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1	''[[http://Thornsaddle.com Thornsaddle]]'' is a webcomic hosted on Platform/ComicFury about the American School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It takes place within the same universe as ''Literature/HarryPotter''. It was created by Michael Belsole (the writer) and Doug [=MacDonald=] (the artist). Josh Rubino draws the strip on occasion. The comic is mostly [[GagPerDayWebcomics gag-per-day]], although there have been some short storylines.
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3	Thornsaddle, the school, is located somewhere in the deserts of Texas. The webcomic mostly focuses on Jack, a first-year muggle-born. His best friend is another student named Tom.
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5	!!Tropes used in Thornsaddle:
6	* AltText: Most of the strips (especially the earlier ones) have alt text that add another joke.
7	* ChristmasEpisode: In December 2011, Thornsaddle ran a twelve-part storyline called "[[http://thornsaddle.com/comics/41 A Thornsaddle Christmas Mystery]]."
8	* FishOutOfWater: Jack is a muggle-born and knows nothing of how wizard society works.
9	* IncrediblyLamePun: [[http://thornsaddle.com/comics/59/ Right here.]]
10	* MeaningfulName
11	** [[http://thornsaddle.com/comics/11/ Butch [=McMann=]]] is named so because of his apparent rustic masculinity.
12	* NaiveNewcomer: Jack had no previous knowledge of the wizarding world before going to Thornsaddle.
13	%%* StripArchive
14	* WizardingSchool: Obviously.
15	* WriteWhoYouKnow: A few of Mike's friends have been drawn in as characters. Through winning a contest, one member of Platform/ComicFury became a student in Thornsaddle.
16	** [[http://thornsaddle.com/comics/12/ The "Jedi"]]: There are two characters in Thornsaddle who use magic to become Jedi. Their names are Mike and Doug ; )
17	** [[http://thornsaddle.com/comics/22/ The Combustible Engines]]: The members of this "muggle rock" band are all people Mike has toured with in ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizard_rock wizard rock]]''.
18	** [[http://thornsaddle.com/comics/67/ Josh Rubino]] appears as a pompous character with a stiff upper lip.

Context Webcomic / Thornsaddle