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''Monty'' (formerly ''Robotman'' and then ''Robotman and Monty'')is a comic strip by Jim Meddick that was started in 1985 and is still running to this day.
'''''[https://www.gocomics.com/monty Monty]''''' (formerly ''Robotman'' and then ''Robotman and Monty'') is a comic strip by Jim Meddick that was started in 1985 and was still running as of May 2020.


In the beginning it starred Robotman, a robot who believed he was from another planet, living with the Milde family until he found his geeky creator Monty, who had given him false memories of being an alien, though he did have to leave Earth when aliens showed up to abduct him, leaving Monty as the star of the show.
In the beginning it starred Robotman, a robot who believed he was from another planet, living with the Milde family until he found his geeky creator Monty, who had given him false memories of being an alien, though he did have to leave Earth when aliens showed up to abduct him, leaving Monty as the star of the show.


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=== The comic provides examples of the following tropes: ===
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* [[Adorkable]]: Monty.
* [[Adorkable]]: Monty.
* [[Aborted Arc]]: Whatever happened to all this about Monty actually being from space??
* [[Aborted Arc]]: Whatever happened to all this about Monty actually being from space??
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* [[Nerd Glasses]]: Monty and Dwayne.
* [[Nerd Glasses]]: Monty and Dwayne.
* [[Our Vampires Are Different]]: Dwayne, a nerdy vampire, only eats animal-blood and ketchup.
* [[Our Vampires Are Different]]: Dwayne, a nerdy vampire, only eats animal-blood and ketchup.
* [[Shout Out]]: There are several!
** Guess who [[Yoko Ono|Loco Ohno]] is a pardoy of?
** Plenty to [[Star Trek]] and [[Star Wars]].
** Monty was told at one point that [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|the comic world is not real, but a fictional realm]], referred to as [[The Matrix|The Comix]].
** Monty was once bitten by a [[Spider Man|radioactive Ladybug.]]
** There's been a two-week parody of [[Lost]] that revealed "The Others" to be the cast of [[Gilligans Island]].
*** There was also an [[Apocalypse Now]] reference in there.
** The three-week story [[Lord of the Rings|Lord Of The Thing]]
** Fleshy resembles [[The Pink Panther]] somewhat.
** [[The Shining]] was spoofed once.
** Apparently the title is a tribute to [[Monty Python]].
* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: Monty's role started growing more and more after he was introduced, making Robotman himself [[Demoted to Extra]].
* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: Monty's role started growing more and more after he was introduced, making Robotman himself [[Demoted to Extra]].
* [[Take That]]: Again, too many to name.
* [[Take That]]: Again, too many to name.
* [[Talking Animal]]: Pilsner, Chimpy and, way back, Mr. Giggles.
* [[Talking Animal]]: Pilsner, Chimpy and, way back, Mr. Giggles.
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?]]: The comic even gets too weird for the protagonist at one point.
* [[Tear Jerker]]: Robotman's final strip before leaving.
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?]]: The comic even gets too weird for the protagonist at one point.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: Chimpy and Dave disappear some time after Doc is introduced.
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: Chimpy and Dave disappear some time after Doc is introduced.


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[[Category:Newspaper Comics of the 1980s]]
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Latest revision as of 11:47, 6 May 2020

Monty (formerly Robotman and then Robotman and Monty) is a comic strip by Jim Meddick that was started in 1985 and was still running as of May 2020.

In the beginning it starred Robotman, a robot who believed he was from another planet, living with the Milde family until he found his geeky creator Monty, who had given him false memories of being an alien, though he did have to leave Earth when aliens showed up to abduct him, leaving Monty as the star of the show.

Tropes used in Monty include:
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