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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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