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A sillier and less FourthWall-threatening version of this trope is the AuthorAvatar. If the author or other staff are playing characters instead of being themselves (or an Avatar thereof), it's a case of DescendedCreator.
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A sillier and less FourthWall-threatening version of this trope is the AuthorAvatar. If the author or other staff are playing characters instead of being themselves (or an Avatar thereof), it's a case of DescendedCreator.
DescendedCreator. If the author or staff members are simply appearing in scenes without being given much importance, it's a CreatorCameo. These can all have some overlap, but please be mindful of these distinctions.
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[[caption-width-right:400:[[SelfDeprecation Being insulted by your own characters]] is a common side effect.]]
[[caption-width-right:400:[[SelfDeprecation Being insulted by your own characters]] is a common side effect.]]
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* When Pete Abrams of ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' addresses his audience personally, he draws himself as a faceless, supernaturally glowing, godlike being (possibly as a parody of the depictions of God in certain Jack Chick tracts).
** In [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=070130 a guest artist's story line]] in late January 2007, the glowing faceless Pete was given the "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Wizard of Oz]]" treatment.
* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': Especially during the earlier days of the strip when the Fourth Wall was much more permeable, artist and author Howard Tayler occasionally appeared in the comic, [[spoiler:including one time as the equivalent of Saint Peter when Kevyn Andreyasn died, in ''The Sharp End of the Stick''.]]
* Illiad of ''Webcomic/UserFriendly'' usually turns up in his thirty-second "nag strips", politely begging for donations, with a paper bag over his head.
** In [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=070130 a guest artist's story line]] in late January 2007, the glowing faceless Pete was given the "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Wizard of Oz]]" treatment.
* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': Especially during the earlier days of the strip when the Fourth Wall was much more permeable, artist and author Howard Tayler occasionally appeared in the comic, [[spoiler:including one time as the equivalent of Saint Peter when Kevyn Andreyasn died, in ''The Sharp End of the Stick''.]]
* Illiad of ''Webcomic/UserFriendly'' usually turns up in his thirty-second "nag strips", politely begging for donations, with a paper bag over his head.
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*When Pete Abrams of ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' addresses his audience personally, he draws Mark Shallow a.k.a. Webrunner occasionally inserted himself as a faceless, supernaturally glowing, godlike being (possibly as a parody of the depictions of God in certain Jack Chick tracts).
** Ininto ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}'' but [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=070130 a guest artist's story line]] in late January 2007, adventurers-comic.com/d/20050721.html never interacted with the glowing faceless Pete was given the "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Wizard of Oz]]" treatment.
* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': Especially during the earlier days of the strip when the Fourth Wall was much more permeable, artist and author Howard Tayler occasionally appeared in the comic, [[spoiler:including one time as the equivalent of Saint Peter when Kevyn Andreyasn died, in ''The Sharp End of the Stick''.characters.]]
*Illiad Paul Gadzikowski made a point of ''Webcomic/UserFriendly'' ''not'' doing this in ''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace'', the closest being characters reading notes from "the Management", despite Guenevere [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/0971.htm pointing out]] that author inserts were a tradition of both webcomics and Arthurian romance. He finally broke this rule for [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3512.htm the announcement]] that he was wrapping it up.
* Sophie Labelle of ''Webcomic/AssignedMale'' sometimes just draws herself into certain strips, such as [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/serious-trans-vibes/hate-crime/viewer?title_no=206579&episode_no=1063 this one.]]
* It took a while for Mat Sherer to appear in ''Webcomic/BadlyDrawnKitties'', but he finally did, proving [[http://badlydrawnkitties.com/OldComics/20030507_gif_view.htm he's not a transexual or something.]]
* ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'' took this to a logical extreme, with several plots hanging on the manipulations of the Author (a purple Mega Man recolour). There was even an EvilCounterpart of him, the Helmeted Author, and a WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}-like version that was supposedly what happened to the author after drinking an expired soda (though [[ExpyCoexistence he ended up appearing separately too]]).
* Ian [=McDonald=], of ''Webcomic/BrunoTheBandit'', occasionally appears in the strip as a very, very muscular DeusExMachina.
* When ''Webcomic/{{Catena}}'' was still active, [[CreatorCouple Tracy and/or DeBray Bailey]] occasionally appeared in strips, usuallyturns up when announcing a hiatus or convention appearance. Tracy occasionally wore a Darth Vader mask in her appearances.
* Tim Buckley of ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel''.
** He's also had Mohammad Haque, creator of ''Webcomic/AppleGeeks'' and friend of his, appear in histhirty-second "nag strips", politely begging for donations, with a paper bag over his head.comic.
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*
** In
* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': Especially during the earlier days of the strip when the Fourth Wall was much more permeable, artist and author Howard Tayler occasionally appeared in the comic, [[spoiler:including one time as the equivalent of Saint Peter when Kevyn Andreyasn died, in ''The Sharp End of the Stick''.
*
* Sophie Labelle of ''Webcomic/AssignedMale'' sometimes just draws herself into certain strips, such as [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/serious-trans-vibes/hate-crime/viewer?title_no=206579&episode_no=1063 this one.]]
* It took a while for Mat Sherer to appear in ''Webcomic/BadlyDrawnKitties'', but he finally did, proving [[http://badlydrawnkitties.com/OldComics/20030507_gif_view.htm he's not a transexual or something.]]
* ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'' took this to a logical extreme, with several plots hanging on the manipulations of the Author (a purple Mega Man recolour). There was even an EvilCounterpart of him, the Helmeted Author, and a WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}-like version that was supposedly what happened to the author after drinking an expired soda (though [[ExpyCoexistence he ended up appearing separately too]]).
* Ian [=McDonald=], of ''Webcomic/BrunoTheBandit'', occasionally appears in the strip as a very, very muscular DeusExMachina.
* When ''Webcomic/{{Catena}}'' was still active, [[CreatorCouple Tracy and/or DeBray Bailey]] occasionally appeared in strips, usually
* Tim Buckley of ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel''.
** He's also had Mohammad Haque, creator of ''Webcomic/AppleGeeks'' and friend of his, appear in his
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** She'll also pop up at random to answer questions from readers in strip format.
* Randy Milholand often addresses the audience directly in ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'', though he never interacts with his other characters, appearing with his {{jerkass}} muse Rippy the Razor in [[http://www.rhymes-with-witch.com/lwr112005.shtml "Life With Rippy"]] strips.
* Randy Milholand often addresses the audience directly in ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'', though he never interacts with his other characters, appearing with his {{jerkass}} muse Rippy the Razor in [[http://www.rhymes-with-witch.com/lwr112005.shtml "Life With Rippy"]] strips.
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* Lora Innes of ''Webcomic/TheDreamer'' sometimes inserts herself and friends/family into the background.
* The artist of ''Webcomic/EarsForElves'' draws herself, in the style of the comic, when making announcements, doing Q&A pages, and sometimes in filler strips. She also drew Archmage (the site maintainer) in the [[http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/321 Halloween cosplay filler]], by which he wasn't impressed.
* Brian Clevinger has inserted himself into ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'' with a sprite that looks a bit like Megaman except in a pants and T-Shirt, but never in the canonical setting. [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness Also, he eventually stopped doing this altogether]].
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* The 'real life' Anne Onymous and Robin Ericson of ''Webcomic/TheWotch'' had to create separate avatar characters whose appearances were distinct from the [[LifeEmbellished characters of the same names]] in the series when they had a reason to address the audience.
** And Anne's gets lampshaded that it's just the character with a beret.
* The two male leads of ''Webcomic/{{Megatokyo}}'', Piro and Largo, were named after the nicknames the creators were using at the time. Whenever Fred Gallagher speaks to the readers in a [[FillerStrips DPD or OSE]], he does so using the image of the "Piro" character as his avatar, sometimes with rectangular glasses for distinctiveness. At the end of most chapters, his wife, Sarah ("Seraphim") does this with ''her'' avatar character as well.
* Erin Lindsey often does strips like this in her comic ''Webcomic/VenusEnvy''.
* The author of ''Webcomic/StickmanAndCube'' occasionally appears in disembodied voice form, usually to reveal whatever new tack he's trying to milk more money and pageviews out of the readers. The two title characters are usually quite unimpressed.
* Shivian of ''[[http://www.ohmygods.co.uk Oh My Gods!]]'' speaks occasionally with his characters, but only as speech bubbles. The characters also often reference his (lack of) social life.
* Erik Schoeneck, author of ''Webcomic/{{Loserz}}''. [[http://the-qlc.com/loserz/go/159 For example, here.]]
* So does the author of ''WebComic/SabrinaOnline''.
