Line #79 ComicBook/MiniMarvels


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3	''Mini Marvels'' (Earth-99062) is a SelfParody of the Franchise/MarvelUniverse created by Chris Giarrusso, a universe that deliberately pokes fun at the CrapsackWorld aspect of the latter. ''Much'' fun.
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5	How much? Well, it comes off as a FunPersonified ''universe'' [[LighterAndSofter compared to the mainstream M.U.]]. The kicker is, all the superheroes are ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''-esque kids, SecretIdentity is ''not a problem whatsoever'', and most surprisingly, TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin.
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7	The only (notable) adults are Creator/StanLee, Jarvis, Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin, Aunt May, ComicBook/NickFury and [[DaEditor J. Jonah Jameson.]]
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9	In particular, their versions of most {{Crisis Crossover}}s always end up as [[SelfParody self-parodies]], like ''Civil Wards'', which pokes fun at the un-needed ConflictBall present in the ''ComicBook/{{Civil War\|2006}}''.
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11	There are many other memorable moments, such as when Harry Osborn ''saves'' [[ILetGwenStacyDie Gwen Stacy]], thus making this incarnation of the character one of the few ones still alive.[[note]]She lives on in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'', ''ComicBook/SpiderManLovesMaryJane'', and ''ComicBook/SpiderGwen''[[/note]]
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13	This series and its setting started as a series of strips by Giarrusso, called ''"Bullpen Bits"'', relying more heavily on the ''Peanuts'' aspect, but when it evolved into ''Mini Marvels'', the series' source of inspiration was ultimately dropped.
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15	Similar to DC series ''ComicBook/TinyTitans''.
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18	!!''Mini Marvels'' provides examples of the following tropes:
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20	* ActorAllusion: Professor X wearing a shirt resembling that of [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Picard's uniform]], while a brief cameo of Toad had him with [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Maul's head]].
21	* BadassAdorable: ''Everyone.''
22	-->'''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}:''' ''[[FelonyMisdemeanor WHO ATE ALL MY]] '''[[SeriousBusiness CEREAL?!?]]'''''
23	* BetterThanABareBulb: It might just be the most tongue-in-cheek version of the Marvel Universe ever.
24	* ButtMonkey: Hawkeye
25	* BystanderSyndrome
26	** This is referenced/invoked as a TakeThat towards the involvement of people outside the Illuminati in ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk''.
27	--->'''ComicBook/IronMan:''' C'mon! You heard him -- he's threatened the whole city!\
28	'''ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}:''' Only if ''you three'' don't show up!\
29	'''Wolverine:''' [[LampshadeHanging For anybody else involved in this, they'd have to be completely insane!]]\
30	(''{{beat panel}}'')\
31	'''ComicBook/IronMan:''' Sentry, can you do us a favor?
32	** At the end of the ''ComicBook/PlanetHulk'' parody, all of the Illuminati are freaking out over the Hulk approaching Earth... except Namor, who's in his best "don't give a crap" pose saying "I live underwater".
33	* CanonForeigner: Elephant Steve and Blue Hulk.
34	* CrapsackWorld: Played with. Yes, the shades of the defining trait of the original Marvel Universe are still there... except ''nobody makes a big deal out of it.''
35	* CrisisCrossover: The way [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/CrisisCrossover_6474.JPG they sum it up in only two panels]] provides the current page image for the trope.
36	* DeadpanSnarker: ComicBook/SpiderMan is just like his mainstream counterpart. Just read this exchange.
37	-->'''[[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]]:''' (in [[ComicBook/WorldWarHulk his video message]]): ComicBook/IronMan, [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Mr. Fantastic]], and [[ComicBook/DoctorStrange Dr. Strange]]... you have twenty-four hours to face me, or I'll flatten [[BigApplesauce New York City]]. [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness To clarify, our battle will consist of me physically beating you into submission]], so abandon any notion that your facility with [[ItMakesSenseInContext haiku]] will be of any advantage. Last, but not least, I will smash anybody else who tries to get in my way.\
38	'''Spider-Man:''' I'm inclined to stay out of his way.
39	* EyeScream: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mmv2_11_6573.jpg Implied.]]
40	* FollowTheLeader: InUniverse. During the Black Suit Spider-Man story, ComicBook/{{Nova}} copied Spider-Man's new dark suit and violent attitude almost immediately, and Hawkeye also tried a new costume thinking it would draw gals.
41	* GirlsHaveCooties: [[TouchOfDeath "ROGUE]] [[LighterAndSofter HAS COOTIES!"]]
42	* GladIThoughtOfIt: Summed up in [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/GladIThoughtOfIt_836.JPG a single panel.]]
