Line #48 Fanfic/TheCalvinverse


1	The ''Calvinverse'' is an unofficial name for TheVerse of Creator/{{Swing 123}} and Creator/{{garfieldodie}}'s ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' {{Fan Fic}}s.[[note]]When asked if they had an official name, garfieldodie responded with a ShrugOfGod and that "we don't think of it like that" - though [[AscendedFanon he later referenced the name]] in the epilogue of "Black Rain".[[/note]]
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3	All of them share some common traits: a tendency to rely on aliens and monsters, a lot of {{Genre Savv\|y}}iness, LampshadeHanging, and general [[{{Troperiffic}} troperifficness]]. Oh, and a hefty dose of AdaptationExpansion and ScriptFic.
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5	The other main gimmick of the series is that they all pretend to be either an animated movie or a series on a children's network, and thus most MediumAwareness moments refer to those areas (though, confusingly, there are some references to fanfiction elements, such as chapters).
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7	''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'' is the main focus of the canon, running for five seasons (with [[ScheduleSlip increasingly sparse updates]]). However, after garfieldodie took over uploading duty from Swing, he announced that Season 5 is the last season of ''The Series'', but the verse will continue in a series of one-offs that will eventually bring everything to a close.
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9	After ''The Series'', garfieldodie proceeded to upload a rewritten version of ''Fanfic/CanYouImagineThat'', including a coherent timeline for the series, as well as the long-awaited rewritten version of ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesIILostAtSea''. ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesIIIDoubleTrouble'' and ''Fanfic/TroubleIsland'' have also been rewritten, with numerous in-between stories such as ''Fanfic/TheCollective'' building up towards a climactic final confrontation in the completed rewritten version of ''Fanfic/RetroChill''.
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13	[[folder:Official works in the series (in order of release):]]
14	[[index]]
15	* ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheMovie'' (posted by Swing, 2004 - 2005)
16	* ''Fanfic/CanYouImagineThat'' (posted by garfieldodie, 2004 - 2005)
17	* ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesIILostAtSea'' (posted by Swing, 2005)
18	* ''Fanfic/AttackOfTheTeacherCreature'' (posted by garfieldodie, 2005)
19	* ''Fanfic/TroubleIsland'' (posted by garfieldodie, 2005)
20	* ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesIIIDoubleTrouble'' (posted by Swing, 2005)
21	* ''Fanfic/RetroChill'' (a finale to the above two trilogies, and a collab; posted by garfieldodie, 2005 - 2006)
22	* ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'' (collab; posted by Swing, then garfieldodie starting with Season 5 Part 2, 2005 - 2013)
23	* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4731473/1/Christmas-with-Calvin-and-Hobbes Christmas with Calvin and Hobbes]]'' (posted by Swing, 2008)
24	* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6633809/1/Prelude-to-a-Season Prelude to a Season]]'' (posted by garfieldodie, 2011)
25	* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7492012/1/Wildlife-From-Beyond Wildlife From Beyond]]'' (posted by garfieldodie, 2011)
26	* ''Fanfic/TheCollective'' (posted by garfieldodie, 2014)
27	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10958104/1/ The Final Grade]]'' (posted by garfieldodie, 2015)
28	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11203217/1/Escape-to-Nowhere Escape to Nowhere]]'' (posted by garfieldodie, 2015)
29	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12246570/1/A-Brainstorm-Family-Thanksgiving A Brainstorm Family Thanksgiving]]'' (posted by garfieldodie, 2016)
30	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12212554/1/The-Luna-Syndicate The Luna Syndicate]]'' (collab; posted by garfieldodie, 2016)
31	[[/folder]]
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33	[[folder:Calvin and Hobbes fics by the same authors connected to the canon]]
34	* ''FanFic/WhichWayIsWhere?'' (Takes place sometime between ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesIIIDoubleTrouble'' and ''Fanfic/TroubleIsland''. [[{{Retcon}} Not canon to the rewritten Calvinverse]].)
