History DarthWiki / StoriesFromMetropolis

''Stories from Metropolis'' (formerly titled ''D.L.D.'') is an unpublished comic series made by yours truly. What started out as a series of simple ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' fancomics when I was 9, turned into an actual series with loads of characters, crazy plots, and [[RapidFireComedy two or three jokes a page.]]

In a more detailed explanation, the comic follows the adventures of three siblings; LovableAlphaBitch D.D., DeadpanSnarker Luke and InsufferableGenius Dexter. And yes, D.D. and Dexter are from ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' (with their personalities exaggerated to absurd levels.), while Luke is an AuthorAvatar (one of two; I'll explain that later). Together, they form a group called [[FunWithAcronyms D.L.D.]], which solves various supernatural cases, for just 60 dollars a client! The [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters of the week]] range from vampires, werewolves and zombies to man-eating sofas, soul-sucking ice-cream, haunted girls' bathrooms and the such.

That was then. Now the comic follows the 55+ characters in their day-to-day lives, often with something supernatural mixed in. What started out as a HorrorComedy about three kids fighting monsters has grown into something much much more, and on its 20th anniversary, the series has undergone a complete and total title change to signify that growth.

Also, [[QueerMedia all the characters are LGBT+.]]

As of July 30th 2020, it is semi-unpublished, and can be found [[https://river-city-stories.tumblr.com here.]] (I changed the title because of copyright issues, given that a city named Metropolis already exists in comics, namely DC Comics).

[[WMG: This comic, with its 22 year run, has used many tropes, including, but not limited to...]]

* ArtifactTitle: The series grew from being about the D.L.D.'s adventures, to featuring the lives of the series' secondary and tertiary characters, often in a SliceOfLife way. In fact a lot of characters have had their own DayInTheLimelight to the point where the D.L.D. haven't appeared in their own comic for ''9 straight episodes''. This is why I changed the title of the comic from ''D.L.D.'' to ''Stories from Metropolis''

* AttackOfTheKillerWhatever: Back in the old days, the D.L.D. had to deal with a killer stone wall, KillerRabbit, killer donuts, donuts that ''make'' you kill, killer Barbie doll (and later a killer teddy bear), killer snowmen, the sofa and the ice-cream mentioned above, and so on...
* BetterThanABareBulb: Lampshade hanging by the motherload.
* BloodierAndGorier: Only in BloodyHilarious form; if there's blood, chances are something un-serious is the cause of it.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: A rare non-villainous version:
-->'''Woman:'''D.L.D.! How great it is to see you again! Remember me?
-->'''D.D.:''' ''(stares blankly)''
-->'''Woman:''' You know, you rescued me and the tenants of our building from those zombies? Everybody almost died?
-->'''D.D.:''' ''(still stares blankly)''
-->'''Woman:'''Nothing?
-->'''D.D.:''' Look, lady, the day you and your tenants were attacked by zombies was the scariest day of your lives... but for us, it was Tuesday!
* CastFullOfGay: There is one confirmed gay character (Luke), one asexual character (Dr. Apartheid), seven lesbian characters (Lisa & Ammy, the Lady in Grey & the Lady in Lightgreen, [[ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} Kittenwoman]] & Ally Lizzen and Lucy) and one transgender character (Zack); everybody else is either bisexual or heteroflexible..
* CompressedAdaptation: The Marvel comic book miniseries ''ComicBook/HouseOfM'' ran for 8 issues - which is about 220 pages, while the ''D.L.D.'' ParodyEpisode of it, called ''House of D'', has 45 pages.
** In it, [[HotWitch Veronika]] goes crazy and creates a reality in which the D.L.D. rule the world. In the end, she utters the words "No more D.L.D.", and creates a world where there is no D.L.D. or any D.L.D.-type group whatsoever (the next episode brings them back though).
** Likewise, ''ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet'' ran for 6 issues, which is about 256 pages, while the ParodyEpisode of it, ''The Infinity Fingerless Glove'', also has 45 pages.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Subverted. Yes, there's swearing, gore and sex, but only in the form of PrecisionFStrike, BloodyHilarious and NakedPeopleAreFunny.
* DownerEnding + GainaxEnding + RocksFallEveryoneDies: All of these tropes apply to episode 120, ''They Luke'd Up and Screamed''; Luke attemmpts to kill the entire cast so he could take over the comic and make it better. Unfortunately, things do not go well, as everybody (including Luke) dies under a collapsing building and gets KilledOffForReal. In the next episode, we are introduced to a new cast of characters, a new D.L.D., and everything seems just fine... until the old cast rises from their graves and they are not happy with their replacements...
Thankfully, though, they become alive again, and the [[StatusQuoIsGod status quo is somewhat restored.]]
* EldritchLocation: The Demented Dimension: It's a vast desolate desert-like world where everything is in one color (which randomly changes), and is home to weird bug-like creatures. And let's not forger the resident...
** EldritchAbomination: A giant worm-like monster. It's as big as a skyscraper. It has millions of tentacles. And also, ''30 mouths''. Later on it turns out there's more of them, though in different sizes.
** The episode ''How the Demented Dimension Came to Be'' reveals the Dimension is actually a PatchworkWorld GoneHorriblyWrong made by a team of [[MadScientist mad scientists]] and all its residents and monsters are the result of mutations and inbreeding.
** SexTourism: ''Sex in the Demented Dimension'' has the D.L.D., with no other option to make money, open the Dimension to straight women and gay men who are willing to pay money to have sex with the Dimension's locals, who don't care about the gender of their partner.
* ExpyCoexistence: Some time after the episode ''Anti-Hogwarts'' was made, which introduced Zarry Mopper, principal Dummydoor and the rest of the Hugwartz gang, the episode ''Fantastic Beasts and where to Kill Them'' had the D.L.D. travel to the actual [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hogwarts]] to, well, kill some fantastic beasts, and even interact with some of the Hogwarts characters.
-->'''D.D.:''' ''[while flying past Ron and Hermione]'' Hermione loves Ron!
-->'''Hermione and Ron, in unison''': WHAT?!
* FreakyFridayFlip: In the episode ''Weirdo Wednesday'' the League of Extraordinary Villains, D.LD. and S.G.T. swap bodies. What follows is:
** While in the Lady in Grey's body, Dr. Apartheid [[ManIFeelLikeAWoman can't stop touching himself.]]
** Tina in Luke's body rapes him while he's in her body.
** D.D. and Sally mutilate each others bodies, starting with Sally shaving of D.D.'s hair and D.D. making a tattoo on Sally's head that says "I ♥ cock", and ends with D.D. and Sally chopping off their limbs (and Sally's head).
* FutureMeScaresMe: The episode ''Stories from the Future - Part 2'' in which the D.L.D. are visited by their 13-year old selves who have traveled from the past (namely, Part 1 which was made 10 years earlier). The younger D.L.D. were not happy with the [[DarkerAndEdgier many]] [[HotterAndSexier changes]] over the years and attempted to go back in the past and make sure to change the future, only to have their memories of the encounter erased.
* GagSeries: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged.]] At first it was fairly light, then became more and more sillier to the point of absurdity, now throwing in some seriousness to all that sillyness.
* ImprobablyFemaleCast: 40 females, 15 males.

