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* EvilIsPetty: [[http://loveandcapes.com/lnc/?p=698 When Evil Brain possesses a jogger,]] the first thing he does is insult Joggers, before ordering a "Cheesy Onion Bacon Loaf." Keep in mind that this is his first appearance in the comic, and he has previously been built up to Doctor Doom levels of supervillainy.
-->'''Future!Evil Brain:''' I ''really'' hate joggers.
-->'''Future!Evil Brain:''' I ''really'' hate joggers.
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* BadassNormal: Darkblade, in his role as a {{Batman}} CaptainErsatz. Amazonia [[spoiler:from an alternate timeline]] later points out that Abby has essentially become one herself as time has gone on.
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* ThePowerOfLove: When Abby asks Doc Karma to give her temporary superpowers, he tells her that a spell like that requires a great source of power--but since Abby is asking out of her love for Mark, that will do nicely. (He quotes the Huey Lewis and the News song to explain this.)
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** It also helped that at the time that the movie came out, [[spoiler: it was his tenth anniversary of becoming the Crusader, and no one noticed. Imagine if everyone forgot your birthday, and you get a glimpse of what he was feeling.]]
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** It also helped didn't help that at the time that the movie came out, [[spoiler: it was his tenth anniversary of becoming the Crusader, and no one noticed. Imagine if everyone forgot your 30th birthday, and you get a glimpse of what he was feeling.]]
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* TheUnreveal: Mark wasn't born with superpowers - and apparently, the story is somewhat embarrassing. The comic has a bit of fun not telling us his secret origin - the one time he says it onscreen, he's whispering to Abby and the text box is gibberish.
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* SmugSuper: Amazonia. Her perspective being skewed this way is why Mark broke up with her, and worse, because she doesn't consider normalcy important she never understood why they drifted apart - in fact her book cuts this out entirely, not for spite but because she legitimately didn't think it was important. She gets better about it as the series goes on.
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* NoodleIncident: How Mark got his [[http://loveandcapes.com/lnc/?p=80 powers.]]
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** There are also superheroes Arachnerd and Yellow Flashlight, who are ersatz's of Spider-Man and Green Lantern, respectively. Also there is "Steel Worker" (Either Iron Man or Steel(John Henry Irons)), Blurstreak (The Flash or Quicksilver, or any one of a number of speed-based heroes), and Doctor Karma, who is similar to Doctor Strange.
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* CostumeTestMontage: Abby goes through one of these when she temporarily gains super-powers, cycling through costumes worn by {{Supergirl}}, [[Comicbook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}} Saturn Girl]], [[ComicBook/Shazam Mary Marvel]], and BlackCanary before settling on one of her own.
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''Love and Capes'' is, at its heart, a romantic comedy that shows the progress of Abby and Mark's relationship — the mundane (dealing with Mark's highly critical mother), the not-so-mundane (such as the fact that one of Mark's ex-girlfriends is Amazonia, who has much the same power set at he and who wants to get back together with him), and the more four-color problems that only superheroes have to deal with (an EvilTwin and the like).
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''Love and Capes'' is, at its heart, a romantic comedy that shows the progress of Abby and Mark's relationship — the mundane (dealing with Mark's highly critical mother), the not-so-mundane (such as the fact that one of Mark's ex-girlfriends is Amazonia, who has much the same power set at he as him and who wants to get back together with him), and the more four-color problems that only superheroes have to deal with (an EvilTwin and the like).
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* BodySwap: Mark and Abby get one while Abby is pregnant.
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** It also helped that at the time that the movie came out, [[spoiler: it was his tenth anniversary of becoming the Crusader, and no one noticed. Imagine if everyone forgot your birthday, and you get a glimpse of what he was feeling.]]
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** [[http://loveandcapes.com/lnc/?p=85 On page 75]], two of the spirits that are called upon are Lee and Ditko, both well-known and famous comic names.
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** The character of Amazonia is really a lot more like Maxima. She is an alien warrior queen who always has amorous intentions towards Superman, seeing him as her perfect mate.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Michelle, according to Abby.
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* {{Crossover}}: Played with. As one issue begins, Crusader and Darkblade have just come back from what was clearly IDW's ''Infestation'' crossover, even though ''Love and Capes'' wasn't actually a part of the crossover. (While there, they met up with [[DoctorWho the Doctor]], who was also not officially involved.)
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* BetaCouple: [[spoiler:Darkblade and Amazonia]] become this.
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** In-story, another example is Major Might, who clearly idolizes Crusader. [[spoiler:He's actually a double example, as he's a kid who wished for the power set of his idol, and he's [[OlderAlterEgo grown up in his super identity]] — so in-story, he's a copy of Crusader, while he's also a copy of Billy Batson[=/=]CaptainMarvel with a different origin story.]]
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[[caption-width-right:237:[[{{Film/Superman}} Can you read my mind?]]]]
