| 1 | Webcomics are primarily a self published medium, which means there's no editors or publishers to get in the way of an old-fashioned personal vendetta. |
| 2 | |
| 3 | !!Web comics with their own pages |
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| 5 | [[quoteright:274:[[Webcomic/MenageA3 https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/untitled_4_7.png]]]] |
| 6 | |
| 7 | [[index]] |
| 8 | * ''TakeThat/CycleOfLuv'' |
| 9 | * ''TakeThat/IToons'' |
| 10 | * ''TakeThat/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield'' |
| 11 | [[/index]] |
| 12 | ---- |
| 13 | * After doing a series of ''Franchise/StarWars'' parodies, ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'' did [[http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/494.html this strip]]. |
| 14 | ** "Oh, and by the way, '[[http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/1458.html xkcq]]' is worth 8 more points than 'Webcomic/{{xkcd}}' in Scrabble, or a whopping 30 more if both are played optimally on a triple word score. Nyahhh." |
| 15 | * Antimony from ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' has been compared a few times to [[Literature/HarryPotter that other orphan with strange powers who attends a strange boarding school]]. Tom Siddell is too much of a gentleman to make fun of another author, so guest comic author [[http://www.afterstrife.com/ Ali Graham]] [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=297 did it for him.]] |
| 16 | ** Tom Siddell reserves his [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] for ''the Internet''. See [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=396 this page]] and the explanatory note below. |
| 17 | ** [[http://images.wikia.com/gunnerkrigg/images//9/9d/437alt.jpg This]] alternative strip is a TakeThat at people who complained that the flashback wasn't made obvious enough. |
| 18 | * ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': |
| 19 | ** The webcomic [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0344.html once poked fun]] at ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'', for that ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' setting's magical trains. It should come as no surprise, as the author's own proposed setting won second place in Creator/WizardsOfTheCoast's setting contest -- which Eberron won. Rich Burlew and Keith Baker seem to have what could be described as a [[http://www.bossythecow.com/genconphoto5.htm friendly rivalry]], so this is probably more of a ShoutOut, especially considering that Baker himself got a cameo in the second prequel book, ''[[Recap/TheOrderOfTheStickStartOfDarkness Start of Darkness]]''. |
| 20 | ** The swipes at Harry Potter taken in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0253.html "Larry Gardener and the Angry Half-Orc"]], on the other hand, are somewhat less friendly. In his commentary in the compilation book, he took a parting shot at the people who sent him hate mail over it: "...hey! Harry Potter fans who can't take a joke! I have a spell for you: ''[[CanisLatinicus developus sensus humorous]]!''" In that same commentary, Burlew wrote that he likes the ''Harry Potter'' movies, and he makes fun of stuff he likes -- see ''D&D'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. |
| 21 | ** And as for [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0258.html Céline Dion]], well, suffice to say EvenEvilHasStandards. |
| 22 | ** [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0539.html "Well There is That 'Saint' Prestige Class"]] has an averted Take That at Fox News. As in, [[VisualPun news provided by a (non-anthropomorphic) fox.]] |
| 23 | ** The few digs taken at VideoGames in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0619.html "Wow, That's a Spicy Meatball!"]] are more or less neutral on the nasty-humorous axis. Though the Bistro is named "[[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Blizzari's]] Ristorante". |
| 24 | ** Much of [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0560.html "Meanwhile, His Teammate Was in Rhodes"]] and the first panel of [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0561.html "Pop Idolatry"]] reference ''Series/{{Lost}}''. The second is where it shifts from gentle poke to Take That. |
| 25 | ** A quick swipe at ''Magic of Incarnum'' [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0546.html here]], when Redcloak is trying every scrying method he can think of, and rates an 18th-level Incarnum user beneath fortune cookies and a Magic 8-Ball. |
| 26 | * ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' took a swipe at ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel'' with the side character L.H. Franzibald, a self-obsessed litigious pseudo-intellectual who writes books based on ideas plagiarised from Tycho. He talks in a slimy, [[WallsOfText needlessly wordy manner]], often explaining the joke of a strip in the last panel, or indulging in acts of pointless violence -- once, a comic with him in even imitated the [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/05/24.jpg four-panel format]] of ''CAD''. He wears a large pair of B-shaped sunglasses and his mouth is always only slightly open to give him the distinctive B^U look. To ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'''s credit, it's used as self-deprecating humour, too -- according to the lore, the accusations of plagiarism are very tenuous, and Tycho's resentment of Franzibald is repeatedly shown to be pointless since [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/04/11 Franzibald is still very successful]]. |
| 27 | ** ''Webcomic/VGCats'' also took a shot at ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel'' for [[http://vgcats.com/cadaprilfools/ April Fool's Day 2008]]. |
