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A comic strip of a conservative/libertarian bent by Scott Stantis set in the eponymous Southwestern town. The main characters(frequently the ''only'' characters who appear for weeks at a time) are Carmen, a young Hispanic girl, [[Author Avatar|representing the conservative point of view]] and Winslow, a coyote pup [[Straw Political|representing the liberal view]].
A comic strip of a conservative/libertarian bent by Scott Stantis set in the eponymous Southwestern town. The main characters(frequently the ''only'' characters who appear for weeks at a time) are Carmen, a young Hispanic girl, [[Author Avatar|representing the conservative point of view]] and Winslow, a coyote pup [[Straw Political|representing the liberal view]].



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== Tropes found in this work ==
* [[A Friend in Need]]: Winslow and Carmen
* [[A Friend in Need]]: Winslow and Carmen
* [[Anxiety Dreams]]: After supporting Kevin's election
* [[Anxiety Dreams]]: After supporting Kevin's election
* [[Author Avatar]]
* [[Author Avatar]]
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* [[Author On Board]]
* [[Bad Dreams]]: After supporting Kevin's election
* [[Bad Dreams]]: After supporting Kevin's election
* [[Big Red Button]]: Which disappoints Winslow: no boom.
* [[Big Red Button]]: Which disappoints Winslow: no boom.
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* [[Breakout Character]]: Kevin.
* [[Breakout Character]]: Kevin.
* [[Briar Patching]]: When Kevin angles for the VP nomination.
* [[Briar Patching]]: When Kevin angles for the VP nomination.
* [[Card Carrying Villain]]: Kevin, Lost Bunny of the Apocalypse
* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: Kevin, Lost Bunny of the Apocalypse
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: A large chunk of the cast disappeared in the first couple years.
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: A large chunk of the cast disappeared in the first couple years.
** Kevin the Lost Bunny of the Apocalypse reappeared after a long absence (with a different design) and has become a regular again since the 2010 election.
** Kevin the Lost Bunny of the Apocalypse reappeared after a long absence (with a different design) and has become a regular again since the 2010 election.
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* [[Follow the Leader]]: After ''La Cucaracha'' and of course ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'' (with switched personalities).
* [[Follow the Leader]]: After ''La Cucaracha'' and of course ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'' (with switched personalities).
** And Winslow's life-long dream of flying. If that's not blatantly copying Opus, I don't know what it is.
** And Winslow's life-long dream of flying. If that's not blatantly copying Opus, I don't know what it is.
* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: Opie the alien calls off his invasion of Earth because he doesn't want to catch the self-destructive thing we have.
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: Opie the alien calls off his invasion of Earth because he doesn't want to catch the self-destructive thing we have.
* [[Its the Journey That Counts]]: Winslow offers this as an Aesop
* [[It's the Journey That Counts]]: Winslow offers this as an Aesop
* [[It Was a Dark And Stormy Night]]
* [[It Was a Dark and Stormy Night]]
* [[Lions and Tigers And Humans Oh My]]
* [[Lions and Tigers and Humans, Oh My!]]
* [[Loophole Abuse]]
* [[Loophole Abuse]]
* [[Missing White Woman Syndrome]]: Kevin's disappearance manages to attract attention despite not being blond.
* [[Missing White Woman Syndrome]]: Kevin's disappearance manages to attract attention despite not being blond.
* [[Moses in The Bullrushes]]: Winslow claims this is how his story starts, with a basket in the rushes...
* [[Moses in the Bulrushes]]: Winslow claims this is how his story starts, with a basket in the rushes...
* [[Multiple Choice Past]]: ...until he starts making contrary claims.
* [[Multiple Choice Past]]: ...until he starts making contrary claims.
* [[My God What Have I Done]]: Why, you've gotten the Lost Bunny of the Apocalypse elected to the Senate, what else?
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Why, you've gotten the Lost Bunny of the Apocalypse elected to the Senate, what else?
* [[The Nose Knows]]: Winslow claims it as a superpower
* [[The Nose Knows]]: Winslow claims it as a superpower
* [[Oh Wait This Is My Grocery List]]
* [[Oh Wait, This Is My Grocery List]]
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Carmen... usually.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Carmen... usually.
* [[Only Smart People May Pass]]
* [[Only Smart People May Pass]]
* [[Paper Thin Disguise]]
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]
* [[Pretty Butterflies]]: Carmen and Winslow admire one one lazy day.
* [[Pretty Butterflies]]: Carmen and Winslow admire one one lazy day.
* [[Raised By Wolves]]: Reversed. Winslow is so humanized that an attempt to live with wild coyotes failed miserably.
* [[Raised by Wolves]]: Reversed. Winslow is so humanized that an attempt to live with wild coyotes failed miserably.
* [[Ripped From the Headlines]]: As with most political comics. For example, in one story Winslow refused to let Carmen buy football cards just because she's a conservative; meanwhile, she pointed out that the football ''players'' are far worse ("drug abuser... deadbeat dad... adulterer...!"). This was based on the controversy over [[Rush Limbaugh]] wanting to buy a football team.
* [[Ripped from the Headlines]]: As with most political comics. For example, in one story Winslow refused to let Carmen buy football cards just because she's a conservative; meanwhile, she pointed out that the football ''players'' are far worse ("drug abuser... deadbeat dad... adulterer...!"). This was based on the controversy over [[Rush Limbaugh]] wanting to buy a football team.
* [[Running Gag]]: Winslow trying to fly, for one.
* [[Running Gag]]: Winslow trying to fly, for one.
* [[Schmuck Bait]]: Unsatisfactory for Winslow, since it does nothing.
* [[Schmuck Bait]]: Unsatisfactory for Winslow, since it does nothing.
{{quote| ''If you break the rules you deserve a boom.''}}
{{quote|''If you break the rules you deserve a boom.''}}
* [[Screwy Squirrel]]: Winslow sometimes
* [[Screwy Squirrel]]: Winslow sometimes
* [[Shout Out]]: [[Nineteen Eighty Four|"Speaking is Action! Spending is Saving! Debt is Stimulus!"]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: [[Nineteen Eighty-Four|"Speaking is Action! Spending is Saving! Debt is Stimulus!"]]
** "Real Reality is for Suckers!"
** "Real Reality is for Suckers!"
** Winslow's [[Multiple Choice Past]] includes references to [[Spider Man]] and ''[[The Godfather (Film)|The Godfather]]''.
** Winslow's [[Multiple Choice Past]] includes references to [[Spider-Man]] and ''[[The Godfather]]''.
* [[Strawman Political]]
* [[Strawman Political]]
* [[Talk About the Weather]]
* [[Talk About the Weather]]
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* [[Torches and Pitchforks]]
* [[Torches and Pitchforks]]
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]
* [[Vote Early Vote Often]]: Rejected. The dead voted only once for Kevin.
* [[Vote Early, Vote Often]]: Rejected. The dead voted only once for Kevin.
* [[Wall of Blather]]
* [[Wall of Blather]]
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* [[Writer on Board]]
* [[Your Head Asplode]]
* [[Your Head Asplode]]


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Latest revision as of 18:26, 22 August 2023

A comic strip of a conservative/libertarian bent by Scott Stantis set in the eponymous Southwestern town. The main characters(frequently the only characters who appear for weeks at a time) are Carmen, a young Hispanic girl, representing the conservative point of view and Winslow, a coyote pup representing the liberal view.


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If you break the rules you deserve a boom.

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