History ComicStrip / TwistedToyfareTheatre

* {{Catchphrase}}: "[[OhCrap Crap in a hat]]" seems to be a common one for various characters.

* NakedPeopleAreFunny: An ad for Hormel is hosted by "Naked Jonathan Frakes."

'''Human Torch:''' ''[thinking]'' WHEW! Good thing I was in the first ten!

* ReallyGetsAround: Sue Richards, the Invisible Woman, attempts to "break Jenna Jameson's record" at one point. Along with the fact that she cheats on Reed every chance she gets.

Writers Matt Senreich, Tom Root, and Doug Goldstein went on to work for ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'', which is similar to ''TTT''. Former editor Rob Bricken went on to work for their sister publication ''Anime Insider'', ran the Blog/ToplessRobot nerd-blog for several years, and is now working for io9.

* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: The Falcon is frequently derided for having the power to talk to a single bird.

A comic series published every month in ''Toyfare'' magazine -- an action figure hobbyist magazine and price guide that is humorous in tone -- since the magazine began in 1997 and collected in trade paperbacks, "TTT" combines [[DeadpanSnarker snarking]], liberal references to anything in pop culture, [[JustForFun/TropeOverdosed tropes on top of tropes]], and fair amounts of BlackComedy as a topper.

Writers Matt Senreich, Tom Root, and Doug Goldstein went on to work for ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'', which is similar to. Former editor Rob Bricken went on to work for their sister publication ''Anime Insider'', ran the Blog/ToplessRobot nerd-blog for several years, and is now working for io9.

Wizard shut down ''Toyfare'' in 2011, taking the series with it.

''Twisted Toyfare Theatre'' originally featured 1970s Mego dolls (many of them customized, and most of those being Marvel characters) as the main characters, although other characters (such as [[Franchise/GIJoe Cobra Commander]] and [[Franchise/StarWars the Stormtroopers]]) have become more prominent as the Megos got stale. [[note]]Literally, those things were held together with rubber bands. [[/note]]

* ObfuscatingDisability: Charles Xavier has been shown to do this a few times, like jumping up and running when he was caught using his mental powers to cheat at Blackjack.

* TakeThat: To every DorkAge that ever existed. Brian Michael Bendis appears as a character almost entirely for the purpose of Take That's against him. He fills the panels with huge amounts of dialogue, brags about being paid by the word, and is killed by the Scarlet Witch in a ''New Avengers'' parody (while all of the characters he killed off in ''Avengers Disassembled'' refused to help him). Ed Brubaker's transformation of Bucky into a grim and gritty Anti-Hero is utterly mocked in one installment, complete with Nick Fury trying (and failing) to teach Bucky to be a badass. And two villains decide to kill Franklin Richards after seeing him "stealing" in a cardboard box and declaring the Raiden section of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid 2'' to be a ripoff.

* DorkAge: [[invoked]] Just about every one suffered by a Marvel character will eventually be brought up.

A comic series published every month in ''Toyfare'' magazine -- an action figure hobbyist magazine and price guide that is humorous in tone -- since the magazine began in 1997 and collected in trade paperbacks, "TTT" combines [[DeadpanSnarker snarking]], liberal references to anything in pop culture, [[JustForFun/TropeOverdosed tropes on top of tropes]], and fair amounts of BlackComedy as a topper. ''Twisted Toyfare Theatre'' originally featured 1970s Mego dolls (many of them customized, and most of those being Marvel characters) as the main characters, although other characters (such as [[Franchise/GIJoe Cobra Commander]] and [[Franchise/StarWars the Stormtroopers]]) have become more prominent as the Megos got stale. [[note]]Literally, those things were held together with rubber bands. [[/note]]

A comic series published every month in ''Toyfare'' magazine -- an action figure hobbyist magazine and price guide that is humorous in tone -- since the magazine began in 1997 and collected in trade paperbacks, "TTT" combines [[DeadpanSnarker snarking]], liberal references to anything in pop culture, [[TropeOverdosed tropes on top of tropes]], and fair amounts of BlackComedy as a topper. ''Twisted Toyfare Theatre'' originally featured 1970s Mego dolls (many of them customized, and most of those being Marvel characters) as the main characters, although other characters (such as [[Franchise/GIJoe Cobra Commander]] and [[Franchise/StarWars the Stormtroopers]]) have become more prominent as the Megos got stale. [[note]]Literally, those things were held together with rubber bands. [[/note]]

* {{Flanderization}}: Thor's TransparentCloset. Additionally, Creator/AlanMoore's main purpose being rescuing Comicbook/ManThing and correcting people who confuse him with Comicbook/SwampThing.

