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4 | ->"Behind me, the nine-foot tyrannosaurus rex... don't pretend you didn't notice him... That's Super Dinosaur. And he's my best friend." |
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6 | ''The Evil Max Maximus wants to get to Inner-Earth! He wants the dinosaurs that live there! He wants the powerful [=DynOre=] mineral that originates there! SUPER DINOSAUR and DEREK DYNAMO are the only ones who can stop him! The fate of the world rests on the shoulders of a ten year-old kid and his best friend, a nine-foot tall Tyrannosaurus Rex who loves to play video games.'' -- Official description |
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8 | ''Super Dinosaur'' marks writer Creator/RobertKirkman's first foray into family-friendly comic books. ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'' and ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' creator teams up with artist Jason Howard (having worked together previously on ''ComicBook/TheAstoundingWolfMan'') to deliver a colorful, fun, and very comic-bookey series. ''Super Dinosaur'' as a series realizes its status as a comic book and revels in it. The villains ham it up, one liners abound, and there is a ton of action. While this may sound uninspired Kirkman gives us a number of intriguing characters and plotlines. Sometimes dealing with heavy emotional issues. ''Super Dinosaur'' is often referred to as a Saturday morning cartoon in comic book form. |
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10 | In the conclusion of issue #23 Kirkman announced that SD '''is not''' cancelled and will return after a hiatus. In addition he teased that he is working on expanding the SD brand '''outside of comics''' which presumably means a series or movie. Indeed, the series received an AllCGICartoon AnimatedAdaptation produced by Spin Master Entertainment, Creator/AtomicCartoons and Skybound Entertainment, which debuted in Creator/{{Teletoon}} on September 8, 2018. Tropes applying to the animated series should go [[WesternAnimation/SuperDinosaur here]]. |
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14 | !!''Super Dinosaur'' contains examples of: |
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16 | * AbnormalAmmo: Energy bullets. |
17 | * AbsentMindedProfessor: Doctor Dynamo. [[spoiler:But it's only because Maximus did something to make him that way.]] |
18 | * AccidentalHug: Oola and The Exile. Embarrassment ensues. |
19 | * ActionDuo: SD and Derek are a dynamic action duo. |
20 | * AdultsAreUseless: Averted with the Kingston parents who maintain SD's harnesses and Dr. Dynamo who, despite his concentration problem, creates equipment for the team. |
21 | * AliensSpeakingEnglish: The Reptiloids (from [[spoiler:Inner Earth]]) and the Kalish (from the Moon) somehow speak English. |
22 | %%* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: In Maximus' First Arc |
23 | * AlliterativeFamily: |
24 | ** '''D'''erek '''D'''ynamo and his dad, '''D'''exter. |
25 | ** Sisters '''E'''rin and '''E'''rica. |
26 | * AlliterativeName: '''M'''ax '''M'''aximus. |
27 | * AppliedPhlebotinum: [=DynOre=], a powerful mineral discovered by Dr. Dynamo and Max Maximus.[[note]]Called "Maxinite" by the latter.[[/note]] |
28 | * ArtificialLimbs: Maximus has a cybernetic left arm due to his treatment to [[KickTheDog SD]] and [[TheDogBitesBack the T-rex biting back hard]]. SD's harness also qualifies. |
29 | * AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Mega Raptor is enormous. |
30 | * BadassBoast: Being a T-Rex, SD doesn't really need them, but Issue #17 gives us this when he's dealing with Bool. |
31 | -->''"If I really wanted to fight you--I'd '''WIN!'''"'' |
32 | %%* BaldOfEvil: Maximus again. |
33 | * {{BFG}}: The majority of SD's weaponry. The Dino Men use these sometimes also. |
34 | * {{BFS}}: Painkylosaurus uses one of these in #5. |
35 | * BrattyHalfPint: Derek has a tendency to go on about how very awesome things are. |
36 | * CasualDangerDialogue: Derek and SD all the time. |
37 | * CollapsedMidSpeech: Derek is trying to address the inhabitants of inner moon when the green slime he was hit with earlier goes to work and puts him unconscious. |
38 | * ColourCodedElements: SD's armors. The water one is blue, high-temp one is red-orange, jungle armor is green camo, etc. |
