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3	An [[OELManga original English-language manga]] by Wes Abbott and published by Creator/{{Tokyopop}}, ''Dogby Walks Alone'' tells the story of Dogby, TheVoiceless mascot of Happyplace, a Disney-esque theme park. One crowded day, all hell breaks loose when many of the park's mascots organize an armed assault stealing a week's worth of ticket money, as well as the murder of Princess, Dogby's former lover. With the help of Snack Girl, he has to solve both crimes, with many a ShoutOut along the way.
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5	The second volume has Dogby heading to Alaska, having left Happyplace at the end of the first volume, having to rescue a small town from a Russian criminal regime, calling in the help of Squad B, a group of PeopleInRubberSuits who do mercenary work on the side. Also, he fights a Kodiak bear.
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7	A third volume was planned, but then Tokyopop shut down.
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10	!!This manga provides examples of::
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12	* ATeamFiring: Mocked with Squad-B. As a troupe of stunt actors, all their guns are just movie props. The real threat they pose to Shelikof's gang is their rowdiness is a magnet for the real authorities.
13	%%* TheBaroness: Contessa
14	%%* BearsAreBadNews
15	%%* TheChewToy: Katty Kit
16	%%* CorruptCorporateExecutive (Roy Happy)
17	* DefeatMeansFriendship: In Volume 2, the Kodiak Bear shows up in the final battle and mauls a Russian soldier when Dogby gives the okay.
18	%%* DisappearedDad
19	* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Most of Volume 1's cast such as Snack Girl, Princess, Duchess, Head of Park Security, New Shift Supervisor, etc.
20	* {{Expy}}: Squad B is essentially Series/TheATeam in rubber suits.
21	%%* FilmNoir
22	%%* GoldDigger: Princess
23	* GoofySuit: Dogby is probably the second-most badass character to ever wear one of these (the first being Tommy Lee Jones in ''Film/USMarshals'').
24	* {{Homage}}: Let's see, ''Franchise/StarWars'', ''VideoGame/MetalGear'', ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'', ''Film/{{Chinatown}}'', ''Franchise/GIJoe'', ''Film/TheBluesBrothers'', ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' and ''Series/TwinPeaks'' in the first volume alone.
25	%%* {{Jerkass}}: Katty Kit
26	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Michael is essentially Music/MichaelJackson in an iron mask.
27	* ScarfOfAsskicking: Dogby wears one in part of the second volume.
28	* ShoutOut: Quite a few, especially to ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' and ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series - the author is a fan and a regular at the snk-capcom.com forums.
29	%%* SouvenirLand
30	* TheFaceless: Dogby. When he is unmasked, his face is always kept in shadow or obscured some other way.
31	%%* TheVoiceless: Dogby
32	%%* WalkingTheEarth
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