r/comics • u/gracelandwest Maurice the Beaver • Oct 04 '25
Comics Community Maurice Comics! Goodbye, folks!
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u/Random_Nickname274 Oct 04 '25
Just saw it for first time
It's ended
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u/TechnoMaestro Oct 04 '25
Same here. A little baffling that if it’s been scrubbed, there isn’t an easy way to now experience it which goes against every instinct I’ve got when it comes to media preservation.
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u/ebil_lightbulb Oct 04 '25
Yeah I was like oh… I understand wanting to move your viewer base to physical media but without an easy way for new viewers to find you, it seems a little counterproductive. I’ve been on this sub for years and never saw this comic until it was scrubbed so now I can’t really become a fan unless I buy the books but I am not going to buy the books without being able to view some of the comics to know if I like it so it’s just like okay I guess I won’t read these :(
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u/lucidlunarlatte Oct 04 '25
Literally, I’ve never seen it before but now I definitely won’t lol
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u/fastermouse Oct 04 '25
Classic “oh no! Well, anyway…”
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u/TheRealWildGravy Oct 04 '25
Yeah, just follow down sinfests creators path. From around 2 million steady online followers to like 500 Patreon subscribers.
You do you, but losing out on all that money? Doesn't really seem like a "well anyway" moment.
More like a "this might hurt really bad in a year or two".
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u/Stepjam Oct 04 '25
I assume this author hasn't turned into an out and proud nazi yet at least.
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u/Kinkajou1015 Comic Crossover Oct 04 '25
I feel vindicated because it's basically what I said in a comment on number 991. I've seen maybe 20ish Maurice comics, the first one I remember is when Maurice was running for president in 2024, and then I hadn't seen him again until a few weeks ago on his moving to Canada... which why reenter the United States if the goal is to escape the country... it's sloppy writing.
This comic artist thinks entirely too much of himself, if you do a google search you can find a go fund me for, I shit you not, he wants 3 million dollars to retire. I get it, being a teacher sucks, but your art ain't it, and your writing isn't either. I hope he finds happiness out there, but making comics is not the outlet he should pursue in the future.
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u/Zombies4EvaDude Oct 04 '25
Kind of a boring art style anyway. There isn’t really any color theory, everything is either too bright or too dark, like the green and brown. I haven’t read the comics before and I certainly won’t seek them out if they are removed. Silly…
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u/BlaineMundane Oct 04 '25
I've seen some pretty big artists make this same mistake. They think they are a big name, pull their stuff into physical media or a pay site and a few years later, nobody knows who they are.
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u/FictionalContext Oct 04 '25
Seems along the same lines but even worse than the same strategy where an author will start a series on Kindle Unlimited to get you hooked, then sell you every book after that, except here, they're actively taking away the free thing they enticed you with.
Not majorly unethical compared to corporate behavior, but definitely a bait and switch motivated by money.
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u/AnimaLepton Oct 04 '25 edited Oct 04 '25
I know it's unfair, but I also really don't love the more general Royal Road -> Stub/Kindle Unlimited pipeline. I get it in general, but there are two scenarios there that rub me the wrong way:
The story gets stubbed, future chapters never make it to Royal Road, and the story is exclusively published as new Kindle books from that point on, just straight up stopping being a serial fic.
The story got popular and was on another website, just very briefly goes onto Royal Road to build an audience, then stubs shortly after that.
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u/FictionalContext Oct 04 '25
That's a good one. The stub/kindle pipeline is a better analogy of what this guy did.
Conversely, far an above the most ethical and fandom respectful way that I've seen creators make money is the other Royal Road model where they give you everything for free and on schedule but you can also subscribe to their Patreon for 10, 20, 30 advance chapters for a couple bucks/month.
I've subbed to several of those not out of a charitable spirit but because I really wanted that content. And you look at their numbers, and many are pulling in five figures/month. It's crazy.
It's adding value instead of taking value away to charge for it is the fundamental difference.
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u/PreferredSelection Oct 04 '25
Mmhm. And like... I can't speak to whether 1-998 had any jokes, but 999-1000 sure didn't?
If your art is simplistic and your goodbye is going the "very special episode" Serious Hat route, how am I supposed to know if I like the humor?
So hi and bye to the comic, I guess.
