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Needless to say, the series thrives on [[Superhero]]-related tropes, and indeed, [[Troperiffic|tropes in general]]. Several characters are openly [[Genre Savvy]], including Tyler at times -- though he would probably prefer if those tropes ''weren't'' there.
 
Originally a print comic, Aaron has followed the example of [[Girl Genius|the Foglios]] and released it as a webcomic, but the free online version is still well behind the print-version.{{verify}} Recently,{{when}} a licensed [[Role-Playing Game]] using the ''[[Champions|Hero System]]'' has been published.
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{{tropelist|Name a superhero-related trope. ''Any'' superhero-related trope. It's in here. Other tropes used in ''PS238'' include:}}
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Name a superhero-related trope. ''Any'' superhero-related trope.
 
* [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]]: Despite the fact that they could eventually end up with one that consists of absurdly powerful people, this is averted. When Tyler got elected Class President, the faculty had yet to figure out what responsibilities the Class President was supposed to have. So far, said duties have consisted entirely of participating in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. {{spoiler|And then he was deposed.}}
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* [[Smug Super]]: All over the place.
{{quote|'''Phlogiston''': Don't ''any'' of you know what "narcissistic sociopath" means? }}
* [[Southern-Fried Genius]]: Herschel Clay is basically a redneck [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]], who has a business empire, power armor - And a gimme cap.
* [[Special Guest]]: In a very bizarre but hilarious situation, [[Wil Wheaton]] guest stars in the comic about superpower career day, as the representative of meta-humans who go into the Entertainment industry. In the ''PS238'' universe, he not only played Wesley but single-handedly used his psychokinetic superpowers to do most of the special effects for ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', which apparently helped cancel out some of his character being [[Creator's Pet]]s in this universe. Zodon still hates him, though.
* [[Sticky Situation]]: Centurion armor carries a glue-spitter that can stop even [[Flying Brick]]s and suchlike.
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