39 | * CoolGate: Used by SD and the team to get from place to place quickly. Called ''sky doors'' or ''floor doors'' |
40 | %%* CoolShades: Terrordactyl |
41 | %%* ChestInsignia: "SD" |
42 | %%* CombiningMecha: Used by Derek and SD in Issue 5. |
43 | * CurbStompBattle: Derek and SD's first encounter with Tyrannosaurus X. T-X starts the fight by ripping one of SD's robotic arms off as if it were made of tissue paper. He later breaks Derek's weapons and throws him off a building. All in all Tyrannosaurus X handed SD and Derek their first flat out defeat and it was a doozy. |
44 | * DeusExitMachina: Tricerachops (and The Exile) would probably have taken issue with Maximus' Project X so 'Chops is layed up for those four issues while The Exile is [[spoiler: overthrowing Squidious' base.]] |
45 | * DumbMuscle: Enforced with Maximus's Ultra Raptor; he made SD smaller and smarter, and since that didn't go so well, he made his new monster Bigger and Dumber, |
46 | * EnemyMine: Squidious aids Earthcore to get revenge on The Exile for stealing his base and henchmen. |
47 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The Exile and Oola definitely seem to be more than comrades in arms. |
48 | ** [[spoiler: Tricerachops]] and [[spoiler: Tyrannosaurus X]] have each other now too. |
49 | * EvilIsHammy: Most major villains, but Squidious takes the cake with lines like "You will feel my wrath!!!" or "What is the meaning of this?!?" regularly escaping from his squid mouth. |
50 | * FakeArmDisarm: SD damages his robotic arms in almost every fight he's involved in. There's also Maximus whose fake arm is confiscated when he's incarcerated. |
51 | * FantasticDietRequirement: The Kalish eat the turd of Earth animals, due to it containing nitrates, which they need to sustain themselves. |
52 | * FantasticGhetto: The Beneath, where reptiloid lowlifes and misfits end up. |
53 | * ForcedTransformation: Minimus is slowly becoming more dino than man due to problems in his creation. |
54 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: In the Origin special Derek jokes that [[spoiler: He and SD once fought aliens and [=UFOs=]. When asked if it really happened Derek said "Not '''yet'''". Fast forward 8 issues and The Exile is [[TheReveal revealed]] to be a Reptiloid and his species is planning to attack Earth. Be careful what you wish for Derek.]] |
55 | ** Subverted; [[spoiler: The Reptiloids are natives of Earth.]] Aliens show up immediately after this story arc, rather anti-climatically, as known residents (but not natives) of the Moon. |
56 | * GiantFootOfStomping: The T-Rex that aids the team in Inner Earth. |
57 | * GirlsHaveCooties: Derek believes Erin Kingston to have these in his self-made profile of her. |
58 | * GoodColorsEvilColors: The good guys wear white, red, and black. The bad guys wear black and greens. Oddly Tricerachops' colors align with the good guys. |
59 | * GoryDiscretionShot: Maximus's look of pain when his arm gets chomped off. |
60 | %%* GoshDangItToHeck: 'Crud' is used often. |
61 | %%* HalfHumanHybrid: The Dino Men. |
62 | * HenchmenRace: The Dino Men were created by Maximus to be his servants. Not AlwaysChaoticEvil. |
63 | * HollowWorld: The Earth is hollow in ''Super Dinosaur'' and houses a smaller one: Inner-Earth, which is inhabited by dinosaurs. [[spoiler:And the Reptiloids.]] |
64 | * HyperspaceArsenal: How SD has so many missiles and ammunition in his suit. Derek's gloves too. |
65 | * ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: Derek's Light Batons. |
66 | * InnocentAliens: The Kalish live in Earth's moon, but they landed there out of necessity and don't have any bad blood with humans. |
67 | * InsectoidAliens: The Sloon, one of the two Kalish races. The Krill look more crustacean than insectoid. |
68 | * InsistentTerminology: Elliot insists he be called by his [[IHaveManyNames codename of the week.]] |
69 | * InsufferableGenius: Derek, at times. |
70 | * InterspeciesFriendship: Derek and Super Dinosaur. |
71 | * {{Jetpack}}: Use by Rocket Shock, Battle Blast --er, [[IHaveManyNames Elliot]] |
72 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: Employed on Maximus to make him forget about Inner Earth, unfortunately he escapes before it is finished. |