| 28 | ** Jeffrey Rowland gave Buckley a kick in the pants with [[http://overcompensating.com/posts/20080804.html this]] ''Webcomic/{{Overcompensating}}'' comic. |
| 29 | ** In fact a lot of people have, and for the sake of not turning this article into one, long [=CAD=] rant, we won't be posting any more. |
| 30 | ** Not to mention the MemeticMutation that sprung up in the wake of his miscarriage storyline of people and other webcomic artists inserting the last panel where appropriate for maximum funnies. That was a small industry of {{Take That}}s. |
| 31 | ** Several ''Penny Arcade'' strips make Take Thats at bad video games. One of the recurring Take Thats in earlier strips were directed towards John Romero, creator of the widely-panned ''VideoGame/{{Daikatana}}''. Earlier strips also made fun of the [=PS2=]'s launch (one E3-related strip even showed Gabe urinating on [=PS2=] equipment), but around the 2001 mark, they started to be more kind toward the console. |
| 32 | ** Perhaps Penny Arcade's most famous TakeThat was aimed at Jack Thompson, who offered $10,000 donated to charity if anyone who would follow his specifications for an over-the-top violent video game targeting the video game industry itself. [[VideoGame/ImOK Someone did.]] Thompson reneged on his offer and Penny Arcade stepped up to the plate, donating the $10,000 to the ''Entertainment Software Association Foundation'' charity in Thompson's name. Was accompanied by a short blog post: |
| 33 | --> You know what, Jack? We’re going to be the men you’re not. You said that your insulting, illusory ten thousand dollars would go to the charity of Paul Eibeler‘s choice. We’ve got a good guess that he’d direct your nonexistant largesse toward The Entertainment Software Association Foundation, a body that has raised over six point seven million dollars over the last eight years. We’ve just made the donation you never would, and never meant to. Ten thousand dollars’ worth. And we made it in your name. |
| 34 | * A lot of ''Webcomic/UserFriendly'' involves attacks on Microsoft. |
| 35 | * [[http://www.adventurers-comic.com/d/0030.html This]] ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}!'' strip is a TakeThat at PC games in general and the notoriously buggy PC port of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' in particular. |
| 36 | ** Then again, pretty much the entire comic is an AffectionateParody of games like ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' and their various clichés, so pinpointing one strip seems to miss the big picture. |
| 37 | * In ''Webcomic/TheKAMics'' [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_KAMics/4822963/ this comic]] gives the doomed guard the same name as another cartoonist who had done a comic trashing other comics characters & authors. |
| 38 | * In ''Webcomic/DarkLegacyComics'', after there had been on storyline about {{NPC}}s overthrowing {{PC}}s for several weeks, the author got enough of forum-goers complaining about the unrealism of such a concept and did [[http://darklegacycomics.com/147.html this strip]]. |
| 39 | ** [[http://www.pvponline.com/2008/03/21/yet-another-letdown/ This]] ''Webcomic/{{PvP}}'' strip was similarly levelled at people who complained about the then-current StoryArc. Specifically, the strip was a response to [[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autowb905.html this]] earlier TakeThat from the webcomic ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard'' regarding his disappointment in the wasted potential of that StoryArc. |
| 40 | * ''Webcomic/{{Minus}}'' had a fairly gentle [[http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus13.html Take That]] against most of the criticisms you'd expect to hear aimed at the idea of a comic about someone with infinite power. For extra points, imagine it as a ComicBook/{{Superman}} comic. |
| 41 | * ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'', when not taking shots at Walky's own past exploits, takes the occasional swipe at [[http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20070416.html certain]] [[http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20070711.html newspaper comics, and lots of jabs at the worst aspects of ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' fandom and fandom in general]]. And, sometimes, he manages to [[http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20071119.html combine the two]]. |
| 42 | ** and recently another [[http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20090219.html webcomic]] |
| 43 | ** And another ''Transformers'' [[http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20090316.html strip here.]] |
| 44 | ** And this [[http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20091103.html takes a shot at Macs, with the help of Transformers.]] |
| 45 | ** Honestly, it would take up an entire page catalouging the number of times Shortpacked did a Take That against the worst parts of Transformers fandom. |
| 46 | ** And obligatory kicking a [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga dead, but sparkling horse]]: [[http://www.shortpacked.com/2008/comic/book-8/02-autumn/mummyonahorse/ Mummyonahorse!]] Did you know that the Mummies "shroud their glittering skin with flowing cloth to disguise themselves from jealous mortal humans"? |
| 47 | * ''Webcomic/{{Achewood}}'' took potshots at stereotypically mediocre fantasy and furry webcomics hosted at places like Keenspot in [[http://achewood.com/index.php?date=01172005 this strip.]] Their activities are so poorly conveyed. |
| 48 | * Kris Straub's ''Webcomic/{{Chainsawsuit}}'' has done multiple Take Thats against other comics in the span of a few updates. These include [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/04/16/strip-353/ Perry Bible Fellowship]] and [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/04/04/strip-348/ XKCD]]. [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/05/09/strip-363/ Twice.]] |
| 49 | ** ...[[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/09/17/strip-65/ turning to]] ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' movies, [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/09/18/strip-66/ and]] ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' and [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/11/25/strip-114/ Obligatory]] ''Franchise/StarTrek'' joke. [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/09/19/strip-67/ Also]], Creator/GeorgeLucas, [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2011/08/31/star-wars-is-for-toddlers-now/ his remakes]], [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2011/09/07/more-fun-with-george-lucas/ more]] of Lucas, and [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2011/10/05/georgie-luke/ his retcons]]. [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/08/20/strip-45/ Then]], ''VideoGame/{{Braid}}'', a [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/10/14/strip-84/ certain fastfood]] [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/10/23/strip-91/ and]] Creator/ConanOBrien as well [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/11/03/strip-98/ as]] ''Series/LawAndOrder'' [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/01/12/strip-144/ and]] ''Series/{{Dateline}}''. Also, [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/12/15/strip-128/ poked fun]] at PaedoHunt and trolled unfunny [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/10/16/strip-86/ political]] {{troll}}s (see the next page), [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/11/26/strip-115/ parodied]] GreenAesop spam, "[[http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/02/13/strip-161/ Disastorm]]" GlobalWarming and LetsMeetTheMeat [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/12/03/strip-120/ ads]]. |
| 50 | * ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' has parodied ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' twice. The two comics are [[http://xkcd.com/50/ here]] and [[http://xkcd.com/160/ here]]. But from the ending of the second and the AltText of the first, they definitely go into AffectionateParody rather than TakeThat. |
| 51 | ** [[http://xkcd.com/739/ Also]], Website/TheOtherWiki. Again, see AltText. |
| 52 | ** And [[http://xkcd.com/756/ news]] (you know the drill). And [[http://xkcd.com/768/ Texas Instruments]]. |
| 53 | * [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2008-11-13 Take THAT Science Fiction!]] from ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' |
| 54 | ** ''That''? In comics with "[[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2008-08-04 An Evil Monkey]] [[PoliticalOvercorrectness -American]]"? And "Does [[http://egscomics.com/?date=2003-09-17 This]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Remind]] You... [[CrystalDragonJesus Of Anything]]?" |
| 55 | ** "Creator/GeorgeLucas: TakeThat [[http://egscomics.com/?date=2005-11-09 Is Back]]!"; "[[http://www.egscomics.com/sketchbook/?date=2009-06-19 Vampire]] [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga sparkling]]: [[http://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/?date=2009-10-29 what exactly]] is a big FetishRetardant". "[[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-03-17 Get out of here]], you blonde [[{{Bishonen}} androgynous]] [[SpotlightStealingSquad interloper]]! Go play VideoGame/FinalFantasyX or something!" |
| 56 | *** [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2012-02-22 The return]] of Vampire Romance Novels! |
| 57 | ** Sketchbook [[http://www.egscomics.com/sketchbook/?date=2003-10-12 got]] Miss Sensorshep. |
| 58 | * ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'' once did a comic in which is, effectively, Black Mage making a pee joke and everyone else reacting with confusion and mild disgust. The name of the strip? "[[Webcomic/VGCats VG Mages]]". |
| 59 | ** It also had a joke about Red Mage's outrageously idiotic plan which included [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/07/04/episode-1148-nearly-every-contingency/ "the grossly suspect part"]] where Thief had to dodge ''explosions'' while he's ''in'' them. That's ''exactly'' how [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons D&D3]] Reflex Save works with Rogue ("Thief" in all previous editions) [[http://www.d20srd.org/srd/classes/rogue.htm#rogueEvasion Evasion]] ability: it allows them to ''dodge completely unscathed'' being caught in any area effects with "Reflex for half" save, such as ''{{Fireballs}}'' and explosions proper (even [[http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/prismaticWall.htm some]] ''wall'' type effects). |
| 60 | ** A plan to deceive Fighter by telling him that he needs to win a race in 0.0 seconds to get his ultimate weapon is considered too stupid. This is actually what you need to do in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' to get a key component of Tidus's ultimate weapon, although at least there are balloons that lower your time. It then moves onto taking potshots at another FFX cliche, namely the underwater sport of blitzball, or as Clevinger has it, "Drownball". |
| 61 | ** The comic ends with Fighter and Black Mage considering potential jobs that are references to ''VideoGameFinalFantasyVII'' through ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'', with Black Mage denouncing all except ''VideoGameFinalFantasyIX''(which already has a Black Mage) as not worth his time. |
| 62 | ** The ending of Brian Clevinger's Nuklear Age was meant to be a massive Take That at CerebusSyndrome. |
| 63 | * ''Two Lumps'' has taken several pot shots at ''Garfield.'' [[http://www.twolumps.net/d/20040405.html This]] is one of the more blatant examples. |
