History Comicbook / Squee

SpinOff from ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'', ''Squee'' ran four issues and followed the titular next-door-neighbor-of-aforementioned-maniac as he encounters aliens and all other manner of paranormal activity, gets abused by his silhouetted parents and demonic teacher, has adventures with the Antichrist, daydreams, and desperately clings to his sanity.

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** The man who is forced by aliens to mate with a chicken in one "Meanwhile" is Vasquez's assistant letterer (and later ''Series/InvaderZim'' staff writer) Rob Hummel.

Creator/{{Titmouse}} and the comics' author Creator/JhonenVasquez were at one point announced to be collaborating on [[SnimatedAdaptation a short film about Squee]], which would've seen the poor kid get sold to a fast food restaurant as meat and lead other imprisoned children on an escape mission. Despite some script pages arising on Vasquez's Twitter, the project seems to have been abandoned.

Confirmed to be [[AnimatedAdaptation developed into an animated short]], penned by creator Creator/JhonenVasquez and animated by Creator/{{Titmouse}}.

* TheCameo: Johnny can be spotted sporadically throughout the series, either as a drawing in Squee's room or causing chaos during crowd shots. [[spoiler: He ''actually'' appears, with dialogue and everything, in the final issue, where it's revealed he went to an institution (where Squee is now) and was being used for a "sleep study", which he leaves despite the doctors showing interest in his dreams.]].

* InterspeciesRomance: Señor Diablo and his wife (Pepito's mother) could count as this. Also, one of the Meanwhile comics features a guy [[AliensMadeThemDoIt forced to mate with a chicken]] so that his aliens captors can research human sexual encounters. To make matters worse, it's revealed that the man eventually marries the chicken and has [[HalfHumanHybrid kids]] with her.

* NightmareSequence: [[OnceAnEpisode Once every issue]], there's a page devoted to "Dreamtime", which is basically a page of Squee's horrific nightmares.

* AbusiveParents: Squee's parents are of the horribly neglectful variety. His dad openly despises him (and is not shy of telling him this) and his mom can't even remember he ''exists'' most days.

* TheAntichrist: Pepito, and not trying to hide it: he has horns, and his father is not in disguise when Squee comes to visit. And then there's [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome "Stand back, amigo! This looks like a job for... THE ANTICHRIST!"]]

--> '''Pepito:''' Son of the dark prince, child of darkness. Some call me the altar boy of doom. Others will know me as the second coming of damnation. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny My mom calls me Pepito.]]

* TheCameo: Johnny can be spotted sporadically throughout the series, either as a drawing in Squee's room or causing chaos during crowd shots. [[spoiler: He ''actually'' appears in the final issue, where it's revealed he went to an institution (where Squee is now) and was being used for a "sleep study", which he leaves despite the doctors showing interest in his dreams.]].

* [[spoiler: TheCameo: Johnny ''actually'' appears in the final issue of ''Squee'', where it's revealed he went to an institution (where Squee is now) and was being used for a "sleep study", which he left despite the doctors showing interest in his dreams. That says something when ''the anti-villain'' of your last book gets a much more good ending than Squee]].

* TheChewToy: Squee.

* CrapsackWorld
* DealWithTheDevil: Offered, but averted.

* DownerEnding

* NoNameGiven: Ms. Bitters is shown to be Squee's teacher, but avoid legal conflict with Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, she is never addressed by name.

* NoNameGiven: Ms. Bitters is never addressed as such.

* KickTheDog: And then run over it with two vehicles and a bike.

** One of the Meanwhiles (in issue two) exists solely as a jab at Creator/RobLiefeld.

* TakeThat: One of the Meanwhiles (in issue two) exists solely as a jab at Creator/RobLiefeld.
* TakeThatAudience: Creator/JhonenVasquez takes a jab at the JTHM FanDumb through the rantings of Squee's teddy Shmee.
--> '''Shmee:''' Why, if sickness were a socially acceptable thing, [[FanDumb those degenerative loons]] would be writing your neighbor fan-mail, telling him how [[EvilisCool "cool"]] he is! [[MisaimedFandom They would admire his illness and aspire to it!]]

* CharacterTitle

Confirmed to be [[AnimatedAdaptation developed into an animated short]], penned by creator JhonenVasquez and animated by Creator/{{Titmouse}}.

* LighterAndSofter: Less paranoia and debilitating mental disorders and serial killings than in ''JTHM''. Ok, I tell a lie, but here it's all PlayedForLaughs. It's worth noting that this series is what convinced Nickelodeon exec Mary Harrington that JhonenVasquez [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim should be put in charge of a children's program]].
* MadEye: As per a [[JhonenVasquez Jhonen Vasquez]] production, Squee is depicted with one after Pepito blows up the school to save Squee from zombies.

* TakeThatAudience: JhonenVasquez takes a jab at the JTHM FanDumb through the rantings of Squee's teddy Shmee.

* [[spoiler: TheCameo: Johnny ''actually'' is somewhat seen in ''Squee'', where it's revealed he went to an institution to help him with his issues, specifically being involved in a sleep test. Fits well considering Johnny's "Z?" mentality]].

* TakeThat: One of the Meanwhiles (in issue two) exists solely as a jab at RobLiefeld.

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* AdultsAreUseless: The only adults in Squee's life are apathetic/evil/corrupt/stupid/{{Satan}}/[[JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac dangerously psychopathic]], etc. So you can imagine they're not much help.

* TheCloudcuckoolanderWasRight: In the first issue of JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac, Johnny argues with Shmee the teddy bear as if he was sentient and stabs him. As we find out, Shmee actually is sentient, and it's possible he ''was'' talking to Johnny.

* TheChewToy: Squee, full stop.

* EvilTeacher: Ms. Bitters. Yep, [[InvaderZim that one]].

* LighterAndSofter: Less paranoia and debilitating mental disorders and serial killings than in ''JTHM''. Ok, I tell a lie, but here it's all PlayedForLaughs.
** It's worth noting that this series is what convinced Nickelodeon exec Mary Harrington that JhonenVasquez [[InvaderZim should be put in charge of a children's program]].

* ProductionForeshadowing: Posters of [[InvaderZim Zim]] can be seen around Squee's room.

* {{Transplant}}: The stupid, wheelchair-bound aliens show up to abduct [[InvaderZim Zim]], whose teacher (Ms. Bitters) is also Squee's teacher. The horned, purple aliens are revealed in ''Zim'' to be residents of the planet Vort, which is conquered by the Irkens. The big one, however, is Zim himself, who shows up on various posters in Squee's room.