43	* HandWave: Parodied. Creator/JoeQuesada's [[ComicBook/OneMomentInTime (initial)]] explanation for ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' [[AWizardDidIt ("It's magic! We don't have to explain it")]] was just ''begging'' people to snark the hell out of it, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ttcb_smaller_8534.JPG and so Giarrusso did.]]
44	* HelpMistakenForAttack: In one comic, Wolverine frees a bear cub from a trap, but its mother thinks he was trying to harm it and attacks him. Lampshaded by Wolvy:
45	--->But you were cryin' pretty loud, so I better get outta here 'fore yer mom shows up and thinks I was hurtin' ya, instead of helpin' ya.
46	* HomageShot: Plenty. As a simple example, just compare [[http://www.emmafrostfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/secret_invasion_08_last_page.jpg the two-page spread]] at the end of ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion'' (which started the ''ComicBook/DarkReign'') with [[http://i42.tinypic.com/etgqqs.jpg Giarrusso's take on it.]]
47	* InsistentTerminology: Somewhat because it's not touched upon, but since he's not a man here (he's still a boy), everyone calls him "Spidey" in lieu of "Spider-Man". And we do mean everyone.
48	* {{Jerkass}}: This verse's ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} has shades of this.
49	-->'''Hawkeye:''' [[ThrowTheDogABone I remember you!]]\
50	'''Sentry:''' Really?!\
51	'''Hawkeye:''' [[YankTheDogsChain No.]]
52	* MilkingTheGiantCow: Played straight by ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} when he rants about [[MythologyGag the past he can't remember.]] [[spoiler:Turns out he was using this as an excuse because he didn't do his homework.]]
53	* MythologyGag: ''All over the place.''
54	* ProperTightsWithASkirt: Quite probably, the fact that every one of the superheroines wear skirts with their uniforms (otherwise identical to their adult counterparts) falls under this.
55	%%* PunnyName: [[ComicBook/XMen Charles Xavier]]'s name turns out to be this [[FridgeBrilliance when you realise that]], even after dropping the ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' aspect of the series, he still looks like Charlie Brown. Also counts as both a StealthPun and a VisualPun.
56	* RefugeeFromTVLand: Doctor Doom's Mini Marvels-verse self is the current page image for that trope.
57	* SecretIdentity: As stated above, averted. It's worth mentioning here that the whole deal is made funnier because J.J. Jameson interacts with Peter Parker while the latter is in full Spider-Man uniform. It gets funny when you see, in one story, that he has the usual "threat or menace" view on Spider-Man. Same goes with Aunt May: she warns Peter to look out for "that terrible Spider-Man", apparently ignoring the fact that her nephew ''is'' Spider-Man:
58	-->'''Spidey:''' (''after a beat'') Aunt May, have you been taking your medication?
59	* SelfParody: Where to ''begin''... there are parodies of ''ComicBook/{{Civil War\|2006}}'' ("Civil Wards"), ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk'', the Symbiote's origin[[note]]It comes from newspaper print ink, who would've thought?[[/note]]... and the list goes on and on...
60	* SparedByTheAdaptation: Gwen Stacy. ''[[ILetGwenStacyDie That]]'' Gwen Stacy.
61	* TakeThat: Many pot-shots at Marvel themselves.
62	** This universe's Sentry, in particular, gets a nasty one from none other than the Mini Marvels-verse ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}:
63	--->'''Sentry:''' Why doesn't anyone remember me? I'm the Sentry, [[GoshDangItToHeck darnit!]] [[SkywardScream The Sentry!]]\
64	'''Deadpool:''' Listen, [[ButForMeItWasTuesday I can't remember every guy I beat up]].
65	** And his interaction with Wolverine, with shades of OnceDoneNeverForgotten for the latter:
66	--->'''Sentry:''' Wolverine! You remember me, don't you?\
67	'''Wolverine:''' You from Project Weapon X?\
68	'''Sentry:''' No, I...\
69	'''Wolverine:''' Shut up.
70	** A seires of strips featured ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} wearing his costume from ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersUnitedTheyStand'' and getting mocked for it.
71	* VomitIndiscretionShot: Surprisingly, a "nasty" trope shows up in an All-Ages comic, but only in one panel. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/VomitIndiscretionShot_7666.JPG Poor Hawkeye.]]
72	* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: During ComicBook/PowerPack's fight with Sandman:
73	-->'''Zero G:''' Powa Pack, Attack! (''saves Spidey from Sandman's grip'')\
74	'''Lightspeed:''' Take dat! (''punches Sandman in the face'')\
75	'''Energizer:''' Sandman go boom! (''shoots energy beams at Sandman'')\
76	'''Mass Master:''' I'm a cloud! (''floats around in the background'')
77	* WorldOfJerkass: Somehow even more blatantly than the normal Marvel universe, but softened by the fact it's PlayedForLaughs 100% of the time.

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