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[[File:newmenu2_6185.gif|frame|Adverbly verbed by Mike Shapiro]]

 

 

''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.

* [[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.

* [[Kudzu Plot]]: Lampshaded and averted at the beginning of Volume 3.

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: One of the comic's primary sources of humor.

* [[Mohs Scale of Science Fiction Hardness]]: Definitely a 1 on the scale. [[Rule of Funny]] trumps Science every time.

* [[Space Is Noisy]]: Averted and lampshaded early on. Otherwise played straight.

* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: Joe's preferred problem-solving method.

* [[This Isn't Heaven]]: It's Purgatory.