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* Antimony from ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' has been compared a few times to [[Harry Potter|that other orphan with strange powers who attends a strange boarding school]]. Tom Siddell is too much of a gentleman to make fun of another author, so guest comic author [http://www.afterstrife.com/ Ali Graham] [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=297 did it for him.]
** Tom Siddell reserves his [[Deadpan Snarker|snark]] for ''the Internet''. See [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=396 this page] and the explanatory note below.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20110813074922/http://images.wikia.com/gunnerkrigg/images//9/9d/437alt.jpg This] alternative strip is a [[Take That]] at people who complained that the flashback wasn't made obvious enough.
* ''[[Order of the Stick]]'' [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0344.html once] poked fun at ''[[Eberron]]'', for that ''[[Dungeons
** Rich Burlew and Keith Baker seem to have what could be described as a [http://www.bossythecow.com/genconphoto5.htm friendly rivalry], so this is probably more of a [[Shout-Out]], especially considering that Baker himself got a cameo in the second ''[[Order of the Stick]]'' prequel book, "Start of Darkness".
*** See also [https://web.archive.org/web/20140728084141/http://www.giantitp.com/articles/gk7uKJeF296jRcx1NJw.html this article] by Baker, on Burlew's website.
** The swipes at Harry Potter taken in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0253.html this strip], on the other hand, are somewhat less friendly. In his commentary in the compilation book, he took a parting shot at the people who sent him hate mail over it: "...hey! Harry Potter fans who can't take a joke! I have a spell for you: ''[[Canis Latinicus|developus sensus humorous]]!''"
*** In that same commentary, Burlew wrote that he likes the Harry Potter movies, and he makes fun of stuff he likes -see D&D and Lord of the Rings.
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** Much of [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0560.html comic 560] and the first panel of [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0561.html 561] reference [[Lost]]. 561 is where it shifts from gentle poke to Take That.
** Burlew did a couple of minor ones at the fandom of [[The Brute|Thog]]. The [[Misaimed Fandom]] was commented on [[In-Universe]] by Tarquin, an evil dictator has put Thog into an endless series of [[Gladiator Games]] and [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0788.html marvels at how the fans love Thog] no matter how many horrible things he does or how many people he kills. [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0796.html A few comics later] Thog kicks his opponent's sword into the stands, where it beheads a random Thog fan. No one in the crowd seems to notice or care.
* The webtoon ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131107164826/http://www.bonusstages.com/ Bonus Stage]'' is full of of Take Thats, roughly on par with ''[[Family Guy]]'', but its creator Matt Wilson ''really'' doesn't like his fanbase: he has levelled several Take Thats against Bonus Stage [[Fan Fiction]], [[Fan Dumb]] and the fan wiki.
* ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' took a swipe at ''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del]]'' with the side character L.H. Franzibald, a self-obsessed litigious pseudo-intellectual who writes books based on ideas plagiarised from Tycho. He talks in a slimy, [[Walls of Text|needlessly wordy manner]], often explaining the joke of a strip in the last panel, or indulging in acts of pointless violence -- once, a comic with him in even imitated the [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/05/24
** ''[[VG Cats]]'' also took a shot at ''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del]]'' for [https://web.archive.org/web/20140209164122/http://www.vgcats.com/cadaprilfools/ April Fool's Day 2008].
** Jeffrey Rowland gave Buckley a kick in the pants with [https://web.archive.org/web/20121115141633/http://overcompensating.com/posts/20080804.html this] ''[[Overcompensating]]'' comic.
** In fact [[Hatedom|a lot of people have]], and for the sake of not turning this article into one, long CAD rant, we won't be posting any more.
** Not to mention the [[Memetic Mutation]] that sprung up in the wake of his miscarriage storyline of people and other webcomic artists inserting the last panel where appropriate for maximum funnies. That was a small industry of [[Take That|Take Thats]].
