History Webcomic / OutAtHome

''[[http://www.out-at-home.com Out at Home]]'' is a webcomic by Alex Wendzel that started on November 19, 2008. It started as a family ''SitCom''-style strip, but morphed into a comic about {{HighSchool}}-aged Kate Beckett (Not [[Series/Castle2009 this one]]) and her best friend Penny O'Brien. The comic combines slice-of-life dialogue and attitude with outlandish, outsized situations and gags. Most of the strips fall into story arcs, sometimes with added audio or video content. Each arc is separated by one-off gags. It's different, as it rarely if ever delves into the emotional and relationship drama featured in most webcomics about teenagers.

''[[http://www.out-at-home.com Out at Home]]'' is a webcomic by Alex Wendzel that started on November 19, 2008. It started as a family ''SitCom''-style strip, but morphed into a comic about {{HighSchool}}-aged Kate Beckett (Not [[Series/{{Castle}} this one]]) and her best friend Penny O'Brien. The comic combines slice-of-life dialogue and attitude with outlandish, outsized situations and gags. Most of the strips fall into story arcs, sometimes with added audio or video content. Each arc is separated by one-off gags. It's different, as it rarely if ever delves into the emotional and relationship drama featured in most webcomics about teenagers.

** Kate mentions sharing a name with [[Series/{{Castle}} another Katherine Beckett]] in [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/1344 the first strip in the Halloween arc]].

%% * ToTheBatnoun: [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/471 To the Hermanmobile!]]

** Kate mentions [[NamesTheSame sharing a name]] with [[Series/{{Castle}} another Katherine Beckett]] in [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/1344 the first strip in the Halloween arc]].

* AltText: Starting ''[[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/356 here]].''
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Parodied [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/822 in this guest strip]].

* CrazyEnoughToWork: Thurman's [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/1774 plan to sneak into prom]], relying on the "Wouldn't I come up with a better idea?" aspect.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/289 Ordog.]]

* DistractedByTheSexy: Perhaps Herman [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/745 shouldn't go car shopping on his own]].
* TheDitz: Thurman, who's inherited his father's complete absence of sense (see IdiotSavant below,) but apparently not his sporting ability.
* EatingContest: Thurman [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/425 enters one here]].
* EpicFail: Mim's attempt at poisoning Herman... [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/824 doesn't go as planned due to]] premature EvilGloating.

* FrameBreak: Penny does it [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/2197 here]].

* FurBikini: Penny wears one for the [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/1473 300th strip celebration]].
* GasLighting: Of the "[[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/2854 progressively smaller furniture]]" variety.
* TheGenericGuy: Dustin, to the degree where [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/2605 it got lampshaded]] by Herman.

* GretzkyHasTheBall: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] and [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/449 here]].
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Penny.
* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: Alasdair, in [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/674 this strip]].

* IdiotSavant: Herman, who is an idiot in every way except for being an incredible baseball player.
* ImpairmentShot: Penny has one after being drunk for much of a story arc.
* InstantSedation: Parodied [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/789 here]].
-->'''Mim''': Does this rag smell like chloroform to you?
-->'''Gina''': Um... no, it doesn't.
-->'''Mim''': ''Now'', Adam! ''(Adam gives Gina a TapOnTheHead)''
* LiteralMinded: "[[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/343 My dad always told me a penny saved is a penny earned...]]"

* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: Mr. Liszt [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/2821 over ice-cream]].

* PrimalScene: [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/712 A little older than typical]], but still not a great sight to walk in on.
* RealityEnsues: [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/304 30 seconds after Ordog and co. break into a heavily guarded government facility...]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The General in the Karate Bullets arc.

* TakeThat: [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/345 Here]], to [[Series/TheOReillyFactor Bill O'Reilly]].
* ToTheBatnoun: [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/471 To the Hermanmobile!]]
* TotallyRadical: [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/2907 Herman did a Driver's Safety video]] in the '90s.
* WordOfGay: According [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/2519 to this strip]], Bob is. Ed is the result of a drunken one-night stand.
* WorstNewsJudgementEver: As a background gag; the town paper chooses "Editor's Daughter Available for Prom" as its cover story over "Robots Enslave Iowa" [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/278 here]].

Character page under construction. We mean ''under construction''.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Alasdair serves as this due to YourCheatingHeart - but every now and then, [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/1911 he reminds them why he's their friend]].

** In the [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/271 background of the school play]] there can be seen a [[Series/DoctorWho Tardis]] and the [[Series/StarTrek Starship Enterprise]].

* GreenEyes: Penny.