Alternate



One of the most popular comics on Smack Jeeves, Alternate is a comedy that follows an Insufferable Genius named Skye McGregor who is determined to be the BEST. His goal goes untarnished until he encounters Xin and Bailey, a happy-go-lucky pair of best friends who seize Skye's plans of academic success and promptly proceed to screw it up. Add in a cult-like newspaper club to the mix, and Hilarity Ensues.

The comic is by Nozmo and is three chapters and three years in-progress. Also see her other work, Todd Allison and The Petunia Violet. -

"Xin: And his hair is supposed to stick up like a DBZ character!"
 * Anime Hair: Jing is described as having it:


 * Angry Eyebrows: Bailey does this when . It hurts her face.
 * Asian Airhead: Xin, although it would be wise not to challenge him to a game of cards.
 * Awesome McCoolname: Ruby Safire.
 * Cargo Ship: Camillo and his violin. Insanely popular among the fanbase.
 * Comic Within A Comic: Zombie Stabbers
 * Crowning Moment of Awesome: When
 * The Cutie: Bailey
 * Emotionless Boy: Camilo
 * Fan Boy and Fan Girl: Xin and Bailey, respectively, over the series Zombie Stabbers.
 * Filler Strips: Mostly for any landmarking number of registered fans.
 * Genre Savvy: Everyone, to some extent.
 * Giving Someone the Pointer Finger
 * Groin Attack: Midway in chapter 2.
 * High School
 * Inner Monologue: Lampshaded.
 * Intelligence Equals Isolation: Subverted, namely because Skye chooses to be alone.
 * Locked in a Room:
 * Lost Wedding Ring: Humorously subverted, seeing how there was no ring to begin with.
 * Moe: Bailey, and to some extent, Moe.
 * My God, What Have I Done?: A variant said by Xin in chapter 2.
 * Only Sane Man: Skye
 * Polar Opposite Twins:.
 * Power Trio: "Trio. Isn't it such a rad word?"
 * The Quiet One: Victoria
 * Say My Name: chapter three, amusingly paired with the Right Behind Me
 * Serious Business: Skye and Xin's biology project.
 * Even more so, the photography battle.
 * Shout-Out: to various anime such as Lucky Star and Hell Girl.
 * Slap Slap Kiss: Parodied in the souffle comic (between Andrew and Florida).
 * This Is My Side: In chapter two, Skye uses a dissecting knife in biology class to claw a line through the table he and Xin share in order to illustrate this point.
 * Title Drop: At the end of chapter one, in which Skye theorizes that he must be trapped in an Alternate Universe.
 * Two-Teacher School: So far, only Mr. Kouklakis and a woman who might be the librarian have been shown.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair