History ComicBook / Cosmo2018

* RealityEnsues: Max Strongjaw tries to shoot out the windows to create ExplosiveDecompression when he finds himself trapped in an office building with hordes of mutants; unfortunately, he's forgotten that the entire park is pressurized and shooting out the window won't actually ''do'' anything other than to create an escape route.

* BuffySpeak: Max Strongjaw slips into this early into issue #1:
-->"The ''Sagittarius'' has lost all power en route to Mars. It's cold. Dark. And even my iron will is starting to fold like... not-iron... stuff."

-->"This may be where I fall, but I will show these aliens the ''bravery, tenacity, and strength-ity of humanity!''"

-->'''Cosmo:''' I owe you an apology [...] When we brought your ship on board, it was to ''save'' you. Now we're going to die in a very fangy-gnawy way. Some rescue mission ''this'' turned out to be.\\

* InsistentTerminology: Cosmo's ship is a UFO, but it's pronounced "you-foe" -- he's annoyed that Max spells out the acronym instead. (Max {{facepalm}}s when he finds out the ''Ufo'' has a shuttlecraft called the ''[[IncrediblyLamePun Tufo]]''.)

-->'''Cosmo:''' "Death ray"?! It's a concussive stun blaster!\\

* MundaneUtility: Max finds a floating sphere in the galley with a bunch of knives embedded in it; he asks what kind of weapon it is, and Astra tells him that it really is just their knife rack. [[NoodleIncident Although there was this one time...]]

-->'''Cosmo:''' The bar here can be set to any weight, even zero-G if you just want to do reps.\\

* WrongAssumption: Jumping to conclusions on insufficient evidence is practically Max's defining character trait.

Back in the 1950's, during the heady early days of UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace, Creator/ArchieComics came up with ''Cosmo the Merry Martian''. The guy only had 7 issues that would later get serialized, but would gain some recognition after longtime Archie artist Fernando Ruiz kept sticking him in little cameos. ''Cosmo'' is a 2018 reboot of the ''Cosmo the Merry Martian'' miniseries by Creator/IanFlynn and Tracy Yardley (whose [[ComicBook/ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics work you might]] [[ComicBook/MegaMan be familiar with]]).

Back in the 1950's, during the heady early days of UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace, Creator/ArchieComics came up with ''Cosmo the Merry Martian''. The guy only had 7 issues that would later get serialized, but would gain some recognition after longtime Archie artist Fernando Ruiz kept sticking him in little cameos. ''Cosmo'' is a 2018 reboot of the ''Cosmo the Merry Martian'' miniseries by Creator/IanFlynn and Tracy Yardley (whose [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog work you might]] [[ComicBook/MegaMan be familiar with]]).

* WinToExit: In issue #5, Cosmo and Jojo are trapped inside an arcade video game, alongside other unfortunate souls by by Battle Princess Shih. The only way out is to win the game. Thankfully, Max turned out to be an excellent gamer, controlling Cosmo to victory in an perfect run, without actually knowing about the whole "trapped in a video game" situation.

* AmusementParkOfDoom: An abandoned alien theme park with an SOS distress beacon emanating from it? [[SarcasmMode Yeah, that sounds like fun.]]

* ShoutOut: Not uncommon, but the video game Cosmo and Jojo get stuck in is ''loaded'' with them. A single two-page spread crams in references to ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'', ''Franchise/MegaMan'', ''VideoGame/PacMan'', ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'', ''VideoGame/DragonsLair'', ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' (complete with a blatant King Dedede {{expy}}), ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'', ''VideoGame/AlteredBeast'', and pretty much any game where your character has to fight their EvilTwin. The variant cover for this issue is an homage to the classic American UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem cartridge boxes, and the "next issue" box on the final page reads simply "[[Franchise/{{Metroid}} See You Next Mission!]]"

Back in the 1950's, during the heady early days of UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace, Creator/ArchieComics came up with ''Cosmo the Merry Martian''. The guy only had 7 issues that would later get serialized, but would gain some recognition after longtime Archie artist Fernando Ruiz kept sticking him in little cameos. ''Cosmo'' is a 2018 reboot of the ''Cosmo the Merry Martian'' miniseries by Ian Flynn and Tracy Yardley (whose [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog work you might]] [[ComicBook/MegaMan be familiar with]]).

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* AchievementsInIgnorance: Max saves Cosmo and Jojo from the video game with no idea that there was anything wrong in issue #5.

* LanternJawOfJustice: Max.

* RealityEnsues: Max Strongjaw tries to shoot out the windows to create ExplosiveDecompression when he finds himself trapped in an office building with hordes of mutants; unfortunately, he's forgotten that the entire park is pressurized and shooting out the window won't actually ''do'' anything.

* ShoutOut: Not uncommon, but the video game Cosmo and Jojo get stuck in is ''loaded'' with them. A single two-page spread crams in references to ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'', ''Franchise/MegaMan'', ''VideoGame/PacMan'', ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'', ''VideoGame/DragonsLair'', ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' (complete with a blatant King Dedede {{expy}}), ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'', ''VideoGame/AlteredBeast'', and pretty much any game where your character has to fight their EvilTwin. (The variant cover for this issue is an homage to the classic American UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem cartridge boxes.)

