Line #35 Webcomic/Alternate


1	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alternate.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:300:Let the insanity begin!]]
3	One of the most popular comics on Website/{{Smackjeeves}}, ''[[http://www.alternate.smackjeeves.com Alternate]]'' is a comedy that follows an InsufferableGenius named Skye [=McGregor=] who is determined to be the '''BEST'''. His goal goes untarnished until he encounters Xin and Bailey, a happy-go-lucky pair of best friends who seize Skye's plans of academic success and promptly proceed to screw it up. Add in a [[SchoolNewspaperNewshound cult-like newspaper club]] to the mix, and HilarityEnsues.
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5	The comic is by Nozmo and was updated for four years, but is now on hiatus on its third chapter. Also see her other work, ''Webcomic/ToddAllisonAndThePetuniaViolet''.
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7	!!This comic contains examples of:
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9	* AffectionateParody: Of various anime/manga cliches.
10	* AnimeHair: Jing is described as having it:
11	--> '''Xin:''' And his hair is supposed to stick up like a DBZ character!
12	* AngryEyebrows: Bailey does this when [[spoiler: she's trapped in the photography room with Camilo]]. It hurts her face.
13	* AsianAirhead: Xin, although it would be wise not to challenge him to a [[CardGames game of cards]].
14	%%* TheCutie: Bailey
15	%%* EmotionlessBoy: Camilo
16	* {{Fanboy}} and {{Fangirl}}: Xin and Bailey, respectively, over the series ''Zombie Stabbers''.
17	* FillerStrips: Mostly for any landmarking number of registered fans.
18	%%* GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger
19	%%* GroinAttack: Midway in chapter 2.
20	%%* HighSchool
21	%%* InnerMonologue: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]].
22	* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Justified, namely because Skye chooses to be alone.
23	* LockedInARoom: [[spoiler: The fate of Bailey and Camillo in chapter 3]]
24	* LostWeddingRing: Humorously subverted, seeing how there was no ring to begin with.
25	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: A variant said by Xin in chapter 2.
26	%%* OnlySaneMan: Skye
27	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Xin getting angry in chapter 2 is a sign that things have gotten serious, as is Bailey's newfound solemnity toward the end of chapter 3.
28	* PolarOppositeTwins: [[spoiler: Paris and Francis]].
29	* PowerTrio: "Trio. Isn't it such a ''[[TotallyRadical rad]]'' word?"
30	%%* TheQuietOne: Victoria
31	* SayMyName: chapter three, amusingly paired with the RightBehindMe
32	* SeriousBusiness: Skye and Xin's biology project.
33	** Even more so, the ''photography battle''.
34	* ShoutOut: to various anime such as ''Manga/LuckyStar'' and ''Anime/HellGirl''.
35	* ShowWithinAShow: Really Comic Within A Comic, but ''Zombie Stabbers''.
36	* ShrinkingViolet: Victoria. She hides behind furniture if she's feeling especially uncomfortable.
37	* SlapSlapKiss: Parodied in the souffle comic (between Andrew and Florida).
38	* SpeechBubblesInterruption: Happens to Skye at the end of chapter 2.
39	* ThisIsMySide: In chapter two, Skye uses a dissecting knife in biology class to claw a line through the table he and Xin share in order to illustrate this point.
40	* TitleDrop: At the end of chapter one, in which Skye theorizes that he must be trapped in an [[AlternateUniverse alternate universe]].
41	* TwoTeacherSchool: So far, only Mr. Kouklakis and a woman who might be the librarian have been shown.

Context Webcomic / Alternate