Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!

Brewster Rockit: Space Guy! is a newspaper comic by Tim Rickard. It chronicles the crazy antics of the crew of the space station R.U. Sirius, led by Cloudcuckoolander Captain Brewster Rockit.

It can be read here.


 * Action Mom: Pam. She's a divorced mother of two.
 * Applied Phlebotinum / Misapplied Phlebotinum / Just Think of the Potential: Benevolent aliens decide to give humans an unlimited energy source. Dr. Mel's first thought is how to weaponize it.
 * Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny
 * Awesome McCoolname: Tim Rickard, the name sounds like Picard
 * Big Bad: Dirk Raider
 * Butt Monkey: Winky. Also Ensign Ted, but less frequently.
 * Catch Phrase: "Aaah! My Spleen!"
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Brewster
 * Companion Cube: Bucky the Robot, a bucket on a coat rack who nonetheless managed to win an election.
 * Dead TV Remote Gag: Ended in a Stable Time Loop
 * Fat Bastard: Cliff Clewless
 * Heroic Sacrifice: Why Pam remains loyal to Brewster.
 * Hypercompetent Sidekick: Pam
 * Idiot Hero: Brewster
 * Ice Cream Koan: Toada
 * Leaning on the Fourth Wall: Brewster (I think) once had a dream where he and other newspaper comics were being threatened by a dangerous ink spill.
 * The Masquerade: No one on Earth knows about the aliens... somehow.
 * The Men in Black: Agent X
 * Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate: Dr. Mel has one. Doubles as a Mad Scientist
 * Noodle Implements: The strips for September 18 and 19 of 2007.
 * Only Sane Employee: Pam
 * Only Sane Man: Pam and occasionally Brewster.
 * Planet of Hats: Planet of the donut people, anyone?
 * Punny Name: Just about everyone who doesn't have a Meaningful Name. Pamela Mae Snap, Dr. Mel Practice, Cliff Clewless, etc
 * Too Dumb to Live
 * Red Shirt: Ensign Kenny
 * Right-Hand-Cat: In several comics you see Dr. Mel with a cat.
 * Shout-Out: Numberous Science Fiction References. Dozens of Star Trek shout outs.
 * Shown Their Work: Sunday strips will often focus on Dr. Mel a lecture on the planets and stars, often ending in a Genius Bonus joke. Not surprising since Tim Rickard is a MENSA member.
 * Uranus Is Showing: Comes up pretty much whenever the unfortunately named O-Dor of Uranus appears. Certain members of the R.U. Sirius still haven't gotten over it.
 * Useless Spleen: Winky appears to have an endless supply of replacement spleens.