(Whoa, nice spike, Andy!) But who’s that in the corner of the room, scowling from up high in the bleachers? Why, it’s me, having faked cramps and been left free to frown into my copy of Jean-Paul Sartre’s No Exit, the most dramatic play ever. Volleyball’s the order of the day, and people are really into it. Your Mom: The "Your Wife" variation - Tycho's rude response to Kepler suggesting the possibility that the sun might orbit around the earth as opposed to him believing in the opposite.Let me set the scene for you: seventh grade gym class.Those '20s gangsters with the black spot.Javert is in slash fiction and Javert is in the wrong musical.Hell, it's a webcomic, so you must be close to a search engine, right?)
(And at any rate, there's always The Other Wiki if you need a refresher. Knowledge of European and North American history certainly helps, as the comic isn't going to explain the characters and events to you, but most of the time the comics are funny even if you don't know the history. Unusual Euphemism: Beaton's dad calls hands "shithooks".The Unfavorite: Anne Bronte of the Bronte sisters, shown in the comic and also Truth in Television.Traitor Shot: Richard III, while preparing for party times.Those Two Guys: The Mystery-Solving Teens.Interestingly, this strip was not contained in the book of the same name. Title Drop: In this comic, though it's more likely the website was named after that line.This Looks Like a Job For Aquaman: He's a bit of a dick too.Regarding " The Yellow Wallpaper", an early work of American feminist literature (and a Gothic horror story):.Straw Feminist: The Strong Female characters.Stalker with a Crush: Superman, apparently.Single-Target Sexuality: Queen Victoria for Albert.Show Some Cleavage: The best way to attract Dracula, apparently.Shown Their Work: Beaton is a legitimate historian, and her comics reflect that."You should see the garbage you try to pass off as comics!".She still periodically posts quick doodles on her Tumblr, though. Schedule Slip: The site has been going slowly since Beaton started work on the Hark! A Vagrant book and other projects.Rule of Funny: The reason why various historical figures and fictional characters are shown saying/doing things they would never actually say/do.A British Naval Officer and his Pirate Nemesis.Recurring Character: There are several of them.Hot as Hell: A distinctly upbeat-looking devil becomes a chatty Baal:.Hospital Hottie: Help me, handsome doctor.Also played with in this follow-up to the above-referenced Holmes comic."We have no REAL proof that Richard killed his nephews!" Historical Villain Upgrade: Lampshaded.Historical Villain Downgrade: Used frequently, although Played for Laughs.Historical In-Joke: The main point behind most of the comics.It also demonstrates that hipsters are Older Than You Think. James Joyce's letters to Nora Barnacle would give anyone nightmares. Hard on Soft Science: "You can't just 'make things up'!".Good Looking Privates: Parodied in some World War II comics.Goggles Do Nothing: " Tell me they do something.".Also Jean Valjean and Javert, even if Javert doesn't quite get it.Fanfic: "You are not a very good monk.".Even the Guys Want Him: Meanwhile in a 20 mile radius of this event: Bodices ripping, men turning gay.Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: The dark-haired Mystery Solving Teen loves his grandma.Entertainingly Wrong: Banquo in strip #2.Kojiro is naturally annoyed at losing to such a person. Kate Beaton notes he actually carved the oar into a sword intentionally, but it was funnier this way. Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: A humourous portrayal of Musashi in his duel against Kojiro, being late and using an oar because he forgot his sword ("You can't expect me to remember everything!"), while Kojiro is annoyed because there were only two things they needed for their duel - Dudes and Swords.Cluster F-Bomb: A good deal of the Mystery-Solving Teens' dialogue.The lunch break comics seem to support this theory. Nancy Drew, in four Gorey Covers collections.Celibate Hero: Tesla, the Celibate Scientist.Canada, Eh?: Canadian stereotypes comics.And Wonder Woman is supposed to rescue it. Call Back: "Janice", one of the skulls from Nancy Drew 2, returns in Nancy Drew 4 to lead Nancy on a wild goose chase.Brain Bleach: "Get away from me James Joyce.".Black Comedy: Historical events and personages are depicted in a comedic manner, even the darker, more terrifying ones.
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