Serious Emotional Disturbances



""Since the comic starts at the beginning of my life, there isn't actually much I can tell you without giving away the story. I will tell you, though (as long as you promise not to tell anyone else), that there's aliens, monsters, superheroes, rogue robots, pineapples, and a goat or two.""

- 9, in the about page

Serious Emotional Disturbances was a web comic written by 9 Bridges. It followed the story of the main character (also named 9) through his life from early childhood onward, showing his raising and his gradual formation of his team of heroes, bent on staving off evil. He wants to be a superhero, you see.

Called SED by the fandom, and had a strong (if small) forum community.


 * Abusive Parents: Except in this case, it's his grandmother...
 * Arguably, his biological mother also falls under this, albeit of the 'neglectful' type. Leaving 9 and his brother Skitzo with his abusive, over-zealous grandmother? Yeah...
 * Action Girl: Robin, very much. They first find out what her powers are when
 * Anime Hair:
 * Art Evolution: The author, 9, makes this intentional. His plan is that the art should grow up with the characters.
 * As You Know: Lampshaded by Chuckles, after the
 * Ax Crazy:.
 * The Big Guy: Fort.
 * Calling Your Attacks: Parodied recently.
 * Conspiracy Theorist: Chuckles. Oh so very much.
 * Code Name: Everyone has one, basically. Chuckles is Screwdriver Boy, Robin is the Speed Demon, Pip is Sonic, Fort is Brick, and Mittens is... Mittens.
 * Color-Coded for Your Convenience: The markings on the character's faces show their base personalities: blue is good, red is angry, orange is quirky, purple is mysterious.  Usually.
 * Demonic Invaders: The ghosts.
 * Did We Just Have Tea with Cthulhu?: They met with Satan once.
 * For Science!: Oft-invoked, especially among the fan community.
 * Fragile Speedster: Robin
 * Heel Face Turn: Implied to be happening to Slop, after a recent fight with 9.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: 9 and Chuckles. Lampshaded. Celine Dion was involved.
 * Invisible to Normals:
 * The Hero: everyone, but especially 9.
 * Nightmare Fuel: This.
 * Omnicidal Maniac:
 * Our Ghosts Are Different:  Take a moment to take that in.
 * Parental Abandonment: Sort of. 9's parents send he and his brother, Skitzo, to live with his grandmother.
 * Rule of Cool: 9 And it is AWESOME.
 * Excused as this was just introduced...
 * Running Gag: Glorf, The Lasagna Monster
 * And the bus driver.
 * And the lawn gnomes!
 * Shout-Out: 9's most loved phrase, 'For science!', is a shout out to Mythbusters. His pre-epic speech is also a shout out to... something.
 * The Speechless: Fort. Well.  He DOES speak in emoticons.
 * Split Personality: and they don't like him much.
 * Took a Level in Badass: Pretty much everyone, though notably