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Roonie the Rabbit

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Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 4h

Avoid the "h-word" around artistes. | Get comics by email: patreon.com/portermason/...

RABBIT: Is painting your only hobby? BIRD: "Hobby"? "HOBBY"?! | BIRD: Painting is not my "HOBBY". It's my LIFE! I EAT painting! I BREATHE painting! I sleep, I... I DREAM painting! | A pause. | BIRD: I also like mystery novels. RABBIT: OOO... Me too...

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

It's not a question. | Join for free: patreon.com/portermason/...

LIZARD: I'm feeling a little anxious. RABBIT: Wait... Do you need SNUGGLES?! | The rabbit leaps towards the lizard with his entire body, without the lizard noticing. LIZARD: Um... No, I don't think- | Aggressive HUG from the rabbit! | RABBIT: I'm sorry, I shouldn't have phrased that as a question.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

When you're charming against your will. | Read by email: patreon.com/portermason/...

RABBIT: You're easy to talk to. | A pause. | The pause continues. | SQUIRREL: It's not for lack of trying.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Being awesome is lonely. | Get exclusive comics: patreon.com/portermason/...

FOX (thinking): I am SPECIAL. I am UNIQUE. | FOX (thinking): I am ONE of a KIND. | The fox dives into a large body of water. | The fox sits alone in the water with no one else around for miles. FOX (thinking): I just wish I had someone else to be one-of-a-kind WITH.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I wonder why I can't make friends. | Subscribe for free: patreon.com/portermason/...

SKINK (thinking): It's hard for me to make friends. | SKINK (thinking): Maybe I should... talk to anyone ever. | SKINK: (sigh) | SKINK (thinking): There's got to be a better way.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Hugs, not shrugs. | Become a member: patreon.com/portermason/...

A rabbit and a squirrel react to a bird's painting. RABBIT: I don't think I... GET it. SQUIRREL: I get it. It's... FINE. | BIRD (thinking): (sigh) I pour out my soul. And all I get is two SHRUGS. | BIRD (thinking): But one day... my work will be seen, not by two, but by two MILLION! | BIRD (thinking): And I will drink deep from a well of two MILLION shrugs!

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Reframe the choice. | Never miss a comic: patreon.com/portermason/...

RABBIT: You can either love me or keep pushing me away. What do you choose? | SQUIRREL: I love you. | The squirrel pushes the rabbit off a tree with an unprovoked SHOVE. | SQUIRREL: I choose the middle path!

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

They have their reasons. | Get free comic emails: patreon.com/portermason/...

RABBIT: I wonder if the sun sets just to make the sky beautiful. | SUN (thinking): Yeah... | SUN (thinking): Sometimes that's why... | SUN (thinking): But mostly it's just so I can have a dang minute to myself...

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

They'll understand. They have legs too. | Join the Patreon: patreon.com/portermason/...

RABBIT (thinking): I'm supposed to walk over there to meet them. | The rabbit sits halfway up and look at their feet. | RABBIT (thinking): But my feet are ALL the way at the end of my legs...

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My golden life-preserver. | Read members-only comics: patreon.com/portermason/...

LIZARD (thinking): With you by my side, I feel like I can do anything. | LIZARD (thinking): But I don't. Because I am terrified of disappointing you. | LIZARD (thinking): So I can't do anything. | LIZARD (thinking): With you by my side.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Confidence gets you only so far. | Get comics by email: patreon.com/portermason/...

RABBIT: I believe I can do anything. | The rabbit loses their balance and falls off the tree. | SQUIRREL (thinking): Despite all evidence to the contrary.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I got stuff to say. | Join for free: patreon.com/portermason/...

RABBIT: So I added more jelly, which you'd think would make the sandwich messy, but it didn't! So I thought, "How about honey?" And I- | SQUIRREL: Do you have a point? | RABBIT: No. Not really. | RABBIT: But... I hope to, one day.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

How I cook. | Read by email: patreon.com/portermason/...