* TheLostLenore: Luke's dead crush Prescott, a tragic case of IncompatibleOrientation. Their relationship was the center of these episodes:
** ''The Long-ass Goodbye'' (in which Luke helps Prescott's ghost get back to his grave; their trip is intercut with flashbacks showing their friendship)
** ''Greetings from Lower Ann'' (a case in the titular town where Prescott is buried has the D.L.D. go there, with Luke being forced to confront the ghosts from the past)
** ''One More Long-ass Goodbye'' (short remake of the above episode)
** ''Broken off Chalk'' (parody of the MindScrew comic ''Streak of Chalk'', in which Luke is stranded on an island where he inexplicably finds Prescott)
** The "[=LukeScott=]" {{Arc}}, inspired by ''Series/WandaVision'', in which Luke uses a magical wishfulfilling stone to create the perfect sitcom-like reality with him and Prescott, but other characters keep interfering.
** ''Son of Prescott'' - In a case of SomeoneToRememberHimBy, Luke meets Prescott's and his girlfriend Emma's son, Blake. Luke even offers to babysit Blake, but...
-->'''Emma:''' This isn't going to be like ''Literature/{{Lolita}}'' where you fall in love with my son?
-->'''Luke:''' What?! Oh, gross! He's 7 years old, 'the Hell is wrong with you?!
In the end, Luke babysits Blake, but keeps seeing Prescott everytime he looks at him, to which Emma assures him that the same thing happens to her.
* MilestoneCelebration:
** ''[[Music/ChristinaAguilera Kids Gotten Badder: A Decade of Shits]]'' - The 10th anniversary special; the D.L.D. remember their "Most ____ Moments" and the episode ends with them committing suicide.
** ''The D.L.D. 20th Anniversary Special'', in which every single character remembers their favorite moment from the series.
* MonochromeCasting: Out of the 55 characters, we have only nine non-white characters.
* NewSeasonNewName: Started out as ''D.L.D.'', now it's ''Stories from Metropolis''.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: The episode ''Robotic Lesbian Vampire Cheerleaders from Mars'' (and the sequel ''[[Series/MyBabysittersAVampire My Babysitter's a Robotic Lesbian Vampire Cheerleader from Mars]]''). They're [[RobotGirl robot girls]]... who are lesbians,... who suck blood... and they're cheerleaders... and they come from Mars.
* NoFourthWall: None whatsoever. Characters refer to previous events as "several episodes ago", frequently interact with the Author, and do stuff like hit each other with their word balloons, skip in and out of panels, snark about the episode's quality, and so on.
* OnlySixFaces
* OvershadowedByAwesome: D.L.D., ''three times''.
** Twice by their rivals, the S.G.T., who've proven to be more competent and not as morally ambiguous as the D.L.D.
-->'''D.D.:''' Hey, you were trying to get rid of the newbies as much as we did!
-->'''Sally:''' True, true... but did we knock out Tanya Terry unconscious, so that she doesn't reveal you left the newbies in an AlternateUniverse?
-->'''D.L.D.:''' ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion [stunned silence]]]''
** Then by Kittenwoman, a young superhero whom the city adores more than the D.L.D.
-->'''Vicky's teacher''': Aaa, oh my God, it's Kittenwoman, the hero of our town!
-->''Later''
-->'''Vicky's teacher:''' ''[falls asleep when Vicky introduces the D.L.D. for Show and Tell]''
* RageAgainstTheAuthor: The characters openly hate their Author.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Real life events like the 2009 swine flu or the 2015 Syrian refugee crisis appear in the comic. Special mention goes to the "Coronavirus {{Arc}}":
** ''Metropolis Newz: Special Coronavirus Report'', which is a news report about how the various wacky characters of the comic are handling the titular menace.
** ''Coronavirus in the Demented Dimension'' in which people infected with Coronavirus are shipped off to the Demented Dimension to either die or somehow get better, Luke being one of them. [[BlackComedy It is about as serious as one can expect from this kind of series.]]
** ''[[Literature/LoveInTheTimeOfCholera Love in the Time of Coronavirus]]''; Luke and his [[AbhorrentAdmirer Abhorrent]] StalkerWithACrush Tina adjust to living in the Demented Dimension, with Luke waiting for Tina to die first.
-->'''Tina:''' What if I had really died?