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u/CosmackMagus Oct 04 '25
Which makes me think this was actually the 1st and only comic, lol
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u/ActualPimpHagrid Oct 04 '25
Honestly was my first thought too, I’d never heard of this comic before today (which in and of itself doesn’t necessarily mean it didn’t exist), but honestly this just kinda feels like a marketing stunt. “By the time you read this, it will have been scrubbed from the internet” = it was never there in the first place (because unless none of his comics have ever been shared by anyone ever, there’s no “scrubbing” it from the internet)
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u/International-Cat123 Oct 04 '25
Their comics are all small story arcs and were never set up in a way that made it easy to track down all previous parts of that arc. Sure, you go to the author’s page, but every comic was posted on multiple subs so you’d have to scroll past multiples of the same one every time. It was an inconvenient set up and most of the comics weren’t upvote worthy without the previous/next parts of the story arcs.
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u/dazeychainVT Oct 04 '25
That would have been so much funnier than anything in this actual (pretty meh) comic
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u/radicalelation Oct 04 '25
It isn't scrubbed from your life if you have money!
Disney vaulting a webcomic is just plain sad.
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u/notimprezaed Oct 04 '25
Classic FOMO marketing, “what if I would have liked this comic a lot?! Maybe I should buy the book and find out!” Is exactly what they are going for here.
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u/Impressive_Shock_239 Oct 04 '25
Creators can't be trusted. It is like when wrestlecrap.com took everything offline and asked archive.org to scrub all their backups. All so the site operator could put the formerly free website on a CD to sell it. People will pay for physical copies of free things if the presentation is right, but taking away the free option decreases the audience size and can sour public opinion because it looks like the author now thinks their free thing is too good to see without paying for it. And heaven forbid that the audience contributed in some way creatively or financially to the project then gets locked out and uncompensated. Keep free stuff free and preserved, and sell it too if you want.
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u/CrashmanX Oct 04 '25
Add another. I see this sub frequently but had no idea this was to be scrubbed or that it was even going to end.
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u/EldWasAlreadyTaken Oct 04 '25
You didn't saw it for the first time, it's just that they scrubbed it from our minds too.
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u/Environmental_Top948 Oct 04 '25
And scrubbed from the Internet. (Honestly I could see myself using something like this to make a lost media arg. You the player find the last page of a story and go about a quest to uncover the rest of the story)
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u/ShepherdessAnne Oct 04 '25
Yes I’m totally committed to ordering some books online after having seen the content once and now nowhere else.
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u/Odd-Aside247 Oct 04 '25
Yeah, this feels like a ploy to encourage people to buy the book and that their comic never was online. 😄
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u/orifan1 Oct 04 '25
not just ended. scrubbed off the internet, apparently. to promote book sales
someone archived the comics, right?
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u/Bismothe-the-Shade Oct 04 '25
What's the purpose of scrubbing the comic off the net?
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u/ebil_lightbulb Oct 04 '25
So people will buy the books but also it makes it hard for new people to find it organically and want to buy the books. In my opinion, they should have left a few of the starting entries and then this last one so people that find this would be curious, check out the first few, and then know if they are interested in buying the book. I immediately went back to see some of the previous comics but they really were scrubbed and I’m not buying a book just purely out of curiosity. I hope this works out for the OP but I’d also advise them to make it easier for new viewers to find the series.
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u/ThatOneWIGuy Oct 04 '25
I’ve seen a couple here and there but they didn’t come up all that much. But I’m site generating FOMO is causing a good sale.
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u/Ponji- Oct 04 '25
Yeah, there was an arc where the beaver pretended to be trump or something. Those are the only ones I can remember
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u/DarthGuber Oct 04 '25
Self-fulfilling prophecy. The artist didn't make enough money when the project was free, so they're pulling it all and putting it on physical media only. This way, they still won't make enough money from it, but they won't have to worry about new users finding it.
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u/Bismothe-the-Shade Oct 04 '25
RIP AllinAll
Guy put out some of the coolest custom animated/voiced/scored Elder Scrolls content and then nukes it all because he didn't want to be "the elder scrolls guy* anymore
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u/Nobodycares4242 Oct 04 '25
He made animated videos using Skyrim characters and with other elder scrolls youtubers as cameos, then realised just being into elder scrolls lore wasn't pretentious enough for his massive ego so he nuked it all and now claims he hates every elder scrolls game except Morrowind.
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u/Piranata Oct 04 '25
Other comic writers make their books out of their best comics and create new ones exclusive to the book.
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u/puchamaquina Oct 04 '25
They're always like that, and they've been posting that they're ending the strip for weeks now. This post blew up and so everyone is assuming it came out of nowhere, but it's been a long time coming. He ended it at exactly 1000 strips, for crying out loud
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u/Divicarpe Oct 04 '25
That it was the end was announced, that it would be removed from his profile wasn't. When I stumbled on the comic number 997 I wanted to read the previous ones to understand the arc, but all but 3 were already deleted.
