Art Subjects (in order): A shrimp mermaid (original) An uzumaki mermaid (original) A salmon mermaid (original) A buff corpse character originally drawn by @xXIcyhazardXx Rocket Robin (original) Eggman (Sonic Boom) @DarknessStone Peridot (Steven Universe) @WirdHere Ursula Aghast (original) Graphix (Jem and the Holograms comic) and Ex-Aid (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid) Kayden and Blaze from, uh... @Kayden and Blaze
“Ponder the Vocaloid” and "Commentoids Concert" by Artsydemon77 deviantart.com/artsydemon77 --------------------------------------------------------------
Submit your own fanart of any Empty Comics characters to emptycomicsfanart@outlook.com
Art Subjects (in order): A shrimp mermaid (original) An uzumaki mermaid (original) A salmon mermaid (original) A buff corpse character originally drawn by @xXIcyhazardXx Rocket Robin (original) Eggman (Sonic Boom) @DarknessStone Peridot (Steven Universe) @WirdHere Ursula Aghast (original) Graphix (Jem and the Holograms comic) and Ex-Aid (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid) Kayden and Blaze from, uh... @Kayden and Blaze
“Ponder the Vocaloid” and "Commentoids Concert" by Artsydemon77 deviantart.com/artsydemon77 --------------------------------------------------------------
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"Bovine Ponder Sprocket" by @ultratrashboii twitter.com/ultratrashboii (this account is nsfw, and you will be blocked if you're a minor/don't have age in bio)
My DeviantArt: deviantart.com/empty-brooke My Comics: tapas.io/emptybrooke (I know, I know, I'll get back to actually making comics at some point. .....Hopefully.) My Twitter: twitter.com/EmptyBrooke My Patreon: patreon.com/EmptyBrooke My Twitch: twitch.tv/reanimatedoctopusDrama Has Made Me Grey #shortsPonder Sprocket2022-07-31 | #shorts Little clip from the July 29th research stream over on my twitch, ReAnimatedOctopus. (I do research streams on drama topics that people suggest to me on Fridays, so if you're ever craving more of my content or you want a drama explained in a manner so that you can do your own video, come on over and join us on Fridays.)
This clip is from after we were done doing research into and ultimately disproving allegations of misconduct with minors that had been levied against the creator, Just A Robot. By this point in the stream I was getting some photo references of myself to draw fanart with and then I noticed how grey I looked.... I blame drama and the people who trouble me with it for this, haha.
Edit: So many peeps commenting on the foot. Do ya’ll not take reference pics of feet or something? I thought feet were one of those body parts people universally had difficulty with.Suffering for your (f)ARTPonder Sprocket2022-05-08 | I'm not kidding when I say the biggest reason I originally had to make this video was the stupid title pun. Wasn't expecting to find hints of a pyramid scheme in there, but here we are.
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I don't know how I managed it, but here's what is effectively an hour long rant. Hope
Artists online are always finding the most ridiculous, and often hypocritical, reasons to stop one another from creating art. I sorta expect this to encourage artists to create pieces out of spite, but maybe that's just me. Either way, I disagree with the notion of "your art offends me personally so you're not allowed to make it." Art Karens can go talk to the manager.
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"Messing around with brushes" by @Kuraccino/@PrismaticChame1 (Cannot find artist. If you know a link to this artist's new socials, please let me know.)
“Ponder Sprocket the OctoQueen (Inktober Day 5)” by @Pranksty_ (Account doesn't seem to exist anymore. If you know the new socials for this artist, please let me know.)
My DeviantArt: deviantart.com/empty-brooke My Comics: tapas.io/emptybrooke My Twitter: twitter.com/EmptyBrooke My Patreon: patreon.com/EmptyBrooke My Twitch: twitch.tv/reanimatedoctopusJest | Sketch Speedpaint | [@atrieye]Ponder Sprocket2021-08-28 | Character belongs to @atrieye on twitter. Forever ago I grabbed some characters that looked fun to draw on twitter. I especially liked how a couple of those pieces turned out. This happens to be one of them. It's probably because Atrieye's character has such cool colours. Ya'll should go thank them for that and tell them they're cool.
Fancy Ponder Art by TinyWolf98 (Cannot find artist account. If you know of a social this artist can be found at, please let me know, I swear I didn't do this on purpose, why can I not find any of these artists???)
Couldn't Think of a Title for this Piece by (this piece has been in my fanart folder so I can share at it so long that, SURPRISE! It was actually drawn by) CXXY deviantart.com/cxxy/art/Its-a-fan-art-742027538
Also can I just re-state how scummy it is for Physicians for Informed Consent to be promoting this guy alongside the Ph.D title as though he's a medical doctor? Because I don't know if I really got across how absolutely disgusting that is.