-->'''Luke:''' Then I would have buried you so I could dance on your grave.
** ''You Can Go Home''; Luke and Tina no longer have the Coronavirus, and return to Metropolis.
** ''We Go Together''; Dr. Kvasimodo of the League of Extraordinary Villains has Coronavirus, so he arrives in the Demented Dimension along with the rest of the League, even though none of them can get infected (one being immortal, and the other two being ghosts.)
** ''Get This Corona Party Started''; Milly, Lilly and Filly organize a Corona Party which Kittenwoman puts a stop to.
** ''Her and I''; a series of videochats between Kittenwoman and Ally Lizzen during quarantine, at least until their school reopens.
** ''Can Androids Get the Coronavirus''; RobotGirl Jasmine and her creator Chapek Asimov arrive in the Demented Dimension, since Chapek is Coronavirus positive.
** ''It's Not Just Our World''; Back in the Opposite Gender Universe, Luke and Tina's [[DistaffCounterpart distaff counterparts]] Lucy and Tim are forced to go in their version of the Demented Dimension because they're Covid positive.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: The Demented Dimension arc mentioned above. Later, New D.L.D. & Co. get trapped in ''another'' world (which was more like a AlternateUniverse of ours), and then all characters are back where they belong.
* SelfDeprecation: Every once in a while, a character would bitch about how the episode sucks, the comic sucks, the Author sucks, and sometimes all three (with many variations).
* SpinOff: Several, some of which never got past 10 episodes:
** ''L.A.'' - D.L.D.'s friends Lisa and Ammy in their own crazy adventures; it lasted 2 episodes.
** ''S.G.T.'' - the cases of D.L.D.'s rivals; lasted only one page (yeah...).
** ''Zarry Mopper'' - Parody series featuring [[Literature/HarryPotter Zarry Mopper]]; only one episode was made.
** ''DarthWiki/LittleWitchVicky'' - [[CuteWitch Vicky's]] own series.
** ''DarthWiki/DLDWhatCouldHaveBeen'' - An AlternateContinuity following the many WhatCouldHaveBeen 's of the series.
** ''DarthWiki/DLDOldSchool'' - Another AlternateContinuity, this one without the many changes the series has undergone; lasted 2 episodes.
** ''DarthWiki/SuprDLD'' - A SuperHero version of the comic that lasted only one episode.
* TheEnd: The "The end!" tag at the end of every episode which changes its font and/or look with every appearance.
* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: Some episodes end with either the MonsterOfTheWeek or someone else attacking the reader.
* TomeOfEldritchLore: During the first episodes there was a mini-arc concerning the Four Books of Evil, each of which, when read, brings a huge disaster (like raising the dead, for instance). There was also a Fifth Book that when read releases a demon that brings evil and doom... through neverending parties (which is why that book is discredited).
* TokenLesbian: Gender-inverted with Luke, the only openly gay guy in a cast full of lesbians.
* UnCancelled: I tried to give it up seven times... only to continue with it afterwards. This comic really grew on me.
* VillainsOutShopping: The members of the League of Extraordinary Villains, when they're not planning on how to kill the D.L.D., can usually be found doing stuff like shopping for groceries, playing Dance Dance Revolution, playing Twister,...
* WorldOfSnark
* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: Since the beginning, and to this day.
* JustForFun/XMeetsY: At first the comic started out as an idea of combining ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' with the horror of ''ComicBook/DylanDog'' and the humor of ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}''. However, as I grew, so did my creative influences, and the series became so much more.

