Line #19 Webcomic/TheCallOfWhatever


1	''The Call of Whatever'' is an ended webcomic that has fun with the Cthulhu mythos. Its archives can be found [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/ here.]]
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4	!! This comic has examples of the following tropes:
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6	* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Francis's summary of [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20040504.html the results of a finding spell]]:
7	--> So what you're saying is that it's a Cthuloid Canadian criminal's cloth.
8	* AlienGeometries: The office space in R'lyeh that Nyarlathotep offers for Occultech's use appears to have been designed by Creator/MCEscher, what with [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20040909.html staircases indicating three different directions of "down", doors leading to impossible destinations, and the like]].
9	* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Francis's request of Nyarlathotep could result in something bad "...more along the lines of Cthulhu waking up, Yog-Sothoth swallowing the planet, the collapse of the Dreamlands, the Leafs winning the Stanley Cup..."
10	* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering : parodied: when asked "are you pondering what I'm pondering", Joe's response is [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20030923.html "But how are we going to avoid being sued into oblivion by Warner Bros?"]]
11	* BreakingTheFourthWall: A guest storyline features [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20011224.html a literal break in the fourth wall]] and assorted self-referential humor.
12	* ConspicuousTrenchcoat: Walter the cthuloid wears a trenchcoat with the collar turned up and a broad-brimmed hat pulled down to hide his appearance. [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20010921.html It is noted that this is somewhat less effective than his brother Freddie's jeans, t-shirt, and backwards baseball cap]].
13	* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20040817.html A throwaway gag involving one Russ McDonald]], who was working for six cults, two anti-cult organizations, TheMenInBlack, and at least two unidentified groups. He was assassinated 11 different ways at once.
14	* FictionalDocument: The occasional pamphlets by Occultech on how to handle various things, from summoning {{Eldritch Abomination}}s to [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20020718.html how not to look like a penguin]].
15	* ForcedTransformation: Nyarlathotep, in response to being summoned for no better purpose than to be forced to dance the Macarena, transforms his summoner into Misty from Pokemon.
16	* GetARoom: Walter's interactions with a [[invoked]][[CargoShip cardboard cutout of Llaragh Kropht]] has Francis [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20030204.html asking if the two of them need a room]].
17	* {{Irony}}: Francis quits his job as computer tech support after repeated calls from [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20020103.html a clueless occultist]] asking for help dealing with an eldritch abomination. His first call running an occult support line [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20020205.html is from a clueless computer user]].
18	* {{Kneecapping}}: No actual kneecaps get broken, but the pastor of the Arkham United Church and his enforcers strongly recommend paying overdue rents.
19	* LookBehindYou: Walter suggests that Francis should [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20030710.html look at the distraction behind him]]. It doesn't work.
20	* LovecraftLite: The main characters run Occultech, a support line for people dealing with the hazards of meddling in ThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow, such as shoggoths in the plumbing[[note]]Use lemon-flavored Jello, but not the diet variety[[/note]].
21	* MundaneUtility: BlackMagic is apparently good for [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20010928.html making chili]].
22	* NoodleIncident:
23	** The Chibi Cthulhu cultists' drunken attempt to summon Nyarlethotep. [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20020528.html The invoice for the subsequent cleanup]] includes things like "extraction of rubber chickens from cooling ducts".
24	** Apparently, there was an incident involving summoning an Elder Thing that proceeded to [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20020902.html sing the theme from 'Muppets' while attempting to dance a highland fling]].
25	** Whatever it was with the [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20031016.html shoggoth in the pipes]] that left Greg scared to even go out in the rain.
26	** Joe's [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20040601.html small mishap back in college]]. The police officers involved threatened to quit unless they got double danger pay for any future trips to Miskatonic University.
27	* RunningGag: Suggestions that Greg's cultist robes are actually a dress.
28	* ShoutOut: In addition to the expected Lovecraftian references,
29	** The author is a clear Webcomic/CollegeRoomiesFromHell fan, with references ranging from characters wearing CRFH and Maritza Campos t-shirts, to a mention of the Devil's Avocado (a MacGuffin from CRFH).
30	** [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20020829.html Earth resides in]] the [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxyTrilogy ZZ4 Plural Z Alpha Sector]].
31	* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: When Occultech [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20040928.html expands]] they get a long procession of lunatics, and at least one man-eating monster.
32	* TotemPoleTrench: Bob and Joe do [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20020613.html an utterly unconvincing Totem Pole Cthulhu]] to try to get Greg to cover his share of the cult's expenses.
33	* TheUnpronounceable: Joe's attempt at summoning an Elder Thing doesn't go quite right [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20020912.html because he gets the name wrong]]. Apparently, it can't be pronounced with [[AlienGeometries three-dimensional vocal cords]].
34	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Freddie. [[BreadEggsMilkSquick Jeans, t-shirt, backwards baseball cap, facial tentacles]]. [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20010921.html Apparently, this is sufficient for humans to mentally dismiss him as "just another teenager"]].
35	* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong: [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20020404.html Immediately prior to the arrival of a Hound of Tindalos]]
36	--> Let me get this straight. You're going to use a strange drug, whose inventor died a horrible death after using once, to journey into the past, where you are likely to encounter creatures that will hunt you back across time and kill you messily? And you don't think this is the least bit '''suicidal'''?
37	--> Nah. What could possibly go wrong?
38	* WhatWouldXDo: One of the posters at a meeting of the Cult of the Chibi Cthulhu asks "What would Cthulhu do?" For added [in]appropriateness, this meeting is taking place in the Sunday School classroom of the local church.
39	* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The comic ends with a series of views of what various characters are doing five years later.

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