35	* ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesGetXtreme'' (referenced in a scene from ''Fanfic/TroubleIsland'')
36	[[/index]]
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39	[[folder:Official timeline (with comments from garfieldodie)]]
40	* ''Can You Imagine That?'' – "Now set immediately after the final strip. I like to imagine this as an experimental TV movie the network was attempting before actually going ahead with a movie. Upon outstanding viewing figures for this, they commission..."
41	* ''Calvin and Hobbes: the Movie'' – First introducing the aliens.
42	* ''Calvin and Hobbes: the Series:'' '''Seasons 1 - 4''' – "The first season probably needs a rewrite. ''Attack of the Teacher Creature'' would be rewritten to take place during this season, re-purposed as a TV movie. All other seasons would proceed as they are."
43	* ''Christmas with Calvin and Hobbes''
44	* '''Season 5: Part 1'''
45	* ''Wildlife From Beyond'' – Takes place during Season 5
46	* '''Season 5: Part 2''' – ending ''the Series''
47	* ''Calvin and Hobbes II: Lost at Sea'' – rewritten
48	* ''The Luna Syndicate'' – complete
49	* ''The Collective'' – complete
50	* ''The Final Grade'' – complete
51	* ''Escape to Nowhere'' – complete
52	* ''Calvin and Hobbes III: Double Trouble'' – rewritten
53	* ''Trouble Island'' – rewritten
54	* ''Calvin and Hobbes IV: Retro Chill'' – rewritten
55	[[/folder]]
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57	There are also several {{recursive fanfic\|tion}}s using the same characters, though none have been addressed by the main two authors as canon. Among these is ''Fanfic/ThePezDispenserAndTheReignOfTerror''.
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59	!!This series is the {{Trope Namer\|s}} for:
60	* APlanetNamedZok
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62	!!Common tropes in the stories include:
63	* AdaptationExpansion: Several new characters are introduced.
64	* AliensSpeakingEnglish: ''Every'' alien speaks English.
65	%%* AnimatedAdaptation: Most of the stories are fake ones.
66	* AnimeHair: A ''very'' common trope throughout the characters in the series. It's often {{lampshade\|Hanging}}d as well.
67	%%* APlanetNamedZok: {{Trope Namer\|s}}.
68	* CanonDiscontinuity:
69	** The official timeline implies that the original versions of the rewritten versions are not canon.
70	** At the end of the ''Retro Chill'' rewrite, garfieldodie confirmed that ''Which Way is Where?'' is no longer canon.
71	%%* DeadpanSnarker: Most of the characters.
72	%%* EnergyWeapon: A number of gadgets in the series have these.
73	* {{Fainting}}: Quite a lot of people faint in shock in these stories.
74	* {{Foreshadowing}}: "[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6633809/1/Prelude-to-a-Season Prelude to a Season]]" is entirely made to drop hints for an upcoming storyline for the (now officially canceled) Season 6 of ''The Series''. Nonetheless, later Season 5 stories seem to follow up on it.
75	* MediumAwareness: An odd case -- since it's a ScriptFic, all the Medium Awareness moments are movie and TV show-related. It even has [[MediumAwareness/TheCalvinverse its own page!]]
76	%%* MonsterMash: ''The Luna Syndicate''. Lampshaded by Socrates.
77	%%* PostModernism: A fair amount of it.
78	%%* RayGun: A common weapon.
79	%%* RoguesGallery
80	%%* RougeAnglesOfSatin: Common in Swing's writings -- less so garfieldodie's, but there are a few misspellings here and there.%%Meaning?
81	* {{Troperiffic}}: Oh yes. If there's a science fiction or action-related trope out there, chances are the verse will have used it.
82	%%* TheVerse
83	%%* WhamEpisode: ''Fanfic/TheCollective''
84	%%* WorldOfWeirdness
85	* YourMom: Calvin is rather fond of these types of jokes. Using examples from ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' is also common.

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