History Webcomic / DarylAndSusie

A humourous [[NotableFantasyWebcomics fantasy]] webcomic hosted on Website/TheDuck, written and drawn by Gareth Paul Barsby of TroperWorks/TheOtherworldAnthology. It revolves around Daryl, a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]] who has the unfortunate condition of a hole in his head, where monsters created from his mind come out during his more emotional moments. He picked up the confition when he lived in the [[StandardFantasySetting magical land of Kirkalan]], working as [[TheDragon a guardian]] to the BigBad Aosoth. Gaining this condition made him realise [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone how wrong he was to follow Aosoth]], so after Aosoth was defeated, he moved to Britain to start afresh, even adopting a daughter named Susie. He still has to deal with his head monsters though, and the comic documents how he tries to live a normal life while living with his past and his condition.

%%** Daryl meeting his father is a shout out to both ''Franchise/{{Tabaluga}}'' and ''Film/{{Superman}}''.

%% * ThreeAmigos: Daryl, Denise and Susie.

* %% * Also, Aosoth is named after a mythological female demon.

* ActionGirl: Denise, a more down-to-earth, serious dragon, who ends up trying to help Daryl live up to his father's legacy.
* AffectionateParody: Of the HeroicFantasy genre.
* AlmostKiss: Daryl and Denise have one at the end of 'Take Me Out'.
* AmusingInjuries

* TheAtoner: Daryl is trying to redeem himself for his days working for Aosoth.
* BackFromTheDead: A two-parter revolved around Aosoth's resurrection.
* BarbarianHero: Parodied with Codd the Barbarian.
* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: [[spoiler: Daryl and the Mayor's final battle is this.]]
* BerserkButton: Best not to remind Daryl of his past.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: The end of 'Name of the Game'.
* BumblingDad: Daryl
* TheCameo: 'Dad and Alive' ends with Aosoth going on a date with [[Fanfic/TheOtherworldAnthology the Hatter]].

** The Mayor is also loosely based on the Mayor from Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer.
* CardCarryingVillain: Aosoth.
* ClippedWingAngel: [[spoiler: The Mayor in his demonic form is quickly bested by a giant Susie.]]
* CowardlyLion: Daryl.
* DatingCatwoman: Denise the heroic dragon is now dating the former minion of her arch-nemesis.
* ADayInTheLimelight: There have been 'episodes' starring Coover, Spartypuss and Aruff, as well as Bob and Gary.
* DoomyDoomsOfDoom: GRIMDOOM ISLAND.
* EnfanteTerrible: Susie can be this at times.
* EverybodyLaughsEnding: The first 'episode' ended like this.
* FangsAreEvil: Averted with Daryl and Denise, played straight with Aosoth.
* GirlishPigtails

* LaughablyEvil: Aosoth isn't as serious as one may think. Some of the head monsters are also quite silly.
* LittleMissSnarker: Susie likes to be one of these with Daryl.
* LooksLikeOrlok: Aosoth
* LovableCoward: Daryl
* MeaningfulName: Daryl is a dragon, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Dragon so...]]
** Also, Aosoth is named after a mythological female demon.
* MedievalEuropeanFantasy: Kirkalan is based on this.
* MonsterClown: The Smiler, the aforementioned [[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker]] parody.
* MotherGoose: Who is murderous and psychopathic.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Denise, a fellow dragon, is critical of Daryl's new lifestyle and how he reflects their species.
* NameAndName
* NightmareFetishist: Susie actually ''likes'' the monsters that come out of Daryl's head.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Aosoth's show gets mocked by '[[Series/HarryHillsTVBurp Matty Mound]]'
* OnlySaneMan: Susie sometimes finds herself exasperated by Daryl's weirdness. Likewise, Gangrene the wizard acts like this to Coover.

* PresidentEvil: Daryl has an entire town in his head, run by a Mayor who becomes a recurring villain.
* PunnyName: Spartypuss, of course, and Aruff is meant to be a pun on Ares.
* TheRashomon: Parodied with 'Rashomonster'
* SavingChristmas: 'Daryl Saves Christmas', of course.

** Susie makes a webcomic that bears more than a passing resemblance to ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}.

