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* Bug-eyed Earl, [[Cloudcuckoolander|whose viewpoint of reality is at 37.34572 degrees to the rest of us]]. |
* Bug-eyed Earl, [[Cloudcuckoolander|whose viewpoint of reality is at 37.34572 degrees to the rest of us]]. |
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Main website [http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/ here]. Not as active as it used to be -- [[Filler Strips|posts repeat or touched-up strips]], but there are some new ones as well. |
Main website [https://web.archive.org/web/20131104054323/http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/ here]. Not as active as it used to be -- [[Filler Strips|posts repeat or touched-up strips]], but there are some new ones as well. |
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* [[Alliteration]] |
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* [[Added Alliterative Appeal]] |
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* [[Butt Monkey]]: Ted's son. |
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Ted's son. |
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* [[Comedic Sociopathy]] |
* [[Comedic Sociopathy]] |
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* [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]]: Each comic is given a bleakly funny title that describes the general tone of ''[[Red Meat]]''. |
* [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]]: Each comic is given a bleakly funny title that describes the general tone of ''[[Red Meat]]''. |
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* [[Intercontinuity Crossover]]: An early example: [http://www.strangecult.com/mrt/t_vs_redmeat.html Mr. T vs. Red Meat]. |
* [[Intercontinuity Crossover]]: An early example: [http://www.strangecult.com/mrt/t_vs_redmeat.html Mr. T vs. Red Meat]. |
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* [[King of All Cosmos]]: [[God]] is a [http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/1997-09-22/index.html jerk]. |
* [[King of All Cosmos]]: [[God]] is a [https://web.archive.org/web/20130615061252/http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/1997-09-22/index.html jerk]. |
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** Papa Moai sees all, knows all -- [http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/2010-06-15/index.html but can't be bothered to help a little boy because it'd strain his back.] |
** Papa Moai sees all, knows all -- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131119115006/http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/2010-06-15/index.html but can't be bothered to help a little boy because it'd strain his back.] |
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* [[Negative Continuity]] |
* [[Negative Continuity]] |
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* [[Planet Eris]] |
* [[Planet Eris]] |
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* [[Recycled in Space]] |
* [[Recycled in Space]] |
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* [[Robot Buddy]]: Mr. Bix is a subversion. A [http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/2000-02-01/index.html vomiting], [http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/2003-01-21/index.html kid-microwaving] subversion. |
* [[Robot Buddy]]: Mr. Bix is a subversion. A [https://web.archive.org/web/20131121013405/http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/2000-02-01/index.html vomiting], [https://web.archive.org/web/20091001134609/http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/2003-01-21/index.html kid-microwaving] subversion. |
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* [[Smug Snake]]: Milkman Dan tries to be a [[Magnificent Bastard]] and usually succeeds. It makes getting pwned by little Karen all the funnier. |
* [[Smug Snake]]: Milkman Dan tries to be a [[Magnificent Bastard]] and usually succeeds. It makes getting pwned by little Karen all the funnier. |
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* [[The Voice]]: We never see Ted's wife, just her speech bubbles. |
* [[The Voice]]: We never see Ted's wife, just her speech bubbles. |
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Latest revision as of 21:04, 19 September 2018
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"It's true... no man is an island. But if you take a bunch of dead guys and tie 'em together, they make a pretty good raft."
—Bug-Eyed Earl
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Not sure it's possible, but here goes. Red Meat is a three-panel gag-per-day comic by Max Cannon that started in 1989 before moving to the web in 1996. It specialises in crossing the line twice, starring a host of bizarre characters talking in supposedly normal situations that are turned on their heads by the punchline. Stark, motionless art and a lack of backgrounds add to the feeling of straight-faced madness.
Recurring characters:
- Milkman Dan, the most evil and depraved milkman ever. Forever in conflict with his boss, customers and his eternal foe Karen, the little girl.
- Ted, the devoted family man with some very strange hobbies.
- Bug-eyed Earl, whose viewpoint of reality is at 37.34572 degrees to the rest of us.
Main website here. Not as active as it used to be -- posts repeat or touched-up strips, but there are some new ones as well.
Tropes used in Red Meat include:
- Alliteration
- Butt Monkey: Ted's son.
- Comedic Sociopathy
- Cut and Paste Comic: A deliberate choice, as Max wanted the text to stand out.
- Dead Baby Comedy
- Chew Toy: Johnny Lemonhead
- Idiosyncratic Episode Naming: Each comic is given a bleakly funny title that describes the general tone of Red Meat.
- Intercontinuity Crossover: An early example: Mr. T vs. Red Meat.
- King of All Cosmos: God is a jerk.
- Papa Moai sees all, knows all -- but can't be bothered to help a little boy because it'd strain his back.
- Negative Continuity
- Planet Eris
- Recycled in Space
- Robot Buddy: Mr. Bix is a subversion. A vomiting, kid-microwaving subversion.
- Smug Snake: Milkman Dan tries to be a Magnificent Bastard and usually succeeds. It makes getting pwned by little Karen all the funnier.
- The Voice: We never see Ted's wife, just her speech bubbles.