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* ''[[CRFH]]'' engaged Cerebus Syndrome with "The Adversary", a six-month arc that played [[Satan|the Devil]] (previously a minor comic relief character) as a terrifying threat, and the [[Butt Monkey]]'s (previously humorous) romantic woes as heartbreaking. It is not universally liked.
* ''[[CRFH]]'' engaged Cerebus Syndrome with "The Adversary", a six-month arc that played [[Satan|the Devil]] (previously a minor comic relief character) as a terrifying threat, and the [[Butt Monkey]]'s (previously humorous) romantic woes as heartbreaking. It is not universally liked.
* Parodied and played straight while being [[Lampshaded]] in ''[[Shortpacked]]'': after Ethan explains to a toy store customer how "Try Me" products come to the store with a tag on the battery which, once pulled, means the battery's unstoppable decay, Robin accidentally pulls the comic's "drama" tag.
* Parodied and played straight while being [[Lampshaded]] in ''[[Shortpacked]]'': after Ethan explains to a toy store customer how "Try Me" products come to the store with a tag on the battery which, once pulled, means the battery's unstoppable decay, Robin accidentally pulls the comic's "drama" tag.
** It's also a [[Call Back]] to the author's previous [[Web Comic]], ''[[Its Walky|It's Walky!]]'', which attempted the transition with varying success; an alternate universe version of the [[Big Bad]] from that comic shows up when Robin pulls the tag, although in this incarnation he's more of a [[Meta Guy]] than a straight villain.
** It's also a [[Call Back]] to the author's previous [[Web Comic]], ''[[Walkyverse|It's Walky!]]'', which attempted the transition with varying success; an alternate universe version of the [[Big Bad]] from that comic shows up when Robin pulls the tag, although in this incarnation he's more of a [[Meta Guy]] than a straight villain.
** ''[[Its Walky|It's Walky]]'' as a whole is an example as well, as it is a more drama and action heavy sequel to Willis' previous strip, ''Roomies''. Of course, ''Roomies'' went through its own bout of this starting with {{spoiler|the death of Ruth}}.
** ''[[Walkyverse|It's Walky!]]'' as a whole is an example as well, as it is a more drama and action heavy sequel to Willis' previous strip, ''Roomies''. Of course, ''Roomies'' went through its own bout of this starting with {{spoiler|the death of Ruth}}.
*** [[Lampshaded]] heavily with the [[Shout-Out|title of the second]] ''[[Shout-Out|Roomies]]'' [[Shout-Out|collection]]: [[X-Men|Giant-Sized]] Cerebus Syndrome.
*** [[Lampshaded]] heavily with the [[Shout-Out|title of the second]] ''[[Shout-Out|Roomies]]'' [[Shout-Out|collection]]: [[X-Men|Giant-Sized]] Cerebus Syndrome.
* When ''[[Bob and George]]'' started, it was simply a stand-in for another comic the author, Dave, was planning on doing and, as such, was mostly just one-off jokes from comic to comic. After the comic that Dave was working on never managed to lift off the ground, ''Bob and George'' began to get storylines and continuity, although it stayed humorous; the story is mostly told one punch line per comic, with an ending that borders on making a [[Shaggy Dog Story]] of a two-year storyline.
* When ''[[Bob and George]]'' started, it was simply a stand-in for another comic the author, Dave, was planning on doing and, as such, was mostly just one-off jokes from comic to comic. After the comic that Dave was working on never managed to lift off the ground, ''Bob and George'' began to get storylines and continuity, although it stayed humorous; the story is mostly told one punch line per comic, with an ending that borders on making a [[Shaggy Dog Story]] of a two-year storyline.
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