* TropeOverdosed: Most strips get into at least double-digits in less than 10 pages.

A comic series published every month in ''Toyfare'' magazine -- an action figure hobbyist magazine and price guide that is humorous in tone -- since the magazine began in 1997 and collected in trade paperbacks, "TTT" combines [[DeadpanSnarker snarking]], liberal references to anything in pop culture, [[TropeOverdosed tropes on top of tropes]], and fair amounts of BlackComedy as a topper. ''Twisted Toyfare Theatre'' originally featured 1970s Mego dolls (many of them customized, and most of those being Marvel characters) as the main characters, although other characters (such as [[Franchise/GIJoe Cobra Commander]] and [[Franchise/StarWars the Stormtroopers]]) have become more prominent as the Megos got stale (Literally, those things were held together with rubber bands).

Writers Matt Senreich, Tom Root, and Doug Goldstein went on to work for ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'', which it is similar to. Former editor Rob Bricken went on to work for their sister publication ''Anime Insider'', ran the Blog/ToplessRobot nerd-blog for several years, and is now working for io9.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: When George W. Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger enter the race for the Megoville mayoral election, Reed Richards uses the [[Comicbook/TheFlash Cosmic Treadmill]] to go back in time to retrieve Thomas Jefferson, whom Richards calls the third greatest president in history; he feels that this is not important enough to bother Abraham Lincoln or ''Jimmy Carter.'' A variation on the trope used in Daredevil v. Ben Affleck:

* CharacterExaggeration: Nearly every character who appears is a heavily exaggerated parody of themselves. Doug Goldstein said a favorite technique of his was to take a personality trait and twist it just slightly, making it ludicrous while still true to the character. As an example, he cited the Borg; the first time they knock on Spidey's door, he slams it in their faces, but when he tries to do so a second time, the Borg "adapt to his defensive capabilities" by sticking a foot in the door. By contrast, Mego Spidey himself is a complete 180° from the classic "with great power comes great responsibility" of his comics counterpart--he would much rather avoid/ignore whatever shenanigans are afoot and be left in peace.

* DisabilitySuperpower: Subverted in that Daredevil not only lacks his signature radar sense, he seems to be much more clueless of his surroundings than any normal blind person could ever be. When the Marvel Legends come calling, two Daredevils fight to the death in Hell's (actual) Kitchen... except they're both just manhandling pots and sacks of flour while ''thinking'' they're really fighting the other guy. He also seems to believe that wearing a white shirt and a hat over his costume is a disguise.

-->'''Kirk:''' ''(with his shirt on)'' Time travel... ''again''? HOT DOG! Sulu, set a course... for ACTION!\\

* {{Jerkass}}: Professor X is not a very nice guy in this series. Also he's not really paralyzed and fakes it for laughs.

* KillerRabbit: Don't mess with the Ewoks unless you want to be dismembered and eaten. This has some basis in actual ''Franchise/StarWars'' canon; see the part at the end of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' where an Ewok ''beats the severed heads of downed Stormtroopers like drums''.

* TheScrappy: [[invoked]] Several well-known Scrappys show up and promptly [[TakeThat die violently]]. Mego Spidey and Hawkeye actually go to a hunting range where the prey consists of Scrappys from 1980s cartoons, including Orko from ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'' ("The 'O' on his chest is like a target from God!"). The exception is the [[KillerRabbit Ewoks]]. They cement their psychopathic status by charging in to dismember Jar-Jar Binks, at which point Mego Spidey remarks that comparison to Jar-Jar has [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap made them look far more tolerable in comparison]].

* SpecialEffectFailure: [[invoked]] Intentional, humorous example in an early strip (that the DC ban has kept from being republished): Starro the Conqueror is represented by a huge, star-shaped cookie with googly eyes. Spider-Man beats him with a garden hose. Many unintentional examples, too. Kirk drops a "boulder" on the Lizard and Gorn that was pretty obviously a spray-painted crumpled-up piece of aluminum foil, and Thor and Iron Man somehow crashed into the only tree for miles around and flew out of a [[Series/TheDukesOfHazzard General Lee]] that was about the same size as each of them in a failed attempt at a ForcedPerspective shot, something even the editors had to call themselves out on in one collection of strips.
* TakeThat: To every DorkAge that ever existed. Brian Michael Bendis appears as a character almost entirely for the purpose of Take That's against him. He fills the panels with huge amounts of dialogue, brags about being paid by the word, and is killed by the Scarlet Witch in a ''New Avengers'' parody (while all of the characters he killed off in ''Avengers Disassembled'' refused to help him). Ed Brubaker's transformation of Bucky into a grim and gritty Anti-Hero is utterly mocked in one installment, complete with Nick Fury trying (and failing) to teach Bucky to be a badass. And two villains decide to kill Franklin Richards after seeing him "stealthing" in a cardboard box and declaring the Raiden section of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid 2'' to be a ripoff.

