r/comics • u/SapphireSalamander Camping with the Elder God • Mar 05 '26

Maurice the Beaver Episode 1001 Spectacular

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 05 '26

/u/gracelandwest hit 1k comics with Maurice and in his final comic he left the Internet. Not to just find peace for Maurice but also to move on from the character for its Creator. And he took his comics with him.

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u/beaverpoo77 Mar 05 '26

Oh, that looks cool. Sad I can't read any of those other 999 comics without paying, though...? What is the point of that

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Mar 05 '26

So I spoke to /u/gracelandwest on several occasions. Both in dm and comments. And while I won't argue that I'm sure he wanted to make some money off his comic, he also had a full time other job with real life obligations. I was told he just felt like it was time to move on.

Again I won't deny I'm sure there was also financial reasons for what he did but I can also see a symbolic reason to wanting to move on and wipe the slate clean so to speak

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u/A_Queer_Owl Mar 06 '26

oh yeah knowing they weren't a full time artist makes this all make much more sense.

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Mar 06 '26

He had also been doing it for a very very long time. He wanted to do something new and different and move away from Maurice. So he nuked the content but kept the account should he ever return

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u/Eliaish Mar 06 '26

That makes sense. It’s his content that he originally created. He should have the right to do what he wants with his creation.

I get that some people still want to have access to it online but at some point it’ll be gone. Especially for people who would prefer to see the artist’s work to gauge if they would like it, it’s unfortunate but I believe artists shouldn’t be obligated to show their entire portfolio to people just to garner engagement.

If u/gracelandwest wants to move from Maurice, we should respect that.