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Meet Simon (SayHeySimon), the creative genius behind FruitBombComics, a captivating series of webcomics that feature anthropomorphized fruit characters in funny and relatable situations. These comics, starring an apple and its fruit friends, are known for their simple yet expressive artwork and playful humor. Simon draws inspiration from everyday life, turning ordinary moments into hilarious and heartwarming stories that might bring a smile to your face. His unique approach of using fruits as characters makes the comics universally appealing and easy to relate to.

With each new comic, Simon aims to brighten someone's day, drawing from his own experiences and the feedback he receives from his audience. "These little 4-panel comics actually absurdly reflect many situations from my life. Now I always have to smile when I reread my new comics and I hope to make other people smile or laugh too and bring a little joy into their everyday lives," the artist shared with Bored Panda.

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Bored Panda reached out to Simon again to learn more about his creative process and himself. We were curious about how he decides on the personalities and traits of his fruit characters and whether any of them are inspired by people he knows in real life. "Apple is actually me, although often slightly exaggerated," the artist shared. "Most of the characters are a mixture of people I’ve met in real life, and many stories are based on events in my life or experiences I’ve had. Except Snail—he’s the 'villain' of the story, but even he has a good core. He’s a kind of dark reality check manifested as a snail."

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    Talking about challenges and creative blocks, Simon told us that he doesn’t think the biggest problem is creative blocks, as he writes down his ideas immediately and thus has a surplus of ideas stored so that he still has them to hand when he's less creative. "The difficult thing is that I try to find time to draw a comic every day under all circumstances. Life is often difficult, as we all know, but I usually give it my all so that at the end of the day I have a new comic for my awesome followers. Of course, I still try to keep the quality consistent, which is more important than quantity, I think."

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    We asked Simon about a typical day in his life as a comic artist. "I have my little desk where I usually sit, and as soon as I find the time, I continue to draw my things. I like it to be quite simple and tidy and am glad that it is a fairly bright room. But since I mostly draw on my iPad, I almost always have it with me. No matter where I am, as soon as I find a good table and a little peace and quiet, I continue to draw. I love to draw when it is raining outside. Add to that a quiet Nintendo music playlist in the background, and I have everything I need."

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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh right, that reminds me, I need to put my alligator back in my purse...

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    If you're someone who wants to start your own webcomic series, Simon has some advice for you! "I think you should think about a basic concept—where is my comic set, which characters appear (people, animals, aliens, etc.), and what genre is it (humor, drama, action, etc.). I think the most important thing is to just start. Over time, new ideas and characters will come, the quality will improve, etc. Collect ideas, start, and draw, draw, draw. The rest will come with time if you do it with love."

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    4 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shut up! You're doing fine! (I almost made the mistake of saying your. Phew, bullet dodged.)

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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If mathematicians were completely honest, we would find out that this is the reason behind all the theorems.

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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Avocado is a drupe or stone fruit, but that's okay. Lots of fruits are confused about what they are and are copying what they find on the internet as a personal trait. Doesn't make it true, though. A wasp will never be a house fly, no matter how hard you might try.

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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They wouldn't have worked out. Apples and bananas man. Apples and bananas.

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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not even the distance that does it, it's the exposure time each day. Damned axial tilt.

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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I made a comment! For me personally, comments feel the best :) as long as they aren't hating for no reason, at least give helpful feedback if you do that D:

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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You couldn’t do that even in the 1990s unless you lived in a cardboard shack in a swamp.

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