History ComicBook / ScoobyApocalypse

* {{Catchphrase}}: The characters all have their usual catchphrases, which they tend to poke fun at each other for using.

* ChainmailBikini: [[spoiler: Velma]] wears one in Issue #10.

* TalkingToHimself: [[invoked]] [[spoiler: The Nanite King]], being a representation of a HiveMind, manifests a second head so it can have conversations with itself.

-->'''Daisy''': "Zoinks"? What does that mean?\\
'''Shaggy''': Well, Daisy, "Zoinks" is kinda like... I mean it's... uh--\\
'''Velma''': Perhaps I can explain: "Zoinks" is a rather infantile expression of astonishment that Shaggy resorts to in times of stress.\\
'''Daphne''': Said the woman whose '''own''' favourite expression is "Jinkies!"\\
'''Velma''': I wouldn't cast aspersions, Ms. Blake, since I've heard '''''you''''' use the word "Jeepers" on numerous occasions.

-->'''Double Q''': And for the record: I happen to know your middle name is '''''Otis'''''.
-->'''Secret Squirrel''': True. But you have no idea what my '''''first''''' name is, do you?

* UnfortunateNames: The survivor community which the gang creates in the Albany mall they fortify is called "Jonestown" [[spoiler: in memoriam of Fred]]. Shaggy points out [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonestown the negative connotations]], but Velma (who admits she somehow never heard of the massacre) states that in a post-apocalyptic world, it doesn't matter.

-->'''Monster''': Suck on your bones!
-->'''Cliffy''': Suck on this, you son of a bitch!

-->'''Velma''': [[spoiler: I'm pregnant.]]

''Scooby Apocalypse'' is a comic adaptation of ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'', published by Creator/DCComics as part of their ''ComicBook/HannaBarberaBeyond'' initiative. The comic was conceived by DC Comics co-publisher Creator/JimLee; the series itself was written by Keith Giffen and J.M. [=DeMatteis=] (''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational''). The comic ran from May 2016 to April 2019, and at 36 issues, is the longest-running of all the ''Beyond'' titles.

It turns out that she used to be part of a group of scientists known as The Five (now The Four) that released nanites that have self-replicated and now reside in every human being on the planet. The original plan was to use these robots to remove humanity's negative aspects like greed and wrath in hopes of creating a better, more peaceful society. A plan that has since changed to turning all of mankind into their docile servants. Unfortunately, as Velma explains all this, things go FromBadToWorse. The safe zone the gang is in goes into lockdown, meaning only one thing: somehow, it seems like the nanites have been activated early, despite none of the evil cabal even being on site that day. And when they leave the bunker to assess the damage, what they find aren't loads of drooling, suggestible humans, but instead an apocalyptic world full of monsters who are hungry for human meat. Now among the few humans left in the world, these meddling adults and their talking dog have no choice but to work together to survive, piece together the mystery of what just happened, and hopefully find a way to turn everyone back to normal.

''Scooby Apocalypse'' was also home to two serialized backup series: ''[[WesternAnimation/SecretSquirrel Secret Squirrel]]'' in issues #16-29, and ''[[WesternAnimation/TheAtomAntShow Atom Ant]]'' from issues #30-36. The former follows Secret Squirrel as he works to learn who is stealing the minds -- grey matter and all -- of the world's greatest thinkers, with the help of a former flame from MI6 and his old buddy Morocco. The latter sees Atom Ant try out for a spot as a ComicBook/JusticeLeague member (under the delusion that it's just a formality and they want him as the leader).

''Scooby Apocalypse'' was also home to two serialized backup series: ''[[WesternAnimation/SecretSquirrel Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole]]'' in issues #16-29, and ''[[WesternAnimation/TheAtomAntShow Atom Ant]]'' from issues #30-36.

* SuddenlySpeaking: Scooby could already talk, in his usual slurred and clipped form, but in Issue #30 a power surge through his cybernetic implants allow him to talk normally. And he also apparently gets an intelligence boost as well.

After getting a mysterious tip about a supposedly huge story, Daphne Blake of the eponymous low-rated cable show ''Daphne Blake's Mysterious Mysteries'' and her cameraman Fred Jones head out to Nevada's Mojave Desert to make contact with their informant. This whistleblower turns out to be Velma Dinkley, one of the chief scientists at a secret military base known as "The Complex", and with the base's resident dog trainer Norville "Shaggy" Rogers and smartdog prototype #246012 (nicknamed Scooby-Doo) in tow -- they just happened to stumble upon the meeting while sneaking out to a local festival -- the five enter the even more secretive depths of the compound, where Velma lets them all know some troubling news.

''Scooby Apocalypse'' is a comic adaptation of ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'', published by Creator/DCComics as part of their ''ComicBook/HannaBarberaBeyond'' initiative. In this comic book series, the gang will have to survive in an apocalyptic world full of monsters who are hungry for human meat. This time, the monsters are real and very dangerous!

The series also contains a ''WesternAnimation/SecretSquirrel'' backup story in each issue, which ran until Issue #29. After that, it was replaced with a new one based on ''WesternAnimation/TheAtomAntShow''.

In 2019, it was announced the series had been canceled and would end in April, rounding out at 36 issues after a three year run. Impressively, one of the longer lasting titles of the ''Hanna Barbera Beyond'' series.

** GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler: The Nanite King]], the ultimate evolution of the nanites' HiveMind, sees its [[KillEmAll genocidal rampage]] as the ultimate expression of the nanites' original goal -- according to its InsaneTrollLogic, once everyone is dead, the world will finally be at the peace that Project Elysium was hoping for.

* KillEmAll: [[spoiler: The Nanite King wants to wipe out all remaining humans, and then the monsters, leaving only basic animal and plant life.]]

* FurryDenial: Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole deny being a squirrel and a mole. [[spoiler:Justified as it's eventually revealed they're under hypnosis to believe they're humans.]]

* UnfortunateNames: The survivor community which the gang creates in the Albany mall they fortify is called "Jonestown" [[spoiler: in memoriam of Fred]]. Shaggy points out the negative connotations, but Velma (who admits she somehow never heard of the massacre) states that in a post-apocalyptic world, it doesn't matter.