* Ian [=McDonald=], of ''Webcomic/BrunoTheBandit'', occasionally appears in the strip as a very, very muscular DeusExMachina.
** And Anne's gets lampshaded that it's just the character with a beret.
* The two male leads of ''Webcomic/{{Megatokyo}}'', Piro and Largo, were named after the nicknames the creators were using at the time. Whenever Fred Gallagher speaks to the readers in a [[FillerStrips DPD or OSE]], he does so using the image of the "Piro" character as his avatar, sometimes with rectangular glasses for distinctiveness. At the end of most chapters, his wife, Sarah ("Seraphim") does this with ''her'' avatar character as well.
* Erin Lindsey often does strips like this in her comic ''Webcomic/VenusEnvy''.
* The author of ''Webcomic/StickmanAndCube'' occasionally appears in disembodied voice form, usually to reveal whatever new tack he's trying to milk more money and pageviews out of the readers. The two title characters are usually quite unimpressed.
* Shivian of ''[[http://www.ohmygods.co.uk Oh My Gods!]]'' speaks occasionally with his characters, but only as speech bubbles. The characters also often reference his (lack of) social life.
* Erik Schoeneck, author of ''Webcomic/{{Loserz}}''. [[http://the-qlc.com/loserz/go/159 For example, here.]]
* So does the author of ''WebComic/SabrinaOnline''.
* Ian [=McDonald=], of ''Webcomic/BrunoTheBandit'', occasionally appears in the strip as a very, very muscular DeusExMachina.
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* Jennie Breeden of ''Webcomic/TheDevilsPanties'' occasionally appears alongside her [[http://www.thedevilspanties.com/d/20040410.html comic persona.]]
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* Jennie Breeden of ''Webcomic/TheDevilsPanties'' occasionally appears alongside her [[http://www.thedevilspanties.com/d/20040410.html comic persona.]]Creator/AndrewHussie has appeared several times in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' to deliver explicitly-fourth-wall-breaking {{Recap Episode}}s and other occasional [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment side gags]], and near Act 5.2's conclusion embarked on a sidequest to wrest back control over telling the story from [[UnreliableNarrator Doc]] [[WickedCultured Scratch]].
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* Brain Clevanger has inserted himself into ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'' with a sprite that looks a bit like Megaman except in a pants and T-Shirt, but never in the canonical setting.
* It took a while for Mat Sherer to appear in ''Webcomic/BadlyDrawnKitties'', but he finally did, proving [[http://badlydrawnkitties.com/OldComics/20030507_gif_view.htm he's not a transexual or something.]]
* It took a while for Mat Sherer to appear in ''Webcomic/BadlyDrawnKitties'', but he finally did, proving [[http://badlydrawnkitties.com/OldComics/20030507_gif_view.htm he's not a transexual or something.]]
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* Brain Clevanger CarefreeShadow appears occasionally in his comic ''Webcomic/LaserFeet'' as a bearded man who has inserted himself the ability to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin turn his feet]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext into ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'' lasers]].
* Erik Schoeneck, author of ''Webcomic/{{Loserz}}''. [[http://the-qlc.com/loserz/go/159 For example, here.]]
* The two male leads of ''Webcomic/{{Megatokyo}}'', Piro and Largo, were named after the nicknames the creators were using at the time. Whenever Fred Gallagher speaks to the readers in a [[FillerStrips DPD or OSE]], he does so using the image of the "Piro" character as his avatar, sometimes witha sprite that looks a bit like Megaman except in a pants rectangular glasses for distinctiveness. At the end of most chapters, his wife, Sarah ("Seraphim") does this with ''her'' avatar character as well.
* ''Webcomic/MyCage'': Ed Porker andT-Shirt, but never in the canonical setting.
* It took a while for Mat Sherer toMelissa [=DeHaresus=] appear in ''Webcomic/BadlyDrawnKitties'', the [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091101 "Meet]] [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091108 Your]] [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091115 Maker"]] story.
* Shaenon Garrity sometimes used the Sunday strips of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' to address the reader directly. This continued in ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'', with her sharing the stage with co-writer Jeff C. Wells.
* Shivian of ''[[http://www.ohmygods.co.uk Oh My Gods!]]'' speaks occasionally with his characters, buthe finally did, proving [[http://badlydrawnkitties.com/OldComics/20030507_gif_view.htm he's only as speech bubbles. The characters also often reference his (lack of) social life.
* ''Webcomic/OpeyTheWarhead'' has Zac Crockett insert a self-depreciating version of himself at the end of every Opey the Warhead chapter.
* ''Webcomic/ThePerpetualAquarium'' has the author occasionally appear as a ball of light to talk to the audience or the characters directly. There are also occasional parenthetical comments which reference something outside the comic, usually a specific fan or event, of which the characters would not have any reason to be aware.
* Mae Dean of ''Webcomic/RealLifeComics'' regularly interacts with her characters as atransexual or something.Voice Of God style speech-bubble-from-above. The characters are shown completely self-aware of their status as comic characters during these exchanges, and frequently abuse and berate her for the ridiculous scenarios she puts them through.
** This is made more interesting by the fact that the main character is herself a fictionalized version of Dean. Combined with the fact that the "voice of Author" is sometimes herself somewhat fictionalized, this creates a dizzying spectrum of fiction and metafiction.
** She will also ''appear'' in the strip, manifesting as comic-Mae, but wearing brown instead of blue.
* The author of ''WebComic/SabrinaOnline'' often appears in strips.
* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': Especially during the earlier days of the strip when the Fourth Wall was much more permeable, artist and author Howard Tayler occasionally appeared in the comic, [[spoiler:including one time as the equivalent of Saint Peter when Kevyn Andreyasn died, in ''The Sharp End of the Stick''.]]
* Erik Schoeneck, author of ''Webcomic/{{Loserz}}''. [[http://the-qlc.com/loserz/go/159 For example, here.]]
* The two male leads of ''Webcomic/{{Megatokyo}}'', Piro and Largo, were named after the nicknames the creators were using at the time. Whenever Fred Gallagher speaks to the readers in a [[FillerStrips DPD or OSE]], he does so using the image of the "Piro" character as his avatar, sometimes with
* ''Webcomic/MyCage'': Ed Porker and
* It took a while for Mat Sherer to
* Shaenon Garrity sometimes used the Sunday strips of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' to address the reader directly. This continued in ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'', with her sharing the stage with co-writer Jeff C. Wells.
* Shivian of ''[[http://www.ohmygods.co.uk Oh My Gods!]]'' speaks occasionally with his characters, but
* ''Webcomic/OpeyTheWarhead'' has Zac Crockett insert a self-depreciating version of himself at the end of every Opey the Warhead chapter.
* ''Webcomic/ThePerpetualAquarium'' has the author occasionally appear as a ball of light to talk to the audience or the characters directly. There are also occasional parenthetical comments which reference something outside the comic, usually a specific fan or event, of which the characters would not have any reason to be aware.
* Mae Dean of ''Webcomic/RealLifeComics'' regularly interacts with her characters as a
** This is made more interesting by the fact that the main character is herself a fictionalized version of Dean. Combined with the fact that the "voice of Author" is sometimes herself somewhat fictionalized, this creates a dizzying spectrum of fiction and metafiction.
** She will also ''appear'' in the strip, manifesting as comic-Mae, but wearing brown instead of blue.
* The author of ''WebComic/SabrinaOnline'' often appears in strips.
* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': Especially during the earlier days of the strip when the Fourth Wall was much more permeable, artist and author Howard Tayler occasionally appeared in the comic, [[spoiler:including one time as the equivalent of Saint Peter when Kevyn Andreyasn died, in ''The Sharp End of the Stick''.]]
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* Mark Shallow a.k.a. Webrunner occasionally inserted himself into ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}'' but [[http://www.adventurers-comic.com/d/20050721.html never interacted with the characters.]]
* Tim Buckley of ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel''.
** He's also had Mohammad Haque, creator of ''Webcomic/AppleGeeks'' and friend of his, appear in his comic.
* Not a webcomic, but Creator/GrantMorrison did this to top off twenty-six {{mindscrew}}riffic issues of ''Comicbook/AnimalMan''.
* In the ComicBook/AllAmericanComics story "Creator/SheldonMayer meets the Red Tornado", Sheldon Mayer, the writer, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin meets the Red Tornado]], as well as various other creations of his, and is so disheartened by their criticism that he actually tries to commit suicide! (The Red Tornado saves him.)
* Tim Buckley of ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel''.
