History YMMV / Concession

** Fan responses of Joel have been of a similar note, often glossing over Joel's horrific actions because he's sexy and/or because they refer to Miranda being completely at fault despite Joel's sadism and willingness to help her cause suffering. Although to be fair, [[EvilIsSexy Joel's cruelty and sadism is exactly why some people find him appealing]].

* TastesLikeDiabetes: A repeated guest comic joke shows Joel's nightmares to be a SugarBowl.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Joel and [[spoiler:Matt]], and arguably also [[spoiler:Artie]]. When Immelmann is commissioned to draw porn of any of his characters, it’s usually the former two and/or Nicole.

** Immelmann changing his sig on [[http://forum.concessioncomic.com/ the forum]] didn't help.

* NarmCharm: Part of the comic's overall appeal.

* SoBadItsGood

* ShockingSwerve: [[http://concessioncomic.com/index.php?pid=20110204 Comic #374.]]

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Zoe is actually a male crossdresser.

** Artie himself had a moment, [[spoiler:making the oil tanker crash into the Dolphin city]]. However, it's ambiguous if he actually fully intended to do it.

** Last panel of [[http://concessioncomic.com/index.php?pid=20100831 this]] page.

** And [[spoiler: Artie]] as the comic comes closer to its finale [[spoiler: what with him becoming more of a MagnificentBastard than Joel could ever hope to be. Once someone who had a vibe of being a [[BrilliantButLazy good natured slacker]], attaining Melusine as his Spiritual Symbiote has brought him to the same path as our former [[VillainProtagonist 'Hero']] and only just managed to avoid being worse.]].

** Immelmann changing his sig. on [[http://forum.concessioncomic.com/ the forum]] didn't help.

* MoralEventHorizon: Joel Calley of definitely crosses the Moral Event Horizon during the various acts of his complicated revenge plot. Among the worst are causing a child's parents to die in a car crash and giving his friend Artie cancer in order to kill him.

* {{Narm}}: Last panel of [[http://concessioncomic.com/index.php?pid=20100831 this]] page.

* {{Squick}}: [[PaedoHunt Chelsie's adventures]] embody this trope. Joel's tentacular psychic form is pretty disturbing as well.

* BaseBreaker: Joel Calley is this in spades. He's either a [[TheScrappy Scrappy]], or a case of DracoInLeatherPants. In some cases, it boils down to whether one finds him awesome and/or attractive.

* BaseBreaker: Joel Calley is this in spades. He's either a VillainSue [[TheScrappy Scrappy]], or a case of DracoInLeatherPants. In some cases, it boils down to whether one finds him awesome and/or attractive.

** And [[spoiler: Artie]] as the comic comes closer to its finale [[spoiler: what with him becoming more of a {{Magnificent Bastard}} than Joel could ever hope to be. Once someone who had a vibe of being a [[BrilliantButLazy good natured slacker]], attaining Melusine as his Spiritual Symbiote has brought him to the same path as our former [[VillainProtagonist 'Hero']] and only just managed to avoid being worse.]].
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Joel's response to hearing that the health inspector is coming is to spot a random passerby who happens to be wearing a trenchcoat and wide-brimmed hat and shoot him. His boss stares briefly, then says "The health inspector is a ''woman."'' Cue Joel shooting the first passing female.

** Nicole and Roland end up breaking up, and Nicole hooking up with [[ParentalIncest his own father.]] They live happily ever after. Um... yay..?

* VillainSue: Joel

* CreatorsPet[=/=]JerkSue[=/=]TheScrappy: Joel gradually developed into an example of all three, to an infuriating and insulting degree

* BaseBreaker: Joel Calley is this in spades. He's either a VillainSue [[TheScrappy Scrappy]], or a case of DracoInLeatherPants. In many cases, it boils down to whether one finds him attractive.

* CreatorsPet: Joel

** Fan responses of Joel have been of a similar note, often glossing over Joel's horrific actions because he's sexy and/or because they refer to Miranda being completely at fault despite Joel's sadism and willingness to help her cause suffering. Although to be fair, part of Joel's appeal to some people is [[EvilIsSexy his cruelty]].
* JerkSue: Joel to an infuriatingly and insulting degree

* TheScrappy: Joel, to those who don't consider him an example of DracoInLeatherPants

* {{Squick}}: Chelsie's adventures embody it. Joel's tentacular psychic form is pretty disturbing as well.

* BaseBreaker: Increasingly, Matt.
** And [[spoiler: Artie]] as the comic comes closer to its finale [[spoiler: what with him becoming more of a {{Magnificent Bastard}} than Joel could ever hope to be. Once someone who had a vibe of being a [[BrilliantButLazy good natured slacker]], attaining Melusine as his Spiritual Symbiote has brought him to the same path as our former [[VillainProtagonist 'Hero']] and is likely becoming worse]].
** In the wake of [[spoiler:Matt's apparently willing and aware embrace of Joel's supervillainy]], the fanbase reaction seems to have charted a course for DracoInLeatherPants.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Joel and [[spoiler:Matt]], and arguably also [[spoiler:Artie]]. When Immelmann is commissioned to draw porn of any of his characters, it’s usually the former two and/or Nicole.
* JerkSue: Joel

* TheScrappy: Joel

* MoralEventHorizon: There are several different points when Joel could be seen to have crossed it, perhaps most notably [[spoiler:revealing that he was the one who gave Artie cancer]] and then he keeps going.