73 | * LighterAndSofter: Compared to the BloodierAndGorier ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' and ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'', ''Super Dinosaur'' is kid-friendly. |
74 | * LostWorld: Inner Earth. A world where prehistoric animals and vegetation still live. |
75 | * {{Lunarians}}: The Kalish; aliens that inhabit the inside of Earth's moon. |
76 | * MacrossMissileMassacre: SD's trademark attack "Missile Madness." |
77 | * MarriedToTheJob: Oliver Manchester, Dr. Dynamo's jaded old friend, opted to dedicate his life to work instead of starting a family. |
78 | * MiniMecha: Derek and SD pilot a pair of these in issue 5. They then [[CombiningMecha combine]] into a full on HumongousMecha. |
79 | * MissingMom: Four issues without a mention, and then we find out she's been not only kidnapped by Maximus, but erased from Derek's and Dynamo's memories. |
80 | * MistakenForAliens: Earthcore understandably think they are looking at a space alien when they [[spoiler: unmask The Exile]]. In actuality he is from Inner Earth. |
81 | * MusclesAreMeaningless: The reason why Derek is able to do combat with Tricerachops. |
82 | * NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Said General Casey when Tyrannosaurus X was caught in a huge explosion that brought a building down on him. |
83 | * NonMammalMammaries: Tricerachops (human/dinosaur) has them, Slann (insectoid alien) has them, but oddly Oola (reptiloid) doesn't. |
84 | * OhCrap: Derek and SD seperately recite this at the end of issue 13. |
85 | * PageTurnSurprise: Used well throughout the series. For instance the reveal of The Exile's identity and a double OhCrap moment for Derek and SD. |
86 | * PreAssKickingOneLiner: All the protagonists spew these. |
87 | * PoweredArmor: Employed by SD obviously. |
88 | %%* PowerFist: Wheels can become one. |
89 | * PunnyName: Many of the villains are named by Derek. Let's see, Tricherachops and Breakeosaurus, just to name two. |
90 | ** Maximus uses the same punny names, referring to two minions as Painkylosaurus and Doometrodon, so it's possible he came up with them. |
91 | %%* PuppyLove: Derek and Erin. |
92 | * RelationshipReveal: The relationship between [[spoiler: Tricerachops]] and [[spoiler: Tyrannosaurus X]] comes out of '''nowhere''' because it's never hinted at and we don't see them interact until issue #20. |
93 | * ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Delivered by Maximus when he makes it into the Dynamo Dome. |
94 | * RescueArc: ''Escape From Inner Earth'' where SD, Erin, Erica, and Bat |
95 | * RuleOfCool: What the series revolves around. |
96 | * SaveTheVillain: In Inner Earth Derek has to save [[spoiler: The Exile]] if he wants any chance of getting out alive. |
97 | * ScheduleSlip: Since the end of the ''Escape From Inner Earth'' arc the schedule has been slipping increasingly. Presently it's a wait of two months or more for the new issue. The cause of the slippage is unclear. |
98 | * ShoutOut: In #1 SD has an issue of ''ComicBook/TheAstoundingWolfMan'' (Kirkman and Howard's first series) on the floor of his room. |
99 | * StarCrossedLovers: Bool and Slann. Two members of a species in the midst of a civil war. They leave their homes to be together and find a way to end the war. |
100 | * StockholmSyndrome: Notably averted by Derek. He learns about The Exile's situation and motives yet still wants nothing to do with him. |
101 | * StupidityInducingAttack: Dr. Dynamo was hit with one in the backstory. It didn't affect his IQ so much as his ability to use it. |
102 | * SupernaturalGoldEyes: The Dinos all have these. Sometimes they [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glow]]. |
103 | * TotallyRadical: Count how many times characters say 'Awesome' or 'Rad.' |
104 | * TransformingMecha: Derek's power armor/ motorcycle. |
105 | * TrojanHorse: A holo-droid made to look like [[spoiler: Julianna Dynamo]]. |
106 | * UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Its understandable that Erica is a little bored by all the scientific mumbo jumbo, but you'd think she would be a little more intrigued by a talking dinosaur. Who plays video games. |
107 | * VillainousRescue: Of the "I need you alive" variety by The Exile. |
108 | * WhamLine: Maximus in Issue 5: [[spoiler:''Were I in your shoes, I'd be worried about your wife.'']] |
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