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** He's been accused of this again with his critique on the New52.

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** He's been accused of this again with his critique on the New52.{{New52}}.
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** He's been accused of this again with his critique on the New52.

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Removed Did Not Do The Research example of sports and racism; the statement is a complete contradiction as, while anti-racism measures are taken, the necessity of the said measures shows the prevalence of said bigotry in the sports world.


** The infamous sports strip, featuring bald-faced racism despite sports at every level around the world being ''extremely'' racially tolerant and accepting. Coaches, announcers, and officials have been getting fired for saying things even vaguely racially charged for quite a while!



* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: The entire point of "[[http://www.viruscomix.com/page518.html Can't Win]]", where a sinner insists he'll be the one to best Hell, much to the chagrin of Devil #76. [[spoiler:He doesn't.]]



* JackassGenie: [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page428.html "I would like everything I could ever need!"]]\\
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* JackassGenie: [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page428.html "I would like everything I could ever need!"]]\\
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"...Oh. You're one of THOSE ''[[JerkassGenie those]]'' genies."


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* PsychologicalHorror: Used for plot basis on occasion, notably in [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page473.html Ethel Blackmoore; Horror Fiction Lady of the Night]], [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page505.html A Christmas Eve in the Future]] and [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page525.html Choose Your Own Adventure]].
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Sure, the Sphinx kills and usually eats passerby, but she would never dream of [[OedipusTheKing having sex with her own son]].

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Sure, the Sphinx kills and usually eats passerby, but she would never dream of [[OedipusTheKing [[Theatre/OedipusTheKing having sex with her own son]].
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* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: Subverted, as the Horsemen presented turn out not to be the biblical ones, but the [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page433.html Horsemen of the "Atheist" Apocalypse]], respectively Science, Progress, Reason, and Equality. Rather than heralding the end of the world, they create a utopia.
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Moved to YMMV.


* UglyCute: Most of the monster's Rowntree draws. Just look at some of them in [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page528.html this strip]] without going "D'aaaw" at some point.
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* IronicHell: Has been known to play with this one. On one occasion a misfile causes a guy to be signed up for the wrong ironic punishment, which is immediately corrected when [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne he takes offense to being buried in dog feces]] (having never owned a dog to not clean up after, even if he did kill five people). In another one, Hell's latest tenant frustrates the demon assigned to him for orientation because here, yet again, is some dipshit who thinks a single lifetime of being a dull little guy has given him the guile to outwit millenia-old beings who have honed the craft of eternal suffering; then his attempt to prove his point ends up seriously screwing his pooch.

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* IronicHell: Has been known to play with this one. On one occasion a misfile causes a guy to be signed up for the wrong ironic punishment, which is immediately corrected when [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne he takes offense to being buried in dog feces]] (having never owned always made it a dog point to not clean up after, after his dog, even if he did kill five people). In another one, Hell's latest tenant frustrates the demon assigned to him for orientation because here, yet again, is some dipshit who thinks a single lifetime of being a dull little guy has given him the guile to outwit millenia-old beings who have honed the craft of eternal suffering; then his attempt to prove his point ends up seriously screwing his pooch.
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Crosswicking, adding examples.

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* BrutalHonesty: Exemplified by a great many of the characters in "[[http://www.viruscomix.com/page466.html The Service]]".


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* ImAHumanitarian: A guy that ends up in Hell admits to having been a cannibalistic serial killer, but [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne denies not cleaning up after his dog]].


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* IronicHell: Has been known to play with this one. On one occasion a misfile causes a guy to be signed up for the wrong ironic punishment, which is immediately corrected when [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne he takes offense to being buried in dog feces]] (having never owned a dog to not clean up after, even if he did kill five people). In another one, Hell's latest tenant frustrates the demon assigned to him for orientation because here, yet again, is some dipshit who thinks a single lifetime of being a dull little guy has given him the guile to outwit millenia-old beings who have honed the craft of eternal suffering; then his attempt to prove his point ends up seriously screwing his pooch.

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* AndIMustScream: [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page421.html Apparently the source of those little figurines]].



