Except for the times it doesn't.
So when that happens I drag out my big box of old sketchbooks and leaf through the stuff I forgot for inspiration.

Ethan and Virgil again. These guys have been around for a long time. One of these days I'll commit to doing a series of drawings about their adventures to really flesh out the story. I've been itching to do one of Death's parlor since forever ago.

The unnamed couple. I imagined this story probably back in high school. If you know girly comic tropes, this should sound familiar: girl falls into a fantasy world, meets guy, guy helps her get back home, they fall in love at some point, etc. Shenanigans happen. I don't think I ever came up with an ending for this.

...What?
Cartoons are awesome, don't even lie.
Anyway, I think I'm past my block now. Not only did I find a goldmine of ideas to rework, I just came up with a neat side story involving a medical intern and what he finds in a box.