History Webcomic / Achewood

* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy Roast Beef and Ray, and later Little Nephew. Granted, they ''are'' cats and the traditional concepts of "race" don't apply, but their speech patterns and interests do borrow pretty heavily from African American hip hop culture.

* TheAlcoholic: Lyle.

The strip went on [[http://s.assetbar.com/one_asset?b=S~cfd4f5a32442ff25864a8357965235a41&a=S~846 a hiatus of sorts]] for much of 2011, returning in November and updating sporadically since, although Onstad has put several of the now out-of-print [[AllThereInTheManual side]] [[{{Defictionalization}} materials]], including Roast Beef's zine and the ''Achewood'' cookbook, up for download [[http://www.achewood.com/honorclub.php via an honor system-based shop]]. On February 25 2013, Onstad returned with the news that [[http://chrisonstad.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/achewood-2013.html there will be an Achewood animated series in the works]].

in 2016, Achewood recieved almost-weekly updates once again for a full year until Christmas, when Omstad decided to end the comic for the time being, directing the reader to the blogs.

* TheyDo: [[spoiler:Roast Beef and Molly]]

* Molly, TheChick cat who Roast Beef met in heaven and recently married.

* BlackComedy: Despite being extremely funny, it's a very dark webcomic with some rather horrifyingly sad undertones. According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, it was inspired by 9/11.

* Vlad, a robot from Eastern Europe.

* GangOfCritters: Subverted on many levels.

** Making fun of Nice Pete's bible fan-fiction is generally not considered smart.

* HeavyMithril: Nice Pete wants his band (called Mister Band) to be like this; unfortunately, the only other member is Lyle, who thinks Pete's lyrics are hackwork (though he's also annoyed that Pete won't let him do more in a song than repeatedly strum one bass note). Later on, while stoned on Ray's roof and making fun of Pete's songwriting, Ray and Téodor stumble across the concept of HeavyMithril ''rap''. (Unfortunately, [[HesRightBehindMeIsntHe Pete is also getting stoned on the roof]], and it leads right into another one of his unsuccessful attempts to kill the other cast members.)

* FlatCharacter: Part of the reason why Lyle moved so quickly into the background from the original main four cast members. His "drunken angry guy" schtick was all he really had. (Although, interestingly, he's given backstory and ''some'' growth.)

* Roast Beef, half DeadpanSnarker, half clinically depressed cat from Circumstances.

* Pat, the self-righteous vegan {{Jerkass}} cat. [[spoiler:Later revealed to be gay through a [[http://achewood.com/index.php?date=08072006 family curse]].]]

** There's also aforementioned savage beatdown of the guy who invented the Comic Sans font.

* NoEnding: Averted- though it probably wasn't planned this way, the final full-length story arc (not counting 'high school' arc cut off by the hiatus) was a poignant, fitting conclusion to the series.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Or could have if things had gone on for a few more... dozen... hours. Everyone keeps calling Ray to tell him that Little Nephew is in danger... but they don't actually ''tell him that'', they just keep insisting he turn on the news, which just keeps getting Ray more annoyed and stubborn at feeling bossed around.

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Philippe - he's five, but judging from his parents' age he should be at least as old as the other cast members.
** If you look closer he also has a bit of CreepyChild going, as he's simply more knowledgeable than most other 5 year olds due to this - it doesn't really stick out in the cast, though. Example: we see him type out some stories, and the only problem they have are plotting.

* Lyle, stuffed tiger and half ViolentGlaswegian.

* Ray, [[UnclePennybags massively wealthy]], hip-hop loving CloudCuckoolander (or cat) with a penchant for weird side projects. Became a BreakoutCharacter along with Roast Beef once introduced.

* AerithAndBob: On the one end, you have Ray and Pat. On the other end, you have Téodor and Nightlife Mingus and Lonis.

* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: There is a conceit that Onstad is just representing actual events, and shares a house with Téodor, Cornelius and Philippe. This has become less central to the comic as time goes on.

* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: If it weren't for Ray's borderline-supernatural luck, he'd probably be bankrupt and in jail. On one hand, he has a pretty canny entrepreneurial mind; on the other, he has [[TheStoner a crush on getting high]], the wealth to realize any idea he comes up with while stoned, and ideas like a party themed around tequila and machetes (which goes about as you'd expect).

** Also from much earlier is the "Possessed Banjo" arc, which was cut short when Onstad's daughter was born.

* Ray, [[UnclePennybags massively wealthy]], hip-hop loving WackyGuy (or cat) with a penchant for weird side projects. Became a BreakoutCharacter along with Roast Beef once introduced.

* Todd, unspeakably stupid cokehead squirrel and even more of a Jerkass than Pat, although he could be better described as an {{AddledAddict}}

* DrinkOrder: Ketel One. [[GargleBlaster And Blue Nun.]]
** When it comes to beer, Roast Beef is a Guinness man, while Ray seems to prefer St. Pauli Girl. Both are also fond of Stella Artois.