* ShoutOut: Not uncommon, but the video game Cosmo and Jojo get stuck in is ''loaded'' with them. A single two-page spread crams in references to ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'', ''Franchise/MegaMan'', ''VideoGame/PacMan'', ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'', ''VideoGame/DragonsLair'', ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' (complete with a blatant King Dedede {{expy}}), ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'', ''VideoGame/AlteredBeast'', and pretty much any game where your character has to fight their EvilTwin.

* DrunkOnMilk: Thanks to BizarreAlienBiology, Medulla can get completely plastered on ''apple juice''.

* {{Matriarchy}}: Implied, in the case of Venus; the monarch (Hesper) and all the military leaders are female.

* PlanetOfHats: Arcadea, an alien resort planet devoted entirely to video games and virtual reality.

An Earthling astronaut, the [[BlatantLies courageous]] Captain Max Strongjaw, is left adrift in the empty wastes between Earth and Mars after his ship's power fails; his life is saved when a passing Martian captain (the titular Cosmo) and his crew of explorers, en route to investigate a DistressCall from Earth's moon, bring the stranded ship aboard their own, much larger vessel. Cosmo wins over Max's initial distrust and paranoia, and Max agrees to accompany them on their rescue mission in return for a safe passage home -- but the Earthling quickly finds himself in over his head in a solar system full of mad science, lunar zombies, and Venusian battle princesses...

* RealityEnsues: Max Strongjaw tried to shoot out the office windows to create ExplosiveDecompression when they were trapped with hordes of mutants at the amusement park. Unfortunately, the entire scene ended with the horde and the group baffled at a broken window instead since the entire park happened to be pressurized for the guests and workers' safety.

* SpaceOpera: Complete with RagTagBunchOfMisfits, exotic interstellar locales, and exploration. Ironically, Max's status as a side character is somewhat strange for someone who would appear as [[CaptainSpaceDefenderOfEarth square jawed space hero]] but is not.

* CaptainSpaceDefenderOfEarth: Captain Max Strongjaw subverts this trope to a tee, particularly his cowardliness and poor decision making despie his personality and heroic build, although his casually tossed-off reference to the [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theia_(planet) Theia hypothesis]] suggests he may have some HiddenDepths.

* CaptainSpaceDefenderOfEarth: Captain Max Strongjaw fits this trope to a tee, from his heroic build to his cowardliness, although his casually tossed-off reference to the [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theia_(planet) Theia hypothesis]] suggests he may have some HiddenDepths.

* RealityEnsues: Max Strongjaw tried to shoot out the office windows to create ExplosiveDecompression when they were trapped with hordes of mutants at the amusement park. Unfortunately, the entire scene ended with the horde and the group baffled since the entire area happened to be pressurized for the guests and workers' safety.

* SpaceOpera: Complete with RagTagBunchOfMisfits, exotic interstellar locales, and exploration. Ironically, Max's status as a side character is somewhat strange for someone who would fit the role as CaptainSpaceDefenderOfEarth.

* SpaceOpera: Complete with RagTagBunchOfMisfits, exotic interstellar locales, and technology. Ironically, Cosmo (a Martian) assume the role of space hero archetype rather than Max (a human).

* RealityEnsue: Max Strongjaw tried to shoot out the office windows to create ExplosiveDecompression when they were trapped with hordes of mutants at the amusement park. Unfortunately, the entire scene ended with the horde and the group baffled since the entire area happened to be pressurized for the guests and workers' safety.

Back in the 1950's, during the heady early days of UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace, Archie Comics came up with ''Cosmo the Merry Martian''. The guy only had 7 issues that would later get serialized, but would gain some recognition after longtime Archie artist Fernando Ruiz kept sticking him in little cameos. ''Cosmo'' is a 2018 reboot of the ''Cosmo the Merry Martian'' miniseries by Ian Flynn and Tracy Yardley (whose [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog work you might]] [[ComicBook/MegaMan be familiar with]]).

* FastballSpecial: When Orbi has a minor panic attack over having to jump out of the shuttle (he's AfraidOfHeights... and a lot of other things), Astra picks him up bodily and flings him out of the open hatch -- straight into Cleo, knocking her flat.

An Earthling astronaut, the [[BlatantLies courageous]] Captain Max Strongjaw, is left adrift in the empty wastes between Earth and Mars after his ship's power fails; his life is saved when a passing Martian captain (the titular Cosmo) and his crew of explorers, en route to investigate a DistressCall from Earth's moon, bring the stranded ship aboard their own, much larger vessel. Cosmo wins over Max's initial distrust and paranoia, and Max agrees to accompany them on their rescue mission -- but the Earthling quickly finds himself in over his head in a solar system full of mad science, lunar zombies, and Venusian battle princesses...