History Webcomic / Fluble

* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: Played out almost verbatim (except with a puppy instead of a kitten), when Fluble wants to prove he can be scum in order to [[EvilIsSexy make himself attractive]].

* '''Fluble P. Marshell''', the comic's eponymous hero and [[LoserArchetype archetypal loser]], a genetically engineered, vaguely anthropomorphic frog living in Syracuse, New York. Hopelessly unemployed. Never hesitates to come up with a ZanyScheme or UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheory. Dies on several occasions during the comic's run.

The supporting cast includes Fluble's imaginary gargoyle Occam, [[ConArtist Mack The the Whale]], [[DeathbringerTheAdorable Death Duck]] the [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Duck of Death]], and Zoso the [[ShapedLikeItself World's Smartest Thing-That-Isn't-A-Mailbox]]. On the opposing side, Fluble's greatest nemeses are Zangoth the Demon, [[TheDevilIsALoser Bob the Lord of Hell]], the murderous and lethally adorable [[KillerRabbit Devil Bunny]], the Amish, and most importantly, the [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins Evil Penguins]] and their overlord, [[MagnificentBastard Number One]].

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: '''Evil''' penguins.

''[[https://web.archive.org/web/20150618152719/https://www.techhouse.org/cgi-bin/fluble/vault.pl?date=19971006 Fluble]]'' ("rhymes with bubble") is a webcomic by Chris Mastrangelo that ran from 1997 to 2001. It featured a [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters wide and diverse supporting cast]], as well as long and often quite convoluted storylines. The latter may seem like it would make it difficult for a new reader to get into the comic, but ''Fluble'' cleverly avoids this by [[DadaComics not making any sense no matter where you start reading]].

''[[Fluble https://web.archive.org/web/20150618152719/https://www.techhouse.org/cgi-bin/fluble/vault.pl?date=19971006]]'' ("rhymes with bubble") is a webcomic by Chris Mastrangelo that ran from 1997 to 2001. It featured a [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters wide and diverse supporting cast]], as well as long and often quite convoluted storylines. The latter may seem like it would make it difficult for a new reader to get into the comic, but ''Fluble'' cleverly avoids this by [[DadaComics not making any sense no matter where you start reading]].

''[[https://web.archive.org/web/20150618152719/https://www.techhouse.org/cgi-bin/fluble/vault.pl?date=19971006]]'' ("rhymes with bubble") is a webcomic by Chris Mastrangelo that ran from 1997 to 2001. It featured a [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters wide and diverse supporting cast]], as well as long and often quite convoluted storylines. The latter may seem like it would make it difficult for a new reader to get into the comic, but ''Fluble'' cleverly avoids this by [[DadaComics not making any sense no matter where you start reading]].

''[[http://techhouse.brown.edu/cgi-bin/fluble/vault.pl?date=19971006 Fluble]]'' ("rhymes with bubble") is a webcomic by Chris Mastrangelo that ran from 1997 to 2001. It featured a [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters wide and diverse supporting cast]], as well as long and often quite convoluted storylines. The latter may seem like it would make it difficult for a new reader to get into the comic, but ''Fluble'' cleverly avoids this by [[DadaComics not making any sense no matter where you start reading]].

--> If one strip has, for example, an image of cannibalistic teddy bears, you may think, "Ah, so the bears are there to symbolize the anguish of modern man?" [[{{Jossed}} No.]] ''[[{{Jossed}} No, damn you.]]'' It's there because cannibalistic teddy bears are ''[[RuleOfFunny funny]]''.

* '''Fluble P. Marshell''', the comic's eponymous hero and [[LoserArchetype archetypal loser]], a genetically engineered, vaguely anthropomorphic frog living in Syracuse, New York. Hopelessly unemployed. Never hesitates to come up with a ZanyScheme or ConspiracyTheory. Dies on several occasions during the comic's run.

* GenreSavvy: Fluble sometimes attempts to take advantage of genre conventions, only to fail miserably.

* ThePowerOfLove: Subverted in ''Do You Remember Love?''. Fluble seems to be KilledOffForReal, and Clown sheds a single tear upon his lifeless body as she confesses that she loves her. Fluble immediately springs back to life...

* BizarroEpisode: ''I Like Bunnies'', a five-strip "storyline" featuring Burble in random situations. And by "random" I mean "flip the dictionary open and point at a random word to determine what happens next"-random.

The supporting cast includes Fluble's imaginary gargoyle Occam, [[ConArtist Mack The the Whale]], [[DeathbringerTheAdorable Death Duck]] the [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Duck of Death]], and Zoso the [[ShapedLikeItself World's Smartest Thing-That-Isn't-A-Mailbox]]. On the opposing side, Fluble's greatest nemeses are [[CompleteMonster Zangoth the Demon]], [[TheDevilIsALoser Bob the Lord of Hell]], the murderous and lethally adorable [[KillerRabbit Devil Bunny]], the Amish, and most importantly, the [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins Evil Penguins]] and their overlord, [[MagnificentBastard Number One]].

* BLAMEpisode: ''I Like Bunnies'', a five-strip "storyline" featuring Burble in random situations. And by "random" I mean "flip the dictionary open and point at a random word to determine what happens next"-random.

* CosmicHorror / EldritchAbomination: Woobie, the embodiment of wrath.

!!This webcomic provides examples of:

* SoftGlass: Subverted brutally (and hilariously) as Fluble attempts a dramatic entrance by crashing through a skylight. Ouch.

* SoftGlass: Subverted brutally (and hilariously) as Fluble attempts a dramatic entrance by crashing through a skylight. Ouch.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Clown is the only female in the main cast. The only other woman is Lump, who appears in ''Momentary Lapse of Reason'', and later for one scene in ''War of the Wigglums''.

* TheDevilIsALoser: Bob, Lord of Hell
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: Actually happens at the end of ''Wrath of Woobie Part 2''.
-->'''Clown:''' You know, I think I'm gonna miss the world.
-->'''Fluble:''' Eh. It was overrated.

* XanatosGambit: Number One is a big fan of these.

* RapeAsComedy / RapeIsOkWhenItIsFemaleOnMale: Lump and Balt.

* [=~I Don't Pay You To Think~=]: One standalone strip rides this for all its worth, with Clown's boss saying no less than three variations of it:

* StatusQuoIsGod: No matter how a storyline ends, everything is [[IGotBetter back]] to [[strike:normal]] the way it was before.

[[caption-width-right:181:[[MakesSenseInContext No, not even in context.]]]]

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The comic isn't too big on the whole "making sense" thing anyway, but some of the one-shot strips are downright hallucinatory.

* CompleteMonster: Zangoth, Number One, the penguins.

* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: The original website had an article entitled "How to read Fluble", explaining that it's completely fruitless to try and find any hidden meaning in Fluble.

* MagnificentBastard: Number One.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: [[http://techhouse.brown.edu/cgi-bin/fluble/vault.pl?date=19980501 Uglyfish]], and the [[http://techhouse.brown.edu/cgi-bin/fluble/vault.pl?date=19981111 Demon wallpaper]].
* OnlySaneMan: Usually Balt.
** Inverted in the ''Woonsocket'' storyline, which is narrated by Burble the Raving Nutjob, who repeatedly dismisses Balt's reasoning as "delirious ramblings".