Abby Tennyson is starting a relationship with her accountant, Mark Spencer. Sure, he's a bit clumsy, busy at odd times, and very different from the sort of guys she usually dates, but there's a real connection there. And Mark, for his part, loves her dearly. He just has to get ready to tell her the biggest secret of his life.
He's actually The Crusader, one of the world's most powerful superheroes.
''Love and Capes'' is, at its heart, a romantic comedy that shows the progress of Abby and Mark's relationship — the mundane (dealing with Mark's highly critical mother), the not-so-mundane (such as the fact that one of Mark's ex-girlfriends is Amazonia, who has much the same power set at he and who wants to get back together with him), and the more four-color problems that only superheroes have to deal with (an EvilTwin and the like).
By artist Thom Zahler, it can be read online [[http://www.loveandcapes.com/ here]].
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!!This work contains examples of:
* BadassNormal: Darkblade, in his role as a {{Batman}} CaptainErsatz. Amazonia [[spoiler:from an alternate timeline]] later points out that Abby has essentially become one herself as time has gone on.
* BetterAsFriends: Paul and Charlotte go on one date; halfway through they decide there's no spark between them and spend the rest of the evening [[http://loveandcapes.com/lnc/?p=143 happily snarking about Mark and Abby]].
* BlackBestFriend: Darkblade.
* BlandNameProduct
* BroughtDownToNormal: Mark gives up his powers for 24 hours so that he can have a day without interruption with Abby. Unlike many examples, though, it's not problematic (it wears off right on schedule, and Darkblade covers for him).
* CaptainErsatz: All of the heroes shown. Most prominently, Crusader for {{Superman}}, Darkblade for {{Batman}}, and Amazonia for WonderWoman.
** In-story, another example is Major Might, who clearly idolizes Crusader. [[spoiler:He's actually a double example, as he's a kid who wished for the power set of his idol, and he's [[OlderAlterEgo grown up in his super identity]] — so in-story, he's a copy of Crusader, while he's also a copy of Billy Batson[=/=]CaptainMarvel with a different origin story.]]
** The character of Amazonia is really a lot more like Maxima. She is an alien warrior queen who always has amorous intentions towards Superman, seeing him as her perfect mate.
* ClarkKenting: Played straight, somehow.
* {{Cosplay}}: Mark and Abby wander into a comic convention while at a wedding show. They pass by a rather unfortunate Crusader cosplayer, much to the chagrin of both.
* TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks: [[http://loveandcapes.com/lnc/?p=241 Gently parodied]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Pretty much every character with a one-liner, although Darkblade gets the most by far.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: While Crusader is certainly popular enough, both among the populace at large and amongst other heroes, his endorsement deals (comics, movies, etc.) are fairly pitiful compared to other heroes'. He's particularly resentful towards the popularity of Arachnerd's movie, doubled because his best friend Darkblade actually financed the movie. [[spoiler:He mellows out somewhat on the issue, particularly when he learns that Arachnerd, as a CaptainErsatz of {{Spider-Man}}, was struggling to make ends meet and balance his social life with his heroing life before the endorsement deal.]]
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Amazonia.
-->'''Charlotte''': Amazonia? Whoa. Heck, I'd do her.
-->'''Abby''': (In a quiet voice) Me too.
* EvilTwin: Common enough that the Liberty League refers to it as a "number 6".
* FantasticTimeManagement: Crusader forgets to do his own taxes until 11:30 p.m. on April 15. He has to have them finished and in the mail by midnight. Even using his super-speed powers, he is unable to finish them until 2 a.m. the next day. This is no problem, since he lives in the Eastern time zone; He just flies at super speed to the west coast, and mails his taxes in before midnight Pacific time.
* FlyingBrick: Crusader's basic power set, though he has super-senses, as befits a Superman Expy. No Heat Vision, though.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Abby wants to learn what Mark goes through as a superhero, so she goes to Doctor Karma (the one who temporarily removed Mark's powers) to get her own. BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor, though.
* MeaningfulEcho: "A superhero can't save everyone." Used as a comedic RunningGag at first, on how minor things still happen to Abby despite dating a superhero. Becomes much more weighty later on [[spoiler:when Abby has her own powers and tries to save everyone on a collapsing bridge... but couldn't]].
* MostCommonSuperpower: Hello there, Amazonia!
* MundaneUtility: SuperSpeed — great not only for saving people fast and getting to where you're needed quickly, but also great for finishing your secret identity's accounting job in a fraction of the time. Also, as Mark says, having SuperStrength means never having to pay retail for a diamond (it's easy to get a good sized one for an engagement ring when you can just make them by hand).
** Also flying you and your girlfriend to Maui for some swimming before work the next day.
* NormalFishInATinyPond: Where Amazonia comes from, her powers are the norm.
