Line #27 Webcomic/LoadingArtist


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2	[[caption-width-right:250:''[[DayInTheLife Takin' life one day at a time.]]'']]
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4	''Loading Artist'' is a weekly [[NotableGagPerDayWebcomics gag-a-day]] [[{{Webcomic}} webcomic]] by Gregor Czaykowski and can be found at [[http://www.loadingartist.com/ loadingartist.com]].
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6	While the majority of the comics are in the style of gag-a-day comics, there is a subtle overall storyline. The comics that do not feature the recurring characters, are actually comics created by the main recurring protagonist. The main recurring protagonist is an artist who draws the comics, and wants to get better at art (thus ''Loading Artist'' as he is still in the process of loading).
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8	'''Recurring characters''' (no official names yet):
9	* '''The Guy with the Hat''' aka Hat Guy aka Loading Artist aka Gregor
10	* '''The Girl''' aka The Girlfriend aka Jes
11	* '''The Friend'''
12	* '''The Cat''' aka Cat
13	* '''The Bird'''
14	* '''The Grim Reaper''' aka Grim aka Death
15	* '''The Boss''' aka Gamework Boss
16	* '''The Colleague''' aka Gamework Employee
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19	!!''Loading Artist'' provides examples of:
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21	* AIIsACrapshoot: His latest invention [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/slice-of-life/ "Cake-Bot"]] wants to kill all humans which doesn't keep the board of {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s from putting the product on the market.
22	%%* AlienAbduction: [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/never-aliens/ Rude!]].
23	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Gregor [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/being-yourself/ expresses his dismay at this]], but someone assures him that he'll always be the best at ''[[BeYourself being himself]]''. [[spoiler:Then along comes a shining version of himself with a star on his chest.]]
24	%%* AprilFoolsDay: [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/this-is-a-stick-up/ Here]] and [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/misfire/ here]].
25	%%* AreWeThereYet: Extreme situations call for [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/driven-mad/ extreme measures]].
26	%%* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Is being asked [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/once-upon-your-time/ here]].
27	%%* ArtShift: In this [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/a-self-portrait/ self portrait]].
28	* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: A [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/the-question/ 50-Foot Heart Monster]]? That's a first.
29	%%* BadDate: Can be inferred [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/dating-tips/ here]].
30	* BaitAndSwitch: Quite frequently.
31	** Like in [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/snow-place-like-home/ this strip]] where the heroes are thought dead but then it's revealed the dead bodies were someone else's.
32	%%** Or when YouMustBeThisTallToRide causes the hero to resort to [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/vomitron/ unexpected measures]].
33	%%** When commenting on the [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/mankind-is-magnificent/ advancements in technology]].
34	** When oogling his [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/business-plan/ money bags]] that turn out to be dummies.
35	** When a [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/life-support/ life support system]] is confused with a laptop.
36	%%* BeatPanel: In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/2011/01/10/programming/ "Programming"]].
37	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/impactful-wish/ this ]]strip, a girl wishes for humans not to be sad anymore. Her wish comes true in the form of a comet colliding with Earth.
38	* BecomeARealBoy: A [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/happy-botday/ robot's wish to become human]] is not getting fulfilled.
39	* BigAnimeEyes: Gregor apparently contracts these from [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/back-from-japan/ staying in Japan]].
40	* BlackComedyCannibalism: When fried eggs are [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/sunny-side-up/ served to a chicken]].
41	%%* BlushStickers: [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/windburn/ Mistakenly blushing]].
42	%%* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Subverted when [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/long-live-this-king/ "this" is being explained]].
43	%%* CupidsArrow: Played for laughs with a [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/big-day-for-cupid/ drunk cupid]].
44	* CuteKitten: Even astronauts are being sidetracked [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/sidetracked/ by cute cat videos on youtube]].
45	%%** Invoked due to an [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/emergency/ emergency]].
46	%%* DaydreamSurprise: In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/2011/10/25/candy-craving/ "Candy Craving"]].
47	%%* DeathbedConfession: Imagined in [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/regretful-recollection/ Regretful Recollection]].
48	%%* {{Deconstruction}}: In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/2011/01/31/hell/ "Hell"]].
49	%%* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/mentally-prepared/ Too nervous]].
50	%%* DoWrongRight: Giving a thief [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/on-the-run/ a hand]].
