Definition: When a massively influential creative genius suddenly stops producing beloved work and retreats entirely from public life, leaving fans in a state of perpetual, respectful longing. It describes the quiet, deliberate disappearance of an artist who values privacy and peace over perpetual adoration and profit, often while their existing work remains legendary. Like their creative ink just dried up and blew away without a trace.
Example: “Bill Watterson pulled the ultimate Ink Evaporation after Calvin and Hobbes. No merch, no interviews, just gone. Millions would kill for one more strip, but he’s probably sipping coffee watching actual snow goons, blissfully off-grid. The man evaporated his own legend.”