* DivideByZero: [[http://www.viruscomix.com/amtaham.html This strip]] features a scientist who creates an "anti-Gandhi" who is dressed in a fancy business suit, has thick red hair and a beard, and practices "violent nonresistance." The idea is so stupid that [[EarthShatteringKaboom the Earth blows up]].



* GenreBlind: The man in [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page404.html this strip]] thinks it a good idea to buy a newspaper with the headline "Local Man Devoured by Newspaper Box" ''from a newspaper box''. No points awarded for guessing what happens next.



* LiteralGenie: [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page428.html "I would like everything I could ever need!"]]
** "...Oh. You're one of [[JerkassGenie THOSE]] genies."

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* LiteralGenie: JackassGenie: [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page428.html "I would like everything I could ever need!"]]
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* ImAHumanitarian: The monsters- most notably the Sphinx- have a taste for people and are not remorseful about it.


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* ToServeMan: The monsters- most notably the Sphinx- have a taste for people and are not remorseful about it.
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[[http://www.viruscomix.com/subnormality.html Subnormality]] is a webcomic with [[WallOfText a whole lot of words]] created by Winston Rowtree. Created in 2007, this comic is a [[DeconstructorFleet Deconstruction parade,]] where the author deconstructs everything from video game characters to tropes themselves, such as CanNotSpitItOut. Some of his works are hilarious, some are depressing, and others are somewhere in the middle where you can't figure out what you're supposed to gain from it.

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[[http://www.viruscomix.com/subnormality.html Subnormality]] is a webcomic with [[WallOfText a whole lot of words]] created by Winston Rowtree.Rowntree. Created in 2007, this comic is a [[DeconstructorFleet Deconstruction parade,]] where the author deconstructs everything from video game characters to tropes themselves, such as CanNotSpitItOut. Some of his works are hilarious, some are depressing, and others are somewhere in the middle where you can't figure out what you're supposed to gain from it.
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removed non-example from someone who (a) thinks \"shortcomings\" is two separate words and (b) does not know what \"shortcomings\" means


* BrokenAesop: While [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page531.html this comic]] is probably supposed to have a "Nobody's perfect" moral, about how accepting your short comings can make you happier in the long run, it seems more like the message is "Try to avoid short comings, and you end up miserable and alone."

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* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: It doesn't get more terrible than the [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page549.html Dating (russian) roulette]]: Six speed dates in a row, you ''have'' to settle on ONE mandatory date without seeing the others after you make your choice or being allowed to pick someone you already rejected. Hope you don't land on ''the bullet!''

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* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Meanders all over the scale, often multiple times within a single comic.
* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: It doesn't get more terrible than the [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page549.html Dating (russian) (Russian) roulette]]: Six speed dates in a row, you ''have'' to settle on ONE mandatory date without seeing the others after you make your choice or being allowed to pick someone you already rejected. Hope you don't land on ''the bullet!''

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* BaitAndSwitch: [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page529.html These]] [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page558.html two]]



* DecoyProtagonist: Found [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page529.html here]]
** And [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page558.html here]]

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[[http://www.viruscomix.com/subnormality.html Subnormality]] is a webcomic with [[WallOfText a whole lot of words]] created by Winston Rowtree. Created in 2007, this comic is a {{Deconstruction}} parade, where the author deconstructs everything from video game characters to tropes themselves, such as CanNotSpitItOut. Some of his works are hilarious, some are depressing, and others are somewhere in the middle where you can't figure out what you're supposed to gain from it.

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[[http://www.viruscomix.com/subnormality.html Subnormality]] is a webcomic with [[WallOfText a whole lot of words]] created by Winston Rowtree. Created in 2007, this comic is a {{Deconstruction}} parade, [[DeconstructorFleet Deconstruction parade,]] where the author deconstructs everything from video game characters to tropes themselves, such as CanNotSpitItOut. Some of his works are hilarious, some are depressing, and others are somewhere in the middle where you can't figure out what you're supposed to gain from it.



* {{Deconstructor Fleet}}: As stated above.



* {{Equal Opportunity Offender}}



* TakeThat: Rowntree almost exclusively deals in these, [[http://viruscomix.com/page398.html especially]] [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page499.html towards]] [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page328.html Nickelback]] and [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page338.html George W. Bush]]
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* {{Outgrown Such Silly Superstitions}} / {{Belief Makes You Stupid}}: Let's just say that Winston is definitely one of ''those'' Atheists.
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Justine never knew the rules.


