A four-panel black-and-white comic labeled “MadScott.” Panel 1: A simple outdoor scene with a small tree on rolling hills. Text reads: “I remember drawing comics as a creative outlet.” Panel 2: A glass sitting on a surface. Text at the top reads: “Recently I draw more as a form of social therapy.” A speech bubble from off-panel says, “Let me refill that cup.” Panel 3: A bearded person looks forward with a neutral, slightly weary expression. Three boxed captions around them read: “WE’RE ALL HERE,” “SITTING IN THE STEW,” and “TOGETHER.” Panel 4: A small figure walks away across a simple landscape. A thought bubble reads: “I’m ready to go back to those earlier days maybe for just a little while.” The comic reflects on shifting from drawing for personal creativity to using it as a way to process shared social stress, with a nostalgic longing for simpler times.

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