1 | ''Mike: Bookseller'' is a gag-a-day webcomic written and drawn by Mike Lugaresi about working in retail. In this comic, Mike and his friends must survive stupid management, annoying co-workers, and of course, angry and unintelligent customers. Recurring characters include Mike's brother, Jason, {{benevolent boss}} Fab, the incredibly annoying Carol, and {{pointy haired boss}} Lark. Can be found at [[http://www.krrobar.com/ krrobar.com]] |
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3 | !!This comic contains examples of: |
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5 | %%* AccidentalPun: Invoked with the nük e-reader and the sheet e-reader. |
6 | %%** And now there's the light nük e-reader, which according to the add, is "amazing in bed". |
7 | %%* AnimeHair: Mike, as well as several customers |
8 | %%* ApologizesALot: Carol |
9 | %%* ArtEvolution: Lugaresi's art has improved since he started the comic. Compare the [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/1.html first comic]] with [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/573.html comic 573]]. |
10 | %%* AuthorAvatar: Mike |
11 | * BenevolentBoss: Fab is smart, reasonable, and well-liked by his employees. |
12 | %%* BerserkButton: Mike has many, especially the Christmas muzak blared throughout the store all holiday season long. |
13 | * BlandNameProduct: Booksellers for Barns & Noble, and the nük for the nook. |
14 | %%* {{Catchphrase}}: What's in the boooox? |
15 | %%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Carol |
16 | %%* ComicallyMissingThePoint: "So [[VerbalTic hee hee hee]] you don't know hee hee where it goes [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/542.html either]]?" |
17 | %%* DeadpanSnarker: Mike, as well as many of the other Booksellers employees. |
18 | %%* AndADietCoke: Done by a coustomer [[http://www.krrobar.com/comic/low-fat/ here.]] |
19 | %%* DirtyOldMan: Many of the customers, much to the staff's displeasure. |
20 | %%* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Jason's incredibly loud [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/292.html Hawaiian shirts]]. |
21 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Mike seems to have a thing for using spatulas when he gets angry. |
22 | %%* KitschCollection: Mike collects stuffed giraffes. |
23 | * MoodWhiplash: In the space of one comic, no less. Essentially, "Hi everyone! Have some hot chocolate! [[spoiler: Your store is closing and all of you will likely lose your jobs.]]" |
24 | %%* MouthfulOfPi: "Lark to cash/wrap [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/27.html 3.141592653589]]." |
25 | %%* NeverMyFault: "Lark, that's a cardboard display of [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/67.html Henry Winkler]]". |
26 | * NoodleImplements: Mike apparently did something [[http://www.krrobar.com/comic/no-no-no-no-no-no-no/ very bad]] with a cream puff. |
27 | %%* NumberOfTheBeast: Causes a customer to freak out [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/392.html here]]. |
28 | %%* OhCrap: Done by Jason [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/105.html here]]. |
29 | %%* OnlySaneMan: The employees at Booksellers tend to cycle through this. |
30 | %%* OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank: Happens to Mike, from '''[[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/563.html a nose bleed]]'''. |
31 | %%* PointyHairedBoss: Lark, on so [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/96.html many]] [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/85.html levels]]. |
32 | %%** [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/356.html Pat]] takes this up to eleven. |
33 | %%* RacistGrandma: While not a grandma (or at least not shown to be one in the comic) [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/385.html Ginger]] most certainly fits this trope. |
34 | %%* RefugeInAudacity: Mike's story about [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/307.html Timmy the Turkey]]. |
35 | %%* {{Rule 34}}: Invoked [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/342.html here]]. (safe for work) |
36 | %%* RunningGag: see {{accidental pun}} |
37 | %%* SeriousBusiness: [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/391.html Tape]] |
38 | %%* ShoutOut: Many to ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' and other movies. |
39 | * SickAndWrong: Mike's reaction to some of the more unfortunate titles in the bookstore. The [[http://www.krrobar.com/comic/drastically-different-doctors/ Dr. Seuss meets Dr. Ruth]] books had one of the stronger reactions. |
40 | %%* TakenForGranite: Happens to a customer [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/297.html here]] when Mike smiles. |
41 | %%* TakeThat: [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/366.html many]] towards ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' and e-readers. |
42 | %%* TheLoad: Lark, Carol, and Pat. |
43 | %%* TimeTravel: Used to change the future in order to make the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels watchable. |
44 | %%* UltimateJobSecurity: No one is quite sure how Carol still works at Booksellers. |
45 | * VerbalTic: |
46 | ** Carol -hee hee- tends to do this -hee hee- whenever she -hee hee- talks. |
47 | ** Lark, you know, also tends to, you know, talk like this. |
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