** Later annotation by the author is that the powers have to do with being a member of the royal family; Zoe is the youngest sister. The MostCommonSuperpower seems to be inherent in the entire civilisation, though.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: Mark's mother for Abby, Abby's brother for Mark. Other relatives apologize to each party.
* OldShame: Crusader at one point in the past licensed his name out to an ice-skating show. Darkblade occasionally likes to tease him about it. He doesn't truly regret it, though, until Abby finds a bootleg recording of it.
* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Darkblade's secret identity, "Paul Delacroix, boy mogul".
* TheRival: Amazonia for Abby; eventually, the two women mellow out toward each other. Yes, alcohol was involved.
* SecretKeeper: Abby becomes this for Mark very early. However, due to not being all that good at it at first, she ends up letting her sister Charlotte in on it by accident less than 24 hours after being let in on it. Charlotte then also becomes one, and they refrain from further slips (also true later, when Darkblade gives Mark permission to tell both sisters his identity as well).
* ShootingSuperman: {{Lampshaded}} in [[http://loveandcapes.com/lnc/?p=483 issue #10]] when Abby gains temporary superpowers and Crusader is schooling her in superheroing:
-->'''Abby''': So, after they run out of bullets, why do they throw the empty guns?
-->'''Crusader''': I've been trying to figure that out for years.
* ShoutOut: The author [[http://www.loveandcapes.com/love-and-capes-trivia.html annotates these on his Web site]].
* SpotTheImpostor: Darkblade just goes right ahead and [[http://loveandcapes.com/lnc/?p=424 blasts them both]].
* SuperHeroOrigin: A couple are explicitly discussed and one ([[spoiler:Abby's]]) is shown. Crusader's origin is apparently extremely embarrassing.
* SuperheroesWearCapes: Not all do, but most present do. Justified at one point, when it's mentioned that they help cover the butt.
* TimeyWimeyBall: Time travel rules aren't even consistent within the same story, although this might be intentional as a parody of other such time travel stories. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Amazonia, when she complains about the confusing aspects of temporal physics.
* YourCostumeNeedsWork: Abby told Mark that he didn't look at all like Crusader when he told her — she didn't believe him until he started hovering in mid-air.
** Repeated when they tell Abby's parents.
-->'''Abby's mother''': Mark's tall, but he's certainly not as tall as the Crusader.
-->'''Mark''': Really? I'm pretty sure we're the same height.
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[[caption-width-right:237:[[{{Film/Superman}} Can you read my mind?]]]]
Abby Tennyson is starting a relationship with her accountant, Mark Spencer. Sure, he's a bit clumsy, busy at odd times, and very different from the sort of guys she usually dates, but there's a real connection there. And Mark, for his part, loves her dearly. He just has to get ready to tell her the biggest secret of his life.
He's actually The Crusader, one of the world's most powerful superheroes.
''Love and Capes'' is, at its heart, a romantic comedy that shows the progress of Abby and Mark's relationship — the mundane (dealing with Mark's highly critical mother), the not-so-mundane (such as the fact that one of Mark's ex-girlfriends is Amazonia, who has much the same power set at he and who wants to get back together with him), and the more four-color problems that only superheroes have to deal with (an EvilTwin and the like).
By artist Thom Zahler, it can be read online [[http://www.loveandcapes.com/ here]].
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!!This work contains examples of:
* BadassNormal: Darkblade, in his role as a {{Batman}} CaptainErsatz. Amazonia [[spoiler:from an alternate timeline]] later points out that Abby has essentially become one herself as time has gone on.
* BetterAsFriends: Paul and Charlotte go on one date; halfway through they decide there's no spark between them and spend the rest of the evening [[http://loveandcapes.com/lnc/?p=143 happily snarking about Mark and Abby]].
* BlackBestFriend: Darkblade.
* BlandNameProduct
* BroughtDownToNormal: Mark gives up his powers for 24 hours so that he can have a day without interruption with Abby. Unlike many examples, though, it's not problematic (it wears off right on schedule, and Darkblade covers for him).
* CaptainErsatz: All of the heroes shown. Most prominently, Crusader for {{Superman}}, Darkblade for {{Batman}}, and Amazonia for WonderWoman.
** In-story, another example is Major Might, who clearly idolizes Crusader. [[spoiler:He's actually a double example, as he's a kid who wished for the power set of his idol, and he's [[OlderAlterEgo grown up in his super identity]] — so in-story, he's a copy of Crusader, while he's also a copy of Billy Batson[=/=]CaptainMarvel with a different origin story.]]
** The character of Amazonia is really a lot more like Maxima. She is an alien warrior queen who always has amorous intentions towards Superman, seeing him as her perfect mate.
* ClarkKenting: Played straight, somehow.
* {{Cosplay}}: Mark and Abby wander into a comic convention while at a wedding show. They pass by a rather unfortunate Crusader cosplayer, much to the chagrin of both.
* TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks: [[http://loveandcapes.com/lnc/?p=241 Gently parodied]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Pretty much every character with a one-liner, although Darkblade gets the most by far.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: While Crusader is certainly popular enough, both among the populace at large and amongst other heroes, his endorsement deals (comics, movies, etc.) are fairly pitiful compared to other heroes'. He's particularly resentful towards the popularity of Arachnerd's movie, doubled because his best friend Darkblade actually financed the movie. [[spoiler:He mellows out somewhat on the issue, particularly when he learns that Arachnerd, as a CaptainErsatz of {{Spider-Man}}, was struggling to make ends meet and balance his social life with his heroing life before the endorsement deal.]]
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Amazonia.
-->'''Charlotte''': Amazonia? Whoa. Heck, I'd do her.
-->'''Abby''': (In a quiet voice) Me too.
* EvilTwin: Common enough that the Liberty League refers to it as a "number 6".
* FantasticTimeManagement: Crusader forgets to do his own taxes until 11:30 p.m. on April 15. He has to have them finished and in the mail by midnight. Even using his super-speed powers, he is unable to finish them until 2 a.m. the next day. This is no problem, since he lives in the Eastern time zone; He just flies at super speed to the west coast, and mails his taxes in before midnight Pacific time.
* FlyingBrick: Crusader's basic power set, though he has super-senses, as befits a Superman Expy. No Heat Vision, though.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Abby wants to learn what Mark goes through as a superhero, so she goes to Doctor Karma (the one who temporarily removed Mark's powers) to get her own. BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor, though.
* MeaningfulEcho: "A superhero can't save everyone." Used as a comedic RunningGag at first, on how minor things still happen to Abby despite dating a superhero. Becomes much more weighty later on [[spoiler:when Abby has her own powers and tries to save everyone on a collapsing bridge... but couldn't]].
* MostCommonSuperpower: Hello there, Amazonia!
* MundaneUtility: SuperSpeed — great not only for saving people fast and getting to where you're needed quickly, but also great for finishing your secret identity's accounting job in a fraction of the time. Also, as Mark says, having SuperStrength means never having to pay retail for a diamond (it's easy to get a good sized one for an engagement ring when you can just make them by hand).
** Also flying you and your girlfriend to Maui for some swimming before work the next day.
* NormalFishInATinyPond: Where Amazonia comes from, her powers are the norm.
** Later annotation by the author is that the powers have to do with being a member of the royal family; Zoe is the youngest sister. The MostCommonSuperpower seems to be inherent in the entire civilisation, though.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: Mark's mother for Abby, Abby's brother for Mark. Other relatives apologize to each party.
* OldShame: Crusader at one point in the past licensed his name out to an ice-skating show. Darkblade occasionally likes to tease him about it. He doesn't truly regret it, though, until Abby finds a bootleg recording of it.
* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Darkblade's secret identity, "Paul Delacroix, boy mogul".
* TheRival: Amazonia for Abby; eventually, the two women mellow out toward each other. Yes, alcohol was involved.
* SecretKeeper: Abby becomes this for Mark very early. However, due to not being all that good at it at first, she ends up letting her sister Charlotte in on it by accident less than 24 hours after being let in on it. Charlotte then also becomes one, and they refrain from further slips (also true later, when Darkblade gives Mark permission to tell both sisters his identity as well).
* ShootingSuperman: {{Lampshaded}} in [[http://loveandcapes.com/lnc/?p=483 issue #10]] when Abby gains temporary superpowers and Crusader is schooling her in superheroing:
-->'''Abby''': So, after they run out of bullets, why do they throw the empty guns?
-->'''Crusader''': I've been trying to figure that out for years.
* ShoutOut: The author [[http://www.loveandcapes.com/love-and-capes-trivia.html annotates these on his Web site]].
* SpotTheImpostor: Darkblade just goes right ahead and [[http://loveandcapes.com/lnc/?p=424 blasts them both]].
* SuperHeroOrigin: A couple are explicitly discussed and one ([[spoiler:Abby's]]) is shown. Crusader's origin is apparently extremely embarrassing.
* SuperheroesWearCapes: Not all do, but most present do. Justified at one point, when it's mentioned that they help cover the butt.
* TimeyWimeyBall: Time travel rules aren't even consistent within the same story, although this might be intentional as a parody of other such time travel stories. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Amazonia, when she complains about the confusing aspects of temporal physics.
* YourCostumeNeedsWork: Abby told Mark that he didn't look at all like Crusader when he told her — she didn't believe him until he started hovering in mid-air.
** Repeated when they tell Abby's parents.
-->'''Abby's mother''': Mark's tall, but he's certainly not as tall as the Crusader.
-->'''Mark''': Really? I'm pretty sure we're the same height.
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