History Webcomic / SurvivingTheWorld

%%* HotScientist: [[http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson1238.html I am so so sorry]]

* AwesomeMcCoolname:
** Dante Shepherd. How is it not awesome? (Even his real name, Dr. Lucas Landherr, might qualify for this trope.)
** Also the nicknames for his wife, [=theSwede=], and his daughters, Cannonball and Torpedo.

* BadassLabCoat
* BerserkButton: [[http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson167.html Proposition 8]].

* DeadpanSnarker
* DoAnythingRobot: [[http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson1228.html Apparently all of them if he turns out to be right]]
* FreudianSlip: He once went as this for Halloween.

* HotScientist: [[http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson1238.html I am so so sorry]]
* HurricaneOfPuns

* MathematiciansAnswer: Occasionally, in response to reader questions on Fridays. Usually overlaps with ComicallyMissingThePoint

* NoodleImplements: [[http://survivingtheworld.net/Recitation33.html Manatees, Jetpacks, Rayguns.]]
* NotActuallyTheUltimateQuestion: [[http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson722.html Therapeutic miscommunication]].

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: [[http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson740.html Of the real world, "living dead" variety]]

* ThatPoorCat: According to Dante cats make the best erasers.
* TheTalk: On the differing views of [[http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson736.html Sex Ed]]

* BoltOfDivineRetribution: Discussed by the footnote of [[http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson142.html Lesson 142, Sports VS Religion]], "Today's picture was taken under a giant piece of sheet metal to provide extra protection from lightning strikes." The picture itself includes the author looking up nervously with his finvers crossed.

[[http://survivingtheworld.net/ Surviving the World]] was a daily, gag-a-day PhotoComic by Dante Shepherd (the creative pseudonym of Dr. Lucas Landherr), covering topics ranging from all over the map including life, romance, politics, science, etc. The comic is structured as a college class, and had the working title of ''101''. Each comic (termed a 'lesson') takes the form of Dante standing in front of a blackboard, with the day's lesson written upon it. The lessons cover a wide range of topics, from social issues to practical advice to literary references (notably to [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Lewis Carroll]]).

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Dante Shepherd. How is it not awesome? (Even his real name, Dr. Lucas Landherr, might qualify for this trope.)

* PunnyName: Dante's Dog (and occasional guest lecturer) is named German [[DontExplainTheJoke (do as many pet owners do and apply the owner's last name to the pet)]].

[[http://survivingtheworld.net/ Surviving the World]] is a daily, gag-a-day PhotoComic by Dante Shepherd, covering topics ranging from all over the map including life, romance, politics, science, etc.

Started in 2008, it has as of this writing over 1700 strips. Dante occasionally hosts a live stream for the making of the comic. These are normally ended with Him doing an impression of a raptor in a situation. It is awesome. It is also somewhat interactive with its occasional "homeworks". It's also the only homework you've ever wanted to do.

Each comic takes the form of Dante, the professor of a class comprising of his viewers, standing with a blackboard with the day's lesson written on it. The lessons cover a wide range of topics, from social issues to practical advice to literary references (notably to [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Lewis Carroll]]).

It also includes a monthly crossword by Justin Smith.

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* AwesomeMcCoolname: Dante Shepherd. How is it not awesome?

* PunnyName: Dante's Dog (and occasional guest lecturer) is named German. [[DontExplainTheJoke (Do as many pet owners do and apply the owner's last name to the pet)]]
** German is not, however, a German Shepherd. He's a large Beag- no, a Treeing Walker Coonhound.
* ThatPoorCat: According to Dante cats make the best erasers

* NotActuallyTheUltimateQuestion: [[http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson722.html Therapeutic miscommunication]]/

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The Blackboard the comic appears on changed often until Dante bought his own. Also the hat that he switches to possibly may be this or a MidSeasonUpgrade

* NotActuallyTheUltimateQuestion: [[http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson722.html Therapeutic miscommunication]]
* NotThatKindOfDoctor: Dante himself as well as this strip on [[http://survivingtheworld.net/Recitation68.html getting a doctorate]]

Started in 2008, it has as of this writing over 1700 strips. Dante occasionally hosts a live stream for the making of the comic. These are normally ended with Him doing an impression of a raptor in a situation. It is awesome. It is also somewhat interactive with it's occasional "homeworks". It's also the only homework you've ever wanted to do.

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[[caption-width:315:Daily Lessons in Science, Literature, Love and Life.]]

* DoAnythingRobot: Apparently all of them if he turns out to be right [[http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson1228.html]]

* HotScientist: [[http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson1238.html]]
** I am so so sorry

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* OneOfUs: [[http://twitter.com/danteshepherd/statuses/24943244051742720 As proven by this tweet.]]

* ScheduleSlip: Impressively averted for a webcomic that updates 7 days a week.

* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings: The rather hilarious Livestreams are threatened by people who record them and post them elsewhere. He doesn't potential employers to see his hijinx.

Each comic takes the form of Dante, the professor of a class comprising of his viewers, standing with a blackboard with the day's lesson written on it. The lessons cover a wide range of topics, from social issues to practical advice to literary references (notably to [[ThroughtheLookingGlass Lewis Carroll]]).

Started in 2008, it has as of this writing over 1400 strips. Dante occasionally hosts a live stream for the making of the comic. These are normally ended with Him doing an impression of a raptor in a situation. It is awesome. It is also somewhat interactive with it's occasional "homeworks". It's also the only homework you've ever wanted to do.

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Started in 2008, it has as of this writing over 1200 strips. Dante occasionally hosts a live stream for the making of the comic. These are normally ended with Him doing an impression of a raptor in a situation. It is awesome. It is also somewhat interactive with it's occasional "homeworks". It's also the only homework you've ever wanted to do.