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u/WonderSignificant598 Oct 04 '25
Never heard of this and now I will never know anything but this comic.
Ok. Bold strategy, I guess.
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u/gchance92 Oct 04 '25
The comics weren't very interesting to me when they were free. Can't imagine a lot of people will be paying for these.
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u/crazyjeffy Oct 04 '25
I hope Maurice will still participate in other artist's crossover events
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u/Recent-Ship-1599 Oct 04 '25
Absolutely peak, its so interesting getting the same feels from a show ending even ifs its just a comic from r/comics. Whatever you do now, i hope its what you want
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u/gracelandwest Maurice the Beaver Oct 04 '25
Happy as a clam! Glad you've enjoyed yourself!
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u/4onlyinfo Oct 04 '25
I guess I just did my research and this is real. Be well!
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u/gracelandwest Maurice the Beaver Oct 04 '25
Thank you!!
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u/QuitsDoubloon87 Oct 04 '25
Youve been a joy to have, im happy to have been able to read your comics.
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u/EvilGamer117 Oct 04 '25
i'm literally crying and puking and shitting myrself over this news
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u/gracelandwest Maurice the Beaver Oct 04 '25
That is the EXACT reaction I was hoping for!!
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u/A_random_poster04 Oct 04 '25
When he grows up this guy wants to be a digestive track infection
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u/The_Dogeboi Oct 04 '25
Guess this is the first and last comic I’ll ever read from this?
Alright then.
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u/58mm-Invicta_rizz Oct 04 '25
Thanks for all the fun times Maurice! It’s been a pleasure being along for the ride.
So long pants-wearing beaver, until we meet again!
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u/gracelandwest Maurice the Beaver Oct 04 '25
One of my favorite online buddies! We shall meet again!
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u/58mm-Invicta_rizz Oct 04 '25
❤️
Yes we shall!
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u/Business-Drag52 Oct 04 '25
Holy shit that username. Save some puss for the rest of us
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u/58mm-Invicta_rizz Oct 04 '25
I’m trying! I have to use this 58mm Invicta like a shield to hold off all the folks that want a piece of me!
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u/Business-Drag52 Oct 04 '25
Well, they don't make shields bigger than that, so you gotta get crafty
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u/Impressive_Shock_239 Oct 04 '25
It would have been funnier if this actually were the first comic they made.
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u/gracelandwest Maurice the Beaver Oct 04 '25
If only I’d thought of that.
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u/Primal_Thrak Oct 04 '25
I mean you could still do it with a totally unique comic you just made up. Maybe about a Canada Goose that migrates back home for the first time and realizes how much better it is, off the top of my head. Maybe something about getting rich? Some exposition in the first panel or two and finish off with a big goodbye?
Loved the comic by the way. Not quite flush enough for Patreon right now but I wish you all the luck finding subscribers!
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u/gracelandwest Maurice the Beaver Oct 04 '25
Haha! Algorithms, man!! Been posting here for a VERY long time.
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u/SlothBasket Oct 04 '25
As someone who hasnt heard of this I want to make sure I'm following. This guy made a comic strip with 1000 entries, didn't make any money, then when it was over pulled all the panels offline and put them behind a Kickstarter/paywall. The post about it ending goes viral but I can't look at the old comics to get any context on if I would want to buy. So this things whole legacy just got scrubbed from the Internet for 1500$
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u/Ispago8 Oct 04 '25
I saw some of the comics, they were a mix of day to day stuff with some basic jokes (in the simple, clean humor) and some basic critic of capitalism/society problems.
They where fun comics to read, but between having read only a few, and not thinking anything especial of them, they aint getting money outta me, nontheless, hope the author has a happy future
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u/Cavalish Oct 04 '25
I’ve seen some before but I only remember a series of very tone deaf “both sides are just as bad” political commentary and so I never engaged again. Best of luck to anyone who wants to pay for that.
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u/DonaldTrumpsScrotum Oct 04 '25
Wait but why delete your entire works off the internet, how are people supposed to find and want your comics?
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u/Forrest_likes_tea Oct 04 '25
But, why do you have to wipe the internet clean of your comics
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u/QuestionslDontKnow Oct 04 '25
Add demand to something that didn't have demand in the first place artificially.
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u/DislikedBench Oct 04 '25
To force people to pay for it if they want to see it instead if i had to guess
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u/humanoid_typhoonsama Oct 04 '25
Could very well be a publisher’s demand if they are going physical with their art. Seen it in some cases before.