** He's also had Mohammad Haque, creator of ''Webcomic/AppleGeeks'' and friend of his, appear in his comic.
* Not a webcomic, but Creator/GrantMorrison did this to top off twenty-six {{mindscrew}}riffic issues of ''Comicbook/AnimalMan''.
* In the ComicBook/AllAmericanComics story "Creator/SheldonMayer meets the Red Tornado", Sheldon Mayer, the writer, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin meets the Red Tornado]], as well as various other creations of his, and is so disheartened by their criticism that he actually tries to commit suicide! (The Red Tornado saves him.)
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* Mark Shallow a.k.a. Webrunner In ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'', Creator/MaryCagle used a purple amorphous version of herself (think The Purple One but with Mary's glasses) to promote her appearances at comic conventions, guest comics, or her Kickstarters. Not to be confused with Ms. ''Cable'', Cagle's CreatorCameo, who's Tessa's new teacher.
* When Pete Abrams of ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' addresses his audience personally, he draws himself as a faceless, supernaturally glowing, godlike being (possibly as a parody of the depictions of God in certain Jack Chick tracts).
** In [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=070130 a guest artist's story line]] in late January 2007, the glowing faceless Pete was given the "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Wizard of Oz]]" treatment.
* Randy Milholand often addresses the audience directly in ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'', though he never interacts with his other characters, appearing with his {{jerkass}} muse Rippy the Razor in [[http://www.rhymes-with-witch.com/lwr112005.shtml "Life With Rippy"]] strips.
* The author of ''Webcomic/StickmanAndCube'' occasionallyinserted himself into ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}'' but [[http://www.adventurers-comic.com/d/20050721.html never interacted with appears in disembodied voice form, usually to reveal whatever new tack he's trying to milk more money and pageviews out of the characters.]]
readers. The two title characters are usually quite unimpressed.
*Tim Buckley in ''Webcomic/TriquetraCats'' whenever the author(s) need to address the audience they show up in a stylized (and sometimes [[AnthropomorphicPersonification anthropomorphized]] version of ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel''.
** He's also had Mohammad Haque, creatortheir appearance speaking in fonts made from their own handwriting.
* Illiad of''Webcomic/AppleGeeks'' and friend of his, appear ''Webcomic/UserFriendly'' usually turns up in his comic.
thirty-second "nag strips", politely begging for donations, with a paper bag over his head.
** She'll also pop up at random to answer questions from readers in strip format.
*Not a webcomic, but Creator/GrantMorrison did Erin Lindsey often does strips like this in her comic ''Webcomic/VenusEnvy''.
* The 'real life' Anne Onymous and Robin Ericson of ''Webcomic/TheWotch'' had totop off twenty-six {{mindscrew}}riffic issues create separate avatar characters whose appearances were distinct from the [[LifeEmbellished characters of ''Comicbook/AnimalMan''.
the same names]] in the series when they had a reason to address the audience.
** And Anne's gets lampshaded that it's just the character with a beret.
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* In the ComicBook/AllAmericanComics story "Creator/SheldonMayer meets the Red Tornado", Sheldon Mayer, the writer, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin meets the Red Tornado]], as well as various other creations of his, and is so disheartened by their criticism that he actually [[DrivenToSuicide tries to commitsuicide! suicide!]] (The Red Tornado saves him.))
* Creator/DanielClowes did this with a visit to "Planet ComicBook/{{Eightball}}." His characters live there, treating Clowes as a Hollywood agent, trying to get him to draw them into more comics.
* Creator/GrantMorrison did this to top off twenty-six {{mindscrew}}riffic issues of ''Comicbook/AnimalMan''. Their self-insert was called "The Writer", who ironically ended up appearing again in a ComicBook/SuicideSquad tie-in to ''ComicBook/WarOfTheGods'' event, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard stuck in another writer's story as a consequence of writing themselves into continuity]].
* Creator/JhonenVasquez has inserted himself into ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' and ''ComicBook/{{Squee}}'', each time with liberal {{Take That}}s against some of his fanbase, especially those who compare him to Johnny C. And also frequent Take Thats to [[SelfDeprecation himself]].
* When Pete Abrams of ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' addresses his audience personally, he draws himself as a faceless, supernaturally glowing, godlike being (possibly as a parody of the depictions of God in certain Jack Chick tracts).
** In [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=070130 a guest artist's story line]] in late January 2007, the glowing faceless Pete was given the "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Wizard of Oz]]" treatment.
* Randy Milholand often addresses the audience directly in ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'', though he never interacts with his other characters, appearing with his {{jerkass}} muse Rippy the Razor in [[http://www.rhymes-with-witch.com/lwr112005.shtml "Life With Rippy"]] strips.
* The author of ''Webcomic/StickmanAndCube'' occasionally
*
** He's also had Mohammad Haque, creator
* Illiad of
** She'll also pop up at random to answer questions from readers in strip format.
*
* The 'real life' Anne Onymous and Robin Ericson of ''Webcomic/TheWotch'' had to
** And Anne's gets lampshaded that it's just the character with a beret.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* In the ComicBook/AllAmericanComics story "Creator/SheldonMayer meets the Red Tornado", Sheldon Mayer, the writer, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin meets the Red Tornado]], as well as various other creations of his, and is so disheartened by their criticism that he actually [[DrivenToSuicide tries to commit
* Creator/DanielClowes did this with a visit to "Planet ComicBook/{{Eightball}}." His characters live there, treating Clowes as a Hollywood agent, trying to get him to draw them into more comics.
* Creator/GrantMorrison did this to top off twenty-six {{mindscrew}}riffic issues of ''Comicbook/AnimalMan''. Their self-insert was called "The Writer", who ironically ended up appearing again in a ComicBook/SuicideSquad tie-in to ''ComicBook/WarOfTheGods'' event, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard stuck in another writer's story as a consequence of writing themselves into continuity]].
* Creator/JhonenVasquez has inserted himself into ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' and ''ComicBook/{{Squee}}'', each time with liberal {{Take That}}s against some of his fanbase, especially those who compare him to Johnny C. And also frequent Take Thats to [[SelfDeprecation himself]].
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* ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'' took this to a logical extreme, with several plots hanging on the manipulations of the Author (a purple Mega Man recolour).
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* ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'' took this to a logical extreme, with several plots hanging on In Creator/ScottMcCloud's ''ComicBook/UnderstandingComics'', Scott [=McCloud=] is the manipulations narrator and delivers most of the Author (a purple Mega Man recolour).dialogue. Essentially {{justified|Trope}}, since that's the point.
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* Chip Dunham's newspaper strip ''Overboard'' has frequent appearances by the cartoonist (kept anonymous but presumably based on Dunham himself), who occupies an office marked "Overboard, Inc." aboard the pirate ship that serves as the comic's setting.
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* Chip Dunham's newspaper strip ''Overboard'' has frequent appearances by the cartoonist (kept anonymous but presumably based on Dunham himself), who occupies an office marked "Overboard, Inc." aboard the pirate ship that serves as the comic's setting.
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* Mae Dean of ''Webcomic/RealLifeComics'' regularly interacts with her characters as a Voice Of God style speech-bubble-from-above. The characters are shown completely self-aware of their status as comic characters during these exchanges, and frequently abuse and berate her for the ridiculous scenarios she puts them through.
** This is made more interesting by the fact that the main character is herself a fictionalized version of Dean. Combined with the fact that the "voice of Author" is sometimes herself somewhat fictionalized, this creates a dizzying spectrum of fiction and metafiction.
** She will also ''appear'' in the strip, manifesting as comic-Mae, but wearing brown instead of blue.
* in Triquetra Cats whenever the author(s) need to address the audience they show up in a stylized (and sometimes [[AnthropomorphicPersonification anthropomorphized]] version of their appearance speaking in fonts made from their own handwriting.
* Chip Dunham's newspaper strip ''Overboard'' has frequent appearances by the cartoonist (kept anonymous but presumably based on Dunham himself), who occupies an office marked "Overboard, Inc." aboard the pirate ship that serves as the comic's setting.
* ''Webcomic/MyCage'': Ed Porker and Melissa [=DeHaresus=] appear in the [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091101 "Meet]] [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091108 Your]] [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091115 Maker"]] story.
* ''The Perpetual Aquarium'' has the author occasionally appear as a ball of light to talk to the audience or the characters directly. There are also occasional parenthetical comments which reference something outside the comic, usually a specific fan or event, of which the characters would not have any reason to be aware.
* Creator/JhonenVasquez has inserted himself into ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' and ''ComicBook/{{Squee}}'', each time with liberal {{Take That}}s against some of his fanbase, especially those who compare him to Johnny C.
