Line #38 Webcomic/ThirtyTwoKickUp


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3	->''In 1930's Chicago, two naive kids, through a mix of bad luck and even worse decisions, join forces with a vigilante to take on the mob. In their adventure, they learn about themselves and the world around them, and they might not like some of the things they learn.''
4	-->-- Silly Rookie
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6	Running since 2016, '''32 Kick-Up'' is a FightingSeries set in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} during TheGreatDepression in a world of InkblotCartoonStyle FunnyAnimals who live alongside humans.
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8	Centered on two kids, the [[BrattyHalfPint arrogant]] Patricia-Marie and her best friend Calloway, who end up fighting [[TheFamilyForTheWholeFamily mobsters]] to rescue Calloway's older cousin with the help of a vigilante who Patty idolizes. Clearly inspired by {{Shonen}} series, to the point that it has [[MangaEffects speed lines]] and [[OccidentalOtaku Japanese sound effects]].
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10	Updates sporadically. Can be read [[http://www.32kickup.com/ here]].
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13	!! This comic provides examples of:
14	* TheAce: Vet is known through the newspapers as the Bridgeport Bruiser, a street vigilante who fights criminals. Patty worships her.
15	* {{Animesque}}: Despite it's cartoony designs and taking place in America, it utilizes speed lines and Japanese sound effects.
16	* ActionGirl: Patty, Vet, and Margaret have shown themselves to be righteous ass-kickers.
17	* AscendedFanboy: Patty gets to team up with her idol.
18	%%* AuraVision: [[spoiler:Vet]] has it.
19	%%* BadassAdorable: [[spoiler:Calloway]]
20	%%* BadassArmFold: When she's not fighting, Vet is constantly in this pose.
21	* BatterUp: Calloway has a "Lucky Bat."
22	* BrattyHalfPint: Patty is loud, obnoxious, and constantly starts fights, regardless if she's truly justified or not.
23	* CallingYourAttacks: Margaret of the Unholy Three has the "Dazzling Iconocalst," which is just [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown landing on someone's face when they're already down.]]
24	* ExtraExtraReadAllAboutIt: Calloway has a job ''being'' this trope as a newsboy selling newspapers on the street.
25	* DeadpanSnarker: Joplin comes off like a condescending prick to Patty.
26	* FunnyAnimal: Despite a few humans, funny animals seem to be the majority of the people in the world so far.
27	* HumbleHero: Calloway is very passive and quiet, and doesn't seem to be goaded into the kind of bait a HotBlooded character would bite.
28	* HotBlooded: Patty is definitely this. Hot-headed and impulsive. She seems to take ''pride'' in butting into situations that don't concern her.
29	** [[BadassBoast "I JUST MADE IT MY BUSINESS!"]]
30	* LargeHam: Margaret loves being the center of attention and playing up theatrics.
31	* LeeroyJenkins: The first thing patty does upon entering a speakeasy is to yell at the patrons because she views them all as criminals, starting conflict instantly.
32	* ImprovisedWeapon: Patty finds a wrench from a toolbox.
33	* InkblotCartoonStyle: Many funny animals are PieEyed, and the majority have WhiteGloves.
34	** Surprising lack of RubberHoseLimbs so far, though.
35	* InTheNameOfTheMoon: The Unholy Three are introduced practicing some sort of intro routine.
36	** Robinson seems to hate doing it.
37	* KickChick: Margaret has only been seen fighting with her feet.
38	%%* KidHero: According to the character bios, Patty and Calloway are 12 and 10, respectively.
39	%%* MusicalThemeNaming: The leads have this.
40	%%* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: Many characters are named after musicians and actors.
41	%%* PintSizedPowerhouse: Multiple.
42	* PunchClockVillain: Robinson doesn't seem to like being part of the Unholy Three, but the pay is important to him.
43	%%* RedOniBlueOni: Patty is red, while Calloway is a variant of blue.
44	%%* ShoutOut: There have been shout outs to other comics and characters.
45	%%* SuperSpeed: Turns out [[spoiler:Calloway]] has it. It was [[{{Foreshadowing}} hinted at in an early chapter]] before the reveal.
46	%%* SmokingIsCool: Vet always has a cigarette in her mouth and has only taken it out for one panel.
47	%%* TeamMom: Strangers assume Vet is this.
48	%%* TerribleTrio: The Unholy Three, a group of mob enforcers.
49	%%* TheFamilyForTheWholeFamily: Tierney's low level goons are a joke. [[LampshadeHanging Patty points this out.]]
50	%%* TitledAfterTheSong: All of the chapter titles are references to ProgRock songs. [[AnachronismStew ...Why?]]
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53	!! Chapters of this series provide examples of:
54	%%* TheCameo
55	* ChekhovsGun: We see Calloway's Lucky bat in Chapter 3 before it's finally used from the end of Chapter 5 onwards.
56	* HeroesGoneFishing: The chapter ''Funny Ways'' is just about Patty bringing Calloway along on a fishing trip with her grandfather.
57	* {{Squee}}: Patty when she realizes that Vet is her idol the Bridgeport Bruiser.

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