** Several ''Penny Arcade'' strips make Take Thats at bad video games. One of the recurring Take Thats in earlier strips were directed towards John Romero, creator of the widely-panned ''[[Daikatana]]''. Earlier strips also made fun of the [[PlayStation 2]]'s launch (one E3-related strip even showed Gabe urinating on [[PlayStation 2]] equipment), but around the 2001 mark, they started to be more kind toward the console.
* A lot of ''[[User Friendly]]'' involves attacks on Microsoft [https://web.archive.org/web/20200808095754/http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20170726] (and its fandom [https://web.archive.org/web/20200808095749/http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20171103] [https://web.archive.org/web/20200808095749/http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20171108]). Or RIAA [https://web.archive.org/web/20200808095750/http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20171110] [https://web.archive.org/web/20200808095740/http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20171121].
** "Web 2.0" crowd. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200808095751/http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20170731 Definition], [https://web.archive.org/web/20190928133333/http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20171023 example]: calling paper magazine "Web 2.0 meatblog".
* [http://www.adventurers-comic.com/d/0030.html This] ''[[Adventurers!]]!'' strip is a [[Take That]] at PC games in general and the notoriously buggy PC port of ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' in particular.▼
** [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20060202 Here] and the next two pages - on patent trolling by Cingular.
▲* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090725032153/http://www.adventurers-comic.com/d/0030.html This] ''[[Adventurers!]]!'' strip is a [[Take That]] at PC games in general and the notoriously buggy PC port of ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' in particular.
** Then again, pretty much the entire comic is an [[Affectionate Parody]] of games like ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' and their various clichés, so pinpointing one strip seems to miss the big picture.
* In ''[[The KAMics]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20120806003402/http://www.drunkduck.com/The_KAMics/4822963/ this comic] gives the doomed guard the same name as another cartoonist who had done a comic trashing other comics characters & authors.
* After the ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' comic, ''Dark Legacy Comics'', had been on a storyline about [[NPC|NPCs]] overthrowing [[PC|PCs]] for several weeks, the author got enough of forum-goers complaining about the unrealism of such a concept and did [http://darklegacycomics.com/147.html this strip].
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20111230205738/http://www.pvponline.com/2008/03/21/yet-another-letdown/ This] ''[[PvP]]'' strip was similarly levelled at people who complained about the then-current [[Story Arc]]. Specifically, the strip was a response to [http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autowb905.html this] earlier [[Take That]] from the webcomic ''[[The Whiteboard]]'' regarding his disappointment in the wasted potential of that [[Story Arc]].
* ''[[Minus]]'' had a fairly gentle [http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus13.html Take That] against most of the criticisms you'd expect to hear aimed at the idea of a comic about someone with infinite power. For extra points, imagine it as a [[Superman]] comic.
* ''[[Shortpacked]]'', when not taking shots at Walky's own past exploits, takes the occasional swipe at [http://www.shortpacked.com/index.php?id=445 certain] [http://www.shortpacked.com/index.php?id=486 newspaper comics], and lots of jabs at the worst aspects of ''[[Transformers]]'' fandom and [[Fan Dumb|fandom in general]]. And, sometimes, he manages to [http://www.shortpacked.com/index.php?id=559 combine the two].
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** Sketchbook [http://www.egscomics.com/sketchbook/?date=2003-10-12 got] Miss Sensorshep.
* ''[[8-Bit Theater|8-bit Theater]]'' once did a comic in which is, effectively, Black Mage making a pee joke and everyone else reacting with confusion and mild disgust. The name of the strip? "[[VG Cats|VG Mages]]".