* ''Webcomic/OpeyTheWarhead'' has Zac Crockett insert a self-depreciating version of himself at the end of every Opey the Warhead chapter.
* Lora Innes of ''Webcomic/TheDreamer'' sometimes inserts herself and friends/family into the background.
* In Creator/ScottMcCloud's ''ComicBook/UnderstandingComics'', Scott [=McCloud=] is the narrator and delivers most of the dialogue. Essentially justified, since that's the point.
* Creator/AndrewHussie has appeared several times in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' to deliver explicitly-fourth-wall-breaking {{Recap Episode}}s and other occasional [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment side gags]], and near Act 5.2's conclusion embarked on a sidequest to wrest back control over telling the story from [[UnreliableNarrator Doc]] [[WickedCultured Scratch]].
* DanielClowes did this with a visit to "Planet Eightball." His characters live there, treating Clowes as a Hollywood agent, trying to get him to draw them into more comics.
* CarefreeShadow appears occasionally in his comic ''Webcomic/LaserFeet'' as a bearded man who has the ability to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin turn his feet]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext into lasers]].
* The artist of ''Webcomic/EarsForElves'' draws herself, in the style of the comic, when making announcements, doing Q&A pages, and sometimes in filler strips. She also drew Archmage (the site maintainer) in the [[http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/321 Halloween cosplay filler]], by which he wasn't impressed.
* When ''Webcomic/{{Catena}}'' was still active, [[CreatorCouple Tracy and/or DeBray Bailey]] occasionally appeared in strips, usually when announcing a hiatus or convention appearance. Tracy occasionally wore a Darth Vader mask in her appearances.
* In ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'', Creator/MaryCagle used a purple amorphous version of herself (think The Purple One but with Mary's glasses) to promote her appearances at comic conventions, guest comics, or her Kickstarters. Not to be confused with Ms. ''Cable'', Cagle's CreatorCameo, who's Tessa's new teacher.
* Paul Gadzikowski made a point of ''not'' doing this in ''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace'', the closest being characters reading notes from "the Management", despite Guenevere [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/0971.htm pointing out]] that author inserts were a tradition of both webcomics and Arthurian romance. He finally broke this rule for [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3512.htm the announcement]] that he was wrapping it up.
* Shaenon Garrity sometimes used the Sunday strips of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' to address the reader directly. This continued in ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'', with her sharing the stage with co-writer Jeff C. Wells.
* Sophie Labelle of ''Webcomic/AssignedMale'' sometimes just draws herself into certain strips, such as [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/serious-trans-vibes/hate-crime/viewer?title_no=206579&episode_no=1063 this one.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
** Two of the fish who adopt pets from Plankton in "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS11E2SpotReturnsTheCheckUp Spot Returns]]" are [[https://twitter.com/JohnTrabbic/status/892769375974903809 modeled after]] Brian Morante and Fred Osmond, storyboard artists from the show.
** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS11E22GoonsOnTheMoon Goons on the Moon]]", Squidward has a brief run-in with his voice actor, Creator/RodgerBumpass.
** In "King Plankton", Karen watches a live-action soap opera. The woman acting in it is Creator/JillTalley, Karen's voice actor.
** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS12E13SpongeBobsBigBirthdayBlowout SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout]]", two of the fish on the bus are [[https://twitter.com/BrianMorante/status/1149765205041152000 based on]] Morante's wife and daughter.
** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS13E20FriendiversaryMandatoryMusic Friendiversary]]", we see a magazine with a [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/spongebob/images/3/38/Friendiversary_075.png shot of Squidward attending a Kelpy G concert]]. Two audience members, a moray eel and an anglerfish, are actually [[https://twitter.com/SterlingScarlxt/status/1694850280972554252 versions]] of background designer Sterling Richter and her friend Sara 'Serval' Fisher (an animator on ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'' and ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'').
** This is made more interesting by the fact that the main character is herself a fictionalized version of Dean. Combined with the fact that the "voice of Author" is sometimes herself somewhat fictionalized, this creates a dizzying spectrum of fiction and metafiction.
** She will also ''appear'' in the strip, manifesting as comic-Mae, but wearing brown instead of blue.
* in Triquetra Cats whenever the author(s) need to address the audience they show up in a stylized (and sometimes [[AnthropomorphicPersonification anthropomorphized]] version of their appearance speaking in fonts made from their own handwriting.
* Chip Dunham's newspaper strip ''Overboard'' has frequent appearances by the cartoonist (kept anonymous but presumably based on Dunham himself), who occupies an office marked "Overboard, Inc." aboard the pirate ship that serves as the comic's setting.
* ''Webcomic/MyCage'': Ed Porker and Melissa [=DeHaresus=] appear in the [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091101 "Meet]] [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091108 Your]] [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091115 Maker"]] story.
* ''The Perpetual Aquarium'' has the author occasionally appear as a ball of light to talk to the audience or the characters directly. There are also occasional parenthetical comments which reference something outside the comic, usually a specific fan or event, of which the characters would not have any reason to be aware.
* Creator/JhonenVasquez has inserted himself into ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' and ''ComicBook/{{Squee}}'', each time with liberal {{Take That}}s against some of his fanbase, especially those who compare him to Johnny C.
* ''Webcomic/OpeyTheWarhead'' has Zac Crockett insert a self-depreciating version of himself at the end of every Opey the Warhead chapter.
* Lora Innes of ''Webcomic/TheDreamer'' sometimes inserts herself and friends/family into the background.
* In Creator/ScottMcCloud's ''ComicBook/UnderstandingComics'', Scott [=McCloud=] is the narrator and delivers most of the dialogue. Essentially justified, since that's the point.
* Creator/AndrewHussie has appeared several times in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' to deliver explicitly-fourth-wall-breaking {{Recap Episode}}s and other occasional [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment side gags]], and near Act 5.2's conclusion embarked on a sidequest to wrest back control over telling the story from [[UnreliableNarrator Doc]] [[WickedCultured Scratch]].
* DanielClowes did this with a visit to "Planet Eightball." His characters live there, treating Clowes as a Hollywood agent, trying to get him to draw them into more comics.
* CarefreeShadow appears occasionally in his comic ''Webcomic/LaserFeet'' as a bearded man who has the ability to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin turn his feet]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext into lasers]].
* The artist of ''Webcomic/EarsForElves'' draws herself, in the style of the comic, when making announcements, doing Q&A pages, and sometimes in filler strips. She also drew Archmage (the site maintainer) in the [[http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/321 Halloween cosplay filler]], by which he wasn't impressed.
* When ''Webcomic/{{Catena}}'' was still active, [[CreatorCouple Tracy and/or DeBray Bailey]] occasionally appeared in strips, usually when announcing a hiatus or convention appearance. Tracy occasionally wore a Darth Vader mask in her appearances.
* In ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'', Creator/MaryCagle used a purple amorphous version of herself (think The Purple One but with Mary's glasses) to promote her appearances at comic conventions, guest comics, or her Kickstarters. Not to be confused with Ms. ''Cable'', Cagle's CreatorCameo, who's Tessa's new teacher.
* Paul Gadzikowski made a point of ''not'' doing this in ''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace'', the closest being characters reading notes from "the Management", despite Guenevere [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/0971.htm pointing out]] that author inserts were a tradition of both webcomics and Arthurian romance. He finally broke this rule for [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3512.htm the announcement]] that he was wrapping it up.
* Shaenon Garrity sometimes used the Sunday strips of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' to address the reader directly. This continued in ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'', with her sharing the stage with co-writer Jeff C. Wells.
* Sophie Labelle of ''Webcomic/AssignedMale'' sometimes just draws herself into certain strips, such as [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/serious-trans-vibes/hate-crime/viewer?title_no=206579&episode_no=1063 this one.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
** Two of the fish who adopt pets from Plankton in "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS11E2SpotReturnsTheCheckUp Spot Returns]]" are [[https://twitter.com/JohnTrabbic/status/892769375974903809 modeled after]] Brian Morante and Fred Osmond, storyboard artists from the show.
** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS11E22GoonsOnTheMoon Goons on the Moon]]", Squidward has a brief run-in with his voice actor, Creator/RodgerBumpass.
** In "King Plankton", Karen watches a live-action soap opera. The woman acting in it is Creator/JillTalley, Karen's voice actor.
** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS12E13SpongeBobsBigBirthdayBlowout SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout]]", two of the fish on the bus are [[https://twitter.com/BrianMorante/status/1149765205041152000 based on]] Morante's wife and daughter.
** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS13E20FriendiversaryMandatoryMusic Friendiversary]]", we see a magazine with a [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/spongebob/images/3/38/Friendiversary_075.png shot of Squidward attending a Kelpy G concert]]. Two audience members, a moray eel and an anglerfish, are actually [[https://twitter.com/SterlingScarlxt/status/1694850280972554252 versions]] of background designer Sterling Richter and her friend Sara 'Serval' Fisher (an animator on ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'' and ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'').
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*Mae Dean of ''Webcomic/RealLifeComics'' regularly interacts with her characters as a Voice Of God style speech-bubble-from-above. The characters are shown completely self-aware of their status as comic characters during these exchanges, and frequently abuse and berate her for the ridiculous scenarios she puts them through.
** This is made more interesting by the fact that the main character is herself a fictionalized version of Dean. Combined with the fact that the "voice of Author" is sometimes herself somewhat fictionalized, this creates a dizzying spectrum of fiction and metafiction.
** She will also ''appear'' in the strip, manifesting as comic-Mae, but wearing brown instead of blue.
* in Triquetra Cats whenever the author(s) need to address the audience they show up in a stylized (and sometimes [[AnthropomorphicPersonification anthropomorphized]] version of their appearance speaking in fonts made from their own handwriting.
* Chip Dunham's newspaper strip ''Overboard'' has frequent appearances by the cartoonist (kept anonymous but presumably based on Dunham himself), who occupies an office marked "Overboard, Inc." aboard the pirate ship that serves as the comic's setting.
* ''Webcomic/MyCage'': Ed Porker and Melissa [=DeHaresus=] appear in the [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091101 "Meet]] [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091108 Your]] [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091115 Maker"]] story.
* ''The Perpetual Aquarium'' has the author occasionally appear as a ball of light to talk to the audience or the characters directly. There are also occasional parenthetical comments which reference something outside the comic, usually a specific fan or event, of which the characters would not have any reason to be aware.
* Creator/JhonenVasquez has inserted himself into ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' and ''ComicBook/{{Squee}}'', each time with liberal {{Take That}}s against some of his fanbase, especially those who compare him to Johnny C.
* ''Webcomic/OpeyTheWarhead'' has Zac Crockett insert a self-depreciating version of himself at the end of every Opey the Warhead chapter.
* Lora Innes of ''Webcomic/TheDreamer'' sometimes inserts herself and friends/family into the background.
* In Creator/ScottMcCloud's ''ComicBook/UnderstandingComics'', Scott [=McCloud=] is the narrator and delivers most of the dialogue. Essentially justified, since that's the point.
* Creator/AndrewHussie has appeared several times in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' to deliver explicitly-fourth-wall-breaking {{Recap Episode}}s and other occasional [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment side gags]], and near Act 5.2's conclusion embarked on a sidequest to wrest back control over telling the story from [[UnreliableNarrator Doc]] [[WickedCultured Scratch]].
* DanielClowes did this with a visit to "Planet Eightball." His characters live there, treating Clowes as a Hollywood agent, trying to get him to draw them into more comics.
* CarefreeShadow appears occasionally in his comic ''Webcomic/LaserFeet'' as a bearded man who has the ability to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin turn his feet]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext into lasers]].
* The artist of ''Webcomic/EarsForElves'' draws herself, in the style of the comic, when making announcements, doing Q&A pages, and sometimes in filler strips. She also drew Archmage (the site maintainer) in the [[http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/321 Halloween cosplay filler]], by which he wasn't impressed.
* When ''Webcomic/{{Catena}}'' was still active, [[CreatorCouple Tracy and/or DeBray Bailey]] occasionally appeared in strips, usually when announcing a hiatus or convention appearance. Tracy occasionally wore a Darth Vader mask in her appearances.
* In ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'', Creator/MaryCagle used a purple amorphous version of herself (think The Purple One but with Mary's glasses) to promote her appearances at comic conventions, guest comics, or her Kickstarters. Not to be confused with Ms. ''Cable'', Cagle's CreatorCameo, who's Tessa's new teacher.
* Paul Gadzikowski made a point of ''not'' doing this in ''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace'', the closest being characters reading notes from "the Management", despite Guenevere [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/0971.htm pointing out]] that author inserts were a tradition of both webcomics and Arthurian romance. He finally broke this rule for [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3512.htm the announcement]] that he was wrapping it up.
* Shaenon Garrity sometimes used the Sunday strips of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' to address the reader directly. This continued in ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'', with her sharing the stage with co-writer Jeff C. Wells.
* Sophie Labelle of ''Webcomic/AssignedMale'' sometimes just draws herself into certain strips, such as [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/serious-trans-vibes/hate-crime/viewer?title_no=206579&episode_no=1063 this one.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
** Two of the fish who adopt pets from Plankton in "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS11E2SpotReturnsTheCheckUp Spot Returns]]" are [[https://twitter.com/JohnTrabbic/status/892769375974903809 modeled after]] Brian Morante and Fred Osmond, storyboard artists from the show.
**''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS11E22GoonsOnTheMoon Goons on the Moon]]", Squidward has a brief run-in with his voice actor, Creator/RodgerBumpass.
** In "King Plankton", Karen watches a live-action soap opera. The woman acting in it is Creator/JillTalley, Karen's voice actor.
** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS12E13SpongeBobsBigBirthdayBlowout SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout]]", two of the fish on the bus are [[https://twitter.com/BrianMorante/status/1149765205041152000 based on]] Morante's wife and daughter.
** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS13E20FriendiversaryMandatoryMusic Friendiversary]]", we see a magazine with a [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/spongebob/images/3/38/Friendiversary_075.png shot of Squidward attending a Kelpy G concert]]. Two audience members, a moray eel and an anglerfish, are actually [[https://twitter.com/SterlingScarlxt/status/1694850280972554252 versions]] of background designer Sterling Richter and her friend Sara 'Serval' Fisher (an animator on ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'' and ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'').[[/folder]]
[[folder:Western Animation]]
*
** This is made more interesting by the fact that the main character is herself a fictionalized version of Dean. Combined with the fact that the "voice of Author" is sometimes herself somewhat fictionalized, this creates a dizzying spectrum of fiction and metafiction.
** She will also ''appear'' in the strip, manifesting as comic-Mae, but wearing brown instead of blue.
* in Triquetra Cats whenever the author(s) need to address the audience they show up in a stylized (and sometimes [[AnthropomorphicPersonification anthropomorphized]] version of their appearance speaking in fonts made from their own handwriting.
* Chip Dunham's newspaper strip ''Overboard'' has frequent appearances by the cartoonist (kept anonymous but presumably based on Dunham himself), who occupies an office marked "Overboard, Inc." aboard the pirate ship that serves as the comic's setting.
* ''Webcomic/MyCage'': Ed Porker and Melissa [=DeHaresus=] appear in the [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091101 "Meet]] [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091108 Your]] [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091115 Maker"]] story.
* ''The Perpetual Aquarium'' has the author occasionally appear as a ball of light to talk to the audience or the characters directly. There are also occasional parenthetical comments which reference something outside the comic, usually a specific fan or event, of which the characters would not have any reason to be aware.
* Creator/JhonenVasquez has inserted himself into ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' and ''ComicBook/{{Squee}}'', each time with liberal {{Take That}}s against some of his fanbase, especially those who compare him to Johnny C.
* ''Webcomic/OpeyTheWarhead'' has Zac Crockett insert a self-depreciating version of himself at the end of every Opey the Warhead chapter.
* Lora Innes of ''Webcomic/TheDreamer'' sometimes inserts herself and friends/family into the background.
* In Creator/ScottMcCloud's ''ComicBook/UnderstandingComics'', Scott [=McCloud=] is the narrator and delivers most of the dialogue. Essentially justified, since that's the point.
* Creator/AndrewHussie has appeared several times in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' to deliver explicitly-fourth-wall-breaking {{Recap Episode}}s and other occasional [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment side gags]], and near Act 5.2's conclusion embarked on a sidequest to wrest back control over telling the story from [[UnreliableNarrator Doc]] [[WickedCultured Scratch]].
* DanielClowes did this with a visit to "Planet Eightball." His characters live there, treating Clowes as a Hollywood agent, trying to get him to draw them into more comics.
* CarefreeShadow appears occasionally in his comic ''Webcomic/LaserFeet'' as a bearded man who has the ability to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin turn his feet]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext into lasers]].
* The artist of ''Webcomic/EarsForElves'' draws herself, in the style of the comic, when making announcements, doing Q&A pages, and sometimes in filler strips. She also drew Archmage (the site maintainer) in the [[http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/321 Halloween cosplay filler]], by which he wasn't impressed.