51	%%* ElectromagneticGhosts: [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/going-going-ghost/ Here]].
52	%%* ExactWords: What did you think [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/age-defying/ anti-aging cream]] is good for.
53	%%* FalseStart: [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/be-confident/ Here]].
54	%%* FantasticRacism: [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/fishful-thinking/ There aren't any sharks in the pool...]]
55	%%* FarSideIsland: The setting of [[http://www.loadingartist.com/2011/04/24/island/ "Island"]].
56	* FelonyMisdemeanor: A kid gets himself into police custody when opening his Christmas present [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/torn-apart/ too early]].
57	%%* FourthWallPortrait: [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/cat-and-i/ Here]].
58	%%* FreudianCouch: The donut in [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/empty-inside/ this]] strip is put onto one.
59	%%* FrightBesideThem: In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/purrtergeist Purrtergeist]].
60	%%* GenieInABottle: In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/wishful-thinking/ Wishful Thinking]].
61	%%* GrammarNazi: Who would sell his grandmother for a correctly spelled [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/winging-it/ greeting card]].
62	%%* GreatWhiteHunter: Subverted in [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/trophy-hunting/ Trophy Hunting]].
63	%%* HitStop: Depicted in last panel of [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/vomitron/ this]] strip.
64	%%* HollywoodMirage: Subverted. [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/snowasis/ This]] happens when being WrongGenreSavvy.
65	%%* HypocriticalHumor:
66	%%** When a character mocks LetsPlay as a [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/waste-of-time/ waste of time]].
67	%%** When a character complains about mobile phones needing a [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/drained/ recharge every night]].
68	%%* IAteWhat: In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/2011/02/03/roast-chicken/ "Roast Chicken"]]
69	%%* InterruptedSuicide: In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/lifted-spirits/ Lifted Spirits]].
70	%%* ISOStandardUrbanGroceries: In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/dead-inside/ Dead Inside]].
71	%%* JacobMarleyApparel: Who takes a ghost serious [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/dressed-in-peace/ in a banana dress]]?
72	%%* JustFriends: [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/burning-question/ Ascandles]].
73	%%* KidnappedByAnAlly: Well, at least that's what the father wants his son to believe about the kidnapping of [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/a-rats-tale/ this rat]].
74	%%* KilledMidSentence: A [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/strings/ ballon]] while doing a DyingDeclarationOfLove.
75	* KillerRabbit: An [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/pet-rock/ innocent pet rock]] turns ugly on a mocking onlooker.
76	%%* KillerRobot: [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/measure-twice-hug-once/ Hug-Bot]].
77	%%* LaserSight: [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/cats-and-dots/ As a twist]].
78	%%* LoonyFan: The fan who [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/my-first-convention/ wouldn't let go]].
79	%%* MagicMisfire: Causing YourHeadASplode [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/magic-trick/ here]].
80	%%* MessageInABottle: In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/message-in-a-bottle/ Message in a Bottle]].
81	* MinionWithAnFInEvil: The hero fails the [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/initiation/ bad boy gang initiation]] because of too much politeness.
82	%%* NewYearsResolution: In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/no-years-resolutions/ No Years Resolution]].
83	%%* NoLongerWithUs: The cat [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/furget-me-not/ here]].
84	%%* NothingIsScarier: [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/i-want-nothing/ I Want Nothing]]. Just what ''was'' in the box?
85	* NotHyperbole: It really was [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/heartbroken/ the map to his heart]].
86	%%* ObsessiveCompulsiveBarkeeping: The barkeeper in [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/crack-the-case/ this]] strip.
87	%%* OldSchoolChivalry: Please let this moment [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/sharing-a-moment/ never end]].
88	%%* OnePersonBirthdayParty: In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/happy-birthday-to-me/ Happy Birthday to Me]] and [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/fulfilling-birthday/ Fulfilling Birthday]].
89	%%* ParentalAbandonment: Topic of [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/by-my-side/ this]] strip.
90	%%* ThePerfectionist: In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/standards/ Standards]].
91	* PianoDrop: In [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/minor-inconvenience/ this]] strip, the hero makes a DivingSave to save a girl from dropping bird poop only for her to be crushed by a falling piano.
92	%%* PickyPeopleEater: The zombie [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/rise-and-dine/ here]].