** Daryl meeting his father is a shout out to both ''Franchise/{{Tabaluga}}'' and ''Film/{{Superman}}''.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Coover, to the anoyance of Gangrene.
* TheStarscream: [[spoiler: The Mayor]]
* StraightMan: Denise and Susie play this to Daryl.
* TakeThat: An evil warlock called 'Zanny' supplies the obligatory slam against ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel''.
* TeamPet: Spartypuss
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Denise has eyelashes to note her gender.
* ThreeAmigos: Daryl, Denise and Susie.
* TwitchyEye: Daryl has one of these during more awkward moments.

* VileVillainSaccharineShow: The odd little voice in Daryl's head...
* VillainProtagonist: Daryl ''used'' to be a villain.

* WellDoneSonGuy: Part of the reason Daryl is trying to atone is so he doesn't shame his father.

** Coover at one time says [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda 'Excuse me, princess!']]

* ADayInTheLimelight: There have been 'episodes' starring Coover, Spartypuss and Aruff and ThoseTwoBadGuys Bob and Gary.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: A few moments are like this. In 'A Night On The Town', a nerdy girl Daryl meets at a club asks him to go back to her place for some fun ([[spoiler: a game of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'']]), and then there is the end of 'Take Me Out'.

The comic used to update weekly, with 'episodes' round about five pages or more. It can be read at http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Daryl_and_Susie/

* ActionGirl - Denise, a more down-to-earth, serious dragon, who ends up trying to help Daryl live up to his father's legacy.
* AffectionateParody - Of the HeroicFantasy genre.
* AlmostKiss - Daryl and Denise have one at the end of 'Take Me Out'.

* [[AerithAndBob Aosoth and Bob]] - Kirkalan has Aosoth, Coover, Codd and Gangrene, but also has Daryl, Denise, Bob and Gary.
* TheAtoner - Daryl is trying to redeem himself for his days working for Aosoth.
* BackFromTheDead - A two-parter revolved around Aosoth's resurrection.
* BarbarianHero - Parodied with Codd the Barbarian.
* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind - [[spoiler: Daryl and the Mayor's final battle is this.]]
* BerserkButton - Best not to remind Daryl of his past.
* BreakingTheFourthWall - The end of 'Name of the Game'.
* BumblingDad - Daryl
* TheCameo - 'Dad and Alive' ends with Aosoth going on a date with [[Fanfic/TheOtherworldAnthology the Hatter]].
* CaptainErsatz - Quite a few of these, especially in Kirkalan. Coover is pretty similar to [[Literature/InheritanceCycle Eragon]] and [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]], with his companion wizard Gangrene being obviously based on [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf]]. Other stories feature ersatz versions of [[Franchise/{{Batman}} the Joker and other Gotham villains]] and, of all characters, [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Dr Doofenshmirtz and Perry the Platypus]].

* CardCarryingVillain - Aosoth.
* ClippedWingAngel - [[spoiler: The Mayor in his demonic form is quickly bested by a giant Susie.]]
* CowardlyLion - Daryl.
* DatingCatwoman - Denise the heroic dragon is now dating the former minion of her arch-nemesis.
* ADayInTheLimelight - There have been 'episodes' starring Coover, Spartypuss and Aruff and ThoseTwoBadGuys Bob and Gary.
* DoomyDoomsOfDoom - GRIMDOOM ISLAND.
* EnfanteTerrible - Susie can be this at times.
* EverybodyLaughsEnding - The first 'episode' ended like this.
* FangsAreEvil - Averted with Daryl and Denise, played straight with Aosoth.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar - A few moments are like this. In 'A Night On The Town', a nerdy girl Daryl meets at a club asks him to go back to her place for some fun ([[spoiler: a game of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'']]), and then there is the end of 'Take Me Out'.

* HalloweenEpisode - 'Halloween: Regurgitation', a very loose parody of ''Comicbook/ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth''.
* LaughablyEvil - Aosoth isn't as serious as one may think. Some of the head monsters are also quite silly.
* LittleMissSnarker - Susie likes to be one of these with Daryl.
* LooksLikeOrlok - Aosoth
* LovableCoward - Daryl
* MeaningfulName - Daryl is a dragon, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Dragon so...]]

* MedievalEuropeanFantasy - Kirkalan is based on this.
* MonsterClown - The Smiler, the aforementioned [[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker]] parody.
* MotherGoose - Who is murderous and psychopathic.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch - Denise, a fellow dragon, is critical of Daryl's new lifestyle and how he reflects their species.