* When ''Webcomic/{{Catena}}'' was still active, [[CreatorCouple Tracy and/or DeBray Bailey]] occasionally appeared in strips, usually when announcing a hiatus or convention appearance. Tracy occasionally wore a Darth Vader mask in her appearances.
* In ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'', Creator/MaryCagle used a purple amorphous version of herself (think The Purple One but with Mary's glasses) to promote her appearances at comic conventions, guest comics, or her Kickstarters. Not to be confused with Ms. ''Cable'', Cagle's CreatorCameo, who's Tessa's new teacher.
* Paul Gadzikowski made a point of ''not'' doing this in ''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace'', the closest being characters reading notes from "the Management", despite Guenevere [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/0971.htm pointing out]] that author inserts were a tradition of both webcomics and Arthurian romance. He finally broke this rule for [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3512.htm the announcement]] that he was wrapping it up.
* Shaenon Garrity sometimes used the Sunday strips of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' to address the reader directly. This continued in ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'', with her sharing the stage with co-writer Jeff C. Wells.
* Sophie Labelle of ''Webcomic/AssignedMale'' sometimes just draws herself into certain strips, such as [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/serious-trans-vibes/hate-crime/viewer?title_no=206579&episode_no=1063 this one.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
** Two of the fish who adopt pets from Plankton in "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS11E2SpotReturnsTheCheckUp Spot Returns]]" are [[https://twitter.com/JohnTrabbic/status/892769375974903809 modeled after]] Brian Morante and Fred Osmond, storyboard artists from the show.
**
** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS12E13SpongeBobsBigBirthdayBlowout SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout]]", two of the fish on the bus are [[https://twitter.com/BrianMorante/status/1149765205041152000 based on]] Morante's wife and daughter.
** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS13E20FriendiversaryMandatoryMusic Friendiversary]]", we see a magazine with a [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/spongebob/images/3/38/Friendiversary_075.png shot of Squidward attending a Kelpy G concert]]. Two audience members, a moray eel and an anglerfish, are actually [[https://twitter.com/SterlingScarlxt/status/1694850280972554252 versions]] of background designer Sterling Richter and her friend Sara 'Serval' Fisher (an animator on ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'' and ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'').
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** In "King Plankton", Karen watches a live-action soap opera. The woman acting in it is Creator/JillTalley, Karen's voice actor.
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* In ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'', Mary Cagle used a purple amorphous version of herself (think The Purple One but with Mary's glasses) to promote her appearances at comic conventions, guest comics, or her Kickstarters. Not to be confused with Ms. ''Cable'', Cagle's CreatorCameo, who's Tessa's new teacher.
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* In ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'', Mary Cagle Creator/MaryCagle used a purple amorphous version of herself (think The Purple One but with Mary's glasses) to promote her appearances at comic conventions, guest comics, or her Kickstarters. Not to be confused with Ms. ''Cable'', Cagle's CreatorCameo, who's Tessa's new teacher.
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Authors of webcomics are fond of, whenever they want to address the reader more directly, [[AuthorAvatar inserting themselves]] right into the strip. Often they use an exaggerated, partially fictionalised version of themselves, especially if they "appear" frequently.
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Authors of webcomics are fond of, whenever they want to address the reader more directly, [[AuthorAvatar inserting themselves]] right into the strip. Often they use an exaggerated, partially fictionalised version of themselves, especially if they "appear" frequently.
frequently. Of course, this is not merely a webcomic trope, but [[SlidingScaleOfSillinessVsSeriousness more 'professional' or serious works]] tend to shy away from it. (Except for ComicBook/AnimalMan.)
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A sillier and less FourthWall-threatening version of this trope is the AuthorAvatar. If the author or other staff are playing characters instead of being themselves, it's a case of DescendedCreator.
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A sillier and less FourthWall-threatening version of this trope is the AuthorAvatar. If the author or other staff are playing characters instead of being themselves, themselves (or an Avatar thereof), it's a case of DescendedCreator.
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A sillier and less FourthWall-threatening version of this trope is the AuthorAvatar.
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* In the ComicBook/AllAmericanComics story "Creator/SheldonMayer meets the Red Tornado", Sheldon Mayer, the writer, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin meets the Red Tornado]], as well as various other creations of his, and is so disheartened by their criticism that he actually tries to commit suicide! (The Red Tornado saves him.)
* ComicBook/MonicasGang writers and artists pretty much have ''carte blanche'' to do this whenever they feel like it. Sometimes they're outside the 'comic' they're drawing, having to answer the characters' criticisms of where the plot is going. Sometimes, they appear within the comic itself. Sometimes they just appear as {{Lemony Narrator}}s or {{Speech Bubble}}s that are going outside the panels.
* ComicBook/MonicasGang writers and artists pretty much have ''carte blanche'' to do this whenever they feel like it. Sometimes they're outside the 'comic' they're drawing, having to answer the characters' criticisms of where the plot is going. Sometimes, they appear within the comic itself. Sometimes they just appear as {{Lemony Narrator}}s or {{Speech Bubble}}s that are going outside the panels.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS13E20FriendiversaryMandatoryMusic Friendiversary]]", we see a magazine with a [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/spongebob/images/3/38/Friendiversary_075.png shot of Squidward attending a Kelpy G concert]]. Two audience members, a moray eel and an anglerfish, are actually [[https://twitter.com/SterlingScarlxt/status/1694850280972554252 versions]] of background designer Sterling Richter and her friend Sara 'Serval' Fisher (an animator on ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'' and ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'').
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* In ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
** Two of the''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode fish who adopt pets from Plankton in "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS11E2SpotReturnsTheCheckUp Spot Returns]]" are [[https://twitter.com/JohnTrabbic/status/892769375974903809 modeled after]] Brian Morante and Fred Osmond, storyboard artists from the show.
** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS11E22GoonsOnTheMoon Goons on the Moon]]", Squidward has a brief run-in with his voice actor, Creator/RodgerBumpass.
** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS12E13SpongeBobsBigBirthdayBlowout SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout]]", two of the fish on the bus are [[https://twitter.com/BrianMorante/status/1149765205041152000 based on]] Morante's wife and daughter.
** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS13E20FriendiversaryMandatoryMusic Friendiversary]]", we see a magazine with a [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/spongebob/images/3/38/Friendiversary_075.png shot of Squidward attending a Kelpy G concert]]. Two audience members, a moray eel and an anglerfish, are actually [[https://twitter.com/SterlingScarlxt/status/1694850280972554252 versions]] of background designer Sterling Richter and her friend Sara 'Serval' Fisher (an animator on ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'' and ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'').
** Two of the
** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS11E22GoonsOnTheMoon Goons on the Moon]]", Squidward has a brief run-in with his voice actor, Creator/RodgerBumpass.
** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS12E13SpongeBobsBigBirthdayBlowout SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout]]", two of the fish on the bus are [[https://twitter.com/BrianMorante/status/1149765205041152000 based on]] Morante's wife and daughter.
** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS13E20FriendiversaryMandatoryMusic Friendiversary]]", we see a magazine with a [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/spongebob/images/3/38/Friendiversary_075.png shot of Squidward attending a Kelpy G concert]]. Two audience members, a moray eel and an anglerfish, are actually [[https://twitter.com/SterlingScarlxt/status/1694850280972554252 versions]] of background designer Sterling Richter and her friend Sara 'Serval' Fisher (an animator on ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'' and ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'').
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* In ''WebComic/SleeplessDomain'', Mary Cagle used a purple amorphous version of herself (think The Purple One but with Mary's glasses) to promote her appearances at comic conventions, guest comics, or her Kickstarters. Not to be confused with Ms. ''Cable'', Cagle's CreatorCameo, who's Tessa's new teacher.
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* In ''WebComic/SleeplessDomain'', ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'', Mary Cagle used a purple amorphous version of herself (think The Purple One but with Mary's glasses) to promote her appearances at comic conventions, guest comics, or her Kickstarters. Not to be confused with Ms. ''Cable'', Cagle's CreatorCameo, who's Tessa's new teacher.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS13E20FriendiversaryMandatoryMusic Friendiversary]]", we see a magazine with a [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/spongebob/images/3/38/Friendiversary_075.png shot of Squidward attending a Kelpy G concert]]. Two audience members, a moray eel and an anglerfish, are actually [[https://twitter.com/SterlingScarlxt/status/1694850280972554252 versions]] of background designer Sterling Richter and her friend Sara 'Serval' Fisher (an animator on ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'' and ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'').
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* Sophie Labelle of ''Webcomic/AssignedMale'' sometimes just draws herself into certain strips, such as [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/serious-trans-vibes/hate-crime/viewer?title_no=206579&episode_no=1063 this one.]]