* TimeTravelForFunAndProfit: Kang the Conqueror had lead a group of people from the future to the present as a tour guide.

* TransparentCloset: Thor, which gets Flanderized quite a bit. Also Banshee, who constantly hangs around Northstar yet spouts suspiciously homophobic dialogue. He is later seen waking up next to Northstar, hoping that he didn't do anything "sinful" while he was drunk.

* UnusualEuphemism: Golden Age Spider-Man's web shooters. See, in his day, "webs" were what they called "bullets", and...

* IntangibleTheft: The story "Hello Kitty" re-envisions Kitty Pryde's tour of the X-Mansion, including her parents. Professor X introduces Storm, briefly mentioning that she used to be a thief. A quick introduction, and Storm leaves. HilarityEnsues as Storm is accused of stealing Kitty's virginity. ([[http://amocat.net/kiotr/KIOTR-Gallery/Twisted-Toyfare-Theatre-3-TPB-Hello-Kitty/Twisted_ToyFare_Theatre_Hello_Kitty_5 Here you can have a look.]])

* SpecialEffectFailure: [[invoked]] Intentional, humorous example in an early strip (that the DC ban has kept from being republished): Starro the Conqueror is represented by a huge, star-shaped cookie with googly eyes. Spider-Man beats him with a garden hose. Many unintentional examples, too. Kirk drops a "boulder" on the Lizard and Gorn that was pretty obviously a spray-painted crumpled-up piece of aluminum foil, and Thor and Iron Man somehow crashed into the only tree for miles around and flew out of a [[Series/TheDukesOfHazzard General Lee]] that was about the same size as each of them in a failed attempt at a ForcedPerspective shot.

* BadassGrandpa: Golden Age Spider-Man is incredibly badass, and a parody of the more lax attitude towards morality in comics during the GA; the way he sees it, it makes perfect sense to gun down robbers but let dictators off with an uppercut and a warning. Also the Clone Trooper who joined the Stormtroopers after being cloned into a younger body. "Who wants to armwrestle?"

* ChewToy: The Negative Zone Alien, whose entire purpose is to have garbage repeatedly dumped on him by The Thing.

* AndCallHimGeorge: The Hulk [[TheyKilledKenny kills Cyclops this way]].

* ComesGreatResponsibility: Usually completely averted with the TropeNamer--Mego Spidey would be more than content to ignore the absurdity surrounding him and remain on his couch, watching TV and eating potato chips. Even a PreAssKickingOneLiner moment, after the other Megos come to him for help when the Marvel Legends figures attempt to take over, ends up as a precursor to Mego Spidey kicking them out of his house.

* NegativeContinuity: Most of the Stormtrooper comics place the characters at different locations during the ending of ''Return of the Jedi''. They have alternately been portrayed working construction on the Death Star when it blew up, watching its destruction on TV in a bar, and being captured by Ewoks as it exploded. Footnotes provide LampShading of the inherent continuity errors.

* SmallReferencePools: The writers will often throw in references to comic characters from their youth who are all but unknown in the modern age. This is either remarked upon in an editor's note or [[LampshadeHanging mentioned by a character.]]

* SpaceJews: [[Franchise/{{Predator}} The Predator aliens]] are Jewish. [[RuleOfFunny Somehow]].
* SpecialEffectsFailure: [[invoked]] Intentional, humorous example in an early strip (that the DC ban has kept from being republished): Starro the Conqueror is represented by a huge, star-shaped cookie with googly eyes. Spider-Man beats him with a garden hose. Many unintentional examples, too. Kirk drops a "boulder" on the Lizard and Gorn that was pretty obviously a spray-painted crumpled-up piece of aluminum foil, and Thor and Iron Man somehow crashed into the only tree for miles around and flew out of a [[DukesOfHazzard General Lee]] that was about the same size as each of them in a failed attempt at a ForcedPerspective shot.
* TakeThat: To every DorkAge that ever existed. Brian Michael Bendis appears as a character almost entirely for the purpose of Take Thats against him. He fills the panels with huge amounts of dialogue, brags about being paid by the word, and is killed by the Scarlet Witch in a ''New Avengers'' parody (while all of the characters he killed off in ''Avengers Disassembled'' refused to help him). Ed Brubaker's transformation of Bucky into a grim and gritty Anti-Hero is utterly mocked in one installment, complete with Nick Fury trying (and failing) to teach Bucky to be a badass. And two villains decide to kill Franklin Richards after seeing him "stealthing" in a cardboard box and declaring the Raiden section of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid 2'' to be a ripoff.

