Mr. Boop

Alec enjoyed the notion that a character designed as a sex symbol was now mostly remembered by grandmothers. == Plot ==

Book III features a meta-narrative about Betty Boop's father breaking up the marriage between Alec and Betty as it breaches copyright law. The arc was fuelled by a "scare" Robbins had with copyright violation combined with a want to shift gears into other topics. Book IV contains horror elements. Robbins had his reservations about the ending, unsure if he was sending out the right message. He noted that he did not want the message to be that "it's bad to fall into fantasy worlds and enjoy them." == Physical releases ==

The physical releases of Book I, II, and III featured guest strips drawn by other artists, notably Kate Leth, Ryan North, Julia Kaye, and Night in the Woods creator Scott Benson. In 2022, Silver Sprocket released a hardcover collection of the entirety of Mr. Boop. ==Reception==

Mr. Boop was shortlisted for Heidi MacDonald's 2021 Cartoonists Studio Prize, and was nominated for an Ignatz Award. Zachary Jenkins of ComicsXF said "Until the team behind Sonic understands our dark desires, we will have to fulfill our needs with underground art like Mr. Boop." In 2022, Silver Sprocket's hardcover collection of the series won the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Collection. The Verge called it "a hilarious, sometimes existentially troubling interrogation of what’s fascinating about fandoms and dumb about copyright law" and "a note-perfect satire of a very specific time on the internet". == References ==