RABBIT (thinking): I have two simple rules for cooking. | RABBIT (thinking): Use fresh, delicious ingredients. | The rabbit eats everything in the kitchen. | RABBIT (thinking): And cook faster than you eat.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My outlook is based on historical data. | Get exclusive comics: patreon.com/portermason/...

RABBIT: You need to have a more positive outlook on your life. | An EGG hits the squirrel square in the face. | The squirrel falls off the tree. | RABBIT: Actually... you may have it about right.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Achieve your artistic goals. | Subscribe for free: patreon.com/portermason/...

A bird stands before a painting. BIRD: I'm trying to capture movement in this piece. | The fox walks over to the painting. | The fox hurls the painting off the bough of the tree. | FOX: Mission accomplished.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Time to get real. | Become a member: patreon.com/portermason/...

SQUIRREL (in verse): Fall trees shed their leaves, And they face reality, Brave and unburdened. | ANN THE TREE: (sigh) Kevin, I'm 45 years old. It's time to get real. I will NEVER be a child prodigy. | KEVIN THE TREE: A prodigy at what, Ann? ANN THE TREE: I don't know. I never had talent or committed or practiced or actually focused on anything. | KEVIN THE TREE: Well, you know... it's all politics. ANN THE TREE: Yes! Yes it is. THANK you, Kevin! THANK you!

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Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Perseverance is for suckers. | Never miss a comic: patreon.com/portermason/...

FOX (thinking): If at first you don't succeed... | A pause as the fox stares at their violin. | FOX (thinking): Quit and tell no one.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Best to be safe. | Get free comic emails: patreon.com/portermason/...

LIZARD (thinking): I heard a noise! | LIZARD (thinking): It's probably nothing. | LIZARD (thinking): But I better stay up the entire night and remain frightened for the rest of my life. | LIZARD (thinking): Just to be on the safe side.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

When you get lost in a book. | Join the Patreon: patreon.com/portermason/...

SQUIRREL (thinking): I love getting lost in a book. | RABBITL Hey, how's it going? SQUIRREL: Oh! | The squirrel is getting sucked inside the book, their skin turns fully to words printed on pages. SQUIRREL: Wh- I... Uh... | SQUIRREL IN BOOK (thinking): But now I can't find my way out.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I mean, it too, but then by proxy me anyway. | Read members-only comics: patreon.com/portermason/...

SHELKEY: I hope they like this song. I need them to like me. | SHELKEY: I mean IT. I need them to like IT. | SHELKEY: (sigh) | SHELKEY: I mean me.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Trees have stuff going on. | Get comics by email: patreon.com/portermason/...

SQUIRREL (thinking): I love early fall... The trees look unsure. Like a bride picking a dress. Frozen by choices. | TREE: No, NO! I'm not unsure, I'm SURE, I'm... I'm SURE. I definitely want red leaves! Wait, no! Orange! No, yellow! Is it too late to say green? | FWUMP! The tree loses all its leaves at once. | TREE: OK, OK... I don't... HATE it. MAMA TREE: Oh MIJA, you look PERFECT! AUNTIE TREES: Mi sobrina linda!!!

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There's a clear choice. | Join for free: patreon.com/portermason/...

LIZARD (thinking): Should I do the simple task in front of me that I am putting off? | LIZARD (thinking): Or... | LIZARD (thinking): Rethink my entire concept of how I accomplish tasks in general? | LIZARD (thinking): I took the hard way out.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

No doubt. | Read by email: patreon.com/portermason/...

SQUIRREL: You think very highly of yourself, don't you? FOX: Doesn't everyone? | SQUIRREL: No, a lot of people have a lot of doubts about themselves. | FOX: Oh right, sure... | FOX: But they're all on the same page about how awesome I am, right?

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Inconceivable! | Get exclusive comics: patreon.com/portermason/...

RABBIT: MMPH! A good snack... It can change your whole outlook. | SQUIRREL: What about a bad snack? | The rabbit pauses. | RABBIT: I don't believe such a thing exists.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

You need to focus to be lazy. | Subscribe for free: patreon.com/portermason/...

running | ROONIE: I better take it easy. | ROONIE: I have a long day of doing nothing tomorrow, and I need to be well rested.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A garage full of books. Fulfillment begins!!!

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Every single copy of the rooniebook.com arrived from the printer! Thanks to Edgar from UPS (who then got an autographed copy for his kids) and to my daughter who brilliantly documented the delivery.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This is amazing! Getting to be social at an event for you without the social pressure of the event being for you! That spouse is a keeper.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My mood is changed when measured. | Become a member: patreon.com/portermason/...

RABBIT: Are you feeling down today? | SQUIRREL: No... not really. | A pause. | SQUIRREL: But I could be convinced.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's a free pass to be a jerk! | Never miss a comic: patreon.com/portermason/...

ROONIE: You should treat people how you want to be treated. | FLYNN: Mmm, that's a bad rule. | FLYNN: I don't think much of myself.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Waiting for applause. | Get free comic emails: patreon.com/portermason/...

BIRD (thinking): The world will one day celebrate my genius. | SQUANK! A bird makes a huge loud obnoxious sound. | The bird waits for huge applause, but hears nothing. | BIRD (thinking): But for now, they're just playing it cool.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

When your friends get you. | Join the Patreon: patreon.com/portermason/...

ROONIE: This year, for your birthday, we canceled your party. | FLYNN: Happy birthday, buddy. None of us are coming over later. | click | HOT CHOCOLATE: They GET me.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Tautologies suck. | Read members-only comics: patreon.com/portermason/...

BIRD (thinking): Writers write. | BIRD (thinking): Every day. | BIRD (thinking): No matter what. | BIRD (thinking): What a bunch of huge, overachieving JERKS...

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

When you're sick. | Get comics by email: patreon.com/portermason/...

SQUIRREL (thinking): I'm sick. | SQUIRREL (thinking): I've been stuck inside for days, and I miss seeing my friends. | SQUIRREL: sigh. | SQUIRREL (thinking): Even the ones I don't like.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I am rational. | Join for free: patreon.com/portermason/...

RABBIT: Do you believe in me? SQUIRREL: I believe you EXIST. | SQUIRREL: I don't think you're, like... a figment of my IMAGINATION. | RABBIT: But do you believe I can accomplish my goals? | SQUIRREL: Let's... just stick to the facts.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

What it means to be a scientist. | Read by email: patreon.com/portermason/...

A skink examines a bug with a magnifying glass. SKINK (thinking): I am a scientist. I watch. I question. I think of answers. I test my answers. | SKINK (thinking): I understand an immense amount about the world and those who live in it. | On a far away hill, a rabbit waves to the skink. SKINK (thinking): But... I am also shy. | The skink hides in a hold in the ground. SKINK (thinking): So mainly I just hide in this hole and don't talk to anybody.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Pollinators = wingmen. | Get exclusive comics: patreon.com/portermason/...

A bee buzzes from one flower to another. | KARLI THE BEE: (sigh) Hey Lisa... Ethan, wants to know if you're interested in, um, maybe hanging out later? LISA THE FLOWER: Tee hee, SURE. | The bee buzzes back over to the other flower. LISA THE FLOWER: Tee hee hee... | KARLI THE BEE: She said yes, Ethan, but seriously, can you guys PLEASE find a way to do this without me? ETHAN THE FLOWER: NO! Karli, I NEED you! PLEASE! Go back and see if 7:30 is ok!!

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I am FINE. | Subscribe for free: patreon.com/portermason/...

SQUIRREL (thinking): RRGH, I hate when everyone asks me if I'm OK. | The squirrel seethes, and smoke begins coming out of its head. | FOOMP A small flame ignites atop the squirrels head. | The squirrel is now on fire. SQUIRREL (thinking): I am clearly FINE.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Having a soothing voice is good thing, really. | Become a member: patreon.com/portermason/...