| 64 | * [[Webcomic/SomethingPositive R.K. Milholland]] says "Take That, Website/TVTropes!" in the first line of [[http://www.superstupor.com/sust02132009.shtml this]] ''Webcomic/SuperStupor'' comic. Apparently this was the result of someone parroting "[[BlackComedyRape Rape as Comedy]]" in a DudeNotFunny ''Platform/LiveJournal'' comment accusation against him. |
| 65 | ** Well, this one is more of a Take That against people who link to us as opposed to forming their own opinions, as well as Unpleasable Fanbases and the pure distilled awfulness of ComicBook/OneMoreDay. It's hard to tell exactly how effective it is to "puppet" the opinions of a wiki, which, after all, can be changed by anyone. [[note]]And in any case, he wasn't aiming it at this site, but someplace with the url tvtropes.'''com'''.[[/note]] |
| 66 | ** This isn't the only case of Take That that Milholland has ever done, of course. For example: |
| 67 | ---> '''Davan''': [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/about-the-show/ I think I read the "Excited" entry on]] Website/{{Wikipedia}} right before some idiot had it deleted for [[Administrivia/ThereIsNoSuchThingAsNotability relevance]]. |
| 68 | * ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' once had the cast [[http://ads.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=980208 go to war]] with ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' and kill off every single character from that strip. Their reasons? "Dilbert just really ticks us off!" The news media also came in for a lampooning in that one. |
| 69 | ** [[http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/090830 This (spoilerly) comic]] was a remarkably civil Take That to those who still insist that a certain character is still alive. |
| 70 | ** Early on, in "[[http://archives.sluggy.com/book.php?chapter=2#1997-10-06 The Sci-Fi Adventure]]," Torg and Riff find a ship that dumps toxic waste into random dimensions, which might be their way home. |
| 71 | -->'''Torg''': Wait a minute, according to the manifest, this ship is carrying first season [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]] scripts! That's not toxic waste!\ |
| 72 | '''Riff''': That's debatable. |
| 73 | * In response to people who demanded faster updates, suggesting a sacrifice in art quality to achieve it, Thunt of ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'' offered [[http://www.goblinscomic.com/comics/20090310c.jpg this]] to appease them. |
| 74 | * ''Webcomic/LeastICouldDo'' launches one huge TakeThat against overblown {{Crisis Crossover}}s, ComicBookDeath, [[StuffedIntoTheFridge Wasp Fridge Stuffing]] and [[RetCon sloppy retcons]]; starting [[http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20090326 here]]. |
| 75 | ** And ''Webcomic/{{Overcompensating}}'', in defense of the webcomics whose characters were used without credit, [[http://overcompensating.com/posts/20090402.html retaliated]]. |
| 76 | * [[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_484.php This]] ''[[Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures DMFA]]'' strip. |
| 77 | * ''Webcomic/TheGoodWitch is an extended TakeThat against aspects of ''Webcomic/TheWotch'', mostly its rampant abuse of male-to-female genderbending and such transformations being "good for the victim"; [[http://hipper-reed.deviantart.com/art/Ch-2-pg-28-123857299 this strip]] in particular gives the idea. |
| 78 | * ''Webcomic/UGMadness'', a ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' webcomic, has done a few Take Thats against ''Franchise/YuGiOh''. |
| 79 | * ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'' does this regularly. Besides the ones on religion: Take that [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1472#comic art community!]] Take that [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1472#comic sitcom platitudes!]] Take that [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1522#comic imaginary government bureaucrats!]] Take that [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1583 nerds!]] |
| 80 | * ''Webcomic/DuelingAnalogs'' did [[http://www.duelinganalogs.com/comic/2008/02/11/the-control-alt-delete-theorem/ one]] to the Hatedom of ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel''. |
| 81 | * ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' had Sven and Faye starting up a Karaoke Take That against each other for three comics, starting [[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1072 here]]. |
| 82 | * ''Webcomic/BetterDays'' artist Jay Naylor once frequented [=FurryMUCK=], an online roleplaying environment for furries; during his time there, there was a specific section that he visited regularly, but when his behavior started to get on people's nerves, the owner of the "building" called him out on it in a rather public manner. So what does Naylor do? He leaves [=FurryMUCK=] '''and''' makes [[http://www.jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/chapter-16-lucy-black/ an entire chapter]] of his comic a prolonged TakeThat, turning D'anna into what is essentially the BigBad of the chapter. |
| 83 | * The announcement that the long-running ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' show would end with its current incarnation ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'' has led to all sorts of fandom reactions, including [[http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/5449/advensckm0023.jpg this rather belated one]] from the Franchise/KamenRider-themed ''Soucha-Koma''. |
| 84 | * ''Webcomic/TalesOfTheQuestor'' [[http://www.rhjunior.com/totq/00590.html takes a jab at sparkly unicorns.]] |
| 85 | * ''Webcomic/{{Sheldon}}'': |
