History YMMV / RatchetAndClankComic

* AssPull: The retcon that Lawrence teleported Dr. Nefarious away before his space station exploded at the end of ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureACrackInTime A Crack in Time]]'' did not sit well with fans, though they didn't really begin to vocalize their full grievances with it until [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankAll4One the next game]] came out. Not only was it not foreshadowed in the prior game at all, it also [[OutOfCharacterMoment doesn't even make sense]] considering it had been well-established that Lawrence held great disdain for the doctor and only stuck around to collect a paycheck. Unfortunately a JustifiedTrope, however, as series writer T.J. Fixman ''did'' write ''A Crack in Time'''s ending with Nefarious' death in mind, but ExecutiveMeddling forced him to undo it regardless.

** As the comics went on, Adam Archer's artwork became increasingly stylized in a way that better suited the games. By the end they had truly to translate the energy of the games in a two-dimensional form.

** The comic essentially acts as an epilogue to the Future trilogy and a bridge into the [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankAll4One next]] [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFullFrontalAssault games]] which were more self-contained stories. Come a few years later and we'd get [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankIntoTheNexus an entry]] ''actually'' billed as the epilogue to the Future trilogy...[[RuleOfThree and then]] that game would get [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankRiftApart a follow-up]] 8 years later that ''also'' acted as an epilogue.

* HilariousInHindsight: The comic miniseries was published by Creator/DCComics. Come 2018 and Insomniac Games, the creators of ''Ratchet & Clank'', would put out their [[VideoGame/SpiderMan2018 first licensed game]]...which just so happened to be about one of DC's [[{{Creator/Marvel}} biggest competitor's]] characters.

* FridgeBrilliance: Throughout his career as an intergalactic hero, Ratchet has encountered very few opponents he couldn't best with a gun. Or a [[WrenchWhack wrench]]. Or a [[FireBreathingWeapon flamethrower]]. Or a [[GrenadeLauncher grenade launcher]], [[LightningGun lightning weapon]], [[SpaceMines mine]] [[HomingProjectile launcher]], [[WeaponsThatSuck suck cannon]], [[PowerFist boxing glove]], whip, [[AttackDrone attack drones]], [[{{BFG}} R.Y.N.O.]], ''[[WeatherControlMachine the literal weather]]'', '''''[[BeeBeeGun bees]]'''''...you get the idea. It's no wonder, then, that he thought that [[ThrowingYourGunAtTheEnemy THROWING a gun at someone]] would take them down; he is so used to being able to plow through his enemies in any number of ways that he is ''genuinely incapable of comprehending that an attack wouldn't work.''

* FridgeBrilliance: Throughout his career as an intergalactic hero, Ratchet has encountered very few opponents he couldn't best with a gun. Or a [[WrenchWhack wrench]]. Or a [[FireBreathingWeapon flamethrower]]. Or a [[GrenadeLauncher grenade launcher]], [[LightningGun lightning weapon]], [[SpaceMines mine]] [[HomingProjectile launcher]], [[WeaponsThatSuck suck cannon]], [[PowerFist boxing glove]], [[WhipItGood whip]], [[AttackDrone attack drones]], [[{{BFG}} R.Y.N.O.]], ''[[WeatherControlMachine the literal weather]]'', '''''[[BeeBeeGun bees]]'''''...you get the idea. It's no wonder, then, that he thought that [[ThrowingYourGunAtTheEnemy THROWING a gun at someone]] would take them down; he is so used to being able to plow through his enemies in any number of ways that he is ''genuinely incapable of comprehending that an attack wouldn't work.''

* FridgeBrilliance: Throughout his career as an intergalactic hero, Ratchet has encountered very few opponents he couldn't best with a gun. Or a [[WrenchWhack wrench]]. Or a [[FireBreathingWeapon flamethrower]]. Or a [[GrenadeLauncher grenade launcher]], [[LightningGun lightning weapon]], [[SpaceMines mine]] [[HomingProjectile launcher]], [[WeaponsThatSuck suck cannon]], [[PowerFist boxing glove]], [[WhipItGood whip]], [[AttackDrone attack drones]], [[{{BFG}} R.Y.N.O.]], ''[[WeatherManipulation the literal weather]]'', '''''[[BeeBeeGun bees]]'''''...you get the idea. It's no wonder, then, that he thought that [[ThrowingYourGunAtTheEnemy THROWING a gun at someone]] would take them down; he is so used to being able to plow through his enemies in any number of ways that he is ''genuinely incapable of comprehending that an attack wouldn't work.''

* RonTheDeathEater: Qwark gets this treatment when discussing the comic due to him [[spoiler:going back on his endorsement of Artemis Zogg's presidency and instead running for galactic president himself, causing his StartOfDarkness.]] While this was undoubtedly a dick move that kickstarted the plot of the miniseries, and he is definitely guilty since he went through with it, fans tend to place the blame ''solely'' on his shoulders and act as if his only role in the story was to cause a mess that Ratchet, Clank, and company had to clean up. What the fans tend to overlook is the fact that it was [[spoiler:his former manager Cyrus that goaded him into running by playing into his ego, telling him about the publicity he'd generate by running himself and claiming Zogg was too old to be in charge.]] Before that, he was perfectly content with simply [[spoiler:endorsing Zogg for no payment as he believed he'd be an upstanding leader.]] He even apologizes and admits that he made a mistake in the final issue, something Qwark has very rarely done within the main continuity.