[[WMG:'''Characters''']]
[[WMG: D.L.D.]]
The formerly titular trio; D.D., Luke and Dexter. When they're not arguing, fighting or insulting each other, they are solving supernatural mysteries. And even ''then'' they don't get along very well, but somehow manage to save the day.

* '''D.D.''' - The self-proclaimed LovableAlphaBitch leader of the group.
* '''Luke''' - TheSlacker.
* '''Dexter''' - The GadgeteerGenius.


[[WMG:Other]]
* '''Lisa Hemingway and Ammy Littletown''' - TomboyAndGirlyGirl. Also an OfficialCouple.


[[WMG:League of Extraordinary Villains]]
A group consisting of four of D.L.D.'s former enemies; two mad scientists and two ghosts. The only thing they have in common is the mutual hatred of D.L.D. for one reason or another. In fact, their relationship is worse than the D.L.D.'s!

The original group was made of:

* '''Dr. Lucifer Apartheid''' - [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld A 1000 year old]] MadScientist.
* '''The Lady in Grey''' - Real name Mirela Bundadolo. The ghost of a BlackWidow.
* '''The Lady in Lightgreen''' - Real name Annabelle Perkins. The ghost of The Lady in Grey's servant girl and lover.
* '''Dr. Kvas Kvasimodo''' - Another, hunchbacked MadScientist.
** '''Lucy''' - Dr. Kvasimodo's CuteGhostGirl assistant.

Then, the two Ladies ascended to Dexter's ArtificialAfterlife, leaving two spots open for new members (at least until Lucifer and Kvas cloned them with all their memories intact). They were:
* '''Vivien Oštrić''' - Veronika's sister [[BlackComedyCannibalism who likes to eat children.]]
* '''X9''' - [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot A robotic lesbian vampire cheerleader from Mars.]]


[[WMG:S.G.T.]]
The D.L.D.'s rivals; Sally Winthrope, Gina Dazzywazzy and Tina Monotonous. It was eventually revealed Sally thought of forming a three-man group that would fight monsters and stuff like that, and that D.D. stole the idea from her (which is how their rivalry started).


* '''Sally Winthrope''' - The ExtremeOmnisexual.
* '''Gina Dazzywazzy''' - The {{Gonk}}.
* '''Tina Monotonous''' - The resident fat girl and StalkerWithACrush of Luke's.

[[WMG: ]]

* '''D.L.D.'s parents''' - D.D., Luke and Dexter's mom and dad, both [[{{Expy}} Expies]] from ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''.

* '''Veronika Oštrić''' - The HotWitch.

* '''The staff of D.L.D.'s school''' - Consists of principal Pearl Peterson, homeroom teacher Ms. Elaine Peanutbrain and school counselor Zhanna Dickle. The former two are only in it for the paycheck, much to the displeasure of the latter.

* '''Sylvia Croissant''' - An EmotionlessGirl with a GagNose.

* '''Mee-mee and Lee-lee''' - Another pair from the [[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory original series]].

* '''School of Hugwartz''' - In the episode ''Anti-[[Franchise/HarryPotter Hogwarts]]'', the D.L.D. visit a really crappy wizard school run by principal Al Dummydoor, and made friends with its two most mischievous students; Zarry Mopper and Meina Kinezović.

* '''Satan''' - Yep, [[{{Satan}} Big Red himself.]]

* '''Death''' - The GrimReaper herself. [[TheyKilledKenny Since anytime somebody dies in this series they come back later (one way or another),]] her job is kinda pointless.

* '''Metropolis Newz''' - The local TV news station. Hosted by David Fernsberry and reported by Charmaine Ladis, it appears whenever something related to D.L.D. happens.

* '''Walter van Heavenwing''' - A monster hunter who would often collaborate with the D.L.D.

* '''Lucy''' - Luke's DistaffCounterpart from the Opposite Gender Universe.

* '''The Author''' - The omnipresent creator of the comic. Anytime something illogical and/or unoriginal happens, the characters berate him; he usually responds by drawing a mustache on them.

[[WMG:[[RecurringExtra Recurring extras]] and [[LivingProp Living props]]]]
Characters who are neither secondary or tertiary, but whose only purpose is to fill the background.

* '''The 13 ghosts''' - A group of identical generic looking ghosts who even in their debut episode didn't pose any real threat. Since then they have appeared 3-4 times as a background gag.

* '''Ricky Smithins''' - A blonde kid from D.L.D.'s school frequently seen in the background, or used as some one-note gag.

* '''Goth Girl and her friend''' - The former, a girl clad completely in black; the latter, her bespectacled redhaired friend. Usually found in D.L.D.'s school among other students.

* '''Katherine''' - A shorthaired girl also frequently found in D.L.D.'s school.

* '''Kristy''' - A girl first seen the last time D.L.D. were in high school, later in the background.

* '''Kool-Aid Man''' - Yup, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool-Aid_Man the one]]. Used only as a background gag.

[[WMG:'''Characters - new cast''']]

When compared to the old cast, these new ones are fairly LighterAndSofter; they don't argue or snark at each other, and even the main villain seems kind of sympathetic (until another villain shows up).