Please get vaccinated.
Also yes, we all misread "mortality" as "morality" and that was definitely my fault. Sorry.
"The bacon can be gay" by m0th.face (Can't find an account for this artist. If anyone is aware of a direct social media account for them, please let me know.)
Background Music: Baroque Coffee House - Doug Maxwell (Media Rights Production)face rip | Speedpaint |Ponder Sprocket2021-07-22 | People can be frustrating and sometimes you just wanna... rip (Peeps apparently really liked this piece, so here's the speedpaint. Enjoy)
....so hopefully this accurately conveys my feelings on the matter.How to Immediately Look SuspiciousPonder Sprocket2021-03-26 | When you put out a statement to your fans to say you're innocent but which immediately makes you look suspicious.
Art Subject: Garterbelt from Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt.
My DeviantArt: deviantart.com/empty-brooke My Comics: tapas.io/emptybrooke My Twitter: twitter.com/EmptyBrooke My Patreon: patreon.com/EmptyBrookeChimeramas Karmic Tea Party (part 2/2)Ponder Sprocket2021-01-10 | There's absolutely nothing wrong with criticizing a person's behavior, especially if it's in an effort to help them recognize the issues so that they can do better as a person. That, however, doesn't mean promoting screenshots you not only can't verify the authenticity of, but also don't know who took them or how old they are. If videos talking about an artist only spoke of their personal interactions, there would be no problem. When you try to justify beliefs based on events you were not present for, don't know about fully, and don't understand the context behind, then you are already approaching the situation from a biased, misinformed position. There's nothing wrong with talking about difficult or abusive relationships that you have been forced to endure. That, however, doesn't mean promoting a single, outsider's interpretation of an artist's work in order to claim that artist is a vile person, nor vilifying that artist for exhibiting symptoms of a mental condition or trauma that they explore themes of in their artwork. People should apologize for and take accountability for their actions,-- I think there's no real arguing that here--but people should also be offered the opportunity to improve themselves. If you can't be bothered to check and see if any improvement efforts have been made, then while you are allowed to remain upset about past events and choose not to interact with the person behind them, you also shouldn't just assume that person cannot change in the course of half a decade. People are ever-changing and ever-developing. A person's struggles with their mental health should not be used as means of painting them as a bad person, especially if they're trying to get help for those issues.
Ponder Sprocket commentaries are protected by fair use under the copyright act. Ponder Sprocket, the character, was originally designed for a comic book and is not a direct representation of the artist (myself) behind the channel.
QUICK CORRECTION! The character of Ingrid was, at the time, owned by a user named LowkeyWicked. Not Limefusion.
Ponder Sprocket commentaries are protected by fair use under the copyright act. Ponder Sprocket, the character, was originally designed for a comic book and is not a direct representation of the artist (myself) behind the channel.
"PonderSprocket Octomomma above all Octomommas" by Tankiethegreat*: (name has since been changed to RoseLuceroArt) deviantart.com/roseluceroart
"The Officer that Went Deep" by Wierd: twitter.com/th4wierd1Future of the channelPonder Sprocket2020-10-01 | Need some insight into what the most appropriate course of action would be. Sorry the video's kinda boring. I opted to just get straight to the point.Akumulating Non Existent Evidence: Part 2 (ft. Nezziemonster)Ponder Sprocket2020-03-08 | This is part 2 of a 2 part co-op commentary. Check out part 1 here: youtu.be/9UEmL1k00PM
EDIT: Quick correction, the artwork featured that I said was drawn by Loish was actually drawn by Kuvshinov-Ilya. Sorry, that's my mistake. Their work: deviantart.com/kuvshinov-ilya/gallery
For additional context on why this video is so late, I had a bit if a burnout session and basically wasn't able to get anything done for 4 months. Sorry about that.
Also a special thanks to CasualFlash for giving me some criticism with my editing. Hopefully I can make things more visually interesting for you guys as we move forward~
My DeviantArt: deviantart.com/empty-brooke My Comics: tapas.io/emptybrooke My Twitter: twitter.com/EmptyBrooke My Patreon: patreon.com/EmptyBrookeDesigning Spooky Season CharactersPonder Sprocket2019-11-13 | A good chunk of people wanted the not-interrupted-by-avatars speedpaints of these characters, so since the characters are finally finished and up for auction, this seemed like an appropriate time to make a big ol' speedpaint video. If you're interested in the characters, you can head on over to my DeviantArt. Bidding for these characters ends November 16th.
