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''[http://spacemonkeymafiastudios.com/categories/Here%20Wolf.aspx Here, Wolf]'' is a webcomic by [[Isaac Baranoff|Isaac M. Baranoff]], featured on [[Space Monkey Mafia Studios]]. The title character is a [[Funny Animal]] Wolf (though '''''not''''' a [[Big Badass Wolf|Big Bad]] one) with a human girlfriend, Red (not to be confused with [[Little Red Riding Hood|something else]]). The comic uses a [[Beast Fable]] to discuss issues of prejudice and [[Fantastic Racism|racism]].
'''''[https://web.archive.org/web/20110903073826/http://spacemonkeymafiastudios.com/categories/Here%20Wolf.aspx Here, Wolf]''''' is a webcomic by [[Isaac Baranoff|Isaac M. Baranoff]], featured on [[Space Monkey Mafia Studios]]. The title character is a [[Funny Animal]] Wolf (though '''''not''''' a [[Big Badass Wolf|Big Bad]] one) with a human girlfriend, Red (not to be confused with [[Little Red Riding Hood|something else]]). The comic uses a [[Beast Fable]] to discuss issues of prejudice and [[Fantastic Racism|racism]].


Baranoff claims this as a "gag a week" comic, but he [[Schedule Slip|slips]] so often that a more accurate description would be "gag whenever the hell the author feels like it" strip.
Baranoff claims this as a "gag a week" comic, but he [[Schedule Slip|slips]] so often that a more accurate description would be "gag whenever the hell the author feels like it" strip.


[[Mystic Studios Productions]] was supposed to put out a printed series based on the webcomic, but it [[Development Hell|hasn't materialized yet]].
[[Mystic Studios Productions]] was supposed to put out a printed series based on the webcomic, but it [[Development Hell|hasn't materialized yet]].
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=== ''[[Here Wolf]]'' relates to the following tropes: ===