As of episode 165 they are put together with the old cast, for better or worse. As of episode 192, they are in the Demented Dimension where they're helping the Syrian refugees who have a started a new life there (since, sadly, they really had no other place to go).
As of episode 244 they are back in our world.

[[WMG:New D.L.D.]]
* '''Marion''' - The LovableJock.
* '''Thompson Terry''' - The OccidentalOtaku.
* '''Zoë/Zack''' - Transgender SelfInsert.


[[WMG:Other]]
10 of New D.L.D.'s friends, a BigBadEnsemble and a reporter.

* '''Martina Latina''' - The SpicyLatina.

* '''Jasmine''' - The RobotGirl.

* '''Zhao-Len Chang''' - Former member of Z.C.Z., the Chinese D.L.D.-type group (did I mention every country in the world has a D.L.D.-type group? It does), now living in the West.

* '''Linda Stefani''' - TheDitz.

* '''Lona Lynn''' - A majorette.

* '''Bludweiser''' - A broody, sulky goth guy.

* '''Darla''' - The [[PluckyGirl Plucky]] [[GenkiGirl Genki]] fat girl.

* '''Vicky Oštrić''' - Veronika's little sister, a CuteWitch.

* '''Yoko Subarashii''' - A CosplayOtakuGirl.

* '''Klara''' - She's not so much as a PerkyGoth, but a [[GenkiGirl Genki]] [[PerkyGoth Goth]].

* '''Debra Deborah''' - The new anchorwoman and reporter for Metropolis Newz, a SassyBlackWoman.

[[WMG:The New League of Extraordinary Villains]]
A BigBad duo that's set out to destroy the D.L.D.; first the newbies, and now the originals.
As of episode 287, the group is completely disbanded.
They were:

* '''Dr. Marvin Zero''' - A MadScientist.

* '''Damjanka Jadranov''' - A girl who can't stand society and is simply evil. From head to toe she's dressed in black (her shirt, hoodie jacket, pants, boots, hair, make-up, spiked collar... all black).

[[WMG: ]]

* '''Hunter and Day Terry''' - Thompson's [[KidFromTheFuture teenage kids from 26 years in the future, the year 2040]], appeared in episode 163 ''The Terries''. However, ever since the whole world has been reverted back to the year 2011, many events took place earlier than originally, including Hunter and Day's birth, so now they're a pair of normal kids.

* '''Maiya''' - In episode 186, ''Boy Meets Ghoul'', New D.L.D. investigates a building that's haunted by a ghost of a woman who hides her face. In the end, however, it turns out this woman is not only a living person named Maiya (she hides her face because, as she puts it, it brought her nothing but trouble), but also the mother of Hunter and Day.

[[WMG:'''Other New Characters''']]
* '''Marcy''' - CanonImmigrant from ''DarthWiki/LittleWitchVicky''; a CuteWitch with a magical talking diary.

* '''Milly, Lilly and Filly''' - AlphaBitch, OnlySaneMan and BetaBitch.

* '''Kitty Kristofferson''' - The first person to hold the title of Kittenwoman. While the D.L.D. fight monsters and demons, she fought lowlife criminals. Now she lives a quiet life with...

* '''Ally Lizzen''' - Kitty Kristofferson's girlfriend.

* '''Anisha''' - Vicky's Syrian best friend, and the second person to hold the title of Kittenwoman.

[[WMG:'''Quotes''']]
-->'''Gina:''' Sally, why are we here?
-->'''Sally:''' Because this is a haunted house, and we're in a horror comic!
-->'''Tina:''' DUUUUUUUUUUH!

-->'''D.D. (possessed):''' Sally Winthrope, you must die!
-->'''Sally:''' But I have a manicure at 3'0 clock!

-->'''Dexter:''' Guys, you better buckle up, 'cuz it's rock'n'roll time!
-->'''D.D.:''' Oh, that's promising.

-->'''[[Series/{{Teletubbies}} Po]]:''' Time for mindless violence!

-->'''Dexter:''' So now what?
-->'''D.D.:''' We have to go back! I just hope things haven't gotten worse!
-->''[cut to Metropolis Newz]''
-->'''David:''' This is David Fernsberry and things have gotten worse!

-->'''D.D.:''' So, Rex, we can solve this in two ways... nonsensical cartoon violence or calm peaceful negotiation. And we all know how we work things out around here, don't we?
-->'''Rex:''' Already ahead of you! [suddenly dressed as [[Literature/HarryPotter Lord Voldemort]] ] Prepare to die!

-->'''Dr. Apartheid:''' What?! No way! If me and my group are gonna be accepted into your union, then it's gonna be beacuse of our strengths and skills, not because we saved your asses! So forget it!
-->''(beat - the rest of the League glare at him)''
-->'''Leader of the United Villains:''' Lucifer, you're a fucking moron. An honorable fucking moron, but a fucking moron nonetheless.

-->'''Dexter:''' So, how's principal Dummydoor?
-->'''Meina:''' Still boring and old as always!
-->'''D.D.:''' Yeah, I always thought that as a recurring character he's pretty useless!
-->'''Dummydoor:''' Hello, I'm right here! And why do I have to sit on this stupid tripod?!
-->'''D.D.:''' 'Cause you're old and useless! Now shut up!

