sure looks like it to me! We've all been there, Peanut, we get it... (or should I say Rick?).

Post by **SeanWolf** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 6:35 am

Gotta be honest, I know how Peanut feels as I had the exact thing happen to me (minus the freakout)

trekkie · Post by **trekkie** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 6:37 am

I honestly can relate to both Peanut and Grape. I’ve experienced Writer’s block and it is is no fun, and it is easy to get discouraged. Like Grape, I’ve dealt with panicky artists, I had a couple of friends who were art majors in college, and while they never grabbed me, I did feel similar to how Grape feels at the end of this strip.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 6:47 am

Just love the little touches Rick adds ... The stuff on the table, Grape's tag askew.

The deepest pit of despair is surely "The Creatiive Dry Hole!"

Nathan Kerbonaut · Post by **Nathan Kerbonaut** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 7:21 am

Try sleeping on it, Peanut. Working at something for too long when it's going usually never accomplishes anything. Maybe you can take inspiration from your dreams

IceKitsune · Post by **IceKitsune** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 9:08 am

Just relax and do something else for a while. Sitting there and worrying about it doesn't help.

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:55 pm

Side effect of the pills he was taking?

Cesco · Post by **Cesco** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 1:12 pm

Oh, Peanut is in a real crisis...

Well, he's facing the worst thing an artist can face: the block.

It can't mean that's the end, Peanut, there will be a more inspiring moment...

And, you've been there sit for twelve hours? Better take a nap now.

Yeah, good he hasn't a deadline, and that his comics and stories are only for him and Grape.

fenrirblack · Post by **fenrirblack** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 1:34 pm

For me the most relatable moment was when Peanut said “original”. Originality is incredibly difficult to do because humans will naturally compare things and find connections to works they’ve seen in the past. It’s one of the biggest reasons I avoid writing horror. How many unique spins can you put on a haunted house scenario or monster story? It’s always a big problem in workshops when someone will say “oh, this is just like ______”. I see it on Twitter a lot when someone is complaining about the comments they get for their work and “unoriginal” is always listed. My worse experience was when I wrote an adapted fantasy adventure version of “Goldilocks and the three bears” for one class and one of my peers wrote a horrific review where part it said that it was just a mishmash of different genres and scenarios which technically wasn’t wrong but hurtful and just “so...” it didn’t take away from the story if I layered different elements into it because stories, especially fantasy, can be multiple things.

One other thing, I made a comment the other day on the Slightly Damned discord about “Black Clover” and one guy said something like it’s “a collection of anime tropes”. I don’t care what you think about it because I do like it but saying something is bad because it full of tropes, to me is not a legitimate excuse for saying something is terrible or essentially insulting it to someone who clearly likes it. You can say that about just about anything. It’s how you use the tropes that makes something good or bad. It’s how you work with the characters, the plots, and the emotional brevity that defines a show.

Gameb18oy · Post by **Gameb18oy** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 2:42 pm

fenrirblack wrote:For me the most relatable moment was when Peanut said “original”. Originality is incredibly difficult to do because humans will naturally compare things and find connections to works they’ve seen in the past. It’s one of the biggest reasons I avoid writing horror. How many unique spins can you put on a haunted house scenario or monster story? It’s always a big problem in workshops when someone will say “oh, this is just like ______”. I see it on Twitter a lot when someone is complaining about the comments they get for their work and “unoriginal” is always listed. My worse experience was when I wrote an adapted fantasy adventure version of “Goldilocks and the three bears” for one class and one of my peers wrote a horrific review where part it said that it was just a mishmash of different genres and scenarios which technically wasn’t wrong but hurtful and just “so...” it didn’t take away from the story if I layered different elements into it because stories, especially fantasy, can be multiple things.

One other thing, I made a comment the other day on the Slightly Damned discord about “Black Clover” and one guy said something like it’s “a collection of anime tropes”. I don’t care what you think about it because I do like it but saying something is bad because it full of tropes, to me is not a legitimate excuse for saying something is terrible or essentially insulting it to someone who clearly likes it. You can say that about just about anything. It’s how you use the tropes that makes something good or bad. It’s how you work with the characters, the plots, and the emotional brevity that defines a show.

I feel like you're reading too much into the strip this time. Its just writer's block. That being said though, I think ironically Peanut has probably had this block for awhile now. The last true comic he made of Spot (Superdog) he ended up tracing from comic books, and his last comic he based off something someone else told him. Shame this is a one off, as of the protagonists, Peanut is the one most in need of development, and this could easily work towards some points of furthering his character growth, figuring out who he ultimately is if you took away something like his hyperactive imagination. Might even go into what traits Peanut has that he feels give him worth, and how he responds when that worth is lacking. Sounds a little serious the way I'm describing it, but I don't feel Rick would do a bad job if he wanted to go down that route.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 2:54 pm

I have to admit that there are a lot of times I feel like Peanut does where I don't have any original thoughts coming into my head and I feel like that is it and I will never be able to come up with anything new but that feeling eventually passes. Maybe someone should tell Peanut that.

Gameb18oy · Post by **Gameb18oy** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 3:09 pm

Amazee Dayzee wrote:I have to admit that there are a lot of times I feel like Peanut does where I don't have any original thoughts coming into my head and I feel like that is it and I will never be able to come up with anything new but that feeling eventually passes. Maybe someone should tell Peanut that.

At this point in time, I'm not sure Peanut would listen

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 3:16 pm

That is true. When Peanut has a panic attack like this, there is no getting through to him.

fenrirblack · Post by **fenrirblack** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 4:20 pm

I hate say this but I think this might be the death of any chance Peanut might have having a career in visual media.

I also wanted to say that having Peanut run off the screen, screaming like that was a stroke of genius.

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 4:47 pm

fenrirblack wrote:I hate say this but I think this might be the death of any chance Peanut might have having a career in visual media.

I also wanted to say that having Peanut run off the screen, screaming like that was a stroke of genius.

Until you realize that Peanut's realization is all of this screaming and insanity of doom in his life points him to the obvious answer to his long desiring question, which is to say why is everything so hard?

He's just not panicking enough. He's gotta start writing more screams in his material.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 11:49 pm

If he did that, he would be an award winning comic book artist. XD

fenrirblack · Post by **fenrirblack** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 11:53 pm

GameCobra wrote:
Until you realize that Peanut's realization is all of this screaming and insanity of doom in his life points him to the obvious answer to his long desiring question, which is to say why is everything so hard?

He's just not panicking enough. He's gotta start writing more screams in his material.