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[[File:KirbyDots.jpg|link=Silver Surfer|frame|And yet the Energy Beam that's supposed to draw your eye is the only energy ''without'' '''Kirby Dots'''.]]
{{quote|''"Right, the war. We've been at war with [[Polluted Wasteland|Apokolips]] since forever and then some. It's had its ups and downs, frankly. (...) Although, I have to admit it... that time also introduced those strange, glowing black dots upon which our society is built. Would'' you ''want to live upon a dotless [[Crystal Spires and Togas|New Genesis]]? Right, I didn't think you did..."''
|'''Highfather''', Mightygodking's [[Remix Comic]] of ''Death Of The New Gods'' issue #1.}}
Kirby dots are a method of showing a crackle of energy such as a lightning bolt or a [[Battle Aura]]. They've been widely used in US superhero comics ever since they were first developed, by influential artist [[Jack Kirby]] in the 1960s. Sometimes referred to as 'Kirby Krackle'.
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There now exists a [http://www.theycamefromhollywood.com/octopusmotor/kirbydots/ CGI tool] for automatically creating Kirby Dots, and even animating them. Interestingly, an analogous technique called 'particle emission' is used in [[Video Game]] graphics for rendering fire, smoke, clouds and, not surprisingly, energy fields. This is, however, mostly because of technical limitations—it's just really hard and computation intensive to create a polygonal object that changes shape the way fire does. Particle emissions are merely the next best thing.
Not related to [[Kirby|a certain pink marshmallow]]. Name is used as a [[Shout-Out]] by the Nerdrock Band [[
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* As with [[Affectionate Parody|every comics trope ever]], the ''[[Freedom Force]]'' games feature this, most notably for the [[Imported Alien Phlebotinum|Energy-X]] that [[Meta Origin|gave the characters their powers]].
* The Powered Flight travel power in ''[[Champions Online]]'' contain black Kirby dots.
* Shortly before it was shut down in 2012, ''[[City of Heroes]]'' added a Kirby Dots aura. Upon its resurrection in 2019, the aura was (along with all the others) made available to starting characters.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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* They appear prominently in [http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20100706.html this strip] from ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]],'' and they're even lampshaded [http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20100713.html two strips later.]
* ''[[League Of Super Redundant Heroes]]'' uses Kirby Dots in the [http://superredundant.com/?comic=1101-dotted-history FF parody], of course.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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** The Hulk once saw a commercial for Kirby Kibble dog food, containing "Kirby Dots of real beef".
== Other Media ==
* Special mention goes to Kirby's renditions of [[God]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131102032310/http://nerdcityonline.com/2010/01/22/jack-kirbys-visual-interpretations-of-god/ See here.]
** Also, Jack Kirby himself in the cover of ''Comic Book Comics'' #4 is holding drawing tools glowing with his signature dots.
* [
== [[Real Life]] ==
* Sunspots appear on the surface of stars during periods of intense magnetic activity and appear as (wait for it) a series of dark overlapping dots. They may have been Jack Kirby's inspiration for this particular technique.
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[[Category:Comic Book Tropes]]
▲[[Category:Kirby Dots]]
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