Line #43 ComicBook/SuperDinosaur


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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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