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* Amber Williams of ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' often appears outside the context of the comic to lampshade events happening within the strip, such as [[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_922.php here]].
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* Amber Williams of ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' often appears outside the context of the comic to lampshade events happening within the strip, such as [[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_922.php here]].such as here.]]
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* Randy Milholand often addresses the audience directly in ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'', though he never interacts with his other characters, appearing with his {{jerkass}} muse Rippy the Razor in "[[http://www.rhymes-with-witch.com/lwr112005.shtml Life With Rippy]]" strips.
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* Randy Milholand often addresses the audience directly in ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'', though he never interacts with his other characters, appearing with his {{jerkass}} muse Rippy the Razor in "[[http://www.[[http://www.rhymes-with-witch.com/lwr112005.shtml Life "Life With Rippy]]" Rippy"]] strips.
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* Erik Schoeneck, author of ''Webcomic/{{Loserz}}''. For example, [[http://the-qlc.com/loserz/go/159 here]].
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* ''WebComic/GirlGenius'' artist and co-writer Creator/PhilFoglio makes [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060927 a few]] [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070226 guest appearances]], including [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20021104 the very first page]]. As does [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070827 Kaja Foglio]], [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080204 his wife]] and co-writer.
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* ''WebComic/GirlGenius'' artist and co-writer Creator/PhilFoglio makes [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060927 a few]] [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070226 guest appearances]], appearances,]] including [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20021104 the very first page]]. page.]] As does [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070827 Kaja Foglio]], Foglio,]] [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080204 his wife]] and co-writer.
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** It's even weirder as [[spoiler: his murderer is himself from the future.]]
*** It gets weirder. [[spoiler: When he chooses not to murder himself when he time-travels to the past, he causes a TimeParadox that ended up destroying multiple realities from nearly all the themes except the "espionage" theme.]]
*** It gets weirder. [[spoiler: When he chooses not to murder himself when he time-travels to the past, he causes a TimeParadox that ended up destroying multiple realities from nearly all the themes except the "espionage" theme.]]
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** It's even weirder as [[spoiler: his [[spoiler:his murderer is himself from the future.]]
*** It gets weirder.[[spoiler: When [[spoiler:When he chooses not to murder himself when he time-travels to the past, he causes a TimeParadox that ended up destroying multiple realities from nearly all the themes except the "espionage" theme.]]
*** It gets weirder.
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* ''Webcomic/MyCage'': Ed Porker and Melissa [=DeHaresus=] appear in the "[[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091101 Meet]] [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091108 Your]] [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091115 Maker]]" story.
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* ''Webcomic/MyCage'': Ed Porker and Melissa [=DeHaresus=] appear in the "[[http://www.[[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091101 Meet]] "Meet]] [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091108 Your]] [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091115 Maker]]" Maker"]] story.
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* David Willis has been seen a couple times in ''[[Webcomic/{{Walkyverse}} Shortpacked!]]'', once getting in a fight with Ethan over an Administrivia/EditWar on the [[Wiki/TFWikiDotNet Transformers Wiki]].
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* David Willis has been seen a couple times in ''[[Webcomic/{{Walkyverse}} Shortpacked!]]'', once getting in a fight with Ethan over an Administrivia/EditWar on the [[Wiki/TFWikiDotNet [[Website/TFWikiDotNet Transformers Wiki]].
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* Paul Gadzikowski made a point of ''not'' doing this in ''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace'', the closest being characters reading notes from "the Management", despite Guenevere [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/0971.htm pointing out]] that author inserts were a tradition of both webcomics and Arthurian romance. He finally broke this rule for [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3512.htm the announcement]] that he was wrapping it up.
* Shaenon Garrity sometimes used the Sunday strips of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' to address the reader directly. This continued in ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'', with her sharing the stage with co-writer Jeff C. Wells.
* Shaenon Garrity sometimes used the Sunday strips of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' to address the reader directly. This continued in ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'', with her sharing the stage with co-writer Jeff C. Wells.
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* Greg Dean of ''Webcomic/RealLifeComics'' regularly interacts with his characters as a Voice Of God style speech-bubble-from-above. The characters are shown completely self-aware of their status as comic characters during these exchanges, and frequently abuse and berate him for the ridiculous scenarios he puts them through.
** This is made more interesting by the fact that the main character is himself a fictionalized version of Dean. Combined with the fact that the "voice of Author" is sometimes himself somewhat fictionalized, this creates a dizzying spectrum of fiction and metafiction.
** He will also ''appear'' in the strip, manifesting as comic-Greg, but wearing brown instead of blue.
** This is made more interesting by the fact that the main character is himself a fictionalized version of Dean. Combined with the fact that the "voice of Author" is sometimes himself somewhat fictionalized, this creates a dizzying spectrum of fiction and metafiction.
** He will also ''appear'' in the strip, manifesting as comic-Greg, but wearing brown instead of blue.
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* Greg Mae Dean of ''Webcomic/RealLifeComics'' regularly interacts with his her characters as a Voice Of God style speech-bubble-from-above. The characters are shown completely self-aware of their status as comic characters during these exchanges, and frequently abuse and berate him her for the ridiculous scenarios he she puts them through.
** This is made more interesting by the fact that the main character ishimself herself a fictionalized version of Dean. Combined with the fact that the "voice of Author" is sometimes himself herself somewhat fictionalized, this creates a dizzying spectrum of fiction and metafiction.
**He She will also ''appear'' in the strip, manifesting as comic-Greg, comic-Mae, but wearing brown instead of blue.
** This is made more interesting by the fact that the main character is
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* Creator/JhonenVasquez has inserted himself into ''Webcomic/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' and ''ComicBook/{{Squee}}'', each time with liberal {{Take That}}s against some of his fanbase, especially those who compare him to Johnny C.
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* Creator/JhonenVasquez has inserted himself into ''Webcomic/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' and ''ComicBook/{{Squee}}'', each time with liberal {{Take That}}s against some of his fanbase, especially those who compare him to Johnny C.
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* In ''WebComic/SleeplessDomain'', Mary Cagle used a purple amorphous version of herself (think The Purple One but with Mary's glasses) to promote her appearances at comic conventions or her Kickstarters. Not to be confused with Ms. ''Cable'', Cagle's CreatorCameo, who's Tessa's new teacher.
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* In ''WebComic/SleeplessDomain'', Mary Cagle used a purple amorphous version of herself (think The Purple One but with Mary's glasses) to promote her appearances at comic conventions conventions, guest comics, or her Kickstarters. Not to be confused with Ms. ''Cable'', Cagle's CreatorCameo, who's Tessa's new teacher.
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* The artist of ''Webcomic/EarsForElves'' draws herself, in the style of the comic, when making announcements, doing Q&A pages, and sometimes in filler strips. She also drew Archmage (the site maintainer) in the [[http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/321 Halloween cosplay filler]], which he wasn't impressed by.
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* The artist of ''Webcomic/EarsForElves'' draws herself, in the style of the comic, when making announcements, doing Q&A pages, and sometimes in filler strips. She also drew Archmage (the site maintainer) in the [[http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/321 Halloween cosplay filler]], by which he wasn't impressed by.
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* When ''Webcomic/{{Catena}}'' was still active, [[CreatorCouple Tracy and/or DeBray Bailey]] occasionally appeared in strips, usually when announcing a hiatus or convention appearance. Tracy occasionally wore a Darth Vader mask in her appearances.
* When ''Webcomic/{{Catena}}'' was still active, [[CreatorCouple Tracy and/or DeBray Bailey]] occasionally appeared in strips, usually when announcing a hiatus or convention appearance. Tracy occasionally wore a Darth Vader mask in her appearances.
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* AndrewHussie has appeared several times in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' to deliver explicitly-fourth-wall-breaking {{Recap Episode}}s and other occasional [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment side gags]], and near Act 5.2's conclusion embarked on a sidequest to wrest back control over telling the story from [[UnreliableNarrator Doc]] [[WickedCultured Scratch]].
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* AndrewHussie Creator/AndrewHussie has appeared several times in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' to deliver explicitly-fourth-wall-breaking {{Recap Episode}}s and other occasional [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment side gags]], and near Act 5.2's conclusion embarked on a sidequest to wrest back control over telling the story from [[UnreliableNarrator Doc]] [[WickedCultured Scratch]].
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* David Willis has been seen a couple times in ''[[Webcomic/{{Walkyverse}} Shortpacked!]]'', once getting in a fight with Ethan over an EditWar on the [[Wiki/TFWikiDotNet Transformers Wiki]].