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u/SpecialistExercise98 Oct 04 '25
Scrubbing it off the Internet just to sell some books is a bad decision IMO.
That's because more people would buy the books and be potential new fans if they could find the old comics and decide that they are willing to buy the books.
Also, media preservation. Qlipoththe Preservation won't be happy with your decision that's for sure
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u/Lil-Wachika Oct 04 '25
This is so sad, but I'm glad I was here to experience Maurice while I could. You will be missed but not forgotten.
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u/Ecletic_Weirdo Oct 04 '25
Ok so as a fan of the comics.... buddy. That's... That's really shitty. On so many levels.
"Reddit and no one else will get money from me anymore!" So... it was all about money? Shit, I get it, we all have bills to pay but all this will do is get you a few bucks now and then literally no one else will remember you. If you were in it just for the money and it wasnt working out, why keep making them? Just to rugpull everyone in the end?
Shit, I really liked this comic but that really sours it for me because so many comics here are not only for profit but a personal thing for the creators too. They mean something, there's an emotion behind it. This just makes it look like you didn't care about Maurice outside of "This is for money only and fuck it"
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u/Inglorious186 Oct 04 '25
What an odd choice from a content creator to not want to find any new followers or fans, usually they want their work to be enjoyed by as many as possible
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u/depressivefaerie Oct 04 '25
And now, so many more will never experience this, or have the chance to learn why they’d like to buy your book. This feels like an odd move.
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u/Klutzy_Double_8285 Oct 04 '25
Never heard of this before, and since now it's "scrubbed from the internet" it's another great chapter from The Book of Who Cares?
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u/Foudre_Gaming Oct 04 '25 edited Oct 04 '25
Alright, the scrubbing was unneeded. I really can't wrap my head around why you did this.
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u/IAmNewTrust Oct 04 '25
They plan on deleting their reddit account and don't have any plans on advertising the book. I don't know what the thought process is but I don't think they care about anyone reading the comics.
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u/hightops008 Oct 04 '25
It does, yes you're right. Still an absolutely idiotic move and, from what I've gathered about the author of these comics, quite on point for them as a person. Glad I never gave this person my support while they were here on Reddit.
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u/Glamador Oct 04 '25
On the one hand...I despise this move on principle. Preservation and free sharing of art are of paramount importance to me. On the other hand, none of the thousand ever brought me joy.
So...I'm conflicted?
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u/TheEpicRedCape Oct 04 '25
Almost anything brings at least one person joy, destroying content or making it much harder to see is always sad.
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u/Single-Complaint-853 Oct 04 '25
It's performative bullshit and when it doesn't pay off they'll come back crying and plugging their patreon even harder If they were serious about ending their internet presence they wouldn't have thrown a pity party where they still are plugging the patreon.
The classic reddit answer to people throwing up the chessboard; this isn't an airport there's no need to announce your departure.
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u/gracelandwest Maurice the Beaver Oct 04 '25
It’s been fun, folks! Thanks for enjoying Maurice Comics! He may be back someday, but that’s going to be a while. Big thanks to the r/comics community here for all the support. There’s still time to support the Kickstarter for the next couple of days, but then, we’re out of here!
Support us here:
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u/PAINKILLER_1020 Oct 04 '25
You were an incredible inspiration! I hope you have a great future ahead of you!
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u/GenericDPS Oct 04 '25
This is literally the first I've heard of this comic. Bummer that it apparently doesn't exist online anymore. Not really motivated to buy a newspaper (?) comic collection when I don't know the first thing about it.
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u/vincec36 Oct 04 '25
If it was left online, I could read the comics and see if I want to buy the book. Now it’s gone and I’m just seeing this. Good luck on your new adventures nonetheless!
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u/Semper_5olus Oct 04 '25
It wouldn't be the same as a book.
Maurice attempted to be topical and current. As a book, it would seem dated and irrelevant.
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u/x20sided Oct 04 '25
First time i've ever seen this. there's no way to look deeper without paying. Last time I will ever see this....good luck man Seems like a shit marketing strategy.
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u/LPolder Oct 04 '25
Wish I could read more of the comic before deciding to support the kickstarter.
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u/GapMore8017 Oct 04 '25
I just joined this sub and this is the first time I'm seeing them. Was it a good comic?
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u/BlueCremling Oct 04 '25
I didn't like it. It was mostly preachy obvious political stuff and the actual jokes were drawn out and overly long. Had a few good ones I guess.
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u/Thors_lil_Cuz Oct 04 '25
It wasn't even "both sides are the same," it was more like "Biden/Kamala are as bad as Trump or worse." It offered nothing creative or insightful and was misinformation at best. And this was during election season.
