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[[caption-width-right:347:Just a sampling of the many, many characters inhabiting the universe of Lego Space.]]

''[[http://www.spacethecomic.com// LEGO Space: The Comic]]'' is a PhotoComic about Franchise/{{Lego}}'s classic [[Toys/LEGOSpace Space]] line. While mainly a comedic series, it can get surprisingly dramatic depending on the currently-running arc. There are many storylines, all running concurrently, with three identifiable main ones:

# The first and most prominent focuses on Space Agency members Schwartz and Galanos in a SliceOfLife style, save the occasional "action sequence". This is also the section where most of the "minor character arcs" originate from, generally focusing on those related to the main two in some fashion.

# Then you have Lance and Vance Gemini, twin agents on a mission from the president to track down a mysterious ghost ship and learn about the phenomena behind what appears to be an undead version of the Space Agency's founder, Captain Dash Jefferson, haunting the star systems in said ship. Genre-wise, this plays out as a mix between [[MysteryFiction Mystery]] and {{Horror}} with stronger Action elements than Scwartz/Galanos arcs.

# The last stars Scouse, leader of the M:Tron scientists with an ever-changing accent, and details his "abduction" by an alien invasion force with mysterious intentions for the Space Agency. This is a little harder to classify than the other two, though "[[MindScrew surrealist]]" definitely applies.

Each of these, and mini-arcs focusing on minor characters, are intertwined; plot points from all storylines affect each other, making for an elaborately woven plot, yet the presentation of the strips makes it such that the reader never gets confused when this happens. Add the fact that each character is distinct in their characterization and you have a well-written comic that keeps the reader guessing while being fun to read as well.

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!!''LEGO Space: The Comic'' provides examples of:

