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[http://flyovercity.blogspot.com/ Flyover City!] is a [[Web Serial Novel]] written in blog form, about a twenty-something slacker / fanboy who works as a call center employee for the "big evil empire". |
[http://flyovercity.blogspot.com/ Flyover City!] is a [[Web Serial Novel]] written in blog form, about a twenty-something slacker / fanboy who works as a call center employee for the "big evil empire". |
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It's sorta like a mash-up of ''Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen'', ''[[High Fidelity]]'' and ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' |
It's sorta like a mash-up of ''Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen'', ''[[High Fidelity]]'' and ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' |
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* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] when the main character decides to pursue a career in crimefighting after his beloved 1975 Vespa is stolen. |
* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] when the main character decides to pursue a career in crimefighting after his beloved 1975 Vespa is stolen. |
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* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}: {{spoiler|The Green Lama}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}: {{spoiler|The Green Lama}} |
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* [[The Load]]: See above. |
* [[The Load]]: See above. |
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* [[Made of Phlebotinum]]: ''FC''!'s superheroes can do all those superhero-y things that are impossible in the real world thanks to "Malphysical Particles", which create a cosmic loophole in the laws of physics, rendering them “malleable”. |
* [[Made of Phlebotinum]]: ''FC''!'s superheroes can do all those superhero-y things that are impossible in the real world thanks to "Malphysical Particles", which create a cosmic loophole in the laws of physics, rendering them “malleable”. |
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* [[Nikola Tesla]]: The archatypal mad scientist’s time in Colorado Springs plays a vital role in the plot. |
* [[Nikola Tesla]]: The archatypal mad scientist’s time in Colorado Springs plays a vital role in the plot. |
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* [[Not So Different]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]]. When the protagonist tells the big bad ''“…you know, we really aren't so different, you and I. Us, I mean.”'' - the villain is compelled to list off all the ways they are emphatically ''not'' alike. |
* [[Not So Different]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]]. When the protagonist tells the big bad ''“…you know, we really aren't so different, you and I. Us, I mean.”'' - the villain is compelled to list off all the ways they are emphatically ''not'' alike. |
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* [[Public Domain Character]]: pulp novel / comic book hero Green Lama serves as [[Mr. Exposition]] and [[Cynical Mentor]]. |
* [[Public Domain Character]]: pulp novel / comic book hero Green Lama serves as [[Mr. Exposition]] and [[Cynical Mentor]]. |
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* [[Punny Name]]: [[Sinister Minister]] Deacon Struck. Because the story is all about [[Genre Deconstruction|deconstructing]] the superhero genre. Get it? ''Get it''?? |
* [[Punny Name]]: [[Sinister Minister]] Deacon Struck. Because the story is all about [[Genre Deconstruction|deconstructing]] the superhero genre. Get it? ''Get it''?? |
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* [[Shock and Awe]]: Lilywatt |
* [[Shock and Awe]]: Lilywatt |
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* [[Stripperific]]: The [[Fetish Fuel|electrified-whip wielding heroine]] Lilywatt goes undercover as a stripper (but ''only'' because the plot demands it). |
* [[Stripperific]]: The [[Fetish Fuel|electrified-whip wielding heroine]] Lilywatt goes undercover as a stripper (but ''only'' because the plot demands it). |
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* [[Whip It Good]]: Lilywatt's [[Shock and Awe|electrically charged whips]]. |
* [[Whip It Good]]: Lilywatt's [[Shock and Awe|electrically charged whips]]. |
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Latest revision as of 17:42, 4 April 2016
Flyover City! is a Web Serial Novel written in blog form, about a twenty-something slacker / fanboy who works as a call center employee for the "big evil empire".
It's sorta like a mash-up of Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen, High Fidelity and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Tropes used in Flyover City include:
- Charles Atlas Superpower: Lampshaded when the main character decides to pursue a career in crimefighting after his beloved 1975 Vespa is stolen.
- Heroic Sacrifice: The Green Lama
- The Load: See above.
- Made of Phlebotinum: FC!'s superheroes can do all those superhero-y things that are impossible in the real world thanks to "Malphysical Particles", which create a cosmic loophole in the laws of physics, rendering them “malleable”.
- Nikola Tesla: The archatypal mad scientist’s time in Colorado Springs plays a vital role in the plot.
- Not So Different: Lampshaded. When the protagonist tells the big bad “…you know, we really aren't so different, you and I. Us, I mean.” - the villain is compelled to list off all the ways they are emphatically not alike.
- Public Domain Character: pulp novel / comic book hero Green Lama serves as Mr. Exposition and Cynical Mentor.
- Punny Name: Sinister Minister Deacon Struck. Because the story is all about deconstructing the superhero genre. Get it? Get it??
- Shock and Awe: Lilywatt
- Stripperific: The electrified-whip wielding heroine Lilywatt goes undercover as a stripper (but only because the plot demands it).
- Whip It Good: Lilywatt's electrically charged whips.