| 86 | ** [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/100203.html This strip]] has Gramp celebrating the fact that he has never seen ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'' on stage. |
| 87 | ** In [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/061117.html this strip]], Arthur gets bent out-of-shape because Flaco watches ''Series/DesperateHousewives''. |
| 88 | ** [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/011219.html One of the first strips]] has Sheldon tell Dante that running a computer company is like growing a Chia Pet - "You start with a strong base of talent, sprinkle on good ideas, and you step back and watch the company grow!" To which Dante responds, "Into a lame gag gift?" |
| 89 | * The ''Webcomic/TalesOfTheQuestor'' spin-off ''Webcomic/QuentynQuinnSpaceRanger'' has been the vehicle for many odd Take Thats, including one against pirates (according to the artist, due to the fact that at the time that arc was being planned out, people were going ga-ga over the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean''). Includes a very heavy-handed TakeThat aimed at ''Franchise/StarTrek'', starting from their [[http://www.rhjunior.com/QQSR/00015.html strange designs]] and stranger [[NoOSHACompliance idea of workplace safety]], and [[http://www.rhjunior.com/QQSR/00017.html proceeding]] to poke fun at PlanetOfHats. |
| 90 | ** Extends to Franchise/StarTrek's PrimeDirective, Franchise/StarWars Jedi Order, Dilbert-level bureaucracy, and TabletopGame/Warhammer40000's insane... insanity-everything, really. |
| 91 | * ''Webcomic/VGCats'' did numerous of Take Thats, but one of the best is [[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=145 this]]. |
| 92 | ** For those who love this smell in the morning - [[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=147 carpet]] [[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=148 bombing]]. |
| 93 | * ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'' these from time to time -- [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1700/fc01608.htm a typical example]]. |
| 94 | ** Or [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff600/fv00526.htm this]]. Or [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2000/fc01950.htm this]] (it's as if [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga some]] horses were born for post-mortem kicking). |
| 95 | * A TakeThat [[http://umop.com/hamsterdunce/046.htm against]] ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' in the ''WebAnimation/RetardedAnimalBabies'' guy's webcomic. |
| 96 | * ''WebComic/DeadOfSummer'' did a TakeThat against the [[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush Bush Administration]] [[http://www.deadofsummer.org/2007/06/18/comic-249-press-conferences-gone-awry/ here.]] |
| 97 | * [[http://sexylosers.com/231.html Strip #231 (Bonejerk Homework)]] of ''Webcomic/SexyLosers'' takes a swipe at fans of ''Webcomic/MegaTokyo''. |
| 98 | * ''Webcomic/HijinksEnsue'' exists almost solely to hurl {{Take That}}s against various people and companies, most frequently Creator/{{FOX}} for their habit of picking up {{geek}}-centric shows (''Series/{{Firefly}}'', ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', etc.) only to [[ScrewedByTheNetwork cancel them prematurely]]. The very first strip was a TakeThat against ''Film/SpiderMan3''. |
| 99 | * ''Webcomic/TheWotch'' was at one point attacked by ''Website/SomethingAwful''. A few weeks later there came a minor plotline where Anne was besieged by a giant {{troll}}; Miranda West saved the day by banishing it to a dimension named Sapoe. |
| 100 | ** "I sent it to a troll dimension, he'll like it, full of trolls" |
| 101 | * ''Webcomic/LivingWithInsanity'' indulges in these occasionally. Be they an AnimalWrongsGroup [[http://www.livingwithinsanity.com/index/?p=235 like here]], [[http://www.livingwithinsanity.com/index/?p=353 annoying customers]], [[http://www.livingwithinsanity.com/index/?p=327 emos]] and even [[http://www.livingwithinsanity.com/index/?p=348 David attacking himself]]. |
| 102 | ** The [[http://www.livingwithinsanity.com/The_Author/comic/fatman-returns-the-finale/ Finale]] of [[http://www.livingwithinsanity.com/The_Author/comic/sleeper_agent/ The Authors]] Fatman Returns saga is a blatant TAKE THAT at another website that accused the creator of plagiarism. The other "Fatman" site accused the creator of stealing ideas, and posting them on his site before they got a chance to post it on theirs. The (hilarious) accusation was unfounded since the other site was set up 5 months after The Author started his Fatman sagas. |
| 103 | * The bug of ''Webcomic/{{Bug|Martini}}'' sometimes [[http://www.bugcomic.com/comics/protesting/ really]] [[http://www.bugcomic.com/comics/bug-theaters/ dislikes]] Creator/MichaelBay. |
| 104 | ** There's also a [[http://www.bugmartini.com/comic/zombie-week-3/ quick jab]] at ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen''. |
| 105 | * ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard'': |
| 106 | ** Doc broadsides journalists who claim paintball is a war simulator by saying that the college courses seem to narrow their vocabulary. |
| 107 | ** [[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autowb417.html The password to Doc's e-mail account]] is "[[http://www.pbnation.com/ pbn]]suxxors". |
| 108 | * ''Webcomic/RetConned'' took a [[http://www.ret-conned.com/archives/47 shot]] at Grant Morrison, after his shocking reveal in Batman & Robin #12. |