* AcePilot: Schwartz is implied to be this with his craft the Gamma-V.
* ActionGirl: Valkyrie qualifies, as does Jenny...
* AffectionateParody: Does these every once in a while: these include ''Film/{{Tron}}'', ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', ''Franchise/StarTrek'', and ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}''.
* TheAlcoholic: Ralph Gunbar.
* AlienAbduction: Scouse is kidnapped in this manner at first, [[spoiler:but he doesn't end up staying on the alien's ship for long.]]
* AllMythsAreTrue: So far, [=UFOs=], Jetis, Dragons ([[spoiler: The Jersey Demon]]), castles in the moon and the Loch Ness Monster have been confirmed.
* AlternateSelf: [[spoiler:Ronald pretends to be this to Galanos in his first appearance.]]
* AlternateTimeline: The future as shown to Ronald in "House Call". Also qualifies as a BadFuture.
* AlternateUniverse: Where the "clones" of Schwartz and Galanos may come from in "Bootlegs".
* AndIMustScream: The Crater Crawler pilot in "Last Face You See". [[spoiler:Technically he does "die", but he's taken by Captain Dash to a mysterious location. His fate is left unknown but implied to be horrifying.]]
* AnotherDimension: Scouse seems to be jumping from dimension to dimension. [[spoiler:The truth seems to be something more like he's somehow become trapped in Ronald's mind.]]
* AprilFoolsPlot: [[spoiler:The 100th episode celebration, with Schwartz pulling a very expansive one on Galanos.]]
* AuthorAppeal: Harrison Ford clones that show up in many of the storylines. In-universe, Harrison Ford is said to be the reason that the Earth started a cloning program!
* AuthorAvatar: In "Back Under the Old Management", first with what's assumed to be a fairly-accurate representation, then with various figurines of ''Franchise/LupinIII'''s Fujiko.
* {{Backstory}}: What "200" is all about.
* BadBoss: The Commodore is implied to be this when he asks Valkyrie to "bump off" one of his henchmen. This is of course part of a ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'' parody...
* BadGuyBar: Depending on who's inside, the Raven's Port Bar can be either this or a GoodGuyBar. The unnamed cafe in "Meteor Madness II" is a more straight example of the former.
* BarBrawl: Whenever the M:Tron scientists inhabit the Raven's Port bar, this inevitably happens... at least until Schwartz shows up.
* BaseOnWheels: The Mega Core Magnetizer.
* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Kind of- the Classic Space minifigures have no visors, yet we see them breathing perfectly fine in the vacuum of space. Perhaps justified; the characters are made of LEGO, after all.
%%* BeatPanel
* BewareTheNiceOnes: To get back at Schwartz for his prank in the 100th episode, Galanos engineers a situation where Schwartz is forced to watch his least favorite show, the Lawrence Welk XVI show live (''Revenge Is a Dish Best Served with Champagne''). [[spoiler:This ends up backfiring on him however, as Schwartz finds himself liking the show instead!]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Officer Freundlich, Masoch, Mr. Marx, Gunbar, and ''Vanilla Snowball'' as the cavalry in "House Call".]]
* BiggerOnTheInside: Mostly averted, as the author uses the interior of the actual set he's using; played straight for whenever The Doctor's TARDIS is shown.
* BigNo: Used once or twice, as when Schwartz is the unwilling viewer of the Lawernce Welk XVI show.
* TheBigRace: Schwartz initiates one in "Bootlegs".
* BitingTheHandHumor: In one comic, Red berates the author for not putting her in more comics despite her (supposedly) being part of the main cast.
* BlackCloak: [[spoiler:The alien scientist.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Captain Dash is like this, stealing corpses and threatening members of his own Space Agency.]]
* BreakingTheFourthWall: In the (aptly-titled) "Breaking Down the Fourth Wall".
* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: Mr. Scouse and the other M:Tron scientists have the letter "M" on their uniform. Similarly, the Blacktron II members have a "B" on theirs.
* BunnyEarsLawyer:
** Masoch's... ''fetishes'' are often overlooked for the fact that he does exceptionally well at his job in the Space Agency.
** In the 428-th comic, Weiss admits this is the reason he hasn't fired both Schwartz ''and Galanos''.
* ButtMonkey: From Schwartz's alien invasion prank to his relationship with the ice babe Priscilla, and the constant mocking by his younger brother Ronald, poor Galanos definitely qualifies.
* CallBack: The Allied Avenger with the Hooting Space Monkey tied to it in "Bootlegs".
* TheCameo: In one storyline, famous rock idols like Bruce Springsteen and Freddy Mercury, among others make a guest appearance. Notably Huey Lewis first appears in this storyline but continues to haunt Galanos long after it's finished. Other kinds of cameos include figures from other themes both classic and new, like the Black Falcons and some Collectible Minifigures.
* CantHoldHisLiquor: Lance and Vance Gemini in "First Field Assignment".
* CardCarryingVillain: The alien leader.
* TheCavalry: In "House Call". It's even named as such by one of the characters.
* ChekhovsGun: Used very frequently. Often details that seemed small or dialogue that was inconsequential in one storyline comes back in a later storyline, making the whole thing seem rather connected and whole.
* ChestInsignia: Generally true for most of the uniformed characters.
* ClipShow: Episode 100 starts as this, then quickly subverts it in the manner of "making stuff up that never happened". There is however an overall plot to the episode beyond the clip show.
* ClonesArePeopleToo: As discussed above.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Schwartz in "Party Hardy!", as pointed out by the author.
* CoolCat: Vanilla Snowball. [[spoiler:Flying the Gamma-V in "House Call" to take out the Commodore ''definitely'' qualifies him for this!]]
* CoolStarship: The many Classic Space spaceships.
* CounterpartCombatCoordination: In "Bootlegs", it's this but with a race.
