Justified: The Webcomic in question deals with social commentary from the standpoint of ordinary people (not experts or the like), especially that which pertains particularly to Geek types.
Inverted: Adam and Steve have a serious conversation.
Subverted: Adam and Steve are just playing videogames, but not talking to one another.
Double Subverted: Next panel, however, Steve asks Adam a question.
Parodied: Adam and Steve talk about something, then the same question is implicitly posed by Expy characters that are bacteria living on some surface in Adam and Steve's vicinity.
Adam and Steve keep arguing, and the next panel flashes forward to Adam and Steve as two old men with long beards, still arguing.
Deconstructed: Steve asks Adam a question. This throws Adam off guard and he loses.
Reconstructed: See "Defied"
Alternatively, Adam is an excellent multitasker, and can easily play his game and chat with Steve at the same time.
Averted: Adam and Steve don't talk to one another.
Enforced: "Let's put two characters our Webcomic readers can relate to.
Lampshaded: :"So, here we are, passing another day on The Couch..."
Invoked: Something in the game sparks a discussion.
Defied: Steve knows that Adam won't appreciate his blabbering on while playing. So he decides to wait until they're finished to chat.
Discussed: "How come these webcomics all feature the same thing?"
Conversed: "Eh, only nerds read those things anyway."
Played For Laughs: Steve has something important to say, but Adam tries to make him wait Just One More Level.
Played For Drama: The conversation deals with something rather somber.
