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[[Indie Game Comic]] is a [[Sprite Comic]] about [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Indie Games]]. [http://www.igcomic.org Read it here.] |
[[Indie Game Comic]] is a [[Sprite Comic]] about [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Indie Games]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20111228052542/http://www.igcomic.org/ Read it here.] |
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* [[Aborted Arc]]: Project Zed might be this, or it could just be really strange [[Foreshadowing]]. |
* [[Aborted Arc]]: Project Zed might be this, or it could just be really strange [[Foreshadowing]]. |
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* [[Art Evolution]]: Not a ton, but the comic has refined its look from [http://igcomic.org/comic.php?date=2008-04-23 the first strip] to [http://igcomic.org/comic.php?date=2009-12-25 more recent strips]. |
* [[Art Evolution]]: Not a ton, but the comic has refined its look from [http://igcomic.org/comic.php?date=2008-04-23 the first strip]{{Dead link}} to [http://igcomic.org/comic.php?date=2009-12-25 more recent strips]{{Dead link}}. |
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* [[Art Shift]]: When the characters are playing Crimelife. |
* [[Art Shift]]: When the characters are playing Crimelife. |
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* [[Author Avatar]]: [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]]. Bran is named after the author, but he's a [[Self-Deprecation|loud-mouthed idiot]] most of the time. |
* [[Author Avatar]]: [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]]. Bran is named after the author, but he's a [[Self-Deprecation|loud-mouthed idiot]] most of the time. |
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* [[Defictionalization]]: The comic is about creating a website called IGC. The comic itself is on a website that could be called IGC. |
* [[Defictionalization]]: The comic is about creating a website called IGC. The comic itself is on a website that could be called IGC. |
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** Bran's Generic Platform Adventure could also qualify. |
** Bran's Generic Platform Adventure could also qualify. |
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* [[GIS Syndrome]]: [http://igcomic.org/comic.php?date=2008-07-28 This comic] uses two different photos of a green car. |
* [[GIS Syndrome]]: [http://igcomic.org/comic.php?date=2008-07-28 This comic]{{Dead link}} uses two different photos of a green car. |
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* [[Groin Attack]]: Andrew shoots a virus this way. No one comments. |
* [[Groin Attack]]: Andrew shoots a virus this way. No one comments. |
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* [[No Fourth Wall]]: [http://igcomic.org/comic.php?date=2008-07-21 We're ALL main characters, you know!] |
* [[No Fourth Wall]]: [http://igcomic.org/comic.php?date=2008-07-21 We're ALL main characters, you know!]{{Dead link}} |
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* [[Photo Comic]]: [http://igcomic.org/comic.php?date=2008-07-02 For one comic] when Bran's computer crashes. |
* [[Photo Comic]]: [http://igcomic.org/comic.php?date=2008-07-02 For one comic]{{Dead link}} when Bran's computer crashes. |
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* [[Rule of Funny]]: Bran's computer crashing. They even [[Lampshade Hanging|acknowledge]] the fact that it makes no sense. |
* [[Rule of Funny]]: Bran's computer crashing. They even [[Lampshade Hanging|acknowledge]] the fact that it makes no sense. |
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* [[Schedule Slip]]: It's supposed to update three times a week. [http://igcomic.org/archive.php It doesn't.] |
* [[Schedule Slip]]: It's supposed to update three times a week. [http://igcomic.org/archive.php It doesn't.]{{Dead link}} |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: When Bran's computer crashes, his tack board has a [[Lemon Demon]] reference. |
* [[Shout-Out]]: When Bran's computer crashes, his tack board has a [[Lemon Demon]] reference. |
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* [[Sprite Comic]]: A combination of sprites from actual games and custom sprites for the characters. |
* [[Sprite Comic]]: A combination of sprites from actual games and custom sprites for the characters. |
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* [[Take That]]: [http://igcomic.org/comic.php?date=2009-05-06 Against Yahoo!] |
* [[Take That]]: [http://igcomic.org/comic.php?date=2009-05-06 Against Yahoo!]{{Dead link}} |
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* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Bri is the only female character. Maybe [[Justified Trope|justified]] because the characters are [[Most Gamers Are Male|gamers]]. |
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Bri is the only female character. Maybe [[Justified Trope|justified]] because the characters are [[Most Gamers Are Male|gamers]]. |
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Latest revision as of 11:39, 17 September 2018
Indie Game Comic is a Sprite Comic about Indie Games. Read it here.
Tropes used in Indie Game Comic include:
- Aborted Arc: Project Zed might be this, or it could just be really strange Foreshadowing.
- Art Evolution: Not a ton, but the comic has refined its look from the first strip [dead link] to more recent strips [dead link].
- Art Shift: When the characters are playing Crimelife.
- Author Avatar: Subverted. Bran is named after the author, but he's a loud-mouthed idiot most of the time.
- Brick Joke: Bri's ocarina in the first chapter.
- Cerebus Syndrome: Mildly. The comic used to have more punchlines than it does now.
- Defictionalization: The comic is about creating a website called IGC. The comic itself is on a website that could be called IGC.
- Bran's Generic Platform Adventure could also qualify.
- GIS Syndrome: This comic [dead link] uses two different photos of a green car.
- Groin Attack: Andrew shoots a virus this way. No one comments.
- No Fourth Wall: We're ALL main characters, you know! [dead link]
- Photo Comic: For one comic [dead link] when Bran's computer crashes.
- Rule of Funny: Bran's computer crashing. They even acknowledge the fact that it makes no sense.
- Schedule Slip: It's supposed to update three times a week. It doesn't. [dead link]
- Shout-Out: When Bran's computer crashes, his tack board has a Lemon Demon reference.
- Sprite Comic: A combination of sprites from actual games and custom sprites for the characters.
- Take That: Against Yahoo! [dead link]
- The Smurfette Principle: Bri is the only female character. Maybe justified because the characters are gamers.