History TakeThat / Webcomics

* Calliope and Caliborn of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' are widely believed to be jabs at two sectors of the HS fandom. Calliope represents the fans who obsess over it, doing fanart etc. and trying to drag their friends into reading HS. By contrast, Caliborn represents the impatience and rage of fans whenever [[Creator/AndrewHussie Hussie]] ''dares'' take more than 24 hours to update, as well as spluttering intolerance of the fans represented by Calliope. Taken UpToEleven in a series of updates which have Caliborn living out many of the complaints: He removed the [[WallOfText pesterlogs]], gets right down to action, introduces characters ''much'' sooner... [[StylisticSuck all in the most shitty way conceivable]].

* Comic creator [[http://inklingstudios.deviantart.com Inkling Studios]] uses these in various status posts, but occasionally in comics too. The most (in)famous example would be in his ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' series ''Orange and Blue V2'', where in one comic he had the user [[http://seantheinkling.deviantart.com/ SeanTheInkling]] be in it... As an Inkling Ebony kills.[[note]]Inkling Studios '''hates''' Sean. [[https://inklingstudios.deviantart.com/journal/Community-Rant-701152084 This should explain why.]][[/note]] [[{{Hypocrite}} Even though he did similar things before, he didn't take it very well.]] To the point of making [[http://seantheinkling.deviantart.com/art/this-can-t-be-happened-to-me-692058713 this]], and having the community [[InternetCounterattack attack the creator]] to the point where he replaced Sean with some random Inkling.

** ''That''? In comics with "[[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2008-08-04 An Evil Monkey]] [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad -American]]"? And "Does [[http://egscomics.com/?date=2003-09-17 This]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Remind]] You... [[CrystalDragonJesus Of Anything]]?"

** The last three panels of [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0623.html "Running Away"]] can be seen as a TakeThat to the more obsessed readers.

** Burlew did a couple of minor ones at the fandom of [[TheBrute Thog]]. The MisaimedFandom was commented on InUniverse by Tarquin, an evil dictator who has put Thog into an endless series of GladiatorGames and [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0788.html marvels at how the fans love Thog]] no matter how many horrible things he does or how many people he kills. [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0796.html A few comics later]] Thog kicks his opponent's sword into the stands, where it beheads a random Thog fan. No-one in the crowd seems to notice or care.

* ''Webcomic/{{Fans}}'' has taken its share of potshots at pop culture. One notable TakeThat against the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels took place during the storyline "Three", where Rikk, Aly and Rumy had dinner together for the first time since becoming a [[OT3 triad relationship]]. After a couple of attempts to get Rikk and Rumy to open up(the two of them were only speaking in two-word sentences), [[http://www.faans.com/books1-6/index.php?p=1679 Aly asked, "What, George Lucas is writin' y'r dialogue now?"]] This leads to [[http://www.faans.com/books1-6/index.php?p=1680 an ice-breaking discussion of what was wrong with the prequels, especially the Anakin/Padme romantic subplot.]]

** ...[[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/09/17/strip-65/ turning to]] ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' movies, [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/09/18/strip-66/ and]] ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' and [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/11/25/strip-114/ Obligatory]] ''Franchise/StarTrek'' joke. [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/09/19/strip-67/ Also]], Creator/GeorgeLucas, [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2011/08/31/star-wars-is-for-toddlers-now/ his remakes]], [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2011/09/07/more-fun-with-george-lucas/ more]] of Lucas, and [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2011/10/05/georgie-luke/ his retcons]]. [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/08/20/strip-45/ Then]], ''VideoGame/{{Braid}}'', a [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/10/14/strip-84/ certain fastfood]] [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/10/23/strip-91/ and]] Creator/ConanOBrien as well [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/11/03/strip-98/ as]] ''Series/LawAndOrder'' [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/01/12/strip-144/ and]] ''Series/{{Dateline}}''. Also, [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/12/15/strip-128/ poked fun]] at PaedoHunt and trolled unfunny [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/10/16/strip-86/ political]] {{troll}}s (see the next page), [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/11/26/strip-115/ parodied]] GreenAesop spam, "[[http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/02/13/strip-161/ Disastorm]]" ClimateChange and LetsMeetTheMeat [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/12/03/strip-120/ ads]].

* ''Webcomic/DuelingAnalogs'' did [[http://www.duelinganalogs.com/comic/2008/02/11/the-control-alt-delete-theorem/ one]] to the {{Hatedom}} of ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel''.
* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' had Sven and Faye starting up a Karaoke TakeThat against each other for three comics, starting [[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1072 here]].

** Well, this one is more of a Take That against people who link to us as opposed to forming their own opinions, as well as {{Unpleasable Fanbase}}s and the pure distilled awfulness of ComicBook/OneMoreDay. It's hard to tell exactly how effective it is to "puppet" the opinions of a wiki, which, after all, can be changed by anyone. [[note]]And in any case, he wasn't aiming it at this site, but someplace with the url tvtropes.'''com'''.[[/note]]
** This isn't the only case of TakeThat that Milholland has ever done, of course. For example:

** [[http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/090830 This (spoilerly) comic]] was a remarkably civil TakeThat to those who still insist that a certain character is still alive.

