Ron Planet

Created by Craig Zobel and Matt Chapman (of Homestar Runner fame), Ron Planet is a webcomic that takes place circa 2040. It centers on Ron Planet, the last astronaut on Earth, and his lame life (i.e., cleaning up vomit in space). However, everything changes when a now dirt-poor NASA approaches him to solve a problem related to microwave popcorn.


 * Adult Child: Blonde Hair and Red Hair
 * Anti-Hero: Ron is a Type II; all the other important characters fall under Type I.
 * Berserk Button: Mentioning Tang around Dr. Eggleston
 * Character Title
 * The Chew Toy: Ron.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Blonde Hair and Red Hair.
 * Crapsack World: The most realistic one ever.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Ron
 * Determinator: Sidecar
 * Don't Explain the Joke: "Ron Planet Astronauting: 'Cause planets are in space!"
 * "Those were the names of some famous satellites"
 * Everything's Better with Monkeys: While there's technically no actual monkey, the concept art features a huge gorilla...and claims that the word, gorilla, can be used as an adjective.
 * Greek Chorus: Blonde Hair and Red Hair
 * He Knows Too Much: Ron's theory on how feel about Eggleston.
 * How the Mighty Have Fallen:
 * All astronauts; once space travel became too common, the once-romanticized career became a joke.
 * NASA itself has been reduced to one guy and two on-loan government agents.
 * In-Series Nickname: Carlos, aka "Sidecar".
 * Jaded Washout: Ron fits all the criteria, with the exception of laziness.
 * Jumped At the Call: Sidecar.
 * Meaningful Name: "'Cause planets are in space!"
 * Ms. Exposition: The old lady who explains the strip's concept of an astronaut to the little boy.
 * Only Sane Man: While definitely not normal, Ron seems to have a much better grasp on the world around him than his colleagues.
 * Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: Seems to be going in this direction
 * Refusal of the Call: Ron.
 * Schedule Slip
 * Self-Deprecation: Ron, sometimes.
 * Squeaky Eyes: Dr. Eggleston. His blinks are audible.
 * Twenty Minutes Into the Future
 * What Could Have Been: It was originally going to be a movie, and came this close to being produced; then, the financiers backed out, so Matt and Craig decided to revive it as a webcomic...in the hopes that it gets popular enough to do the movie after all.
 * X Meets Y: Space Cowboys meets Invader Zim meets Homestar Runner.