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* [[April Fools' Day]]: In 2011, ''[[Here Wolf]]'' was replaced by a fake comic called ''Stupid Priest'' as an April Fools joke.
* [[April Fools' Day]]: In 2011, ''[[Here Wolf]]'' was replaced by a fake comic called ''Stupid Priest'' as an April Fools joke.
* [[Beast Fable]]: Wolves are a stand-in for...something. It's kind of vague. (Usually implied to be African-Americans.)
* [[Beast Fable]]: Wolves are a stand-in for...something. It's kind of vague. (Usually implied to be African-Americans.)
* [[Berserk Button]]: Wolf's response to someone calling the band [[Hollywood Undead (Music)|Hollywood Undead]] "metal".
* [[Berserk Button]]: Wolf's response to someone calling the band [[Hollywood Undead]] "metal".
* [[Character Blog]]: Wolf posts on the comic's [http://twitter.com/herewolfcomic Twitter] and [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Here-Wolf/164037473631440 Facebook] pages.
* [[Character Blog]]: Wolf posts on the comic's [http://twitter.com/herewolfcomic Twitter] and [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Here-Wolf/164037473631440 Facebook] pages.
* [[Creator Thumbprint]]: Marijuana use, Libertarianism and atheism.
* [[Creator Thumbprint]]: Marijuana use, Libertarianism and atheism.
* [[Crossover]]: With ''[[Horndog]]''.
* [[Crossover]]: With ''[[Horndog]]''.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Wolf and Red.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Wolf and Red.
* [[Deep South]]: A redneck says outright that he doesn't like Wolf having sex with "'''our women''', '''''[[Fantastic Racism|boy]]'''''", leading Wolf to [http://spacemonkeymafiastudios.com/2011/02/25/here-wolf-redneck.aspx tell him off].
* [[Deep South]]: A redneck says outright that he doesn't like Wolf having sex with "'''our women''', '''''[[Fantastic Racism|boy]]'''''", leading Wolf to [https://web.archive.org/web/20210315101117/https://www.google.com/adsense/domains/caf.js tell him off]{{Dead link}}.
* [[Erudite Stoner]]: Wolf.
* [[Erudite Stoner]]: Wolf.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]
* [[Fantastic Racism]]
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* [[Metalhead]]: Wolf.
* [[Metalhead]]: Wolf.
* [[Schedule Slip]]: The real question is, when is this comic ever ''on'' schedule?
* [[Schedule Slip]]: The real question is, when is this comic ever ''on'' schedule?
* [[Shout Out]]: Wolf likes [[Rush]], [[Frank Zappa]] and [[King Diamond]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: Wolf likes [[Rush]], [[Frank Zappa]] and [[King Diamond]].
* [[Snarky Non Human Sidekick|Snarky Non Human Boyfriend]]: Wolf
* [[Snarky Non-Human Sidekick|Snarky Non Human Boyfriend]]: Wolf
* [[Species Surname]]: Subverted, as Wolf is never referred to by any other name.
* [[Species Surname]]: Subverted, as Wolf is never referred to by any other name.
* [[Sphere Eyes]]: All characters.
* [[Sphere Eyes]]: All characters.
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* [[The Stoner]]: Wolf, like all [[Horndog|Horndogs]].
* [[The Stoner]]: Wolf, like all [[Horndog|Horndogs]].
* [[Take That]]: These appear more frequently:
* [[Take That]]: These appear more frequently:
** Wolf hates ''[[Little Red Riding Hood]]'', and is even less pleased by the prospect of watching an adaptation made by the director of ''[[Twilight (Literature)|Twilight]]''. Other movies like ''[[Battlefield Earth (Film)|Battlefield Earth]]'' and ''[[Space Jam (Film)|Space Jam]]'' are also poked fun at.
** Wolf hates ''[[Little Red Riding Hood]]'', and is even less pleased by the prospect of watching an adaptation made by the director of ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]''. Other movies like ''[[Battlefield Earth (film)|Battlefield Earth]]'' and ''[[Space Jam]]'' are also poked fun at.
** The [[Catgirl]] Fetish is [http://spacemonkeymafiastudios.com/2011/02/10/here-wolf.aspx referenced and poked fun at].
** The [[Catgirl]] Fetish is [https://web.archive.org/web/20210315101100/https://img1.wsimg.com/parking-lander/static/js/2.bd2de7a9.chunk.js referenced and poked fun at]{{Dead link}}.
** [[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]] are characterized as "junkies".
** [[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]] are characterized as "junkies".
** Wolf also dislikes [[Badly Drawn Kitties]] and [[South Park]].
** Wolf also dislikes [[Badly Drawn Kitties]] and [[South Park]].
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** [[Barack Obama]]
** [[Barack Obama]]
** Wolf suggests that [[Alan Moore]] should Occupy Reality instead of "Occupying Comics".
** Wolf suggests that [[Alan Moore]] should Occupy Reality instead of "Occupying Comics".
* [[Villainous Incest]]: [http://spacemonkeymafiastudios.com/2011/02/25/here-wolf-redneck.aspx A redneck] with [[Brother-Sister Incest|his sister]]. Technically, the redneck is not a villain, as he is portrayed as being more stupid than genuinely evil, although this trope still applies as the incest reference was only included to make the character looks worse than the [[Fantastic Racism]] already makes him in order to make the comic's anti-prejudice theme clear.
* [[Villainous Incest]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20210315101117/https://www.google.com/adsense/domains/caf.js A redneck]{{Dead link}} with [[Brother-Sister Incest|his sister]]. Technically, the redneck is not a villain, as he is portrayed as being more stupid than genuinely evil, although this trope still applies as the incest reference was only included to make the character looks worse than the [[Fantastic Racism]] already makes him in order to make the comic's anti-prejudice theme clear.
* [[White Void Room]]: As in ''[[Horndog]]'', this is a stylistic [[Shout Out]] to [[American Splendor (Comic Book)|Harvey Pekar]].
* [[White Void Room]]: As in ''[[Horndog]]'', this is a stylistic [[Shout-Out]] to [[American Splendor|Harvey Pekar]].
* [[Wolverine Publicity]]: Bob, from ''Horndog'', in this comic.
* [[Wolverine Publicity]]: Bob, from ''Horndog'', in this comic.


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Latest revision as of 01:30, 17 June 2023

Here, Wolf is a webcomic by Isaac M. Baranoff, featured on Space Monkey Mafia Studios. The title character is a Funny Animal Wolf (though not a Big Bad one) with a human girlfriend, Red (not to be confused with something else). The comic uses a Beast Fable to discuss issues of prejudice and racism.

Baranoff claims this as a "gag a week" comic, but he slips so often that a more accurate description would be "gag whenever the hell the author feels like it" strip.

Mystic Studios Productions was supposed to put out a printed series based on the webcomic, but it hasn't materialized yet.

Tropes used in Here, Wolf include: