Up until today this comic from Stephen Hillenberg was lost media and couldn't be found online. But now it's been scanned, so I'm gonna storytime it here!
Oh wow, fascinating! Thank you for sharing!
>>143339282>Sea CucumberOh shit, it's HIM
>>143339276Neat!
And that concludes the comic.https://archive.org/details/the-intertidal-zone-stephen-hillenburg
>>143339301>Bob the SpongeI love this, he had this lil prototype of Spongebob way back in 89. good mix of gags and interesting marine life trivia
Surprised this thread has so little interest, thanks OP.
DESU, I think this comic would make for a great animated short. It kinda gives me some Krusty Krab Training Video vibes.
I'd love to own a physical copy of this
>>143339276>>143339282We were robbed of a cute starfish waifu
This was cool OP, I love seeing stuff like this. It really reminds me of the sort of independent comix look.
>he made this as a science teacher for his studentsNice
>>143339282Oh shit, prototype Kevin. Neat!
>>143339276I like this. Also, Hillenberg seems underrated as an artist, his work is pretty damn good.
>>143343536You can also see echoes of Patrick in the sea star design, even if it's still pretty different than what ended up being the final design
>>143339521Amazing get OP. Thanks for dumping.
>>143339521Gracias
>>143339276>>143339282>>143339301This is the precise thing I'd've enjoyed as a young autist. Too bad it never got published.
>>143345155It was for his classroom
Impressive. How many were made? Where did this come from? R.I.P. Stephen Hillenburg.
>>143345198considering it was made for a class, probably 20~ copies exist assuming most of them are just collecting dust somewhere and not disposed of
>>143339521>SpongeBob was created by a dude who just really fucking loves the ocean and the colorful undersea critters that inhabit it Stephen Hillenburg brought so much joy to the world that I can't see many other artists ever doing. I hope he knew just how big an impact he left before parting this mortal realm.
>>143345155>>143345196imagine finding out your former teacher has his own television show and the class materials he gave you were considered lost media now
interesting
>>143339487Bob the sponge, uh?
>>143346722Spongebob was the most popular contemporary cartoon when he died. He definitely knew.
>>143348457Almost rings a bell, don't it?
cool comic, thx for sharing
>>143339425Wah wah waaaaaah.
>>143350642Will you cut that out?