** Most of other characters have been named, but only very subtly. Sometimes so subtly that their names are only found in the titles of the comic's image files.

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** Most of the other characters have been named, but only very subtly. Sometimes so subtly that their names are only found in the titles of the comic's image files.files--a good example: MsFanService is named Justine, seen only in the [[http://www.viruscomix.com/justineneverknewtherules.jpg filename of this comic]].
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** Most of other characters have been named, but only very subtly. Sometimes so subtle that their names are only found in the titles of the comic's image files.

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** Most of other characters have been named, but only very subtly. Sometimes so subtle subtly that their names are only found in the titles of the comic's image files.

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No Name Given - Actually, this only applies to PHG.


* NoNameGiven: None of the recurring characters seem to have names, other than the Sphynx and Mongo.
** And now (that he's recurring) Bernard.
** Ethel is also a recurring character.
* OddFriendship: The Sphinx and the pink-haired girl. It's working out quite well for them.

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* NoNameGiven: None One of the recurring central characters, initially pictured with pink hair, has always gone unnamed, and according to the artist in one comments string, always will. Her official moniker is Pink Haired Girl, abbreviated as PHG.
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characters seem to have names, other than been named, but only very subtly. Sometimes so subtle that their names are only found in the Sphynx and Mongo.
** And now (that he's recurring) Bernard.
** Ethel is also a recurring character.
titles of the comic's image files.
* OddFriendship: The Sphinx and the pink-haired girl.Pink Haired Girl. It's working out quite well for them.

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Japanese comic books aren\'t professional?


This comic is rather subjective; many readers enjoy it for the messages they receive from it, and others dislike it for how hard Winston tries to hammer in his morality. In this comic, you do just as much reading as you would if you were reading a book, it just has pictures to go with it. Somewhat of a LightNovel, except the art style is more reminiscent of professional comic books than Japanese Manga.

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This comic is rather subjective; many readers enjoy it for the messages they receive from it, and others dislike it for how hard Winston tries to hammer in his morality. In this comic, you do just as much reading as you would if you were reading a book, it just has pictures to go with it. Somewhat of a LightNovel, except the art style is more reminiscent of professional western comic books than Japanese Manga.
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* UglyCute: Most of the monster's Rowntree draws. Just look at some of them in [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page528.html this strip]] without going "D'aaaw" at some point.
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* OddFriendship: The Sphinx and the pink-haired girl. It's working out quite well for them.
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* WhenIWasYourAge: Parodies the "Uphill Both Ways" line in [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page533.html this comic.]] Turns out it ''is'' possible to walk to school and back uphill both ways, if you have a ridiculously tall house.
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* YouWouldMakeAGreatModel: [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page421.html This]] strip, which ''does'' feature a deserted warehouse. The girl in question is turned into a figurine for the Franklin Mint.
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** And [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page558.html here]]
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* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: It doesn't get more terrible than the [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page549.html Dating (russian) roulette]]: Six speed dates in a row, you ''have'' to settle on ONE mandatory date without seeing the others after you make your choice or being allowed to pick someone you already rejected. Hope you don't land on ''the bullet!''
** [[spoiler: The is no bullet. The organizer keeps reusing the same five horrible people over and over, "accidentally" matching two contestants at interview number six who then bond over their shared experience and become new friends, running away together before meeting the so-called bullet.]]

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* ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself: As the demon girl puts it, "God, Halloween's fantastic. For one day you can wander around freely and everyone just thinks you're wearing a costume. It's really rather nice." Frankenstein's Monster is also showing up as himself on that occasion.




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* YourCostumeNeedsWork: At Halloween, Frankenstein's Monster gets criticized because he's "trying too hard" to get his costume right.
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* BrickJoke: [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page499.html Sexy Theodore Roosevelt]]. [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page557.html We know. He was sexy to begin with.]]
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** Well, the first time she actually had to go out and deliberately dye it so that she could even ''get'' the soul-crushing job. After that it sort of started taking care of itself.
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* ImplausibleHairColor: The pink haired girl... unless she's working at a soul-crushing job in which case it spontaneously shifts to a dull brown.

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