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[http://kingoftheunknown.com/ King of the Unknown] is a [[The Power of Rock|rock-powered]] webcomic that’s equal parts supernatural horror, [[Sliding Scale of Comedy and Horror|raunchy comedy]], action epic, and [[Conspiracy Kitchen Sink|all-you-can-eat conspiracy theory buffet]].
Stygian horrors, alien invasions, covert ops are all just another day at the office for the [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|King of Rock ‘n’ Roll]]. Ever since a supernatural mishap transformed the [[Elvis Presley|King]] and forced him to [[Elvis Lives|fake his own death]] (and perhaps forced some of his sanity into early retirement), he has dedicated his new secret life to a [[The Men in Black|shadowy government organization]] known as the [[Government Agency of Fiction|Institute for Research and Study of the Unknown]] (IRSU). With the help of a [[Instrument of Murder|magical guitar]], a [[Hot Librarian|rookie cryptozoologist]], and his [[Robot Buddy|good friend]] [[Leonardo
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* [[Elvis Lives]]: The same incident that first gave King his magical mojo also transformed him physically, forcing him to fake his own death and spend the rest of his freakishly long life as a secret agent.
* [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]]
* [[Ghost in
* [[Government Agency of Fiction]]: King's turf, the Institute for Research and Study of the Unknown (IRSU).
* [[Government Conspiracy]]
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* [[Instrument of Murder]]: King's magical guitar.
* [[Jimi Hendrix]]: Here known as Agent H, head of IRSU and King's [[Mission Control]].
* [[Leonardo
* [[Masquerade]]: Just like we don't know that [[Elvis Lives|Elvis actually lives]], society is blissfully unaware of all the bad stuff he protects us from. That bad stuff being, basically, [[All Myths Are True|everything we could possibly imagine]].
* [[The Men in Black]]: What bystanders might call the IRSU.
* [[Mission Control]]: King's dispatcher and direct superior, Agent H.
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Figures like [[Elvis Presley|King]] and [[Jimi Hendrix|Agent H]] are never directly named within the comic, but their characters are based on many very specific details (not to mention the broad strokes) of certain rock celebrities.
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: Vinny, the robot form of [[Leonardo
* [[The Power of Rock]]: The most powerful force in the universe. King' ultimate weapon.
* [[Renaissance Man]]
* [[Robot Buddy]]: King's roommate Vinny, the robot form of [[Leonardo
* [[Rule of Cool]]
* [[Rule of Funny]]
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