| 109 | * ''Webcomic/HeadTrip'' did a lot of this, mostly to ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' ([[http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20080505.html itself]], [[http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20100401.html its fans]] and [[http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20100614.html its author]]), [[http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20100219.html The]] [[http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20100312.html Last]] [[http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20100705.html Avatar]] and brainless [[http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20060319.html TV shows]] ([[http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20070420.html scare]] included). |
| 110 | ** Though [[http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20070211.html Boston Mooninite Invasion]], [[http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20060629.html Emo Potter]], [[http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20061204.html Childfree]], [[http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20100217.html Otherkin]], [[http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20060514.html Sailor Moon]], [[http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20060904.html Cosplayers]] and [[http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20061218.html one very special abortion of the fashion]] also earned "honorable" mentions... plus [[http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20060908.html a handful of others]] who didn't even deserve a separate strip. |
| 111 | ** Sets the [[http://headtrip.keenspot.com/d/20120326.html right baseline]] to appraise Creator/MichaelBay's version of ''Film/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|2014}}''. |
| 112 | * ''Webcomic/AmazingSuperPowers'' [[http://www.amazingsuperpowers.com/2008/10/go-to-jail/ on certain legalisms]]. And [[http://www.amazingsuperpowers.com/2008/12/six-million-dollars/ one]] for ''Franchise/{{Robocop}}'' (see the name and AltText). |
| 113 | * ''Webcomic/SequentialArt'' [[http://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=655 to]] ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga''. And Creator/UweBoll. Of course. |
| 114 | ** [[http://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=546 Martians]] (''[[AC:[[Series/DoctorWho EXTERMINATE!]]]]'') look like trash cans. But at least like cool, ''[[http://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=699 modern]]'' and stairway-capable trash cans. |
| 115 | * ''Webcomic/LukeSurl'' launched a [[http://www.lukesurl.com/archives/2279 many-pronged one]] (see AltText). |
| 116 | * In [[http://blip.rampagenetwork.com/252/ this]] ''Webcomic/{{Blip}}'' strip, three friends, a witch, a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]], and a {{cyborg}}, watch a marathon of ''Film/HarryPotter and the Order of the Phoenix'', ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'', and 'Film/TerminatorSalvation''. Their reactions are ''[[BileFascination priceless]]''. |
| 117 | * Now even ''Webcomic/{{Mezzacotta}}'' [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/archive.php?date=1569-02-14 pokes fun]] at Website/TVTropes! |
| 118 | * ''Webcomic/ExterminatusNow'' [[http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2004-12-31/comic/non-storyline/randoms/we-interrupt-your-scheduled-comic-for-an-important-news-announcement/ had]] [[http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2006-01-13/comic/facilitating-your-demise/derogatory-deviations/ some]] [[http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2006-02-10/comic/non-storyline/randoms/clay-feline-shooting/ good]] [[http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2006-02-17/comic/non-storyline/out-of-continuity-comics/what-does-the-scouter-say-about-his-power-level/ ones]]. |
| 119 | * ''Webcomic/TheOatmeal'': |
| 120 | ** Artist/writer Matthew Inman expresses his 14 years of agonizing frustration as a web designer [[http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell with this strip]]. No wonder the dude quit to make web comics. |
| 121 | ** Ladies and gentlemen, behold what happened when ''Funny Junk'' tried to demand $20,000 in damages from The Oatmeal after he called them out for [[http://theoatmeal.com/blog/funnyjunk uploading his comics without permission.]] As payback he threatened to raise the money, mail photos of it to Funny Junk along with a [[YourMom nasty drawing of the site owner's mother]], and then split the money to donate to the National Wildlife Federation and the American Cancer Society. [[http://theoatmeal.com/blog/charity_money He raised over $200,000 and remained true to his word]]. |
| 122 | * ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'' is full of this. Got a [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3705 good one]] to ToonTown and WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse. And [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3735 Bread and Circuses]] mini-arc (see also the previous page). Also, [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2845 about]] Creator/MichaelBay. |
| 123 | * From ''Webcomic/PlusEV'': [[http://plusev.keenspot.com/d/20080715.html Is Gold Coast really that shitty? No idea.]] |
| 124 | * In ''Webcomic/AtArmsLength'', [[http://atarmslength.smackjeeves.com/chapters/15926/the-song-remains-the-same/ "The Song Remains the Same" story arc]] is a big one at pop singers and also the entire pop music establishment. |
| 125 | * ''Webcomic/YetAnotherFantasyGamerComic'': |
| 126 | ** The comic reminds: [[http://yafgc.net/comic/1986-in-the-meanwhilst/ be thankful for small gifts of Fate]] (hey, at least they don't [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga sparkle]]). |
| 127 | ** [[Franchise/DisneyPrincess The DinSea Princess]] [[http://yafgc.net/comic/2200-2200/ visits]] Drostardy and "Um... How can I put it politely? ...I can't. There's no polite term for it". Also, the huge cloth box is [[PrincessesPreferPink pink]]. |
| 128 | -->'''Goldie:''' [[DumbBlonde Wow! Look at all the trees! I wonder, if this is the forest!]] |