* RonTheDeathEater: Qwark gets this treatment when discussing the comic due to him [[spoiler:going back on his endorsement of Artemis Zogg's presidency and instead running for galactic president himself, causing his StartOfDarkness.]] While this was undoubtedly a dick move that kickstarted the plot of the miniseries, and he is definitely guilty since he went through with it, fans tend to place the blame ''solely'' on his shoulders and act as if his only role in the story was to cause a mess that Ratchet, Clank, and company had to clean up. What the fans tend to overlook is the fact that it was [[spoiler:his former manager Cyrus that goaded him into running by playing into his ego, telling him about the publicity he'd generate by running himself and claiming Zogg was too old to be in charge.]] Before that, he was perfectly content with simply [[spoiler:endorsing Zogg for no payment as he believed he'd be an upstanding leader.]] He even apologizes and admits that he made a mistake in the final issue, something Qwark has very rarely done within the main continuity.
* WhatAnIdiot: Artemis Zogg has caught Ratchet and Clank off-guard and has them imprisoned in the Vartax Detention Facility for life so they won't get in the way of his plans as he knows how experienced they are in stopping galactic threats.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Zogg, who knows what the duo are capable of when left to their own devices, to have his subordinates strip them of any weapons, gadgets, items, and devices they possibly have on them and leave them completely defenseless in the prison so that they can never have any means of retaliation or escape.\\
'''Instead:''' He has his guards deliver Ratchet's Omniwrench to him in the prison, cockily stating he'll "need it where he's going."\\
'''The Result:''' Clank is able to use the Omniwrench to escape from their cell and free Ratchet, who is trapped on the other side of a one-way door with prison guards trying to get to him. The duo are then able to escape from the prison entirely allowing them to continue to take on Zogg and eventually thwart his plans entirely.

* RonTheDeathEater: Qwark gets this treatment when discussing the comic due to him [[spoiler:going back on his endorsement of Artemis Zogg's presidency and instead running for galactic president himself, causing his StartOfDarkness.]] While this was undoubtedly a dick move that kickstarted the plot of the miniseries, and he is definitely guilty since he went through with it, fans tend to place the blame ''solely'' on his shoulders and act as if his only role in the story was to cause a mess that Ratchet, Clank, and company had to clean up. What the fans tend to overlook is the fact that it was [[spoiler:his former manager Cyrus that goaded him into running by playing into his ego, telling him about the publicity he'd generate by running himself and claiming Zogg was too old to be in charge.]] Before that, he was perfectly content with simply [[spoiler:endorsing Zogg for no payment as he believed he'd be an upstanding leader.]] He even apologizes and admits that he made a mistake in the final issue, something Qwark hadn't done before or since within the main continuity.

* {{Main/Misblamed}}: Qwark to a point, in relation to his involvement in starting the comic's main conflict. See RonTheDeathEater below.

* RonTheDeathEater: Qwark gets this treatment when discussing the comic due to him [[spoiler:going back on his endorsement of Artemis Zogg's presidency and instead running for galactic president himself, causing his StartOfDarkness.]] While this was undoubtedly a dick move that kickstarted the plot of the miniseries, and he is definitely guilty since he went through with it, fans tend to place the blame ''solely'' on his shoulders and act as if his only role in the story was to cause a mess that Ratchet, Clank, and company had to clean up. What the fans tend to overlook is the fact that it was [[spoiler:his former manager Cyrus that goaded him into running by playing into his ego, telling him about the publicity he'd generate by running himself and claiming Zogg was too old to be in charge.]] Before that, he was perfectly content with simply [[spoiler:endorsing Zogg for no payment as he believed he'd be an upstanding leader.]] He even apologizes and admits that he made a mistake in the final issue, something Qwark hadn't done before or since within the main continuity.

* {{Main/Misblamed}}: While Qwark [[spoiler:dropping his endorsement of Zogg's presidency to instead run for galactic president himself]] was undoubtedly a dick move that helped start the comic's main conflect, fans tend to place the blame solely on his shoulders. What they seem to forget, however, is that it was [[spoiler:his former-manager Cyrus who convinced him to run in the first place by playing into his ego.]] As seen in Issue 3, Qwark was perfectly content with [[spoiler:endorsing Artemis Zogg with seemingly nothing in it for himself before Cyrus showed up and starting talking up the publicity Qwark would generate as a "hero-turned-has-been-turned-spokesperson-turned-actor" devoting himself to public service while throwing Zogg under the bus in the process, which is what ended up changing the captain's mind.]] [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Qwark even apologizes]] in the final issue, admitting he didn't know what he was thinking and asking [[spoiler:Zogg]] to not make the universe pay for his mistake.

* {{Main/Misblamed}}: While Qwark [[spoiler:dropping his endorsement of Zogg's presidency to instead run for galactic president himself]] was undoubtedly a dick move that helped start the comic's main conflect, fans tend to place the blame solely on his shoulders. What they seem to forget, however, is that it was [[spoiler:his former-manager Cyrus who convinced him to run in the first place by playing into his ego.]] As seen in Issue 3, Qwark was perfectly content with [[spoiler:endorsing Artemis Zogg with seemingly nothing in it for himself before Cyrus showed up and starting talking up the publicity Qwark would generate as a "hero-turned-has-been-turned-spokesperson-turned-actor" devoting himself to public service while throwing Zogg under the bus in the process, which is what ended up changing the captain's mind.]]