93	* PityTheKidnapper: Happens with [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/driven-mad/ this]] bratty kid that nags its kidnapper with AreWeThereYet to the point where the man loses his patience and lets the kid go.
94	* PuddleCoveringChivalry: Subverted in [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/time-to-shine/ this]] strip where the man places his jacket over a puddle but it turns out he was using it to do laundry rather than helping his date across the puddle.
95	%%* RevealingHug: When the [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/i-want-nothing/ present escaped]].
96	%%* RevealShot: Lots of them.
97	%%** In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/message-in-a-bottle/ Message in a Bottle]].
98	%%** When the character gets lost ... [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/out-of-control/ playing a video game]].
99	%%** When a [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/analyze-and-assess/ classroom test]] turns into an AlienAbduction and implied AnalProbing scenario.
100	%%** When [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/fishing-for-success/ fishing for success]].
101	%%** When [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/every-day-is-the-same/ making a life-turning decision]] at the diner.
102	%%* RoomFullOfCrazy: Played for laughs [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/my-first-day-part-two/ here]].
103	%%* SellOut: In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/social-marketing/ Social Marketing]].
104	* SkewedPriorities:
105	%%** In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/emergency-service/ Emergency Service]] and [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/internet-time/ Internet Time]].
106	** [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/bored-at-sea/ Keep playing]] TabletopGame/TicTacToe while your rubber raft loses air.
107	** Trying to [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/burned/ backup your files]] while the computer is on fire.
108	%%** Have police [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/store-policey/ pay dearly for their money change]].
109	%%* SkywardScream: In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/spray-and-slay/ Spray and Slay]], along with a BigNo.
110	%%* StargazingScene: [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/shooting-star/ A boring sight]].
111	* StockMoneyBag:
112	** Parodies in [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/business-plan/ this strip]] where the hero's business plan consists of two steps: (1) buying stock money bags and (2) actually filling them up with money.
113	** Parodied again [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/drawn-to-conclusions/ here]] where the "$" sign on an alleged ThiefBag [[PartiallyConcealedLabelGag turns out to read]] "PotatoS".
114	%%* StringTheory: [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/crack-the-case/ This detective]] may be after a RedHerring.
115	%%* SurpriseParty: [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/life-of-the-party/ Deconstructed]].
116	%%* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: A lesson wants to be told about a ButterflyOfTransformation but then [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/everyone-can-be-beautiful/ reality gets in the way]].
117	%%* TerriblePickUpLines: The hero in [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/pick-up-lines/ this strip]] is using {{Innocent Innuendo}}s for picking up girls which apparently doesn't get him anywhere. In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/stars-in-your-eyes/ another strip]] he resorts to IfICantHaveYou after delivering another pathetic pick-up line.
118	* ThirtyMinutesOrItsFree: A variation. They promise not to charge if the pizza is cold on arrival. Cue the LoopholeAbuse involving [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/pizza-night/ ice cubes]].
119	%%* TraitorShot: While submitting [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/the-all-saying-eye/ an error report]].
120	%%* TurbineBlender: In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/mama/ Mama]].
121	* UmpteenthCustomer: The One-Millionth Criminal gets a free trip to [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/crime-pays/ Hawaii]].
122	%%* VillainProtagonist: Comes as a RevealShot in [[http://www.loadingartist.com/rise-and-dine/ this]] strip.
123	%%* WalkThePlank: [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/taking-a-dive/ Into]] a [[SharkPool shark-infested sea]].
124	* WhatDidIDoLastNight: The hero waking up [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/lightheaded/ on the moon]] after a night of heavy drinking.
125	* WhosOnFirst: In [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/over-his-head/ this]] strip, the guest constantly misinterpretes the waiter's lines.
126	%%* WillTalkForAPrice: Subverted [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/wealth-of-knowledge/ here]].
127	%%* WowingCthulhu: With a [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/kindred-spirit/ bracelet]].
128	%%* WritersBlockMontage: The hero in [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/happy-holidays/comment-page-1/ this]] strip.
129	%%* XRaySparks: In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/silver-lining/ Silver Lining]].
130	* YouMustBeCold: Subverted in [[https://loadingartist.com/comic/cool-move/ this]] strip where instead of handing his jacket to the freezing lady, the protagonist throws it in the water to invoke a CommonalityConnection.
131	%%* YouMustBeThisTallToRide: In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/2012/06/04/vomitron/ "Vomitron"]].

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