-->'''Tina:''' ''[to Luke]'' And I know how you and I will fight, my darling chocolate cake! First we'll strip naked, then you'll rub lubricant into my ass, then I'll take a cucumber, and then...
-->''[Luke punches her]''
-->'''Tina:''' O.K., fine, I'll take a carrot!

-->'''Luke:''' Quick, let's kill it!
-->'''D.D.:''' We can't! Even though it's a horrible little demon, it's still Gina's baby, and I'm sure that as a mother, she wouldn't want-
-->'''Gina:''' FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, SOMEBODY KILL IT! KILL IT! [[KillItWithFire KILL IT WITH FIRE!!]]

-->''[to the tune of This is Halloween from WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas]''
-->'''13 ghosts:'''
-->Boys and girls of every age
-->Wouldn't you like to see something deranged?
-->Come with us and you will see
-->This, our show called "D.L.D."
-->This is D.L.D
-->This is D.L.D.
-->They are full of depravity
-->This is D.L.D.
-->This is D.L.D.
-->They like to swear and scream
-->Try not to wet your panties
-->It's their show
-->Everybody scream
-->At the sight of D.L.D.
-->'''D.D.:'''
-->I am the one with the pretty blonde hair
-->Pretty in pink, that's what I wear
-->'''Luke:'''
-->I am the one who's always on crack
-->Drinking booze and gallons of Jack
-->'''Dexter:'''
-->This is D.L.D.
-->This is D.L.D.
-->But who could forget about me?
-->'''D.L.D.:'''
-->In this town we call home
-->Everyone likes our parody songs
-->'''Principal Peterson:'''
-->In this show
-->Our standards are very low
-->Everyone's waiting for the next episode
-->'''D.L.D.:'''
-->Round that corner, man
-->Hiding in the trash can
-->It's our rivals who wanna say
-->'''Sally:'''
-->Scream!
-->'''Gina:'''
-->This is D.L.D.
-->'''Tina:'''
-->Refuge in
-->'''Gina:'''
-->[[RefugeInAudacity Audacity]]
-->'''Sally:'''
-->Aren't you scared?
-->'''Lisa and Ammy:'''
-->Well, that's just fine
-->Watch it once, watch it twice
-->And we will hear your cries
-->Stare in awe at our blight
-->'''Dr. Apartheid:'''
-->Everybody scream
-->Everybody scream
-->'''Rest of the League:'''
-->In this show with no pity
-->'''Veronika:'''
-->I am a witch without a goal
-->Just a space filler, that's my role
-->'''Mee-mee:'''
-->I am the one from the ghetto, yo
-->'''Lee-lee:'''
-->We're the onry non-whites in this show
-->'''Satan:'''
-->I am Satan, the one from Hell
-->Actually harmless, as you can tell
-->'''Everyone:'''
-->This is D.L.D.
-->This is D.L.D.
-->D.L.D., D.L.D., D.L.D, D.L.D.
-->'''Mom and Dad:'''
-->We're the parents without a clue
-->Of what horrors our kids are due
-->'''David Fernsberry:'''
-->And our job
-->'''Charmaine Ladis:'''
-->Is reporting
-->'''David and Charmaine:'''
-->About the actions of D.L.D.
-->'''Everyone:'''
-->In this show
-->'''Counselor Dickle:'''
-->Our standards are very low
-->Everyone's waiting for the next episode
-->'''Everyone:'''
-->Guess who's back
-->The gang on crack
-->And they're gonna do some stupid stunt
-->Scare! This is D.L.D.
-->Everybody scream
-->'''S.G.T.:'''
-->One day we will make them die
-->'''Everyone:'''
-->Oh this gang is so overrated
-->They can't even do their job right
-->This is D.L.D.
-->This is D.L.D
-->D.L.D. D.L.D. D.L.D D.L.D.
-->'''Zarry and Meina:'''
-->In your town you call home
-->You know you like our parody songs
-->'''Everyone:'''
-->La la la la D.L.D.
-->La la la la la la, bla bla bla, yecch!

-->''[to the tune of Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In from Theatre/{{Hair}}]''
-->'''Zoë:'''
-->In the Season 11 finale
-->The whole cast kicked the bucket
-->Then we came in to replace them
-->If you don't like it...
-->'''New D.L.D.:'''
-->Well, you can suck it!
-->'''Everyone:'''
-->This is the dawning of the age of new characters
-->Age of new characters
-->Age of new characters
-->New characters
-->New characters

-->Harmony and understanding
-->That is what we require
-->We won't be too demanding
-->Don't throw us into the fire
-->New characters
-->New characters
-->'''Zoë:'''
-->It's our first time so be gentle
-->Don't judge us by how we act
-->If you think the Author's gone mental
-->Well...
-->'''New D.L.D.:'''
-->You're right, so give him flak!
-->'''Everyone:'''
-->This is the dawning of the age of new characters
-->Age of new characters
-->Age of new characters
-->New characters
-->New characters

-->Let the fun times
-->Let the fun times begin
-->The fun times begin...