FLYNN: Hey! | ROONIE: Hmm? FLYNN: You fell ASLEEP! | ROONIE: So? FLYNN: I was TALKING. | ROONIE: Those two things are not unrelated.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Caveats don't absolve you. | Never miss a comic: patreon.com/portermason/...

FOX: I don't want to be rude, but this meal you made is terrible. | SQUIRREL: Oh, I don't want to be rude either. | THWACK! The squirrel smacks the fox across the face with a spatula. | SQUIRREL: But we don't always get what we want, do we?

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This, but cycled through every five seconds. | Get free comic emails: patreon.com/portermason/...

BIRD: So... do you like it? | BIRD: It's OK if you don't. | BIRD: But... do you? | BIRD: Just say yes. | BIRD: Just say SOMETHING. | RABBIT: Um... | BIRD: NO! You know what? NO!! We are NO LONGER FRIENDS! Good DAY!! | A pause as the rabbit looks unsettled. | BIRD: PLEASE JUST LOVE ME.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The world revolves around my anxiety. | Join the Patreon: patreon.com/portermason/...

LIZARD (thinking): I wonder if they're talking about me. | LIZARD (thinking): I bet they are. | LIZARD (thinking): In fact, I assume they ALWAYS are. | LIZARD (thinking): I have low self-esteem but an enormous ego.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Not sure I could follow the answer, too. | Read members-only comics: patreon.com/portermason/...

RABBIT (thinking): They talk a lot. | RABBIT (thinking): I'm not sure about WHAT. | RABBIT (thinking): I suppose I could ask. | RABBIT (thinking): But I hate to stop them.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It's important to express yourself. | Get comics by email: patreon.com/portermason/...

SQUIRREL: So I'm trying to be more open with my emotions. I don't often tell you how much I enjoy spending time together. | RABBIT: Aw, I- SQUIRREL: And that's because I do NOT enjoy spending time together. | UNPROVOKED SHOVE! The squirrel pushes the rabbit off the tree. | SQUIRREL: Let me know how I'm doing with all this emotions stuff!

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Gave it the ol' college try. | Join for free: patreon.com/portermason/...

FLYNN: Think of how I feel! | ROONIE: I did. | ROONIE: It made me sad. | ROONIE: So I stopped.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Anxiety comes in waves. | Read by email: patreon.com/portermason/...

A wave splashes a skink on a beach. THE OCEAN: You don't make eye contact enough! | The waves splash all around the skink. THE OCEAN: In fact, your friends probably think you hate them because of it! | The ocean recedes. THE OCEAN: No, that seems unlikely. They understand you... they're your FRIENDS. SKINK: Phew... | A huge wave now looms over the skink. THE OCEAN: Then again!!

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Keep it secret, keep it safe. | Get exclusive comics: patreon.com/portermason/...

BIRD: Every song I sing is a secret about myself. | The bird sings loudly. SQUANK! | BIRD: What do you think? | RABBIT (horrified): I'll never tell a soul.

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Hard to feign empathy during victory. | Subscribe for free: patreon.com/portermason/...

FLYNN: Fine. You WIN. Happy now? | PITTMAN: Oh, YES! Yes, yes… Incredibly so. | PITTMAN: Wait wait, should I not be?

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

How could anyone not want me around?! I'm a DELIGHT! | Become a member: patreon.com/portermason/...

RABBIT: Sometimes you act like you don't want me around. | SQUIRREL: Yes, in fact, I often do not want you around. | RABBIT: See, there you go! You're very convincing. I almost believe you. | SQUIRREL: Please. Go away. RABBIT: Ha ha ha, sure thing, Meryl Streep!

Roonie the Rabbit @rooniecomics.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I think this is a good base response in most any situation. | Never miss a comic: patreon.com/portermason/...

HOT CHOCOLATE: They just made a joke… OR they made fun of me. | HOT CHOCOLATE: Should I laugh… or be angry? | HOT CHOCOLATE: HA! HA! HA! SMACK SMACK | HOT CHOCOLATE: I think I covered my bases.