History Trivia / PlatypusComix

* MilestoneCelebration: Exactly 25 years after Creator/{{ABC}} first televised ''Free Spirit'', Peter reviewed the last episode ABC aired, "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/darkvault/winniewedding.html Blast From the Past]]".

* CreatorBacklash: Peter won't avoid admitting his discontent with some of his old, discontinued series, such as ''Riot Act'' and ''Marin Meadow'' .

* RealitySubtext: Numerous examples, such as the ''Mulberry'' comic "Murphy's Lawn" (built up on BrittanyMurphy's death) and the ''Keiki'' comic "Beefer in the Time of Cholera" (set during the economic recession of the late 2000s). Peter also traditionally makes comics about Dan Blather covering the OlympicGames and Mulberry trying to influence the Presidential Election.

* AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder: As of 2013, the site has ''four'' ongoing comics all created by Peter, along with humorous articles added every other week or so. He also has to edit the publication, ''BANG! The Entertainment Paper!''

* AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder: As of 2013, the site has ''four'' ongoing comics all created by Peter, along with humorous articles added every other week or so.

* CreatorBacklash: Peter Paltridge won't avoid admitting his discontent with some of his old, discontinued series, such as ''Riot Act'' and ''Marin Meadow'' .

* OldShame: In its formative years, the site contained no archive. Some cartoons were literally up for only one week and then banished forever. The practice was originally due to limited storage space (it began as a [=GeoCities=] site) but was continued until 2006 as a means of quality control (anything Peter Paltridge didn't regret making was given a position in a selective archive section). Most of the pre-2006 works are still offline, but lately they have turned up in book collections.
** One discontinued series, ''Guava Guava'', still has a few comics posted at platypuscomix.net, including the second part of "Raiders of the Lost Arc". However, Paltridge divided them among the Variety and Kristmas Klassics sections, as opposed to giving ''Guava Guava'' its own menu and spot on the homepage.

** During the week of April 15-21, 2012, the banner featured a working countdown to midnight April 23 ET, at which time Peter Paltridge would make "the most important announcement in Platypus Comix history." Paltridge [[http://platypuscomix.net/top195.gif extended the countdown]], then [[http://platypuscomix.net/top194.jpg shortened it]], [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/top196.jpg then]] [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/projects/bang.html revealed]] that he plans to collect stories and comics for an independent publication: ''[[http://www.bangpdx.com/ BANG! The Entertainment Paper]]''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Paltridge's DeviantArt page includes sketches and synopses for two abandoned ideas he had for flagship comics: ''[[http://torquesmacky.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=72#/d1lrhzf Mackenzie, the Magician's Daughter]]'', and ''[[http://torquesmacky.deviantart.com/art/Johnny-Redshirt-285488887?q=gallery%3Atorquesmacky%2F8103475&qo=3 Johnny Redshirt]]''. They both got rejected in favor of ''Webcomic/PrincessPi''.

* OneOfUs: From the articles, it's rather evident that Peter is a gamer, and very in tune with pop culture.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Paltridge reportedly planned a "Webcomic/TrueBelievers" sequel called "A Very Merry Marvel Christmas Special". However, he ended up deciding his script for this comic seemed like too comedic a follow-up.
** Paltridge posted some descriptions of [[http://www.toonzone.net/forums/showthread.php?203624-quot-2008-Character-Strike-quot-Talkback&p=2809729#post2809729 deleted scenes]] from "True Believers" after finishing the final pages.
** Paltridge's DeviantArt page includes sketches and synopses for two abandoned ideas he had for flagship comics: ''[[http://torquesmacky.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=72#/d1lrhzf Mackenzie, the Magician's Daughter]]'', and ''[[http://torquesmacky.deviantart.com/art/Johnny-Redshirt-285488887?q=gallery%3Atorquesmacky%2F8103475&qo=3 Johnny Redshirt]]''. They both got rejected in favor of ''Webcomic/PrincessPi''.

