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[[File:newmenu2_6185.gif|frame|Adverbly verbed by Mike Shapiro]] |
[[File:newmenu2_6185.gif|frame|Adverbly verbed by Mike Shapiro]] |
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{{quote|''[[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Action! Adventure! Excitement! Geometry!]] All this and [[Self-Deprecation|less]] can be found within the virtual pages of Joe the Circle, the [[Overly Narrow Superlative|only psuedo-science-fiction comic that takes less than five minutes per episode to draw]]!''}} |
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''The Adventures of Joe the Circle'' was an early [[Science Fiction]] [[Web Comic]] by Mike Shapiro. Originally printed in Shapiro's college newspaper in the early '90s, it first appeared online in 1995. It followed the adventures of [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath|Joe]], a violent, gun-toting circle, along with his companions: [[Only Sane Man|Ronnie]], an even-tempered triangle; [[Big Eater|Bob the Boobian]], a dimwitted . . . ''thing'' with a gaping maw and limited vocabulary; [[The Ditz|Franko]], a clairaudient flying fish; and [[Surfer Dude|Bert]], a laid-back gearhead who provided the crew's transportation. |
''The Adventures of Joe the Circle'' was an early [[Science Fiction]] [[Web Comic]] by Mike Shapiro. Originally printed in Shapiro's college newspaper in the early '90s, it first appeared online in 1995. It followed the adventures of [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath|Joe]], a violent, gun-toting circle, along with his companions: [[Only Sane Man|Ronnie]], an even-tempered triangle; [[Big Eater|Bob the Boobian]], a dimwitted . . . ''thing'' with a gaping maw and limited vocabulary; [[The Ditz|Franko]], a clairaudient flying fish; and [[Surfer Dude|Bert]], a laid-back gearhead who provided the crew's transportation. |
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* [[Kick the Dog]]: Invoked and lampshaded by the commander of the Anti-Joe Armada, who drops an anvil on a subordinate to demonstrate his evil. |
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Invoked and lampshaded by the commander of the Anti-Joe Armada, who drops an anvil on a subordinate to demonstrate his evil. |
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* [[Kudzu Plot]]: Lampshaded and averted at the beginning of Volume 3. |
* [[Kudzu Plot]]: Lampshaded and averted at the beginning of Volume 3. |
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{{quote|''The story so far: '''WHO CARES?''' That's right! Last year's storyline has been abandoned due to its horrible complexity. We now present you with something [[Darker and Edgier|considerably more violent and acerebral]]''.}} |
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* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: One of the comic's primary sources of humor. |
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: One of the comic's primary sources of humor. |
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* [[Mohs Scale of Science Fiction Hardness]]: Definitely a 1 on the scale. [[Rule of Funny]] trumps Science every time. |
* [[Mohs Scale of Science Fiction Hardness]]: Definitely a 1 on the scale. [[Rule of Funny]] trumps Science every time. |
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* [[Space Is Noisy]]: Averted and lampshaded early on. Otherwise played straight. |
* [[Space Is Noisy]]: Averted and lampshaded early on. Otherwise played straight. |
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* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: Joe's preferred problem-solving method. |
* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: Joe's preferred problem-solving method. |
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{{quote|''"Deep within every problem is a solution involving explosives."''}} |
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* [[This Isn't Heaven]]: It's Purgatory. |
* [[This Isn't Heaven]]: It's Purgatory. |
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