* CovertGroupWithMundaneFront: Blacktron trying to go "legitimate" as a corporation. In reality, the thieving and pirating still goes on, it's just in more of a "behind-the-scenes" capacity.
* {{Crossover}}: With ''Achievement [=Wh0rz=]''. In a sense, it's something of a guest strip series as well.
* TheDandy: President Weiss really seems to like his various fashions- his page in the "Advent Calendar" storyline shows this.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Schwartz. A mysterious one that apparently involves the death of his parents when he was a child...]]
* DatingCatwoman: [[spoiler:Schwartz's relationship with Valkyrie was like this before they started explicitly going out.]]
* ADayInTheLimelight: Occasionally there will be a single page that focuses on a minor character and what they do, like Bruce and Cheryl musing, or the Space Policemen and their mishaps with the sniffer frog.
* DeadpanSnarker: A few characters, including S-Bot, and Red to a smaller degree.
%%* DeletedScene: In "Lunch Time".
* DeliberatelyDistressedDamsel: [[spoiler:Masoch isn't exactly a damsel, but his intentionally being captured by the Blacktron I group can be seen as this.]]
* {{Determinator}}: Captain Dash Jefferson.
* {{Dominatrix}}: Valkyrie channels this in "Meteor Madness II".
* TheDragon: Verwaand is this to The Commodore, although he's not quite as threatening as a typical version.
* DramaticEllipsis: Schwartz in the second comic of the "Bootlegs" storyline. Or, well kind of anyway; here it's used to indicate confused silence.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Walker shows up as early as "Locked Up", though he isn't named 'til later. In fact, there are a few characters who have exactly this situation applied to them.
* EldritchAbomination: Lt. Coldwell is implied to be worshiping one of these- Lord Xenu.
* EnsignNewbie: Lt. Coldwell starting in "Blank Attack".
* EstablishingShot: One for every location in the comic.
* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: The Captain Dash Jefferson zombie.
* ExactlyWhatIAimedAt: A trick Amarillo uses in "Fun on the Runway".
* ExecutiveMeddling: For a few strips (445-447), the author appeared to be having troubles with his host site. [[spoiler:In reality it's a "meta-storyline" used for framing a guest strip.]]
* TheFaceless: Ronald and Galanos' mother was like the benign version of this at first, before the subversion in "Party Hardy!" The author states that originally she was intended to stay as this for the run of the comic, but he found a figure that was just perfect for her portrayal, and thus she was included.
%%* {{Fainting}}: Mr. Torio, the "emotional" kind.
* FalselyReformedVillain: The Commodore, who's seemingly trying to make Blacktron into a legitimate operation. [[spoiler:This seems more and more like a ruse the further the comic goes on- while not supportive of Valkyrie's brazenly pirate-ing ways he does allow her to continue if just for the money, and he did order that hit in "Meteor Madness II".]]
* FantasticRacism: Played with with the Martians in "The Breakup" -- Harrison Ford clone #35 and his political followers don't seem to respect the Martians very much, to put it mildly.
* FinishingEachOthersSentences: Lance and Vance Gemini, at least most of the time.
* {{Flashback}}: The "Retro Red" storyline.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early in the comic's run there was a page featuring a mysterious character; this got its payout in the form of a 22-strip long arc almost a year later.
* FourthWallMailSlot: Schwartz stars in one of these in celebration of the comic reaching 400 episodes.
* FunetikAksent: Some of Scouse's accents are portrayed in this manner.
* GenderBender: In "Back Under The Old Management", as referenced in the tags. No comment on this one.
* HappyFlashback: Schwartz's memories of camping in the White Condor with his parents.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: When Amarillo, Lt. Coldwell, and the M:Tron's scientists attempt to escape the "Jersey Devil" dragons only to have their magnetic ship become attached to the Mega Core Magnetizer's magnets by mistake in "Blank Attack".
* HomeBase: Every character has one. For the Space Agents, it's mainly the Inter-Galactic Command Base, with the Android Base being secondary; for the Blacktron pirates, the Alpha Centauri Outpost; for the M:Tron scientists, it's officially the Mega Core Magnetizer (though in a sense the Raven's Port Bar could count too); and for the future Space Police it's Space Police Central Precinct 78.
* IntellectualAnimal: The "Jersey Devil" dragons.
* IsntItIronic: Ronald travels through time to stop the recording of Music/AlanisMorissette's song. [[spoiler: This action has serious consequences in the time continuum]].
* {{Jerkass}}: Ronald falls into this sometimes, as his treatment of his brother and Mr. Wobbly Droid indicates, as well as his view towards the others in the "House Call" storyline.
* KentBrockmanNews: Starting with the "DACTA" storyline.
* LastNameBasis: Schwartz and Galanos are both character's surnames; as of the current comic, only Galanos' first name has been revealed [[spoiler:(Micheal)]]. Schwartz doesn't seem to like his first name, avoiding questions on what it is ("400"/"Schwartz... on [X]").
* LatinLover: Manuel Rotondo De Beauvis in "Party Hardy!", naturally.
* LoveableRogue: Valkyrie is played somewhat in this vein, though she's more of an AntiHero than a straight hero version.
* MeaningfulName: Scwartz, Weiss, Amarillo, and Red all have names that are the color of their uniform. Lance and Vance ''Gemini'' are twins, Verwaand is German for "arrogant", and Conor [=McNewsbreaker's=] is... rather obvious.
* MelancholyMoon: To both Galanos and Priscilla in "The Breakup".
* MySensorsIndicateYouWantToTapThat: [[spoiler:''Mr. Wobbly Droid'']] in "House Call".
* NoOSHACompliance: The M:Tron's mining operations tend not to be too safe, though this is more because of Mr. Marx and his men's carelessness than any equipment failure.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Valkyrie pulls this off in "Meteor Madness II". Schwartz invokes it on some occasions as well.