** Paltridge reportedly planned a "True Believers" sequel called "A Very Merry Marvel Christmas Special". However, he ended up deciding his script for this comic seemed like too comedic a follow-up.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: :
** Paltridge originally designed Webcomic/PrincessPi as [[http://www.toonzone.net/forums/showpost.php?p=3752478&postcount=1 a little girl]], but then he considered the possibility that more people would want to read about a hot, older princess.
** An early list of ''Princess Pi'' villains portrayed the Totally Nazis as fascist versions of the ''TotallySpies'' leads.

** Paltridge's DeviantArt page includes sketches and synopses for two abandoned ideas he had for flagship comics: "[[http://torquesmacky.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=72#/d1lrhzf Mackenzie, the Magician's Daughter]]", and "[[http://torquesmacky.deviantart.com/art/Johnny-Redshirt-285488887?q=gallery%3Atorquesmacky%2F8103475&qo=3 Johnny Redshirt]]". They both got rejected in favor of ''Webcomic/PrincessPi''.

* MissingEpisode: Subverted with some of the comics removed from the Platypus Comix website, since Paltridge ocassionally releases books compiling his old stories. However, this plays straight for several of the {{Couch Gag}}s featured in the banner, since Paltridge deleted several of the oldest ones to save space.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Subverted with some of the comics removed from the Platypus Comix website, since Paltridge ocassionally releases books compiling his old stories. However, this plays straight for several of the {{Couch Gag}}s featured in the banner, since Paltridge deleted several of the oldest ones to save space.

** Peter Paltridge has released [[http://www.toonzone.net/forums/showthread.php?t=199831 a list]] of abandoned ''Webcomic/{{Mulberry}}'' stories.
** Apparently, if Mulberry had her own newspaper comic, it would go something like [[http://torquesmacky.deviantart.com/art/Leftover-Melinda-slam-189794836 this]].

** Peter Paltridge has released [[http://www.toonzone.net/forums/showthread.php?t=199831 a list]] of abandoned ''{{Mulberry}}'' stories.

** Paltridge originally designed PrincessPi as [[http://www.toonzone.net/forums/showpost.php?p=3752478&postcount=1 a little girl]], but then he considered the possibility that more people would want to read about a hot, older princess.

* CreatorBacklash: Peter Paltridge's not afraid to admit his discontent with some of his old, discontinued series, such as ''Riot Act'' and ''Marin Meadow'' .

** One discontinued series, ''Guava Guava'', still has a few comics posted at platypuscomix.net. (Paltridge considers one of those comics his favorite Platypus Comix story.) However, Paltridge divided them among the Variety and Kristmas Klassics sections, as opposed to giving ''Guava Guava'' its own menu and spot on the homepage.

** Paltridge has released [[http://www.toonzone.net/forums/showthread.php?t=199831 a list]] of abandoned ''{{Mulberry}}'' stories.

* OldShame: In its formative years, the site contained no archive. Some cartoons were literally up for only one week and then banished forever. The practice was originally due to limited storage space (it began as a [=GeoCities=] site) but was continued until 2006 as a means of quality control (anything Paltridge didn't regret making was given a position in a selective archive section). Most of the pre-2006 works are still offline, but lately they have turned up in book collections.
** One discontinued series, ''Guava Guava'', still has a few comics posted at platypuscomix.net. (Peter Paltridge considers one of those comics his favorite Platypus Comix story.) However, Paltridge divided them among the Variety and Kristmas Klassics sections, as opposed to giving ''Guava Guava'' its own menu and spot on the homepage.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Paltridge reportedly planned a ''True Believers'' sequel called "A Very Merry Marvel Christmas Special". However, he ended up deciding his script for this comic seemed like too comedic a follow-up.
** Paltridge posted some descriptions of [[http://www.toonzone.net/forums/showthread.php?203624-quot-2008-Character-Strike-quot-Talkback&p=2809729#post2809729 deleted scenes]] from "True Believers" after finishing the final pages.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Paltridge reportedly planned a ''True Believers'' sequel called "A Very Merry Marvel Christmas Special". However, he ended up deciding his script for this comic seemed like too comedic a follow-up.