Captivatingly Hilarious - 28 Heroic Comics Infused With A Twist, Crafted By Rob Shauf

It starts with a kid who couldn’t stop making trouble, in the best way. Back in elementary school, Rob Shauf and his friends spun silly stories into comics, and one early strip, “Crapo and His Pet Fly,” became the spark that never really burned out.

He went from photocopying those strips for classmates to sharing them online since 2010, and somehow the whole thing kept growing. The complicated part is that the drawings can be quick, about an hour for the digital sketch, ink, and color, but the jokes? Those take longer because he’ll stare at weak ideas until they either turn into something funny or he calls it quits and waits.

By the time you hit his “Heroic” comic strips, you can feel that patient, stubborn humor doing backflips.

1. Living the Glamorous Life

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During his elementary school days, he and his friends would craft silly stories, which he transformed into comics. Starting with a comic strip titled "Crapo and His Pet Fly," he developed a love for this creative medium. From photocopying copies for classmates to sharing them online since 2010, his passion for comic strips has remained unwavering. Today, he continues to captivate readers with his imaginative and entertaining creations.

2. Breadsticks

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3. Deliciously

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Rob Shauf's process of creating comic strips is relatively quick when it comes to drawing, taking only about an hour to digitally sketch, ink, and color. However, crafting a funny strip requires more time. It often involves spending an hour or two contemplating initially weak ideas until they become good enough.

Rob understands the value of allowing time to serve as the best editor, refining his concepts and ensuring that only the strongest ones make the cut. When no ideas emerge, he recognizes it as a sign to hold off on creating a strip. Patience and persistence enable him to produce truly amusing comics worth sharing with his audience.

4. Meet the Well-Seasoned Warrior

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5. Forging Pathways of Diplomacy

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6. A Realm Beyond Certainty

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7. The Significance of Taking Occasional Breaks

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8. The Tale of an Extraordinary Good Boy

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9. Reward

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10. Power of Change

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11. My Passion

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12. Language of Flatulent Breaths

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It’s the same kind of chaos as the spicy revenge plan against the office lunch thief.

13. Achieve More with Less Effort

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14. Buster

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15. Quick Thinking

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16. Left It...

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17. I'm Looking at You

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18. Angie's Alchemy

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19. Fighting Evil

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20. I'm Returning This

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21. It's a Greatsword!

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22. Worth a Try

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23. Ready?

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24. Barely Hidden

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25. I'm Not Reading This

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26. A Great Bag

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27. Oh Deer

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28. Game-Saving Habits

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Rob’s early “Crapo and His Pet Fly” days were pure chaos, until that chaos turned into a real habit of sharing.</p>

Then the classroom photocopies gave way to online posts starting in 2010, and readers became part of the loop.</p>

Even with an hour-long draw-and-color sprint, he still has to wrestle the punchline into shape, or he won’t post the strip at all.</p>

That’s why his “Heroic” strips on GoGoMachRocketSheep hit with a twist every time, like he’s daring you to laugh and keep up.</p>

Rob Shauf's primary artistic project, GoGoMachRocketSheep, encompasses a variety of creative ventures, including his "Heroic" comic strips. Through social media, Rob actively engages with readers, welcoming their comments and fostering a sense of imaginative collaboration.

Influenced by his love for role-playing games, Rob sees comic strip creation as a collaborative storytelling endeavor, both with himself as the cartoonist and with his audience. With a passion for making the internet a funnier place, Rob continues to explore new artistic horizons and collaborate with fellow cartoonists, inviting others to join him on his creative journey.

He might be drawing for an hour, but the punchline takes forever, and that’s exactly the point.

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