Line #72 Creator/AndrewHussie


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2	[[caption-width-right:180:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksdhHUGeDAA LIKE A HUSS]]]]
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4	->''"What's weirder? Bug aliens having boobs or bug aliens having their own Creator/WillSmith? This is the kind of question serious writers of science fiction ask themselves all the time."''
5	-->-- '''Hussie''' via his former Formspring
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7	Andrew Hussie is a {{webcomic}} artist best known for ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'', who rose to particular fame with his largest project ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''.
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9	Before he created ''MSPA'' around 2006, he spent several years trying his hand at a fairly diverse array of webcomic endeavors and wrote a small number of graphic novels (only one was actually published). Other old endeavors of his include ironic reviews of muscular horse pornography (no longer available), and WebVideo/JandrewEdits, [[https://www.youtube.com/user/gazorra a]] [[https://www.youtube.com/user/andrewhussie series]] [[https://www.youtube.com/user/JawsNerdEdit of]] humourous edits of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' in collaboration with Jan Van Den Hemel. He was also involved in writing a HighSchoolAU DatingSim for [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]] characters. [[VideoGame/NamcoHigh Seriously.]]
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11	It's abundantly clear that Hussie is a man who [[GenreSavvy knows his tropes]] really, ''really'' well. Practically everything he does (but especially ''MSPA'') [[PlayingWithATrope plays with]], [[SubvertedTrope subverts]], [[DoubleSubversion double-subverts]], [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructs]], [[ExaggeratedTrope exaggerates]], [[LampshadeHanging hangs lampshades on]], and otherwise works the hell out of the conventions of multiple genres at the same time. Also, if Website/ThisVeryWiki is anything to go by, he's very, ''very'' quotable.
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13	He maintains [[http://twitter.com/andrewhussie a Twitter account]]. He previously maintained two Formspring accounts and a [[http://mspandrew.tumblr.com/ Tumblr blog]]. His Formspring accounts, old deleted Tumblr posts, Q&A's and Blogspot, as well as his older works are archived both [[https://homestuck.net/official/ here]] and [[https://wheals.github.io here.]]
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15	!!Works by Hussie:
16	[[index]]
17	* Team Special Olympics Webcomics:
18	** ''Humanimals''
19	** ''Inappropriate Time For Ham''
20	** ''Zoosmell''
21	** ''Scribblettes''
22	** ''3 Cheers for Steak!''
23	** ''A Steep Price for Pie''
24	** ''Riddler's Gammon''
25	** ''What A Scoop!''
26	* ''[[Webcomic/AndItDontStop And It Don't Stop]]''
27	* ''Webcomic/NeonIceCreamHeadache''
28	* ''WebVideo/JandrewEdits'' (in collaboration with Jan Van Den Hemel)
29	* ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'':
30	** ''Webcomic/{{Jailbreak}}'' (2006)
31	** ''Webcomic/BardQuest'' (2007)
32	** ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'' (2008–2009)
33	** ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'' (2009–2016)
34	*** ''Webcomic/ParadoxSpace'' (2014–2016): Wrote "You Have A Feeling It's Going To Be A Long Day", "Quality Time", "The Inaugural Death of Mister Seven", and "Vrisky Business"
35	*** ''Literature/TheHomestuckEpilogues'' (2019)
36	*** ''Webcomic/HomestuckBeyondCanon'' (2019–)
37	* ''Webcomic/SweetBroAndHellaJeff'' (2009)
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39	'''Published books:'''
40	* ''ComicBook/{{Whistles}}'' (2005–2007) (out of print; available online)
41	* ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'' (five volumes total)
42	* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' (six volumes, covering Acts 1-5, Part 2)
43	* ''Literature/TheHomestuckEpilogues''
44	* ''Webcomic/SweetBroAndHellaJeff''
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46	'''Video Games:'''
47	* ''VideoGame/NamcoHigh'' (Winter 2013)
48	* ''VideoGame/{{Hiveswap}}'' (2017–)
49	** ''VisualNovel/HiveswapFriendsim'' (2018)
50	** ''VisualNovel/{{Pesterquest}}'' (2019)
51	* ''VisualNovel/{{Psycholonials}}'' (2021)
52	[[/index]]
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54	!!Tropes related to Hussie's works:
55	* AIIsACrapshoot: How Data is portrayed in his ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' edits.
56	** He has a habit of painting random muscle porn, especially if it's horse-related. In the edit "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk7eyqY4bbQ it's not lupus]]", the crew witnesses Data shamelessly painting one of these, declare him irreparable, throw him out the airlock, and blow him up with a proton torpedo.
57	** In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7jbP1_H9sA PicArt]]", after looking at Picard's painting of a horse playing a saxophone, Data proceeds to kill everyone on board the Enterprise-D by disabling the life support systems, throw the painting out of the airlock, and blow it up with a proton torpedo.
58	* AnimalMotifs: Horses. Something of an odd example, however, as Hussie has claimed that he mostly just finds them to be inherently funny, rather than having an actual affinity for them.
59	* ArtEvolution: ''Aversion''. Hussie's actual skill level is unknown but is far above the work that he usually does. His writing and skill with Flash however, ''have'' improved.
60	** The art of ''[[http://www.amazon.com/Starlight-Calliope-Whistles-Book/dp/159362073X Whistles]]'' and ''[[http://www.andrewhussie.com/comic.php?sec=archive&auth=Andrew&cid=aids/00000.jpg And It Don't Stop]]'' really display how far beneath his skill level ''[=MSPA=]'' is.
