Line #8 Webcomic/GeneCatlow


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3	->''"Just keep doing what you're doing, Gene."''
4	-->-- '''Roger Tuska'''
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6	''[[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/ Gene Catlow]]'' is a WebComic about a world of {{Funny Animal}}s and humans (among other forms of life) doing their best to just get along (...or not). The comic starts with technical office banter and friendly moments but quickly progresses into an in-depth adventure as the Status Quo starts to unravel... and ''boy'' does it unravel...
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8	Gene Catlow, the titular character, not only is the AuthorAvatar for Albert Temple but is partnered with [=CatsWhisker=], the Author Avatar for Temple's sweetheart Tawana Gilroy. Temple and Gilroy have collaborated on ''Gene Catlow'' since its inception.
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10	Not to be confused with a Western movie starring Creator/YulBrynner.
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12	Sadly, [[DiedDuringProduction Temple was found dead on March 9th, 2017.]] [[https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8191711/ According to Albert's family, the comic is expected to be updated to its conclusion based on his notes.]] (But as of December 2022, there has yet to be any further updates)
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14	!!''Gene Catlow'' provides examples of:
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16	* AerithAndBob: Gene and [=CatsWhisker=], for one...
17	* AllThereInTheManual: Subverted in that much of the manual is a ''[[WordOfDante fanfic]]'' (''Fanfic/TheBasaltCityChronicles'').
18	* AppliedPhlebotinum: What is the Sight of the Soul, exactly?
19	* AreYouSureYouWantToDoThat: Implied by [=CatsWhisker=], and later invoked.
20	--> '''[=CatsWhisker=]:''' Cross that line and you can '''''NEVER''''' come [[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/d/20120711.html back]]!
21	* ArtEvolution: It's very subtle, but it's there. Compare [[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/d/20041105.html the 2004 version of Matt]] with [[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/d/20150109.html the 2015 version]], for example.
22	* ArtShift: When [[{{Kawaiiko}} Michelle]] uses the Sight of the Soul, in particular. [[spoiler:Whether this changes when she's finally ''born''... who knows...]]
23	* AsideGlance: At the end of [[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/d/20140910.html this strip]], after having spent the entire thing making crazy faces at each other, to be interrupted by someone they'd previously chastised for arguing over whether 50's TV [[Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman Superman]] or 70's TV Series/WonderWoman twirly-sparkly transformations were better.
24	* BearyFriendly: Bev, the owner and main waitress of the restaurant where Gene, [=CatsWhisker=] and their buddies often have lunch. She's a motherly fellow who calls everyone sugar. [[BewareTheNiceOnes On the other hand]], [[BearsAreBadNews she's still a bear]], and can be quite aggressive towards those who are jerks toward her of her friends.
25	* BearsAreBadNews: Eubie, a grizzly citizen who is a rather nasty xenophobe toward humans and was briefly part of a furry supremacy group. However, after said group wanted him to hold a group of children hostage, [[EveryoneHasStandards he was utterly appalled by the idea, even though one of those kids was a human]]. He instead tells the kids to escape and is punished for his failure by being hanged by his former companions. He survived the ordeal, but ended with his vocal cords damaged beyond use and unable to speak, making him turn over to a new leaf.
26	* BenevolentAlienInvasion: [[spoiler:The amphibious aliens.]]
27	* BenevolentBoss: Roger Tuska. Then again, he used to be a guy with a tool box, too.
28	* ButICantBePregnant: Tavatania and Cotton's reaction to her pregnancy, since they've never had ''[[YourMindMakesItReal physical]]'' sex. This last for about five seconds before they decide [[AWizardDidIt Sight Of The Soul]] is responsible.
29	* CharacterTitle: Sure is.
30	* CarnivoreConfusion: According to the WordOfGod, yes, sentients eat other sentients. [[SubvertedTrope Specifically, sentients who donate their mortal remains to be processed into food, so there's no problem at all.]]
31	* CosmicPlaything: Despite being the villain, Matt tends to be this given that Big Mama and Papa and the rest of the cast know exactly what he’s up to and are always one step ahead of him.
32	* {{Crossover}}: Gene and [=CatsWhisker=] have both ... er... "appeared" together in ''Kit 'N' Kay Boodle''. For a long time it wasn't considered canon that they partook in a backyard orgy so powerful that they were given blessing by the gods themselves for obvious reasons, then it was revealed after Albert Temple's death that he was responsible for ''both'' comics, making it an "official" guest appearance. Given an ironic nod in [[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/d/20040218.html this comic]].
33	* DeusEstMachina: Oh, at ''first'' he thought so, eh?
34	* DistractedByTheSexy: [[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/d/20040702.html I have a feeling the boys don't hate furries anymore.]]
35	* EnergyBeing: [[spoiler:The Friendship Island, for one.]] They don't require form, but they may take form to meet certain goals.
36	* FanService: Lots of characters appear naked, frequently, for almost any reason. We rarely get to see private parts, though.
37	** FanDisservice: Naked Matt was not designed to be hot. Even if you think he looks hot, he's too mean for a healthy sexual relationship.