* NightmareFetishist - Susie actually ''likes'' the monsters that come out of Daryl's head.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed - Aosoth's show gets mocked by '[[Series/HarryHillsTVBurp Matty Mound]]'
* OnlySaneMan - Susie sometimes finds herself exasperated by Daryl's weirdness. Likewise, Gangrene the wizard acts like this to Coover.
* PerspectiveFlip - A typical HeroicFantasy story told from the perspective of one of the villain's {{Mooks}}. This element is a bit more prevalent in the novelisation.
* PresidentEvil - Daryl has an entire town in his head, run by a Mayor who becomes a recurring villain.
* PunnyName - Spartypuss, of course, and Aruff is meant to be a pun on Ares.
* TheRashomon - Parodied with 'Rashomonster'
* SavingChristmas - 'Daryl Saves Christmas', of course.
* ShoutOut - Quite a few.

* SignatureStyle - Gareth's stories tend to have lots of weirdness, insanity and warped versions of children's stories and this is no exception. Though it is LighterAndSofter than most of his other works.
* SmallNameBigEgo - Coover, to the anoyance of Gangrene.
* TheStarscream - [[spoiler: The Mayor]]
* StraightMan - Denise and Susie play this to Daryl.
* TakeThat - An evil warlock called 'Zanny' supplies the obligatory slam against ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel''.
* TeamPet - Spartypuss
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics - Denise has eyelashes to note her gender.
* ThreeAmigos - Daryl, Denise and Susie.
* TwitchyEye - Daryl has one of these during more awkward moments.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight - Daryl can go out in public without his draconic appearance frightening anyone.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow - The odd little voice in Daryl's head...
* VillainProtagonist - Daryl ''used'' to be a villain.
* VillainTeamUp - Aosoth attempts one of these. It doesn't work. Though her team-up with the Mayor of Daryl's head was a bit more successful. [[spoiler: At least it seemed that way.]]
* WebcomicTime - 'Happy Hatch-Day, Dear Daryl' apparently takes place the day after 'We All Scream', but the comics were released a week apart.
* WellDoneSonGuy - Part of the reason Daryl is trying to atone is so he doesn't shame his father.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse - In the final arc, Denise tells Coover to help her fight the Mayor's army. He is never seen doing that, and never appears after that scene.
* WhatTheHellHero - How Denise acts towards Daryl when they first meet, and the entire schtick of a voice in Daryl's head.

* HatShop - Daryl's bowler reflects his silly character.

** For Halloween, Susie dresses as Claudia from InterviewWithTheVampire.

* TakeThat - An evil warlock called 'Zanny' supplies the obligatory slam against CtrlAltDel.

* FoeYay- Parodied in 'Toon And Out'.

* XMeetsY- The creator once called it WesternAnimation/TheTrapDoor meets WesternAnimation/KennyTheShark.

* MonsterClown - The Smiler, the aforementioned [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker Joker]] parody.

The comic generally updates weekly, with 'episodes' round about five pages or more. It can be read at http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Daryl_and_Susie/

** Susie is seen watching parodies of MenBehavingBadly and Series/{{Mongrels}}, before Daryl suggests [[Series/BarneyAndFriends 'Happy Green Dinosaur']].

** Daryl once ends up laughing at ''[[RegularShow Normal Programme]]''.

* XMeetsY- The creator once called it TheTrapDoor meets KennyTheShark.

A humourous [[NotableFantasyWebcomics fantasy]] webcomic hosted on DrunkDuck, written and drawn by Gareth Paul Barsby of TroperWorks/TheOtherworldAnthology. It revolves around Daryl, a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]] who has the unfortunate condition of a hole in his head, where monsters created from his mind come out during his more emotional moments. He picked up the confition when he lived in the [[StandardFantasySetting magical land of Kirkalan]], working as [[TheDragon a guardian]] to the BigBad Aosoth. Gaining this condition made him realise [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone how wrong he was to follow Aosoth]], so after Aosoth was defeated, he moved to Britain to start afresh, even adopting a daughter named Susie. He still has to deal with his head monsters though, and the comic documents how he tries to live a normal life while living with his past and his condition.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar - A few moments are like this. In 'A Night On The Town', a nerdy girl Daryl meets at a club asks him to go back to her place for some fun ([[spoiler: a game of DungeonsAndDragons]]), and then there is the end of 'Take Me Out'.