** <s>[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/01/27/episode-1087-exalted-feat/ Ludicrous] Mary Sue nonsense ([[Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards|yet still mostly useless against a
* ''[[Two Lumps]]'' has taken several pot shots at ''[[Garfield
* [[Something
** Well, this one is more of a [[Take That]] against people who link to us as opposed to forming their own opinions, as well as [[Unpleasable Fanbase|Unpleasable Fanbases]] and the pure distilled awfulness of One More Day. It's hard to tell exactly how effective it is to "puppet" the opinions of a wiki which, after all, can be changed by anyone. <ref> And in any case, he wasn't aiming it at this site, but someplace with the url tvtropes.'''com'''.</ref>
** This isn't the only case of [[Take That]] that Milholland has ever done, of course. For example:
{{quote|'''Davan''': [http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp12032009.shtml I think I read the "Excited" entry on] [[The Other Wiki|Wikipedia]] right before some idiot had it deleted for [[There Is No Such Thing as Notability|relevance]].}}
* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' once had the cast [
** [
* In response to people who demanded faster updates, suggesting a sacrifice in art quality to achieve it, Thunt of [[Goblins]] offered [http://www.goblinscomic.com/comics/20090310c.jpg this] to appease them.
* ''[[Least I Could Do]]'' launches one huge [[Take That]] against overblown [[Crisis Crossover|Crisis Crossovers]], [[Comic Book Death]], [[Women in Refrigerators|Wasp Fridge Stuffing]] and [[Retcon|sloppy retcons]]; starting [http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20090326 here].
** And ''[[Overcompensating]]'', in defense of the webcomics whose characters were used without credit, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150427114942/http://overcompensating.com/posts/20090402.html retaliated].
* [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_484.php This] [[Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures|DMFA]] strip.
* [http://hipper-reed.deviantart.com/gallery/ The Good Witch] is an extended [[Take That]] against aspects of ''[[The Wotch]]''; [http://hipper-reed.deviantart.com/art/Ch-2-pg-28-123857299 this strip] in particular gives the idea.
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* ''[[Better Days]]'' artist Jay Naylor once frequented FurryMUCK, an online roleplaying environment for furries; during his time there, there was a specific section that he visited regularly, but when his behavior started to get on people's nerves, the owner of the "building" called him out on it in a rather public manner. So what does Naylor do? He leaves FurryMUCK '''and''' makes [http://www.jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/chapter-16-lucy-black/ an entire chapter] of his comic a prolonged [[Take That]], turning D'anna into what is essentially the [[Big Bad]] of the chapter.
* The announcement that the long-running ''[[Power Rangers]]'' show would end with its current incarnation ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]'' has led to all sorts of fandom reactions, including [http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/5449/advensckm0023.jpg this rather belated one] from the [[Kamen Rider]]-themed ''Soucha-Koma''.
* ''[[Tales of the Questor]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20130301035012/http://www.rhjunior.com/totq/00590.html takes a jab at sparkly unicorns.]
* The ''[[Tales of the Questor]]'' spin-off ''[[Quentyn Quinn, Space Ranger]]'' has been the vehicle for many odd Take Thats, including one against pirates (according to the artist, due to the fact that at the time that arc was being planned out, people were going ga-ga over the ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]''). Includes a very heavy-handed [[Take That]] aimed at ''[[Star Trek]]'', starting from their [https://web.archive.org/web/20120619090030/http://www.rhjunior.com/QQSR/00015.html strange designs] and stranger [[No OSHA Compliance|idea of workplace safety]], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20121018064128/http://www.rhjunior.com/QQSR/00017.html proceeding] to poke fun at [[Planet of Hats]].
* ''[[VG Cats]]'' did numerous of Take Thats, but one of the best is [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=145 this].
** For those who love this smell in the morning - [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=147 carpet] [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=148 bombing].
* Not to be left out, ''[[Ciem Webcomic Series|Ciem 2]]'' has, in its fifth chapter, several [[Take That]] moments against ''[[Titanic]]''. Even if that's [[Small Name, Big Ego|an awful lot for a comic with such a small fanbase to tackle all at once]].
* ''[[Freefall]]'' these from time to time -- [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1700/fc01608.htm a typical example].
** Or [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff600/fv00522.htm this]. Or [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff600/fv00526.htm this]. Or [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2000/fc01950.htm this] (it's as if [[Twilight (novel)|some]] horses were born for post-mortem kicking).