* OnlySaneMan: Galanos
* OnlySixFaces: In a sense -- the most common face characters have is the classic LEGO "smiley", but the poses and the gear a character has often makes up for any lack of expression this causes. Ronald, the Gemini twins, and Red are prime examples.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Captain Dash is currently a Type O, but only due to lack of in-universe information on his zombie status.
* OverlyLongName: [[RunningGag Once again]], Manuel Rotondo De Beauvis in "Party Hardy!"
* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: The password for the computer in the Gamma-V is [[spoiler:[=VanillaSnowball=]]]. It's explained in the commentary that Schwartz is actually smart enough to know how to make a good password, it's just that he's too lazy to make one that's hard to remember.
* ParanormalInvestigation: Lance and Vance Gemini's specialty.
* ThePeterPrinciple: Used for Ronald, mentioned in TheRant.
* ProperlyParanoid: The first page with Carter plays out like this. After that, it's either played with or his paranoia is unfounded.
* PsychoForHire: Valkyrie is a toned-down version of this.
* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: Amarillo's robot Churchill. Seen most strongly in "Hairbrush, Chainsaw, or Popsicle?"
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Or rather ridiculously cat-like mecha- there's a giant robot shaped like a cat that also acts like a cat, {{played for laughs}}.
* RobotBuddy: G-Bot, S-Bot, Mr. Wobbly Droid, and M-1 all count, as do minor characters like Churchill, Slave-2, and the Exploriens Droid.
* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler:Commander Valkyrie]] in the earliest strips of the comic.
* SecretIdentity: [[spoiler:Valkyrie had one at first that was unknown to even the viewers. She still tries to keep hers secret from the general public in-universe, though her cover is almost blown in "Date Night".]]
* ShoutOut: Many present; among the most common are ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'', ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' and fellow sci-fi LEGO webcomic ''Webcomic/TranquilityBase''.
* SingleBiomePlanet: Pluto is treated as one of these in a few stories.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Averted- the females in the series don't feel like arbitrary inclusions; rather, every character has a naturalistic fit.
* SpacePirates: The Blacktron Forces have been called this a few times.
* SpacePolice: Naturally, LEGO's own Space Police line (in its various incarnations) shows up frequently, usually trying to stop the Blacktrons. One of them, Officer Freundlich, is a (semi-) recurring character; otherwise the future Space Police do factor into the "Jenny" storyline.
* StalkerWithoutACrush: [[spoiler:Jenny spends most of her time stalking Schwartz. This has not yet been (explicitly) explained, though plenty of material for fan theories is given. Interestingly, she is also seen stalking Valkyrie on occasion...]]
* StickyFingers: Valkyrie "suffers" from this, as seen in "Ketching Up" (though she does rather enjoy it).
* StillWearingTheOldColors: Valkyrie, Walker, and Dr. Doug still wear the uniforms
* StockFootage: Not exactly footage, but the author admits to sometimes using old shots to save time and other economic reasons.
* StormingTheCastle: Valkyrie and her crew of Blacktron I men failed to do this to the Alpha Centauri Outpost in the alternate reality in "House Call".
* SuperPrototype: The Gamma-V is said to be one of these, a prototype model never put into production. Naturally due to this it's the fastest ship in the Space Agency's fleet, and only Schwartz, who had to make a special request to get it, knows how to pilot the thing.
%%* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial
* ThoseTwoGuys: Lance and Vance Gemini, paranormal investigators.
* TitleConfusion: A bit; the main URL refers to the title as "''LEGO Space''", the banner refers to it as just "''Space''" (as a OneWordTitle); the bottom blurb names it as "''Space: The Comic''", and it is referred to on other websites as "''LEGO Space: The Comic''" by the author. For the sake of this article, we've gone with the most specific title, as ''Space'' is a bit generic and ''Toys/LegoSpace'' is already taken by the toy line. Clarified a bit in the blurb for "Bootlegs Part 22"; the author prefers to go by the title of "''Space: The Comic''" so as to not interfere on LEGO's copyright/"Fair Play" policies.
* TimeDilation: Possible explanation for Schwartz and Galanos' extended absence in "Bootlegs".
* TomatoInTheMirror: Happens to clone-Schwartz and Galanos, though they don't much care, so downplayed. The real Schwartz and Galanos discuss this in one comic before deciding it doesn't apply to them.
* TooKinkyToTorture: [[spoiler:Commander Masoch. He goes out of his way to experience pain, once hunting out the Blacktron I group and taunting them just to make them hurt him! They catch on however and leave him alone- which just makes him search for ''other'' places to get his fix of pain.]]
* TurnInYourBadge: This happens (unsuccessfully) to Jenny in her self-titled storyline.
* TwinBanter: Lance and Vance Gemini tend to do this in their appearances.
* UnderNewManagement: In the strip of the same name, the author is "fired" and replaced by someone chosen by "The Management". [[spoiler:This is actually the setup for a guest strip of course.]]
* VisualPun: Ever seen Masoch put on his work face? ("The Search", Part 6)
* WhatTheHellHero: Schwartz seemingly leaving Valkyrie to die in "Thursday Night at Last", and Valkyrie calls him out on it. [[spoiler:Of course, it was all part of a tactic to try to kill the yeti (don't ask)- Valkyrie was being a bit quick to judge.]]
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: This is Scouse's accent perfectly.
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