61	** One need only look at the cover art for ''Homestuck'''s [[http://mspaintadventures.com/scraps2/HS2cover.jpg second volume]] and compare it to the [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002333 actual panel]] it's a representation of to see an immediate difference.
62	* BestialityIsDepraved: Of the alien variant between {{Series/Alf}} and Willie Tanner in his ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZERfeh7n4Q Mister Meatloaf]]'' edit.
63	%%* BetterThanABareBulb
64	* BigBrotherIsWatching: A running gag in his ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' edits is that Picard would monitor every event in multiple angles on his screen from his quarters with a look of satisfaction on his face.
65	* CreatorThumbprint: Glasses, especially [[CoolShades shades]], all manner of treatments of hiphop/rap and its surrounding culture, clowns, heavy video game influences, and always a dash of CrazyIsCool.
66	* DadaComics: A very sizable portion of his earlier work is like this, as well as ''Webcomic/SweetBroAndHellaJeff''. Shades of this still crop up in ''MSPA'' every so often.
67	* DarkerAndEdgier: His body of work got much darker and more dramatic over time. His early comics and the first three MS Paint Adventures are all fairly light-hearted and gag-based, while ''Homestuck'' starts out somewhat more seriously and only gets more dramatic and cynical as the story progresses. ''Psycholonials'' is even darker, with deeply flawed protagonists and only a few comedic moments to balance out the darkness.
68	* GeneralFailure: Picard in the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtmbzJNPsaQ flauting danger]]" edit, who focuses on playing his flute very badly while the Enterprise is being torn apart.
69	* GenreBusting: Individual genres (or mediums, for that matter!) mean little to Hussie; most of his work shows something of a genre blend, best exemplified in ''Homestuck''.
70	* ManipulativeEditing: Despite being the writer of the scenarios, his old movie and tv edits have... ''interesting'' stories.
71	* MixAndMatchCritters: The Humanimals. Very much PlayedForLaughs.
72	* MundaneUtility: A recurring gag in ''Humanimals'', where any given character's unique physiology is utilised to, say, refill the printer at the office.
73	* MythologyGag: At this point, a sizable sample of his older work has been referenced in ''Homestuck''. Yes, even the horse porn reviews (hint: pay attention to Equius's taste in art).
74	* [[ElephantInTheLivingRoom Naked Q In The Living Room]]: In his ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0XdRxSHVKg The NaQed Now]]'' edit.
75	* OneManArmy
76	* ScrewYourself: Done to William T. Riker and his clone in his ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck-VIA1GUCY beard on beard]]'' edit.
77	* SeenItAll: The premise of his ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGvYIZppmQc Uneventful Day]]'' edit of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.
78	* SelfDeprecation: Surprisingly frequent on his part, both in his work and otherwise. It provides an interesting contrast to how he's much more well known for [[SmallNameBigEgo going the other way]].
79	* SmallNameBigEgo: Jokingly portrays himself as this often through AuthorAvatar.
80	* StylisticSuck: A specialty of his, usually explored through art but occasionally through writing. He has said that his goal is to replicate the UnintentionalUncannyValley which the works of inexperienced artists who are just on the very edge of actually being good naturally occupy. [[invoked]]
81	** The ''Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff'' book takes this to an art form. The fancy, gold foil stamped hardcover has a random hole in the glossy finish resembling a coffee cup stain, with letters made out in the same way next to it spelling out "woopps".
82	* TheWalrusWasPaul: Occasionally.
83	* {{Troll}}: After exploring Picard's painting a collage of the scenes from ''Film/StarTrekGenerations'' in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iTsLZFaYIw a frank evaluation]]", Data proceeds to sloppily paint horse porn over it, much to the chagrin of a crying Picard. Data could barely hold his laughter after leaving the room.
84	* WorstNewsJudgmentEver: The primary point of ''What A Scoop!''.
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86	!! Pages headlined with a [=HussQuote=][[TradeSnark ™]]:
87	* AffectionateParody
88	* Creator/AndrewHussie
89	* BadBedroomBadLife (''Psycholonials'')
90	* ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction
91	* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''
92	* ''Webcomic/{{Jailbreak}}''
93	* ManHug (''Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff'')
94	* MarathonBoss (''Problem Sleuth'')
95	* MidairMotionShot (from a ''Homestuck'' character's [[CharacterBlog blog]])
96	* ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures''
97	* LaughingAtYourOwnJokes
98	* ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth''
99	* ShippingGoggles [[invoked]]
100	* ShipSinking
101	* ShouldntWeBeInSchoolRightNow
102	* Administrivia/SquarePegRoundTrope
103	* WhamLine
104	* ''Homestuck''
105	** AlternateSelf
106	** ArchivePanic [[invoked]]
107	** AshesToCrashes
108	** GISSyndrome
109	** BirthdayBeginning
110	** MeaningfulReleaseDate
111	** NoBiologicalSex
112	** NoWaterproofingInTheFuture
113	** OfficialCouple
114	** ThePrankster
115	* ''Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff''
116	** BigGame
117	** HelicopterBlender
118	** StaircaseTumble
119	* YouWakeUpInARoom (''Jailbreak'')
120	* SuperSentaiStance (''Problem Sleuth'')

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