* A [[Take That]] [http://umop.com/hamsterdunce/046.htm against] ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' in the ''[[Retarded Animal Babies]]'' guy's webcomic.
* ''[[Dead of Summer]]'' did a [[Take That]] against the [[George W. Bush|Bush Administration]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20110901041317/http://www.deadofsummer.org/2007/06/18/comic-249-press-conferences-gone-awry/ here.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130928023042/http://sexylosers.com/231.html Strip #231 (Bonejerk Homework)] of ''[[Sexy Losers]]'' takes a swipe at fans of ''[[Megatokyo]]''.
* ''[[Hijinks Ensue]]'' exists almost solely to hurl [[Take That|Take Thats]] against various people and companies, most frequently [[FOX]] for their habit of picking up [[Geek]]-centric shows (''[[Firefly]]'', ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'', etc.) only to [[Too Good to Last|cancel them]] [[Screwed by the Network|prematurely]]. The very first strip was a [[Take That]] against ''[[Spider-Man]] 3''.
* [[Mystic Studios Productions]]' ''[[Horndog]]'' and ''[[Here Wolf]]'' make fun of pretty much everyone, including [[Self-Deprecation|the comics themselves]] and [[Isaac Baranoff|their creator]].
* ''[[The Wotch]]'' was at one point attacked by ''[[Something Awful]]''. A few weeks later there came a minor plotline where Anne was besieged by a giant [[Troll]]; Miranda West saved the day by banishing it to a dimension named Sapoe.
** "I sent it to a troll dimension, he'll like it, full of trolls"
* ''[[Living with Insanity]]'' indulges in these occasionally. Be they an [[Animal Wrongs Group]] [http://www.livingwithinsanity.com/index/?p=235 like here], [http://www.livingwithinsanity.com/index/?p=353 annoying customers], [https://web.archive.org/web/20100722003329/http://www.livingwithinsanity.com/index/?p=327 emos] and even [http://www.livingwithinsanity.com/index/?p=348 David attacking himself].
** The [https://web.archive.org/web/20110314212435/http://www.livingwithinsanity.com/The_Author/comic/fatman-returns-the-finale/ Finale] of [https://web.archive.org/web/20110314213620/http://www.livingwithinsanity.com/The_Author/comic/sleeper_agent/ The Authors] Fatman Returns saga is a blatant TAKE THAT at another website that accused the creator of plagiarism. The other "Fatman" site accused the creator of stealing ideas, and posting them on his site before they got a chance to post it on theirs. The (hilarious) accusation was unfounded since the other site was set up 5 months after The Author started his Fatman sagas.
* The bug of ''[[Bug
* ''[[The Whiteboard]]''
** Doc broadsides journalists who claim paintball is a war simulator by saying that the college courses seem to narrow their vocabulary.
** [http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autowb417.html The password to Doc's e-mail account] is "[http://www.pbnation.com/ pbn]suxxors".
* [[Ret-Conned]] took a [http://www.ret-conned.com/archives/47 shot]{{Dead link}} at Grant Morrison, after his shocking reveal in Batman & Robin #12.
* ''[[Head Trip]]'' did a lot of this, mostly to ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' ([http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20080505.html itself], [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20100401.html its fans] and [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20100614.html its author]), [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20100219.html The] [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20100312.html Last] [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20100705.html Avatar] and brainless [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20060319.html TV shows] ([http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20070420.html scare] included).
** Though [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20070211.html Boston Mooninite Invasion], [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20060629.html Emo Potter], [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20061204.html Childfree], [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20100217.html Otherkin], [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20060514.html Sailor Moon], [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20060904.html Cosplayers] and [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20061218.html one very special abortion of the fashion] also earned "honorable" mentions... plus [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20060908.html a handful of others] who didn't even deserve a separate strip.