| 129 | * ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' had [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2006-02-19 an arc]] involving an {{expy}} of ''Series/WhatNotToWear''. The host had a misfortune to accost a [[SuperSoldier boosted]] Elf in a rather irritable mood. Naturally, it wasn't long before she "[[YouPutTheXInXY put]] ''assault'' back in ''Glamour Assault''". |
| 130 | * Calliope and Caliborn of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' are widely believed to be jabs at two sectors of the HS fandom. Calliope represents the fans who obsess over it, doing fanart etc. and trying to drag their friends into reading HS. By contrast, Caliborn represents the impatience and rage of fans whenever [[Creator/AndrewHussie Hussie]] ''dares'' take more than 24 hours to update, as well as spluttering intolerance of the fans represented by Calliope. Exaggerated in a series of updates which have Caliborn living out many of the complaints: He removed the [[WallOfText pesterlogs]], gets right down to action, introduces characters ''much'' sooner... [[StylisticSuck all in the most shitty way conceivable]]. |
| 131 | * A playful one in ''Webcomic/CommanderKitty'' has CK [[CharacterBlog tweeting]] to Webcomic/DaisyOwl and WebAnimation/HomestarRunner and asking if he [[https://twitter.com/CommanderKitty/status/20631620913 could have]] [[https://twitter.com/CommanderKitty/status/20632147305 their audiences]] [[ScheduleSlip if they were done with them]]. |
| 132 | * Among a few other TakeThat strips, as well as a few points of SelfDeprecation, ''CompletelySeriousComics'' has made [[http://completelyseriouscomics.com/?p=431 two pretty]] [[http://completelyseriouscomics.com/?p=640 harsh jabs]] towards ''Creator/JeffDunham''. |
| 133 | * From the exceedingly well done comic ''Webcomic/TheAbominableCharlesChristopher'', comes this: |
| 134 | -->'''Patient''' (a ferret): What's the word for when you can't stand being in big crowds? |
| 135 | -->'''Psychiatrist''' (a cockroach): Agoraphobic. |
| 136 | -->'''Patient''': Well then what's the word you can't stand ''anything''? |
| 137 | -->'''Psychiatrist''': '''''Critic'''''. |
| 138 | * ''Webcomic/{{Fans}}'' has taken its share of potshots at pop culture. One notable TakeThat against the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels took place during the storyline "Three", where Rikk, Aly and Rumy had dinner together for the first time since becoming a [[OT3 triad relationship]]. After a couple of attempts to get Rikk and Rumy to open up (the two of them were only speaking in two-word sentences), [[http://www.faans.com/books1-6/index.php?p=1679 Aly asked, "What, George Lucas is writin' y'r dialogue now?"]] This leads to [[http://www.faans.com/books1-6/index.php?p=1680 an ice-breaking discussion of what was wrong with the prequels, especially the Anakin/Padme romantic subplot.]] |
| 139 | -->'''Rumy''': Lucas makes me afraid. [[ProtectionFromEditors He's what happens when artists stop seeking criticism.]] Promise me you'll tell me when my work is bad? |
| 140 | * ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'': While trying to sort out a four-way conflict between elves, clowns, hogs, and weasels, Problem Sleuth opens an "Allegiance Mesh," a confusing grid that supposedly shows that allegiance of the four groups. [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=000787 The page in question]] has two suggestions: One is a "dead-end" gag page, the other being the story cutting away to a different plotline. The gag page is for him to press ctrl, alt, and del, which results in him getting the memetic "B^U" [[OnlySixFaces face]] from ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel'', as well as a caption that reads "GAME FUCKING OVER" and links to their site. Unlike most of the "dead-end" pages, this one does not have a link within the text itself to go back (suggesting that this action really did break the "game"), but it's easy to either click the link back below or just go back a page. |
| 141 | * ''Webcomic/ExistentialComics'': Corey can get pretty brutal, even with philosophers that he likes. |
| 142 | ** He can fairly be judged as not {{Creator/Socrates}}'s greatest fan, given that every appearance of his is as an annoying gadfly. While even his fans and Socrates himself would probably agree with that to some degree, this isn't shown as really being used in a meaningful or substantive way. Sartre is also shown mostly using his "radical freedom" concept for an excuse to do inane things, and ignoring reservations others have at his advice. |
| 143 | ** In one comic, he calls Sartre's account of "bad faith" in ''Being and Nothingness'' "the worst example in the history of philosophy", citing how poorly it illustrates his actual point, and how it seems like he's criticizing a waiter for properly doing his job while he writes books and drinks wine. In a similar vein, he loves to make fun of how incoherent Hegel's philosophy is, with every single appearance and reference to him having something to do with that. |
| 144 | ** Whenever Ayn Rand is featured in a comic, the afterword explanation can always be summed up as a subtle way of saying "her philosophy is obtuse and her books aren't very good" - assuming, of course, that he even calls it philosophy rather than train fanfiction. In a similar vein, he loves to make fun of how incoherent Hegel's philosophy is, with every single appearance and reference to him having something to do with that. |
| 145 | ** [[http://existentialcomics.com/comic/187 This]] comic about Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus and Simone de Beauvoir using their views to attract customers at a bar compares this with the show ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' thus: "instead of a gang of nihilistic, uneducated narcissists it is a gang of nihilistic, educated narcissists." |