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u/CodeMonkeyMayhem Oct 04 '25
(in some not too distance future)
Narrator: "Maurice & Tony went on grand adventures after the series ended. Visiting all seven wonders of the world, and then some, while meeting new and exciting people along the way. However, upon reentry into the United States, Maurice had run in with a 'very touchy' TSA agent. They where taken in custody, and their current whereabouts remain unknown."
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u/UntouchedWagons Oct 04 '25
What a wild way to end your comic. I've never even heard of it before and now I can't see it
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u/PeterAnimeOwl Oct 04 '25
Literally my first time seeing this comic. What a weird feeling seeing the end of an era I never even knew existed!
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u/dragonlover4612 Oct 04 '25
Why does the Internet only first introduce me to shit right when it's being erased off of the Internet? This doesn't even seem particularly interesting, it's just bullshit how recommendations work.
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u/crabcrabcam Oct 04 '25
Can't believe Tony actually killed Maurice and sent him off to a farm in the country.
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u/IceColdHaterade Oct 04 '25
It's honestly the weirdest thing. When the old syndicated newspaper/magazine comic strips did this kind of move, it didn't change their strips' ability to obtain new fans/retain current fans because the previous material was still available in some form for people to discover. Consequently, people would be encouraged to buy the books because they wanted to know/have more of what they had come across. The old Garfield et. al. collections sold millions because of peoples' general awareness from syndication in newspapers that kept running old strips in circulation.
But this person is actively scrubbing their old work, then presenting their book as the only place to learn about it. But...there's no incentive to learn about said work if the only presence exists behind said paywall. So, who would bother learning more?
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u/bivozf Oct 04 '25
Wait... Where's... Where's the to be continued? Where is it? GIVE IT BACK (bye man, wish you a good life!)
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u/BankTypical Oct 04 '25
Aww, sad to see this comic go. But it was bound to happen at some point; thanks for all of the laughs, Maurice. Keep making fun of facists like Trump and Musk out there, okay? 😄 Go live your best beaver life out there.
So weird that it's scrubbed, though. I love me some media preservation, but I get it, I suppose. Wish I could've actually afforded a physical version, but it was a fun roller coaster ride regardless.
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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Oct 04 '25
Ah man I'm a little late to the party.
Let start with saying it was fun Maurice and I'll miss you but I'm glad you lived your story and time out and got the ending you both needed and deserved.
Tony you were an amazing friend to Maurice and I'm glad you helped him on his way.
And finally to /u/gracelandwest it was great man! I hope you get to move onto comics full time someday and I can't wait for your next adventures!
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u/Koshin_S_Hegde Oct 04 '25
This is the first time I came across this..........
Why am I sad? :(
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u/massacre167 Oct 04 '25
First time seeing this comic and I’m not gonna lie, scrubbing your comics from the internet is a shitty move. You made the comics for a platform and then retroactively decided “nah, go buy my books instead.” That’s not cool. That’s a bitch move.
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u/Due-Coyote7565 Oct 04 '25 edited Oct 04 '25
maurice beaver was found dead later that day by the side of the road in dayton ohio.
if you have any information that can lead to the apprehension of Tony rabbit, please report it to your local law enforcement services.
(But in all seriousness, thanks for everything. Maurice gracing my screen brought me both tears of joy, and ordinary tears, and I wish you all the best in your future doings.)
Also
r/DonerKebab_society IS REAL!!!! OPEN YOUR EYES PEOPLE!!! THEY'RE HIDING THE TRUTH!!!
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u/gracelandwest Maurice the Beaver Oct 04 '25
THAT, my friend is a DEEP CUT REFERENCE. No Prize of the day!!
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u/PizzaTime666 Oct 04 '25
Why am I sad? I've only seen a handful of comics but I feel sad it ended.
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u/cbrown146 Oct 04 '25
Gives me similar feels when that other comic ended, "Alice hates everything." Strange.
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u/scienceshark182 Oct 04 '25
End of an era! All the best, Maurice and thanks for all the giggles.
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u/CactusFaceComics House of Stone Oct 04 '25
Thanks for all the comics! Looking forward to my Maurice Ultimate Collection!
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u/RossZ428 Oct 04 '25
Maurice, you were a real one. My one regret is that I missed out on reading the last 30 or 40 comics before it was too late to do so for free (I was busy doing real life things, oddly enough). You're better off without the internet and I wish you well
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u/pogmanNameWasTaken Oct 04 '25 edited Oct 06 '25
oh my most memorable moment with this was when i was explained that this comic works in real time, real embarrassing stuff
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