-->'''Mrs. Rogač:''' Our house is...alive?! That is stupid and doesn't make any sense!
-->'''Luke:''' Don't worry, it's not the weirdest thing that ever happened in this comic!
-->'''Mrs. Rogač:''' What comic?!
-->'''Luke:''' THIS comic! We live in a comic book, y'know!
-->'''Mrs. Rogač:''' What are you talking about, this is no comic book, this is real life!
-->''BeatPanel''
-->'''D.D.:''' I don't like her! She's not in touch with reality!

-->'''D.D.:''' Stop terrorizing this family, and give in, Evil Doll!
-->'''Possessed doll (demon voice):''' '''FUCK THE POLICE!'''

-->'''[[Myth/ClassicalMythology Persephone]]:''' The Author has another case of writer's block.
-->'''Gina:''' Another? And when did one of them end?

-->'''Thompson:''' You probably still live with your parents and fight monsters, all the same, every day! You will never move forward, and you will never experience the kind of love me and my friends had!
-->'''D.D.:''' O.K., you know what? [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck you, Thompson.]] You're acting like you're better than us, while you spent how many years doing our job? Three! You have far less experience than us, and yet you're still being cocky!
-->And just so you'd know, even if I become a move/music star, I'd still hunt monsters because no matter how much I complain about it, it's still something I'm the best at, and I wouldn't do anything else!
-->By the way, do you even know why the Author got rid of you all? Because you're BORING. Almost all of you were the same age and the same personalities, and there was no conflict to make you look interesting, unlike us, who vary more when it comes to age and personality! I mean, you and your friends were so homogenous [[TakeThat you may as well have had your own show on the CW!]]

-->''[To the tune of WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures theme song]''

-->We're silly and lazy
-->We're a little crazy
-->And when we're pushing daisies it's as stupid as can be!

-->We're young and reckless
-->Our stories are senseless
-->D.L.D.'s adventures are horror and comedy

-->So here in our comic it's a whole wide world apart
-->Next to us a first grader's drawing looks like a work of art!
-->The scripts are defected
-->We're always disrespected
-->Now D.L.D.'s adventures are about to start

-->They bother, they pester
-->They're D.D., Luke and Dexter
-->Gina uses Friendster
-->And Tina is insane
-->There's Lisa and Ammy
-->Look at Sally's mammies
-->Lucifer's a dummy
-->The League is super lame

-->In our town of Metropolis is where we get things done
-->Our Author's been a bother since 2001

-->We're silly and lazy
-->We're all a little crazy
-->It's D.L.D.'s adventures so lets' join the fun!
-->...
-->And now our song is done

-->'''David Fernsberry:''' And in other news, this morning a bakery was robbed! But it was not money that was taken, but food! Luckily, the police managed to catch the culprit. Here's what she had to say...
-->'''Tina:''' I WAS HUNGRY!

-->'''Vicky:''' What are you doing in Metropolis?
-->'''[[Franchise/TheAddamsFamily Morticia Addams]]:''' Well, back in our old town, we were considered freaky and weird. Metropolis, however, has a lot of weird stuff going on, so we fit right in!

-->'''Luke:''' What was that thing?
-->'''Dexter:''' I have a word for it, but you're not gonna like it.
-->'''Luke:''' Try me.
-->'''Dexter:''' That was a psychic space mutant!
-->BeatPanel
-->'''Dexter:''' That creature feeds on our memories and uses them to scare us and eventually eat us!
-->'''Luke:''' Well, if we're making fun of [[ComicBook/DylanDog something]], I don't know what's worse; the original or the parody!

-->'''Luke:''' I am beat! How long have we been walking for?
-->'''Ammy:''' 15 minutes.
-->'''Luke:''' Oh.

-->''[Group chat]''
-->'''Tina:''' Hey yall! What's up???
-->'''D.D.:''' Not much. We're waiting to see if we're gonna have new episodes.
-->'''Vicky:''' I was gonna have my own [[DarthWiki/LittleWitchVicky spinoff]], but nothing happened.
-->'''Luke:''' Yeah, we know.
-->'''Vicky:''' I'm still bitter about that.

-->'''Almond:''' For my book report I read Literature/TomSawyer. It's about a boy named Tom Sawyer. He's a ninja that fights against [[Literature/HarryPotter Lord Voldemort]], but together they win Literature/TheHungerGames against [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Narnia]]!

-->'''Tina:''' ''[sees Lucy]'' Gasp! Oh, no! My two passions; [=McDonald=]'s and Luke Botey! Or, to be precise, the female version of him from an alternate universe!

-->'''Dr. Kvasimodo:''' So, where did they [D.L.D.] end up?
-->'''Dr. Apartheid:''' In the Demented Dimension! Wait, are we supposed to know about that place?
-->'''Lady in Grey:''' Don't ask me! I'm still trying to figure out if this is the version of reality in which we're still together!