Go To Sleep by @Peachy3231: twitter.com/Peachy3231Getting the Goat on Another Sashley DramaPonder Sprocket2019-10-26 | Kids will be kids. They don't deserve to be cancelled for not knowing how not to be kids.
Edit: At [54:30] Goat brings up a screenshot allegedly of Newdlez asking for newds. According to Sashley, this was not Newdlez, but Molten, which would correspond with the reason for Sashley and Molten breaking up listed on the drama wiki.
Edit 2: The "Bikini Body" Meme was actually originally created by Navi, not Seelmaru. My mistake. youtu.be/gDTO9YerGAU and the Trndsttr Meme was originally by Quailico: youtu.be/jgVZL0DnkGw
This video is meant for critique and commentary and is protected by fair use laws. If I've mucked up anywhere, please let me know.
Enjoying the Spooky Season by @FloraKnight1999 twitter.com/floraknight1999?lang=enMadame Stealing (He)Arts with MExposurePonder Sprocket2019-10-04 | When working for exposure already isn't viable enough as an option, let's also throw in the concept of not paying someone for their work because they're not a professional. While I give more leeway to people under the age of 24, targeted harassment and attempting to dox a minor's phone number is generally something you don't need to be fully mature to recognize is kind of a bad thing.
“Ponder Sprocket” by mdev_theartist instagram.com/p/Bz6K7s4Cp70Im not spooky month anymore and therefore Im sadPonder Sprocket2019-10-01 | More like NOvember, am I right?
This stream will be unlisted at some point, but you can still watch it in my EB Livestreams playlist.Adventures in Critiquing 💚 Rain on a Sunny DayPonder Sprocket2019-08-30 | We return with another installment of Adventures in Critiquing. This time we cover someone trying to submit collage art to a group that doesn't accept it, and not taking the reasons for that rejection well.
Background Music: Baroque Coffee House - Doug Maxwell (Media Rights Production)For Exposure | Doom Patrol Speedpaint [Empty Thoughts]Ponder Sprocket2019-08-22 | Here's a bit of a departure from my regular content. Just a quick video for you guys while I'm working on other things. Honestly, I wish I had more interesting instances of "For exposure" situations to recount for you, but I hope that me just rambling on about the partial psychology behind it and why it's stupid will suffice. (I am also not likely to make a video should I experience any instances of this ilk beyond this point, because let's be real, some people see artists talk about stuff online and then try to be a nuisance just to get in a video and I'm not bothering with that, thanks.) I have a few other things that I can ramble on about (hopefully not for as long as I did here) so I guess keep an eye out for those. I'll release these every once in a while between other, bigger videos, just to give myself a break when I need it.
Cute Fluffy Baby by @AntoniaAndros: twitter.com/AntoniaAndros/status/951776217832636416Frick This Sense of Deja Vu (part 1)Ponder Sprocket2019-07-12 | There are only so many instances of children screaming out predator allegations that should be tolerated. Eventually, it gets to the point where people need to learn the difference. While children, overall, may be able to excuse a lot of their actions because of their naivety and lack of development, once you start throwing out life ruining allegations as though they're candy, you lose the ability to use that to explain away your actions. This is especially the case if any time someone doesn't automatically believe you, you and your crew descend on them as a group. At that point you look less like the noble heroes you want to be and more like the nescient children you are. Stay tuned for part two.
---TIMESTAMPS--- [0:00] Introduction [4:55] Faking Self Harm/Depression [22:43] Hiding Comments and Status Posts [29:16] General Guilt Tripping/Compliment Fishing [33:56] Edit One (Alleged Faked Suicide) [36:45] Edit Two (Block) [38:10] Edit Three (Accepting Critiques) [39:00] Edit Four (Alleged Manipulation Continues) [42:12] The Screenshots [42:51] Mintoria and Guilt Tripping [48:30] Bodyshaming [50:44] Autumnox Being Busy [51:52] ABDL [53:22] Vilifying People for Past Transgressions [55:40] "Being Super Uncomfy" [56:24] Minty Hummer [57:25] Incest [57:49] NSFW Joke [58:32] Plush Wendigo's Testimony [1:06:28] The Serious Accusations [1:18:10] "Grooming" [1:21:09] Deertails Comment [1:24:28] Another Update to Journal [1:28:23] Ending Thoughts [1:31:44] Fanart FeatureGuided Meditation #2 Shutting off WorriesPonder Sprocket2019-05-04 | For today's session we explore a technique to help you shut off your worries through positive association and visualization. You can vote for what you want the next session to focus on in the polls I post on my twitter towards the end of the month. If you guys have suggestions for future installments, let me know.
