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** The ''excessive'' amounts of gore, the ridiculous facial expressions, how the characters try to pull of a [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment or badass pose every other strip... yeah, this comic is really narmy. |
** The ''excessive'' amounts of gore, the ridiculous facial expressions, how the characters try to pull of a [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment or badass pose every other strip... yeah, this comic is really narmy. |
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* [[Your Mileage May Vary|Depending on who you talk to]], ''[[Jack (webcomic)|Jack]]'' is either prime [[Nightmare Fuel]] or Narm Incarnate. Between the cartoony art, the constant over-the-top attempts to [[Darker and Edgier|address shocking issues]], and story arcs like the Rape Arena, Jack has earned many a derisive snort and angry fist-shake over the years. And, oh, yes, it's furry, which is another chip in the pile for some. |
* [[Your Mileage May Vary|Depending on who you talk to]], ''[[Jack (webcomic)|Jack]]'' is either prime [[Nightmare Fuel]] or Narm Incarnate. Between the cartoony art, the constant over-the-top attempts to [[Darker and Edgier|address shocking issues]], and story arcs like the Rape Arena, Jack has earned many a derisive snort and angry fist-shake over the years. And, oh, yes, it's furry, which is another chip in the pile for some. |
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* ''[[Tales of the Questor]]''... when the [[wikipedia:Green Fairy|green fairy]] [http://www.rhjunior.com/totq/00541.html gives Quentyn her] [[True Name]]. |
* ''[[Tales of the Questor]]''... when the [[wikipedia:Green Fairy|green fairy]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130227023230/http://www.rhjunior.com/totq/00541.html gives Quentyn her] [[True Name]]. |
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** And the author would have done the same for the ''blue'' fairy's true name-- if he could have found a beverage that went by the appropriate name... |
** And the author would have done the same for the ''blue'' fairy's true name-- if he could have found a beverage that went by the appropriate name... |
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* ''[[PS238]]'': |
* ''[[PS238]]'': |
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* In [[Abstract Gender]], Brian's mother is shot and killed. This is supposed to be the single most tragic event. But it feels random and a little silly. |
* In [[Abstract Gender]], Brian's mother is shot and killed. This is supposed to be the single most tragic event. But it feels random and a little silly. |
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** It's like the author spun the Convenient Cliched Dramatic Death Wheel and landed on "mugging gone wrong" between "skiing accident" and "plane crash" |
** It's like the author spun the Convenient Cliched Dramatic Death Wheel and landed on "mugging gone wrong" between "skiing accident" and "plane crash" |
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* In [http://www.drunkduck.com/Harkovast/index.php?p=481389 this] page of ''[[Harkovast]]'', many people found Shogun's expression of rage in the final panel more comical then anything else. |
* In [http://www.drunkduck.com/Harkovast/index.php?p=481389 this]{{Dead link}} page of ''[[Harkovast]]'', many people found Shogun's expression of rage in the final panel more comical then anything else. |
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** How about this page? [http://www.drunkduck.com/Harkovast/index.php?p=537197\] There's the, uh, wolf's face in the third panel, and this line: |
** How about this page? [http://www.drunkduck.com/Harkovast/index.php?p=537197\]{{Dead link}} There's the, uh, wolf's face in the third panel, and this line: |
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{{quote|"Look at this old fountain... DROWN YOURSELF IN IT!"}} |
{{quote|"Look at this old fountain... DROWN YOURSELF IN IT!"}} |
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* The 4U City arc of ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' is full of clunky dialogue due to the fact that the government has everyone on ridiculously high levels of antidepressants and risk a more permanent version of being sent to the cornfield if they are not happy enough. [http://sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20100524 A particularly good example:] |
* The 4U City arc of ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' is full of clunky dialogue due to the fact that the government has everyone on ridiculously high levels of antidepressants and risk a more permanent version of being sent to the cornfield if they are not happy enough. [http://sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20100524 A particularly good example:] |