38	* FakeCrossover:
39	** Webcomic/{{Jack\|DavidHopkins}} has made [[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/d/20011228.html multiple]] [[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/d/20020807.html cameos]], and similarly Gene and [=CatsWhisker=] have appeared in his comic, but for a variety of reasons they can't be the same 'verse.
40	* FantasticRacism: The Furry, Human, and [[spoiler: Animen]] relationship seems to be a bit of this.
41	* FourFingeredHands: Played with. Humans have five fingers, Furries don't.
42	* FunnyAnimal: To varying degrees. There are the major {{Funny Animal}}s as well as the [[TalkingAnimal Kotreeka Birds]], amphibious aliens, [[spoiler:Animen, the race from which human and furry branched off]], and even--if you want to be absolutely thorough about the variety of life--[[spoiler:living energy and technology]]!
43	* FurriesAreEasierToDraw: One look at his human characters and you can quickly tell why the majority of the comic only contains furries.
44	* FurryReminder: When Gene dreams of fighting, he makes angry cat noises.
45	* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Ancient Canovian uses a hamburger for "yes"?
46	* HeelFaceTurn: Quite a few villains in the course of the series.
47	** HighHeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Dusk and Dawn.]]
48	* HighOnCatnip: Gene avoids catnip for this reason.
49	* HugeGuyTinyGirl: The hulking Crendall has become almost a father figure to Diane.
50	* HumansAreBastards: Accused of this at [[spoiler:the first instance of a human, Michael Alan Avariss]], but eventually disproved--at least for the majority.
51	* ImmodestOrgasm: When the Kotreeka Birds mime Gene and [=CatsWhisker=] having sex on the beach.
52	* InstantAIJustAddWater: Any electronic device can develop self-awareness over time, but Gene gains the ability to make machines self-aware instantly.
53	* JerkassGods: Big Momma and Big Poppa show no issue taking away free will from everyone if they felt like it, which is rather indicative of their true nature.
54	* KlatchianCoffee: Coffee Squared, used near the start of the comic to unlock Cotton's Sight of the Soul ability.
55	* LongestPregnancyEver: Tavatania, ''Eighteen'' (real world) years and counting.
56	* LongRunner: It's been on the internet for a good eleven years now. And yet it's still only in the middle of its story.
57	* ManipulativeBastard: Matt.
58	* MeaningfulName: Michael Alan Avariss, though a bit less so for his son.
59	* MechanicalLifeform: Not at the beginning, but...
60	* TheMedic: You have Animen and Michelle, plus Dusk and Dawn have shown healing powers. Take your pick!
61	* NoNameGiven / TheNameless: Surprisingly common among important characters.
62	* NonMammalMammaries: All female characters, except for [[spoiler:The Amphibious Aliens.]]
63	* OppositesThemeNaming: Dawn and Dusk.
64	* OutOfFocus: Gene himself for the longest time. And these days Cotton has taken a back seat.
65	* PowerGlows: [[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/d/20111212.html Literally]].
66	* PunnyName: Cottontail-or, anyone?
67	* PuppyDogEyes: When one of the puppets wants [[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/d/20100326.html just one more marshmellow]].
68	* RestrictedExpandedUniverse: ''Fanfic/TheBasaltCityChronicles'' is not only an example of this trope regarding its source material, ''Webcomic/GeneCatlow'', seeing that the author goes to the universe's creators for permission for virtually everything he adds, but is also that Verse's [[AllThereInTheManual Manual]].
69	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Do '''''NOT''''' [[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/d/20120627.html attack]] [[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/d/20120629.html CatsWhisker]] [[BerserkButton in front of Gene]]! He may be a [[BewareOfTheNiceOnes nice fellow]] but [[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/d/20120702.html he will]] [[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/d/20120704.html nearly]] '''[[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/d/20120706.html KILL THAT PERSON]]''' [[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/d/20120709.html for doing so]].
70	* RuleThirtyFour: Besides Gene and [=CatsWhisker=] showing up now and then in ''Kit 'N' Kay Boodle'' of all places, the artist also draws a ''lot'' of porn of his characters, but posts them on other websites.
71	* ShoutOut: Lots. Franchise/{{Batman}}, ''Franchise/StarWars'', and ''Series/DoctorWho'', to name a few. Usually done by the Kotreeka Birds, oddly enough. In [[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/d/20120220.html this strip]], the equine mayor is annoyed that people keep expecting him to be a super fan of "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic some television show about horses]]" that's become incredibly popular, people keep asking him about "Shutter-fly" or "Butter-shy".
72	* TalkToTheFist: When Crendall shows the leader of the Ancient Animen that one doesn't need special powers when a good, old-fashioned [[http://genecatlow.keenspot.com/d/20040102.html right hook to the chops]] will suffice.
73	* TheSpeechless: Eubie/"UB" ("Unimportant Bear"), [[JustifiedTrope whose vocal cords are damaged beyond use]] [[spoiler: after his erstwhile allies tried to hang him.]]
74	* WebcomicTime: How long is Michelle going to be a fetus? Gene and CW's canon son also has ''yet'' to enter the comic more than ten years into the comic. (9 months or so in the story, if furry rabbit gestation is the same length as human.)
75	* YouDidntAsk: Used by the island later on.

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