My DeviantArt: deviantart.com/empty-brooke My Comics: tapas.io/emptybrooke My Twitter: twitter.com/EmptyBrooke My Patreon: patreon.com/EmptyBrooke My Twitch: twitch.tv/reanimatedoctopusGroup Hug [Commission]Ponder Sprocket2019-04-13 | From the livestream I did to help raise money for a friend, here is the last of the colour commissions and the last of the commissions from that stream as a whole~! Feghost basically commissioned two pieces, so on top of the Whaley piece I did for him, he also wanted a pic of a bunch of us giving Skittlez a big ol' hug~ Thank you to Feghost 💚
Check out the other videos regarding this situation: Spoctor Theory! Gone Wrong! Gone Sm3xu4l -- youtu.be/6pQrnhHFt8c Down The Spoctor Hole part 1: Cringe Harder -- youtu.be/_3bdUNbDkpA
This video is protected by fair use under the copyright laws. All content provided within is done so for the explicit purpose of satirical comedy and critical commentary. If I've done something poorly, please let me know~
---TIMESTAMPS--- [0:00] Introduction and Situation Summary [2:00] Summarizing the "evidence" problems [4:28] Before and after the first video [5:31] Addressing the remaining drama videos [8:16] Animation by Vabzuycin [8:47] MimiDiggz enters [11:10] The Anti-Digbert Collective [12:18] MimiDiggz' Video [12:20] Tech Smacks Kayden [13:17] Spoctor's Server [16:43] Pega's Revision [18:10] Spoctor's Inactivity in Server [18:56] Server Minor [21:13] Mimi's Tweet [22:20] Talks with Server Minor [23:44] Getting New Admins [24:17] "She Got Away With It" [24:58] Bap Bap [25:13] Mimi's DA Journal [26:00] Qhostii's Second Video [27:48] They start dating [28:55] Asking about explicit artwork [30:50] Relationship Screenshots [37:38] "Manipulation/Grooming" [39:07] Illymation [40:42] The Art "Bribe" [41:47] "F You Pay Me" Animation [43:21] "Be Blunt" skit with Chaos55t [44:00] Personal Venting [45:14] Private Screenshots (Art) [45:57] Mavi is Mad [52:04] Qhostii's List of Offences [55:11] Cherioux [1:00:14] Qhostii's List of Offences (con't) [1:02:18] Qhostii on Spoctor's Apology [1:06:50] Fiend's Teaching Corner [Manga Kamen] [1:07:48] Qhostii's Screenshots [1:11:00] Qhostii's Third Video [1:13:13] Qhostii Doesn't Know Stories [1:13:24] Fiend's Teaching Corner [JAR] [1:15:32] Qhostii Vouched for Stories [1:16:42] Qhostii Uploading Screenshots [1:17:57] Spoctor's Apology to Qhostii [1:21:55] Qhostii's Skype [1:23:12] Asking for Trust [1:24:23] Not to discuss [1:26:25] The Pre-Planning [1:27:34] Pentagrin's Vendetta [1:31:18] The "Lizard Must Burn" chat [1:32:37] Stories admitting to not being sincere [1:33:56] Atari questioning [1:34:16] Stories not providing her side [1:34:57] Stories making deliberate exceptions + Kairah [1:36:24] The Journals [1:43:46] Back to the chat [1:45:42] Stories Planning [1:46:37] Stories' Actual Age + Pentagrin's Reaction [1:49:11] No Self-Awareness [1:51:12] "I didn't endorse that label" [1:52:33] The Accusations Go Live [1:54:22] Fiend's Teaching Corner [TheNamesJunkie] [1:54:34] Post-Video Manipulation [2:03:58] As HoneyBaer [2:12:02] Stories' Apology [2:16:25] Pentagrin's Return [2:19:17] Legality [2:22:16] Punishment
The finished art pieces: Twlight Sparkle: deviantart.com/empty-brooke/art/Dance-Magic-Commission-748128437 Kowalski Pandamations: (coming soon)Shovel Fighter [Commission]Ponder Sprocket2019-02-23 | From the livestream I did earlier this month... (was it this month?)...here is the first of the lineart commissions~! Thank you to Emi Ane 💚
My DeviantArt: deviantart.com/empty-brooke My Comics: tapas.io/emptybrooke My Twitter: twitter.com/EmptyBrooke My Tapas: tapas.io/emptybrooke My Patreon: patreon.com/EmptyBrooke My Twitch: twitch.tv/reanimatedoctopusGuided Meditation #1 The Art of BreathingPonder Sprocket2019-01-31 | So yeah, this is a bit of a... okay, it's a major departure from other stuff that I've done on this channel, but I happen to think that mental health is sort of important. Should all go well, this will be one of a series of 12 videos. I'm going to try to make one of these videos towards the end of every month. My twitter will have polls when it's almost time for a new release and in that poll you can vote for the theme of the next video. Some of these videos will focus on putting you in a certain state of mind, others will focus on creating a scene around you for you to get lost in. The breathing and tension techniques explained in this video, however, will be important for all of the others.