| 146 | ** Corey's personal BerserkButton appears to be people who don't think philosophy is a worthwhile field. There are a number of examples throughout the comics' run, but in particular, see [[http://existentialcomics.com/comic/190 this comic.]] Even more, also see TheRant beneath it. It appears Corey is... [[{{Understatement}} not a fan of New Atheism.]] [[http://existentialcomics.com/comic/other/1 Some]] [[http://existentialcomics.com/comic/other/2 of]] [[http://existentialcomics.com/comic/other/3 his]] unofficial Comics had mocked Sam Harris in particular as well. |
| 147 | ** It turns out that Existential Comics actually started out as Corey drawing comics for friends of his on a particular subreddit, /r/badphilosophy. These comics actually ''predate'' him doing the webcomic seriously and were the impetus that moved him towards webcomics in the first place. |
| 148 | ** A less serious example is his view on [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague the Cleveland Browns]], which to be fair he probably shares with half the team's fanbase. |
| 149 | ** A number of his comics parody utilitarianism (Jeremy Bentham, who founded the philosophy, specifically) by taking it to an extreme (Bentham's view has been frequently criticized for its unpleasant implications of this kind). For instance, Bentham as a knight is a very... ''different'' [[https://existentialcomics.com/comic/475 hero]]. |
| 150 | * Half the point of ''Webcomic/{{Consolers}}'' is doing this towards various game companies and their actions. Konami, from 2015 and onwards, seem to be an especially popular target. |
| 151 | ** For non-game company examples, there have been [[http://consolers.webcomic.ws/comics/pl/406849 a few]] [[http://consolers.webcomic.ws/comics/pl/667027 against]] game analyst Michael Pachter regarding his general opinions on Nintendo. |
| 152 | ** Nintendo's investors also get hit with these from time to time, like in [[http://consolers.webcomic.ws/comics/pl/592514 this page]]. |
| 153 | * ''WebComic/{{Sonichu}}'', just... ''Sonichu''. Half the reason the comic's become so controversial is that it's devolved into a vehicle to relentlessly bash anything its author doesn't like. Or anything that pisses the author off. Internet trolls have had a field day with this. |
| 154 | * Comic creator [[http://inklingstudios.deviantart.com Inkling Studios]] uses these in various status posts, but occasionally in comics too. The most (in)famous example would be in his ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' series ''Orange and Blue V2'', where in one comic he had the user [[http://seantheinkling.deviantart.com/ SeanTheInkling]] be in it... as an Inkling Ebony kills.[[note]]Inkling Studios '''hates''' Sean. [[https://inklingstudios.deviantart.com/journal/Community-Rant-701152084 This should explain why.]][[/note]] [[{{Hypocrite}} Even though he did similar things before, he didn't take it very well.]] To the point of making [[http://seantheinkling.deviantart.com/art/this-can-t-be-happened-to-me-692058713 this]], and having the community [[InternetCounterattack attack the creator]] to the point where he replaced Sean with some random Inkling. |
| 155 | * ''Webcomic/ThePetriDish'': |
| 156 | ** One series of strips focuses on Thaddeus trying to give up ''VideoGame/CandyCrush''. |
| 157 | ** When Thaddeus and Bob enter a parallel universe where they speak in Music/JustinBieber lyrics, they hate it. |
| 158 | ** When Thaddeus plays Mozart, the bacteria spell out "Plz make it stop". |
| 159 | * In ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'', two nameless characters comment that Churtsey Ealing, a long-lost member of the British royal family, is the only one who isn't an embarrassment to the family. |
| 160 | * ''Webcomic/PeterParkerForeignExchangeStudent'' has a subtle tongue-in-cheek jab at how the MCU version of Peter struggles to look like TheEveryman when he's incredibly good-looking, an Avenger, and gets tons of free stuff from Tony Stark in the "Into the Spider-Fanfic Verse" . |
| 161 | -->'''PPFES Peter:''' Alright, so you're also me. But you're cooler, more popular, richer, and buddy buddy with Iron Man. All that and you're practically an Avenger? I mean... Damn... Iron Man barely knows my name. He keeps calling me "Tarantula Boy". You're giving me a complex, man.\ |
| 162 | '''MCU Peter:''' You've got it all wrong! First off, I'm not rich! I don't even have $20 on me! And Mr. Stark is just my mentor! He made me my suits and he didn't have to do it at all! He's just generous.\ |
| 163 | '''[[Fanfic/AmazingFantasy AF Peter]] and PPFES Peter:''' ''[unamused glance at each other]'' Yup, he's rich. |
| 164 | * ''Webcomic/{{Subnormality}}'' devoted [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page461.html an entire strip]] to how [[{{blatant lies}} brilliant]] Stephen Harper is, and in [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page478.html a later strip]], he's by far the most requested person for the Sphynx to eat. Winston also never lets pass an opportunity to call Music/{{Nickelback}} terrible. |
| 165 | * ''Webcomic/InvertedFate'': |
| 166 | ** [[RobotMe Papybot]] incessantly talking about spaghetti and Chara calling it "a shallow misrepresentation of something far more complex" lampoons fan works that boil Papyrus himself (and other characters) in such a way. |
| 167 | ** [[spoiler:Rift 2 can be considered one to either religious cults or groups who appropriate religious imagery without understanding any of the actual history behind them. It also helps that the entire thing is presented as Asriel's ego trip to justify his god complex, and that it's outright stated in Rift 3 that Asriel is a false god.]] |
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