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* David Willis has been seen a couple times in ''[[Webcomic/{{Walkyverse}} Shortpacked!]]'', once getting in a fight with Ethan over an EditWar Administrivia/EditWar on the [[Wiki/TFWikiDotNet Transformers Wiki]].
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* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' features it best when a character dies and goes to meet [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2006-09-02 his maker]].
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* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' features it best ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': Especially during the earlier days of the strip when a character dies the Fourth Wall was much more permeable, artist and goes to meet [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2006-09-02 his maker]].author Howard Tayler occasionally appeared in the comic, [[spoiler:including one time as the equivalent of Saint Peter when Kevyn Andreyasn died, in ''The Sharp End of the Stick''.]]
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* Illiad of ''UserFriendly'' usually turns up in his thirty-second "nag strips", politely begging for donations, with a paper bag over his head.
* Amber Williams of ''DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' often appears outside the context of the comic to lampshade events happening within the strip, such as [[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_922.php here]].
* Amber Williams of ''DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' often appears outside the context of the comic to lampshade events happening within the strip, such as [[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_922.php here]].
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* Illiad of ''UserFriendly'' ''Webcomic/UserFriendly'' usually turns up in his thirty-second "nag strips", politely begging for donations, with a paper bag over his head.
* Amber Williams of''DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' often appears outside the context of the comic to lampshade events happening within the strip, such as [[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_922.php here]].
* Amber Williams of
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* Randy Milholand often addresses the audience directly in ''SomethingPositive'', though he never interacts with his other characters, appearing with his {{jerkass}} muse Rippy the Razor in "[[http://www.rhymes-with-witch.com/lwr112005.shtml Life With Rippy]]" strips.
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* Randy Milholand often addresses the audience directly in ''SomethingPositive'', ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'', though he never interacts with his other characters, appearing with his {{jerkass}} muse Rippy the Razor in "[[http://www.rhymes-with-witch.com/lwr112005.shtml Life With Rippy]]" strips.
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* Erin Lindsey often does strips like this in her comic ''VenusEnvy''.
* The author of ''StickmanAndCube'' occasionally appears in disembodied voice form, usually to reveal whatever new tack he's trying to milk more money and pageviews out of the readers. The two title characters are usually quite unimpressed.
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* Erin Lindsey often does strips like this in her comic ''VenusEnvy''.
''Webcomic/VenusEnvy''.
* The author of''StickmanAndCube'' ''Webcomic/StickmanAndCube'' occasionally appears in disembodied voice form, usually to reveal whatever new tack he's trying to milk more money and pageviews out of the readers. The two title characters are usually quite unimpressed.
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* Ian [=McDonald=], of ''BrunoTheBandit'', occasionally appears in the strip as a very, very muscular DeusExMachina.
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* Jennie Breeden of ''TheDevilsPanties'' occasionally appears alongside her [[http://www.thedevilspanties.com/d/20040410.html comic persona.]]
* One of the themes in ''IrregularWebcomic'' is called "Me", starring creator [[{{Tropers/Dmmaus}} David Morgan-Mar]], although he stated that the character is not him and does not necessarily represent his opinions. Gets particularly bizarre when [[spoiler:he dies and interacts with the characters from his webcomics, as a live action person among Lego figure [[TheGrimReaper Deaths]]]].
* One of the themes in ''IrregularWebcomic'' is called "Me", starring creator [[{{Tropers/Dmmaus}} David Morgan-Mar]], although he stated that the character is not him and does not necessarily represent his opinions. Gets particularly bizarre when [[spoiler:he dies and interacts with the characters from his webcomics, as a live action person among Lego figure [[TheGrimReaper Deaths]]]].
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* Jennie Breeden of ''TheDevilsPanties'' ''Webcomic/TheDevilsPanties'' occasionally appears alongside her [[http://www.thedevilspanties.com/d/20040410.html comic persona.]]
* One of the themes in''IrregularWebcomic'' ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'' is called "Me", starring creator [[{{Tropers/Dmmaus}} David Morgan-Mar]], although he stated that the character is not him and does not necessarily represent his opinions. Gets particularly bizarre when [[spoiler:he dies and interacts with the characters from his webcomics, as a live action person among Lego figure [[TheGrimReaper Deaths]]]].
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* It took a while for Mat Sherer to appear in BadlyDrawnKitties, but he finally did, proving [[http://badlydrawnkitties.com/OldComics/20030507_gif_view.htm he's not a transexual or something.]]
* David Willis has been seen a couple times in ''[[{{Walkyverse}} Shortpacked!]]'', once getting in a fight with Ethan over an EditWar on the [[Wiki/TFWikiDotNet Transformers Wiki]].
* David Willis has been seen a couple times in ''[[{{Walkyverse}} Shortpacked!]]'', once getting in a fight with Ethan over an EditWar on the [[Wiki/TFWikiDotNet Transformers Wiki]].
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* It took a while for Mat Sherer to appear in BadlyDrawnKitties, ''Webcomic/BadlyDrawnKitties'', but he finally did, proving [[http://badlydrawnkitties.com/OldComics/20030507_gif_view.htm he's not a transexual or something.]]
* David Willis has been seen a couple times in''[[{{Walkyverse}} ''[[Webcomic/{{Walkyverse}} Shortpacked!]]'', once getting in a fight with Ethan over an EditWar on the [[Wiki/TFWikiDotNet Transformers Wiki]].
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* Tim Buckley of ''CtrlAltDel''.''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel''.
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** On one occasion, he collaborated with Darby Conley, cartoonist of ''GetFuzzy'', for a brief arc in which Conley saved himself considerable work by pasting clippings of his own characters over the main characters of each day's ''Pearls Before Swine'', and [[SelfDeprecation painted Conley as an apathetic jerk]] who was more interested in the extra free time he got from ripping off Pastis' hard work. You guessed it, Conley (and Pastis!) appeared in ''Get Fuzzy'', as Steven tried to get Darby to go back to doing his own work.
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** On one occasion, he collaborated with Darby Conley, cartoonist of ''GetFuzzy'', ''Webcomic/GetFuzzy'', for a brief arc in which Conley saved himself considerable work by pasting clippings of his own characters over the main characters of each day's ''Pearls Before Swine'', and [[SelfDeprecation painted Conley as an apathetic jerk]] who was more interested in the extra free time he got from ripping off Pastis' hard work. You guessed it, Conley (and Pastis!) appeared in ''Get Fuzzy'', as Steven tried to get Darby to go back to doing his own work.
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* ''MyCage'': Ed Porker and Melissa [=DeHaresus=] appear in the "[[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091101 Meet]] [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091108 Your]] [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091115 Maker]]" story.
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* ''MyCage'': ''Webcomic/MyCage'': Ed Porker and Melissa [=DeHaresus=] appear in the "[[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091101 Meet]] [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091108 Your]] [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091115 Maker]]" story.
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* JhonenVasquez has inserted himself into ''JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' and ''ComicBook/{{Squee}}'', each time with liberal {{Take That}}s against some of his fanbase, especially those who compare him to Johnny C.
* ''OpeyTheWarhead'' has Zac Crockett insert a self-depreciating version of himself at the end of every Opey the Warhead chapter.
* Lora Innes of ''TheDreamer'' sometimes inserts herself and friends/family into the background.
* ''OpeyTheWarhead'' has Zac Crockett insert a self-depreciating version of himself at the end of every Opey the Warhead chapter.
* Lora Innes of ''TheDreamer'' sometimes inserts herself and friends/family into the background.
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* JhonenVasquez Creator/JhonenVasquez has inserted himself into ''JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' ''Webcomic/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' and ''ComicBook/{{Squee}}'', each time with liberal {{Take That}}s against some of his fanbase, especially those who compare him to Johnny C.
*''OpeyTheWarhead'' ''Webcomic/OpeyTheWarhead'' has Zac Crockett insert a self-depreciating version of himself at the end of every Opey the Warhead chapter.
* Lora Innes of''TheDreamer'' ''Webcomic/TheDreamer'' sometimes inserts herself and friends/family into the background.
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** He's also had Mohammad Haque, creator of ''{{Applegeeks}}'' and friend of his, appear in his comic.
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* ''WebComic/GirlGenius'' artist and co-writer PhilFoglio makes [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060927 a few]] [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070226 guest appearances]], including [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20021104 the very first page]]. As does [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070827 Kaja Foglio]], [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080204 his wife]] and co-writer.
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* ''WebComic/GirlGenius'' artist and co-writer PhilFoglio Creator/PhilFoglio makes [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060927 a few]] [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070226 guest appearances]], including [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20021104 the very first page]]. As does [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070827 Kaja Foglio]], [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080204 his wife]] and co-writer.