* [[Webcomic/SomethingPositive R.K. Milholland]] says "Take That, Wiki/TVTropes!" in the first line of [[http://www.superstupor.com/sust02132009.shtml this]] ''Webcomic/SuperStupor'' comic. Apparently this was the result of someone parroting "[[BlackComedyRape Rape as Comedy]]" in a Dude Not Funny Website/LiveJournal comment accusation against him.

* [[Webcomic/SomethingPositive R.K. Milholland]] says "Take That, Wiki/TVTropes!" in the first line of [[http://www.superstupor.com/sust02132009.shtml this]] ''Webcomic/SuperStupor'' comic. Apparently this was the result of someone parroting "[[BlackComedyRape Rape as Comedy]]" in a DudeNotFunny Website/LiveJournal comment accusation against him.

* [[Webcomic/SomethingPositive R.K. Milholland]] says "TakeThat, Wiki/TVTropes!" in the first line of [[http://www.superstupor.com/sust02132009.shtml this]] ''Webcomic/SuperStupor'' comic. Apparently this was the result of someone parroting "[[BlackComedyRape Rape as Comedy]]" in a DudeNotFunny Website/LiveJournal comment accusation against him.
** Well, this one is more of a TakeThat against people who link to us as opposed to forming their own opinions, as well as {{Unpleasable Fanbase}}s and the pure distilled awfulness of ComicBook/OneMoreDay. It's hard to tell exactly how effective it is to "puppet" the opinions of a wiki, which, after all, can be changed by anyone. [[note]]And in any case, he wasn't aiming it at this site, but someplace with the url tvtropes.'''com'''.[[/note]]

* ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'', when not taking shots at Walky's own past exploits, takes the occasional swipe at [[http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20070416.html certain]] [[http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20070711.html newspaper comics]], and lots of jabs at the worst aspects of ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' fandom and [[FanDumb fandom in general]]. And, sometimes, he manages to [[http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20071119.html combine the two]].

** In fact [[{{Hatedom}} a lot of people have]], and for the sake of not turning this article into one, long [=CAD=] rant, we won't be posting any more.

** The webcomic [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0344.html once poked fun]] at ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'', for that ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' setting's magical trains. It should come as no surprise, as the author's own proposed setting won second place in Creator/WizardsOfTheCoast's setting contest -- which Eberron won.
** Rich Burlew and Keith Baker seem to have what could be described as a [[http://www.bossythecow.com/genconphoto5.htm friendly rivalry]], so this is probably more of a ShoutOut, especially considering that Baker himself got a cameo in the second prequel book, ''Recap/StartOfDarkness''. See also [[http://www.giantitp.com/articles/gk7uKJeF296jRcx1NJw.html this article]] by Baker, on Burlew's website.

* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' had [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2006-02-19 an arc]] involving an {{expy}} of ''Series/WhatNotToWear''. The host had a misfortune to accost a [[SuperSoldier boosted]] and Elf in a rather irritable mood. Naturally, it wasn't long before she "[[YouPutTheXInXY put]] ''assault'' back in ''Glamour Assault''".

* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''

** [[http://www.pvponline.com/2008/03/21/yet-another-letdown/ This]] ''{{Webcomic/PvP}}'' strip was similarly levelled at people who complained about the then-current StoryArc. Specifically, the strip was a response to [[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autowb905.html this]] earlier TakeThat from the webcomic ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard'' regarding his disappointment in the wasted potential of that StoryArc.
* ''Webcomic/{{Minus}}'' had a fairly gentle [[http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus13.html Take That]] against most of the criticisms you'd expect to hear aimed at the idea of a comic about someone with infinite power. For extra points, imagine it as a Comicbook/{{Superman}} comic.
* ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'', when not taking shots at Walky's own past exploits, takes the occasional swipe at [[http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20070416.html certain]] [[http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20070711.html newspaper comics]], and lots of jabs at the worst aspects of ''{{Transformers}}'' fandom and [[FanDumb fandom in general]]. And, sometimes, he manages to [[http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20071119.html combine the two]].

* ''[[Webcomic/EightBitTheater 8-bit Theater]]'' once did a comic in which is, effectively, Black Mage making a pee joke and everyone else reacting with confusion and mild disgust. The name of the strip? "[[Webcomic/VGCats VG Mages]]".

---> '''Davan''': [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/about-the-show/ I think I read the "Excited" entry on]] {{Wiki/Wikipedia}} right before some idiot had it deleted for [[Administrivia/ThereIsNoSuchThingAsNotability relevance]].

* ''Webcomic/LeastICouldDo'' launches one huge TakeThat against overblown [[CrisisCrossover Crisis Crossovers]], ComicBookDeath, [[StuffedIntoTheFridge Wasp Fridge Stuffing]] and [[RetCon sloppy retcons]]; starting [[http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20090326 here]].

* ''WebComic/{{Sheldon}}'':

* ''Webcomic/HijinksEnsue'' exists almost solely to hurl {{Take That}}s against various people and companies, most frequently {{Creator/FOX}} for their habit of picking up {{geek}}-centric shows (''Series/{{Firefly}}'', ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', etc.) only to [[ScrewedByTheNetwork cancel them prematurely]]. The very first strip was a TakeThat against ''Film/SpiderMan3''.

* ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard''

** Sets the [[http://headtrip.keenspot.com/d/20120326.html right baseline]] to appraise Creator/MichaelBay's version of TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles.

* Comic creator [[http://inklingstudios.deviantart.com Inkling Studios]] uses these in various status posts, but occasionally in comics too. The most (in)famous example would be in his VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} series ''Orange and Blue V2'', where in one comic he had the user [[http://seantheinkling.deviantart.com/ SeanTheInkling]] be in it... As an Inkling Ebony kills.[[note]]Inkling Studios '''hates''' Sean. [[https://inklingstudios.deviantart.com/journal/Community-Rant-701152084 This should explain why.]][[/note]] [[{{Hypocrite}} Even though he did similar things before, he didn't take it very well.]] To the point of making [[http://seantheinkling.deviantart.com/art/this-can-t-be-happened-to-me-692058713 this]], and having the community [[InternetCounterattack attack the creator]] to the point where he replaced Sean with some random Inkling.

** ...[[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/09/17/strip-65/ turning to]] ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' movies, [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/09/18/strip-66/ and]] ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' and [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/11/25/strip-114/ Obligatory]] ''Franchise/StarTrek'' joke. [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/09/19/strip-67/ Also]], Creator/GeorgeLucas, [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2011/08/31/star-wars-is-for-toddlers-now/ his remakes]], [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2011/09/07/more-fun-with-george-lucas/ more]] of Lucas, and [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2011/10/05/georgie-luke/ his retcons]]. [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/08/20/strip-45/ Then]], ''VideoGame/{{Braid}}'', a [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/10/14/strip-84/ certain fastfood]] [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/10/23/strip-91/ and]] Creator/ConanOBrien as well [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/11/03/strip-98/ as]] ''Series/LawAndOrder'' [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/01/12/strip-144/ and]] ''Series/{{Dateline}}''. Also, [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/12/15/strip-128/ poked fun]] at PaedoHunt and trolled unfunny [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/10/16/strip-86/ political]] {{troll}}s (see the next page), [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/11/26/strip-115/ parodied]] GreenAesop spam, "[[http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/02/13/strip-161/ Disastorm]]" GlobalWarning and LetsMeetTheMeat [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/12/03/strip-120/ ads]].

---> '''Davan''': [[http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp12032009.shtml I think I read the "Excited" entry on]] {{Wiki/Wikipedia}} right before some idiot had it deleted for [[Administrivia/ThereIsNoSuchThingAsNotability relevance]].

*** So it turns out that Existential Comics actually started out as Corey drawing comics for friends of his on a particular subreddit, /r/badphilosophy. These comics actually ''predate'' him doing the webcomic seriously and were the impetus that moved him towards webcomics in the first place.

** Ladies and gentleman, behold what happened when ''Funny Junk'' tried to demand $20,000 in damages from The Oatmeal after he called them out for [[http://theoatmeal.com/blog/funnyjunk uploading his comics without permission.]] As payback he threatened to raise the money, mail photos of it to Funny Junk along with a [[YourMom nasty drawing of the site owner's mother]], and then split the money to donate to the National Wildlife Federation and the American Cancer Society. [[http://theoatmeal.com/blog/charity_money He raised over $200,000 and remained true to his word]].

* ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'': While trying to sort out a four-way conflict between elves, clowns, hogs, and weassles, Problem Sleuth opens an "Allegience Mesh," a confusing grid that supposedly shows that alligence of the four groups. [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=000787 The page in question]] has two suggestions: One is a "dead-end" gag page, the other being the story cutting away to a different plotline. The gag page is for him to press ctrl, alt, and del, which results in him getting the memetic "B^U" [[OnlySixFaces face]] from ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel'', as well as a caption that reads "GAME FUCKING OVER" and links to their site. Unlike most of the "dead-end" pages, this one does not have a link within the text itself to go back (suggesting that this action really did break the "game"), but it's easy to either click the link back below or just go back a page.

* The announcement that the long-running ''PowerRangers'' show would end with its current incarnation ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'' has led to all sorts of fandom reactions, including [[http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/5449/advensckm0023.jpg this rather belated one]] from the Franchise/KamenRider-themed ''Soucha-Koma''.

** [[http://www.pvponline.com/2008/03/21/yet-another-letdown/ This]] ''PvP'' strip was similarly levelled at people who complained about the then-current StoryArc. Specifically, the strip was a response to [[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autowb905.html this]] earlier TakeThat from the webcomic ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard'' regarding his disappointment in the wasted potential of that StoryArc.

* ''Webcomic/HijinksEnsue'' exists almost solely to hurl {{Take That}}s against various people and companies, most frequently {{Creator/FOX}} for their habit of picking up {{geek}}-centric shows (''Series/{{Firefly}}'', ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', etc.) only to [[ScrewedByTheNetwork cancel them prematurely]]. The very first strip was a TakeThat against ''{{Spiderman}} 3''.