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* ''[[Sequential Art (webcomic)|Sequential Art]]'' [http://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=655 to] ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]''. And [[Uwe Boll]]. Of course.
** [http://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=546 Martians] (''{{smallcaps|[[Doctor Who|EXTERMINATE!]]}}'') look like trash cans. But at least like cool, ''[http://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=699 modern]'' and stairway-capable trash cans.
* ''Luke Surl'' launched a [https://web.archive.org/web/20120506084845/http://www.lukesurl.com/archives/2279 many-pronged one] (see [[Alt Text]]).
* In [https://web.archive.org/web/20130405072259/http://www.blipcomic.com/252/ this] ''[[Blip]]'' strip, three friends, a witch, a [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampire]], and a [[Cyborg]], watch a marathon of ''[[Harry Potter]] and the Order of the Phoenix'', ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'', and ''[[Terminator]] Salvation''. Their reactions are ''[[Bile Fascination|priceless]]''.
* Now even ''[[Mezzacotta]]'' [http://www.mezzacotta.net/archive.php?date=1569-02-14 pokes fun] at [[TV Tropes]]!
* ''[[Exterminatus Now]]'' [http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2004-12-31/comic/non-storyline/randoms/we-interrupt-your-scheduled-comic-for-an-important-news-announcement/ had] [http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2006-01-13/comic/facilitating-your-demise/derogatory-deviations/ some] [http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2006-02-10/comic/non-storyline/randoms/clay-feline-shooting/ good] [http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2006-02-17/comic/non-storyline/out-of-continuity-comics/what-does-the-scouter-say-about-his-power-level/ ones].
* ''[[The Oatmeal]]'' artist/writer Matthew Inman expresses his 14 years of agonizing frustration as a web designer [http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell with this strip]. No wonder the dude quit to make web comics.
* ''[[Sinfest]]'' is full of
** And ([[Running Gag|you knew it was coming]]) "The ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' Saga: [http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2010-08-06 Moonshine]".
* From ''[[Plus EV]]'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20130401081250/http://plusev.keenspot.com/d/20080715.html Is Gold Coast really that shitty? No idea.]
* In ''[[At Arm's Length (webcomic)|At Arms Length]]'', [
* ''[[Yet Another Fantasy Gamer Comic]]'' filler reminds: [http://yafgc.net/
* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' had [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2006-02-19 an arc] involving an [[Expy]] of ''[[What Not to Wear]]''. The host had a misfortune to accost a [[Super Soldier|boosted]] and [[Tsundere|rather irritable]] mercenary. Naturally, it wasn't long before she "[[You Put the X In XY|put]] ''assault'' back in ''Glamour Assault''". And "put the <[[Speech Bubble Censoring|okay we're done here]]> back in <u>assault</u>, too".
* {{color|#929292|uranianUmbra}} (UU) and {{color|#323232|undyingUmbrage}} (uu) of ''[[Homestuck]]'' are widely believed to be jabs at two sectors of the HS fandom. UU represents the fans who obsess over it, doing fanart etc. and trying to drag their friends into reading HS. By contrast, uu represents the impatience and rage of fans whenever [[Andrew Hussie]] ''dares'' take more than 24 hours to update, as well as spluttering intolerance of the fans represented by UU.
* ''[[Full Frontal Nerdity]]'' by its very nature turns this way often. Like [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=604 this] to Dan Brown. Or [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=625 here]:
{{quote|'''Cthulhu''': Well, of ''course'' I liked ''"[[A Beautiful Mind]]"'', but that's because driving people ''insane'' is part of my ''freakin' job!''}}
* ''B-Movie Comic'' is [[Pastiche|mockery]] by design (read its name again), whether cliché or [https://bmoviecomic.com/a-hard-days-even-harder-night-chapter-1-strip-35b/ continuity] issues -- but even so, it [https://bmoviecomic.com/twilight-of-civilzation-chap-6-act-3-strip-23/ joins] the ritual beating of that sparkly undead horse.
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