Line #15 ComicStrip/InkPen


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3	Created by Phil Dunlap in 2005 before closing up shop in 2012, though WordOfGod stays it will continue in some form. Ink Pen is a Newspaper Comic about a temp agency for AnimatedActors.
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5	The strip is quite savvy, often poking fun at cliches and tropes found in cartoons and comic books as well as broad culture itself.
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7	The Characters include:
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9	* Fritz and Bixby: A dog and a rat who function as the heads of Ink Pen to employ the various cartoon characters. The two have an OddCouple relationship. Fritz being a workaholic obsessive compulsive neat freak. He's also a former child actor. Bixby on the other hand is rude, lazy and spends a lot of time sitting in the trash can.
10	* Hamhock: A pig who'll sell out to anyone to become famous.
11	* Ralston Rabbit: [[OnlySaneMan His high moral values]] often clash with the children's food products he is hired to endorse.
12	* [[TheGoodCaptain Captain Victorious]]: A [[LanternJawOfJustice squared jawed]] lazy, [[DumbMuscle dit-witted]] JerkJock FlyingBrick superhero. Frequently annoyed by his RecklessSidekick Scrappy Lad.
13	* Tyr: Norse God of War who likes to throw his weight around.
14	* [[PunnyName Jenn Erica]]: The [[TheGenericGuy All -Purpose Female Character]].
15	* Moxie Gumpton: A StreetUrchin youth raised in a cannery. Feisty and Tough. She has to be in order to avoid Scrappy Lad's unwanted affections. A hard edged parody of ''ComicStrip/LittleOrphanAnnie''.
16	* Dynaman: A more [[TheHero traditional type of superhero]] and frequent foil for Captain Victorious. Spends lots of time working on his hair.
17	* Ms. Amazement: Bosomy Superheroine with a similar origin to Franchise/WonderWoman. Uses her super strength fight crime and frequently has conversations about comic book tropes with Captain Victorious or Dynaman.
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20	!!Tropes Include:
21	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Scrappy Lad spends a week trying go bad to win over Moxie. He and Hammock [[http://www.gocomics.com/inkpen/2008/06/26 discuss the trope.]]
22	* ComesGreatResponsibility: [[http://www.gocomics.com/inkpen/2008/04/22 Well sort of...]]
23	* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Some are nude, some are half dressed, while others are dressed up head to toe.
24	* IdiotHero: Captain Victorious.
25	* InvincibleHero: Captain Victorious doesn't lose, hence the name. When Ralston Rabbit challenges him to a game of chess to see what happens if he does lose, he still wins. Somehow.
26	* LawyerFriendlyCameo: Characters will frequently have conversations with a famous cartoon or comic character who are just out of frame.
27	* LoveTriangle: Between Moxie, Ralston and Scrappy Lad. Except that Ralston doesn't like Moxie and she doesn't like Scrappy Lad.
28	* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: MadScientist "Mr. Negato" admits he was [[http://www.gocomics.com/inkpen/2008/07/15 denied his degree.]]
29	* MultipleChoicePast: [[http://www.gocomics.com/inkpen/2009/08/30/ Lampshaded by Ms. Amazement.]]
30	* PlutoIsExpendable: [[http://www.gocomics.com/inkpen/2009/12/17/ Referenced here]]
31	* PrimaryColorChampion: Captain Victorious wears red and blue.
32	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Moxie Gumpton
33	* ShownTheirWork: Phil Dunlap did his research on Norse Mythology for Tyr
34	* ShoutOut: Plenty of comic book references. Also, he local hangout is called "[[{{ComicStrip/Peanuts}} McSparky's]] Saloon".
35	* StrongFamilyResemblance: [[http://www.gocomics.com/inkpen/2007/05/13/ Happy Mother's Day]]
36	* UnderwearOfPower: Captain Victorious and Scrappy Lad wear black swimming trunks as part of their costumes.

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