* TheyKilledKenny: The entire cast has been killed off at one point or another. Bucky, however, dies nearly every time he appears.

* UnluckyEverydude: Spider-Man

A comic series published every month in ''Toyfare'' magazine -- an action figure hobbyist magazine and price guide that is humorous in tone -- since the magazine began in 1997 and collected in trade paperbacks, "TTT" combines [[DeadpanSnarker snarking]], liberal references to anything in pop culture, [[TropeOverdosed tropes on top of tropes]], and fair amounts of BlackComedy as a topper. ''ComicStrip/TwistedToyfareTheatre'' originally featured 1970s Mego dolls (many of them customized, and most of those being Marvel characters) as the main characters, although other characters (such as [[Franchise/GIJoe Cobra Commander]] and [[Franchise/StarWars the Stormtroopers]]) have become more prominent as the Megos got stale (Literally, those things were held together with rubber bands).

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Odin, who, taking a cue from the "Odin-Sleep" established in the comics, peppers his dialogue with unnecessary "Odin"-nouns (see {{Cloudcuckoolander}} below), and has baby pictures of Loki ready at hand to show guests.

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Odin, who, taking a cue from the "Odin-Sleep" established in the comics, peppers his dialogue with unnecessary "Odin"-nouns, and has baby pictures of Loki ready at hand to show guests.

* CharacterExaggeration: Nearly every character who appears is a heavily exaggerated parody of themselves. Doug Goldstein said a favorite technique of his was to take a personality trait and twist it just slightly, making it ludicrous while still true to the character. As an example, he cited the Borg; the first time they knock on Spidey's door, he slams it in their faces, but when he tries to do so a second time, the Borg "adapt to his defensive capabilities" by sticking a foot in the door.

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Odin

* ButtMonkey: Cyclops, who is constantly insulted and abused by Professor Xavier. Also the Falcon, by Captain America. Doom, right from the start. The first strip had him beaten senseless by Ponch and Jon, and ''it just went downhill from there''.

* ATeamFiring: Mocked in a G.I. Joe vs. Cobra battle. Spidey points out that they might actually hit something if they aimed lower.

Writers Matt Senreich, Tom Root, and Doug Goldstein went on to work for ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'', which it is similar to. Former editor Rob Bricken went on to work for their sister publication ''Anime Insider'', ran the ToplessRobot nerd-blog for several years, and is now working for io9.

A comic series published every month in ''Toyfare'' magazine -- an action figure hobbyist magazine and price guide that is humorous in tone -- since the magazine began in 1997 and collected in trade paperbacks, "TTT" combines [[DeadpanSnarker snarking]], liberal references to anything in pop culture, [[TropeOverdosed tropes on top of tropes]], and fair amounts of BlackComedy as a topper. ''ComicStrip/TwistedToyfareTheatre'' originally featured 1970s Mego dolls (many of them customized, and most of those being Marvel characters) as the main characters, although other characters (such as [[GIJoe Cobra Commander]] and [[StarWars the Stormtroopers]]) have become more prominent as the Megos got stale (Literally, those things were held together with rubber bands).

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: When George W. Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger enter the race for the Megoville mayoral election, Reed Richards uses the [[TheFlash Cosmic Treadmill]] to go back in time to retrieve Thomas Jefferson, whom Richards calls the third greatest president in history; he feels that this is not important enough to bother Abraham Lincoln or ''Jimmy Carter.'' A variation on the trope used in Daredevil v. Ben Affleck:

* ExecutiveMeddling: The series originally featured Marvel and DC characters, but DC Comics requested that their characters be removed from the series. The trades republishing the older stories replace the DC characters with various counterparts, with Batman and Robin making cameos in the form of [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Bat-Pumpkin and Squash]]. The writers also sometimes reference DC's cease-and-desist order in passing.
** During the Matrix parody, the Oracle's receptionist notes that she's just the "web-savvy disabled secretary" because anything else would be too close to a DC copyright infringement.