If you guys have suggestions for future installments, let me know.
$5 base sketch $10 full sketch $20 lines $30 colour
Send money to [retracted] TOO MANY COMMISSIONS. CLOSED NOW.
Money donated in stream WILL NOT COUNT TOWARDS A COMMISSION. That money I don't get until Youtube's payout time, and the point of this stream is that I want to send her the money immediately after the stream is over. IF YOU WANT A COMMISSION, DO NOT SEND MONEY THROUGH THE STREAM. SEND IT TO MY PAYPAL.ME LINK.
Aaaaannnd you can send Skittlez money on her gofundme: gofundme.com/help-skittlezjuice-get-out-of-stateAdventures in Critiquing 💚 Wanting the UnwantedPonder Sprocket2019-01-23 | Here comes another installment of Adventures in Critiquing for you guys~! I wanna create more of a distinction between art related content and Ponder Sprocket commentaries, so the art stuff is going to be done under my Empty Brooke name from now on so ya'll know I'm not putting on a character.
If you have an instance where you or another person was not able to take criticism well, or a critic delivered a critique and wasn't able to accept its potential rejection, screenshot the interaction and e-mail it to AiCsubmissions@outlook.com for a chance to see it read in a future episode!
Background Music: Baroque Coffee House - Doug Maxwell (Media Rights Production)I Tattoo My Brothers Face [LINK IN DESCRIPTION]Ponder Sprocket2019-01-12 | Check out the video here: youtu.be/DPFkFco0LKY
Check out my brother's channel: youtube.com/channel/UCYMYYStFilJjS9h3drvwIpgDaddys Risqué Lesson in Making Sense [Supersonicward15] ft. MasterTP10Ponder Sprocket2019-01-08 | You might think that this video was planned for Christmas of 2018. You would be wrong. It was actually planned for Christmas of 2017.
Music: Pop Punk Instrumental - Ed Marshall Teenage (Epic Punk Rock Instrumental) - Right Beat Radio Get Away (Pop Punk Instrumental) - Two Sides Same Story "The Suffering" Punk Hip Hop Instrumental - RiseFromTheAshez Rock Rap Beat (Instrumental 2017) - Ryini Beats J Cole x Joey Bada$$ Type Beat Chill Boom Bap Hip Hop Instrumental 2017 / "ALT" (Prod Homage) -Fosters Home for Imaginary Evidence PART 2 [Foster] ft. Manga KamenPonder Sprocket2018-11-12 | I didn't expect to take a break from Weebiant drama, only to be thrust into storytime animator drama, but hey, weird things can happen on a drunken Friday night--bets are made, people are scammed and I come out of it with new commentary material. And heyo, it's a ghost boy!
Both of the original videos have been removed. BUT! Here are some mirrors: youtu.be/2DWkfJxjURs youtu.be/-HOOMD5tIU8 (Manga Kamen also could not remember the user who made the video he mentioned. If he finds the video then I will put the link here.)
Music: Sir Ghostington by Ghost' n' Ghost Melancholy by Ghost' n' Ghost Lighthouse by Ghost' n' Ghost Coconut Mystery by Ghost' n' Ghost The Adventure by Ghost' n' Ghost Turn Up Let's Go by Jeremy BlakeSpooky Pokemon #280 (Ralts) [Speedpaint]Ponder Sprocket2018-10-30 | One more day closer to Halloween, one more Spooky Pokemon to have some fun with~
Check out the finished Ralts piece on my deviantart:
Music: Forest of Fear - Aakash Gandhi Spirit of the Dead - Aakash Gandhi Alone - Aakash Gandhi Lost in the Forest - Doug Maxwell Hanging with the Worms - Doug Maxwell Creek - HOVATOFFSpooky Pokemon #104 (Cubone) [Speedpaint]Ponder Sprocket2018-10-28 | Getting ready for Spooky day by enjoying Spooky month~