Line #40 Webcomic/TheBugPond


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3	''[[http://bugpond.awgosh.com/ The Bug Pond]]'' is a slice-of-life comic by Jasmine Coté (AKA Momogirl on ''Website/DeviantArt''). Started in September 2013, the comic follows the day to day adventures of a group of insects living in a pond.
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5	Common characters are:
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7	* Dart, a dragonfly watchman who keeps the waters safe.
8	* Fang, Dart's [[PluckyGirl spunky]] damselfly apprentice.
9	* Kid Katydid and Totter Tate, an introverted katydid vigilante and her trusty jumping spider sidekick who defend the insects of the pond from predators.
10	* Silver Flash, a macho silverfish who thinks he's way cooler than he really is.
11	* Eldwin Earwig, a gentle and kind earwig who's best friends with Silver Flash.
12	* Leodegrance, a foppish adventurer assassin bug with a heart of gold who frequently tries to win the heart of Kid, much to her annoyance.
13	* Grand Duchess Fancy Buttons, the more than [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} eccentric]] ruler of the fireflies.
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15	The comic mostly follows a gag-a-day format, but has recently delved into story arcs.
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18	!!This comic contains examples of:
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20	* ActionGirl: Kid Katydid's job is to protect the insects of the pond. She is capable to take on a bird several times her size with relative ease.
21	* AlliterativeName: Kid Katydid, Totter Tate, and Eldwin Earwig.
22	* TheBartender: A potato bug named Raspberry runs a juice shop where Flash goes to express his woes.
23	%%* BigGuyLittleGuy: Eldwin and Flash.
24	%% CasanovaWannabe: Flash
25	* ChickMagnet: Apparently, Eldwin is really popular with the ladies, much to Silver's chagrin.
26	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Grand Duchess Fancy Buttons and her firefly subjects.
27	* ComicallySerious: Kid and Grand Duchess Fancy Buttons' chancellor, Chauncey.
28	* CoolShades: Flash dons a pair of tough guy shades.
29	* CuteLittleFangs: Dart's apprentice, [[MeaningfulName Fang]] has these.
30	* TheDandy: Leo is very concerned with his appearance.
31	* DemotedToExtra: Rowby the diving beetle was featured in some of the earlier comics and was even given a bio on the character page but hasn't done anything of significance since.
32	* FantasticRacism: Flash's jealousy has lead to his disdain for flying insects. This would eventually come in conflict with his friendship with Eldwin when he learns earwigs can fly.
33	* {{Flashback}}: Kid has multiple flashbacks during part 1 of Masquerade Mayhem to when she first met Totter Tate.
34	** FlashBackEcho: Kid has flashbacks of a past rescue while performing a present day rescue.
35	* GuestStrip: One [[http://bugpond.awgosh.com/page/38 guest comic]] was provided by [[http://shenanimation.tumblr.com/ Shenanimation]].
36	%%* TheGunslinger: Kid Katydid.
37	* InsectGenderBender: Largely subverted. The local ant colony is depicted as mostly female.
38	* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: Eldwin.
39	* HalloweenEpisode: The comic devotes a page to the bugs celebrating Hallow-Bean, a holiday where the insects all dress up as their predators.
40	* HellBentForLeather: Flash dons a leather jacket. Not that it really makes him any cooler.
41	* HolyBacklight: Eldwin, when he rescues Flash from drowning.
42	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While Leo can be quite vain, he does genuinely care about the well being of others and is eager to help those in need; even though he's not good at it.
43	* LargeHam: Leodegrance certainly qualifies.
44	* MasqueradeBall: The subject of the Masquerade Mayhem story arc.
45	%% NoAntagonist
46	* ObliviousAdoption: Inverted in a strip, a parasitic wasp is one of three children in a moth's family. The wasp's true parent says that the coppers will never make her pay child support.
47	* OnlyFriend: It's been stated that Eldwin is Flash's only friend.
48	* PrimalStance: Eldwin does one when scared by Flash's appearance after a week when he refuses to molt his exoskeleton.
49	** Kid also does one during the Masquerade Mayhem arc when put off by Benedict Bloodworth's smell.
50	* TheQuietOne: Kid rarely speaks, and largely keeps what she says to a minimum.
51	* ReturningTheHandkerchief: Played with. Leo drops his handkerchief for Kid to pick up. She proceeds to stomp on it.
52	%%* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Eldwin and Flash.
53	* ScaryScorpions: Playfully subverted. A little insect girl didn't want to dress up as anything scary for Hallow-bean, so she went as a scorpion princess.
54	* ShownTheirWork: The comic has various facts about the insects and includes a few two-panel comics that highlight certain facts about the various species.
55	%% SliceOfLifeWebcomics
56	* StoryArc: While the comic has experimented with stories before, it is now currently running it's first major arc, Masquerade Mayhem.
57	* [[TalkingAnimal Talking Insects]]: And arachnids!

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