-->'''Tina:''' I bought 60 cans of fruit, 35 loaves of bread, 43 chocolates, 32 boxes of cookies [[AndADietCoke and a pack of diet Coke.]]
-->'''Charmaine Ladis:''' So you're ready for the Coronavirus?
-->'''Tina:''' The what now?

-->'''Vicky:''' Filly?
-->'''Filly:''' Yeah?
-->'''Vicky:''' What is your movie about, anyway?
-->'''Filly:''' Oh, it's a historical high-school psycho-sexual melodrama!
-->'''Vicky:''' That... that doesn't answer my question.

-->''[Two song parodies, 10 years apart, sung to the tune of the WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} opening credits]''

2010:

-->It's time for D.L.D.
-->And we're quite crazy
-->You really won't believe
-->The things we do on TV
-->Cuz we're the D.L.D.!

-->Come join the Botey brothers
-->And the Botey sister, too
-->We fight monsters that'll scare the crap outta you
-->Like a creepy mummy
-->Or zombie Maya Angelou
-->But that just sucks so a decent episode we pursue!

-->We're the D.L.D.
-->D.D.'s dumb
-->Dexter's a geek
-->Luke likes Jackie D
-->And this song is offkey
--> we're the D.L.D.!

-->With the S.G.T. who're a bunch of whorey idiots
-->The villains come together with their retarded plots
-->Lisa loves Ammy
-->The principal's a putz
-->The Author flipped
-->We have no script
-->We hate him a-lots!

-->We're the D.L.D.
-->Our contracts expired in 2003
-->We're quite crazy
-->We make lotsa parodies
-->We're animaney
-->Totally insaney
-->[[CharacterDerailment Character derailney]]
-->D.L.D.!
-->Now you may weep!

2020:

-->We've just been dissed!

-->'''[[https://www.sergiobonelli.it/sezioni/18/dampyr Harlan Draka]]:''' Who the Hell are you?
-->'''D.D.:''' WE are the D.L.D., famous monster hunters and supernatural detectives!
-->'''Kurjak:''' Famous, huh? How come we've never heard of you?
-->'''D.D.:''' Don't act so cocky, we've been in this business since we were nine!
-->'''Tesla:''' NINE?!
-->'''Veronika:''' It's true! I first met them when they were 12 and by then they've caught a lot of monsters!
-->'''Harlan:''' Quiet, witch! Do you actually expect us to believe that three children fought against the same things we did?
-->'''D.D.:''' Jealous?

-->''[To the tune of the WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain theme song]''

-->The S.G.T
-->Yes, the S.G.T.
-->Gina is ugly, Tina ate a tree
-->Sally works around the clock
-->To suck some juicy cock
-->They're S.G.-
-->They're the S.G.T-e-e-e-e-e

* NamesTheSame: Has nothing to do with DC Comics' Metropolis. It's just that I had learned that word when I was 11, and thought it would be cool to name my fictional city after it, only to be disappointed when I learned someone had beat me to it...

* DownerEnding + GainaxEnding + {{Tearjerker}} + KillEmAll + RocksFallEveryoneDies: All of these tropes apply to episode 120, ''They Luke'd Up and Screamed''; Luke attemmpts to kill the entire cast so he could take over the comic and make it better. Unfortunately, things do not go well, as everybody (including Luke) dies under a collapsing building and gets KilledOffForReal. In the next episode, we are introduced to a new cast of characters, a new D.L.D., and everything seems just fine... until the old cast rises from their graves and they are not happy with their replacements...

* {{Gainaxing}}: Any girl with visible boobs. And yes, this is possible in a comic!

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: 55 characters and that doesn't even include the [[RecurringExtra recurring extras]] and characters that appeared more than once...

[[WMG: This comic, with its 20 year run, has used many tropes, including, but not limited to...]]

* '''Zoë/Zack''' - Transgender MarySue.

** ''The Long-ass Goodbye''
** ''Greetings from Lower Ann''
** ''One More Long-ass Goodbye''
** ''Broken off Chalk''

-->'''D.D.:''' Jealous?

In a nutshell, it's a cartoonish FantasticComedy.

** ''DarthWiki/DLDWhatCouldHaveBeen'' - An AlternateContinuity following the many WhatCouldHaveBeen 's of the series; 30 episodes were made.

* '''Anisha''' - Vicky's Syrian best friend.
* '''Kittenwoman''' - A young superhero. While the D.L.D. fight monsters and demons, she fights lowlife criminals.
* '''Ally Lizzen''' - Kittenwoman's girlfriend.

* '''Darla''' - The [[PluckyGirl Plucky]] [[GenkiGirl Genki]] FatGirl.

* '''Tina Monotonous''' - The resident FatGirl and StalkerWithACrush of Luke's.

-->We've just been dissed!

-->'''Vicky:''' That... that doesn't answer my question.

* GroceryStoreEpisode + WelcomeToEvilMart: In ''Supermarket Supervillains'', the League of Extraordinary Villains goes shopping for supervillain supplies at "Target Mart" where they meet villains from other comic books and cartoons, and in the end, they manage to blow up the whole place.

-->'''Tina:''' The what now?