Gastrophobia: Difference between revisions

* [[Conspicuously Light Patch]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in the [[Alt Text]] of [http://www.gastrophobia.com/index.php?date=2011-01-10 this comic.] (In this case, it was obviously done on purpose to invoke the animated trope.)

* [[Deliberately Monochrome]]: One color per chapter.

* [[Eye Beams]]: Bambikles

* [[Fan Disservice]]: [[Averted Trope|Averted]] in Chapter 2:

* [[Ship Tease]]: Phobia and Klepto get a [http://gastrophobia.com/index.php?date=2009-06-03 subtle] [http://gastrophobia.com/index.php?date=2009-06-05 one] in the main storyline. It's telling that they always seem to hit it off in the AU stories [http://gastrophobia.com/index.php?date=2009-10-29 here] and [http://gastrophobia.com/index.php?date=2010-10-01 here].

** As of the latest storyline, {{spoiler|they've been dating for months}} and that's why {{spoiler|Phobia wants to set him free.}}

** The artwork contains numerous nods to [[Osamu Tezuka]]. Trivia's character design resembles Saphire, Ornitho ''is'' Duke Red, the Bambikles story has several panel layouts that reference the original ''[[Kimba the White Lion (Manga)|Kimba the White Lion]]'' manga and the Dine & Dash story has a gang of bank robbers who combine into a giant centipede, similar to Gadem from ''[[Astro Boy (Manga)|Astro Boy]]''.

** The entire Bambikles arc is a direct parody of ''[[The Ringing Bell]]''.