History Webcomic / ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In one contemporary arc strip when Arthur is still in high school, there's [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/0542.htm a discussion]] as to whether a "an ancient warlord [who] lived today instead of a thousand years ago" would become a politician or run a corporation. [[Spoiler: Contemporary Arthur goes on to become both]].

** [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3371.htm Arthur and Jenny Everywhere]] (''JennyEverywhere'')

** [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3362.htm Arthur and Davan]] (''SomethingPositive'')
** [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3363.htm Mordred and The Boss]] (''HelpDesk'')
** [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3364.htm Lancelot and the panda]] (''{{PvP}}'')
** [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3365.htm Galahad and Historic Jesus]] (''{{Shortpacked}}'')
** [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3366.htm Bedivere and Claire]] (''QuestionableContent'')
** [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3367.htm Arthur and Black Hat Man]] (''{{xkcd}}'')
** [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3368.htm Guenevere and Ellen]] (''LeftoverSoup'' - and a reference to [[http://leftoversoup.com/archive.php?num=256 a Guenevere cameo]], so possibly the only one that isn't a FakeCrossover)
** [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3369.htm Arthur and Sweetheart]] (''SkinHorse'')
** [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3370.htm Guenevere, Jamie and Hazel]] (''GirlsWithSlingshots'')
** [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3371.htm Arthur and Mona]] (''CestLaVie'')
** [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3372.htm Lancelot and Gronk]] (''{{Gronk}}'')
** [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3373.htm Arthur and Nimona]] (''{{Nimona}}'')

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Arthur's webcomic [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/0938.htm gets picked up]] by "Jose Macho" of "Today Fables" (Joey Manley of Modern Tales), with a {{Lampshade}} in TheRant. [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/0946.htm A few strips later]], Morgan gets a starring role in a [[CliveBarker Clive]] [[WesCraven Craven]] film.

** Also there have been a few flashforwards and "green room" strips that "spoil" how the story of Arthur goes. "[[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/0701.htm Oh, like spoilers don't expire after nine hundred years!]]"

* AnimatedActors: In the plain background no-fourth-wall strips the characters are aware of their status as both in a webcomic and as public domain figures, often using this to [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/1088.htm point out the plot holes]] and [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/2271.htm getting called away to star in another comic]].

* RetCon: In the modern arc, Lancelot used to be Lancelot Benwick, following the pattern that knights who were "of" somewhere in the baseline arc had that as a surname in the modern setting. More recently his surname is Du Lac (because, c'mon, he's Lancelot Du Lac) and Benwick is his home town. More obviously, Bedivere suddenly stopped being female in the space and modern arcs, in order to have a male gay couple.

** His insane babble when trapped in the crystal cave resembles that of SherlockHolmes in "The Adventure of the Dying Detective".
** In [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/2808.htm one strip]] Space!Arthur asks Merlin if there's any other groups of people going through the whole "same adventures in different time periods" thing. Behind them [[{{Sherlock}} Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock]] is demonstrating the SherlockScan to [[TheReturnOfSherlockHolmes Edward Hardwicke's Watson]].

When Arthur took the sword from the stone, history itself was altered. Now Arthur exists in several realities simultaneously. The main arcs are the "baseline" or "fairytale" arc (AnachronismStew 5th century, based closely on Malory and [[TheOnceAndFutureKing T.H. White]]); the "space" arc (ALongTimeAgoInAGalaxyFarFarAway, with Arthur as king of British Space, and ''Excalibur'' as his CoolShip); and the "modern" arc (in which Arthur started as an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, before learning he had inherited a controlling share in Excalicorp).

* BettyAndVeronica: Guenevere and Morgan early in the space arc

* IncorruptablePurePureness: [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/2910.htm "Well, duh. He's Galahad."]]

* MadScientist: Morgan in the Western and Space arcs and Elaine of Carbonek in the Western arc. (In the Space and Baseline arcs Elaine is a "Mad Theologian".)

* SirVerbaLot: {{Invoked|Trope}} in an ''ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace'' strip:

* ActionGirl: Guenevere and Tristram in the space arc

* AnimatedActors: In the plain background no-fourth-wall strips the characters are aware of their status as both in a webcomic and as public domain figures, often using this to [[LampshadeHanging point out the plot holes]] and getting called away to star in [[LitBrick another comic]].

* AnimatedActors: The characters are aware of their status as both in a webcomic and as public domain figures, often using this to point out the plot holes and getting called away to star in another comic.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Many, many examples, indicated by characters being against the blank website background; literally "outside" the regular strip.

** In [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/2890.htm one of Arthur's press conferences]], three unseen journalists are named [[{{Superman}} Clark]], [[{{Spider-Man}} Peter]], and [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles April]]. And the account of his first meeting with Clark is a CallBack to the Webcomic Hurricane Relief Telethon, where he is indeed [[http://webcomictelethon.com/d/1003.html that Clark]].

* GenderFlip: Various knights become Dames in the space arc, most notably Tristram, whose also Gender Flipped in the modern arc.

* LaserBlade: In the space arc
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: {{Lampshaded}} [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/2120.htm here]]

** In [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/2808.htm one strip]] Space!Arthur asks Merlin if there's any other groups of people going through the whole "same adventures in different time periods" thing. Behind them [[{{Sherlock}} Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock]] is demonstating the SherlockScan to [[TheReturnOfSherlockHolmes Edward Hardwicke's Watson]].
** In [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/2890.htm one of Arthur's press conferences]], three unseen journalists are named [[{{Superman}} Clark]], [[SpiderMan Peter]], and [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles April]]. And the account of his first meeting with Clark is a CallBack to the Webcomic Hurricane Relief Telethon, where he is indeed [[http://webcomictelethon.com/d/1003.html that Clark]].

* AWorldwidePunomenon: The strip as a whole, but Arthur in particular. Lampshaded [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/2540.htm here]].

Was on sabbatical for six months in 2009, and replaced with ''ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace 2.0''. This returns to Gadzikowski's earlier ''King Arthur In Time And Space'' concept, in which the comic is crossover fanfiction between two fictional TV series, one about the space-faring Arthur (and very similar to ''Franchise/StarTrek'') and one about the time-travelling Merlin (and very similar to ''Series/DoctorWho''). A second sabbatical began in June 2011, with the strip being replaced by sketches and concluded in December, the strip resuming after a TimeSkip to Arthur being 35.

Was on sabbatical for six months in 2009, and replaced with ''ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace 2.0''. This returns to Gadzikowski's earlier ''King Arthur In Time And Space'' concept, in which the comic is crossover fanfiction between two fictional TV series, one about the space-faring Arthur (and very similar to ''StarTrek'') and one about the time-travelling Merlin (and very similar to ''Series/DoctorWho''). A second sabbatical began in June 2011, with the strip being replaced by sketches and concluded in December, the strip resuming after a TimeSkip to Arthur being 35.

* WhamEpisode: The last strip before it went on sabbatical. The last ''week'' of strips before the second sabbatical.

* ShowWithinAShow: Both Arthur and Merlin create their own webcomics in the modern arc