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Has a spin-off flash game, [[https://alecrobbins.itch.io/mr-boop Mr. Boop and the Curse of the Dinner Party]]

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Has a spin-off flash game, [[https://alecrobbins.itch.io/mr-boop Mr. Boop and the Curse of the Dinner Party]]
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** On the authorial side, the story is basically about a shunned, socially awkward dork obsessing over a fictional character, eventually making comics as a way to live out his dreams of interacting with said character. Where this becomes a deconstruction is that writing ''Mr. Boop'' slowly erodes Alec's mental state. The story paints Alec as [[SanitySlippage becoming more and more delusional]] as the ideal world he's created for himself in his comics begins to overtake his reality, and Alec begins to ''really think'' that he and the completely fictional character of Betty Boop are in love. These mental issues reach their height during Book IV [[spoiler: when the comic becomes a diary of sorts, and Alec begins drawing his real life-girlfriend [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness more and more like Betty...]]]]

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** On the authorial side, the story is basically about a shunned, socially awkward dork obsessing over a fictional character, eventually making comics as a way to live out his dreams of interacting with said character. Where this becomes a deconstruction is that writing ''Mr. Boop'' slowly erodes Alec's mental state. The story paints Alec as [[SanitySlippage becoming more and more delusional]] as the ideal world he's created for himself in his comics begins to overtake his reality, and Alec begins to ''really think'' that he and the completely fictional character of Betty Boop are in love. These mental issues reach their height during Book IV [[spoiler: when [[spoiler:when the comic becomes a diary of sorts, and Alec begins drawing his real life-girlfriend real-life girlfriend [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness more and more like Betty...]]]]



* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Betty is apparently aware that Alec makes comics about her sex-life, and supports him.

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* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Betty is apparently aware that Alec makes comics about her sex-life, sex life, and supports him.
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A LifeEmbellished webcomic about the titular Alec Boop (nee Robbins) and his life being married to WesternAnimation/BettyBoop. Claimed to be based on Alec Robbins real life, and posted on his [[https://twitter.com/alecrobbins twitter account]] and [[http://mrboop.net/ a website]], the webcomic features Alec meeting (and usually having sex with) characters from various media, including WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy, Series/TheSopranos and even {{WebComic/Homestuck}}.

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A LifeEmbellished webcomic about the titular Alec Boop (nee Robbins) and his life being married to WesternAnimation/BettyBoop. Claimed to be based on Alec Robbins Robbins' real life, and posted on his [[https://twitter.com/alecrobbins twitter account]] and [[http://mrboop.net/ a website]], the webcomic features Alec meeting (and usually having sex with) characters from various media, including WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy, Series/TheSopranos and even {{WebComic/Homestuck}}.
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* OneSteveLimit: Subverted with VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog and Dr. Sonic the Hedgehog (no relation). See also OneMarioLimit.

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* OneSteveLimit: Subverted with VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog and Dr. Sonic the Hedgehog (no relation). See also OneMarioLimit.
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* CaptainObvious: Characters' thought bubbles often remind the audience of things they already know. Alec referring to Betty Boop as his wife is an extremely prominent example.

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* CaptainObvious: Characters' thought bubbles often remind the audience of things they already know. Alec referring to Betty Boop as his wife is an extremely prominent example. This taken to disturbing levels in Book IV [[spoiler: when it's used to highlight the obvious disconnect between the real world and Alec's fantasies.]]



** On the authorial side, the story is basically about a shunned, socially awkward dork obsessing over a fictional character, eventually making comics as a way to live out his dreams of interacting with said character. Where this becomes a deconstruction is that writing ''Mr. Boop'' slowly erodes Alec's mental state. The story paints Alec as [[SanitySlippage slowly becoming more and more delusional]] as the ideal world he's created for himself in his comics begins to overtake his reality, and Alec begins to ''really think'' that he and Betty Boop are in love, despite her being a fictional character. These mental issues reach their height during Book 4 [[spoiler: when the comic becomes a diary of sorts, and Alec begins drawing his real life-girlfriend [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness more and more like Betty...]]]]
** In terms of being a self-interest story, numerous elements of self-insert media are used to show how Alec is l becoming more and more delusional. The high amount of sexual content is offputting instead of erotic, since Alec's sex-crazed comic life is clearly meant to a placeholder for his own real life issues with romance. Characters from other popular media show up and act completely different from their source material, to the point where several characters in-comic point out how no one is acting like they're supposed to. The love between Alec and Betty is also purposely shallow, since Alex is projecting his ideal romantic relationship onto a fictional character who cannot properly reciprocate. All of this comes to a climax in the last ten strips [[spoiler: when Bugs snaps, holds Alec at gunpoint, and begins interrogating him about why everything seems so fake and shallow.]]

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** On the authorial side, the story is basically about a shunned, socially awkward dork obsessing over a fictional character, eventually making comics as a way to live out his dreams of interacting with said character. Where this becomes a deconstruction is that writing ''Mr. Boop'' slowly erodes Alec's mental state. The story paints Alec as [[SanitySlippage slowly becoming more and more delusional]] as the ideal world he's created for himself in his comics begins to overtake his reality, and Alec begins to ''really think'' that he and the completely fictional character of Betty Boop are in love, despite her being a fictional character. love. These mental issues reach their height during Book 4 IV [[spoiler: when the comic becomes a diary of sorts, and Alec begins drawing his real life-girlfriend [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness more and more like Betty...]]]]
** In terms of being a self-interest self-insert story, numerous elements of self-insert media tropes like RelationshipSue and AuthorAvatar are used to show how Alec is l becoming more and more delusional.highlight Alec's increasing instability. The high amount of sexual content is offputting instead of erotic, since Alec's sex-crazed comic life is clearly meant to a placeholder for his own real life issues with romance. Characters from other popular media show up and act completely different from their source material, to the point where several characters in-comic point out how no one is acting like they're supposed to. The love between Alec and Betty is also purposely shallow, since Alex is projecting his ideal romantic relationship onto a fictional character who cannot properly reciprocate. All of this comes to a climax in the last ten strips [[spoiler: when Bugs snaps, holds Alec at gunpoint, and begins interrogating him about why everything seems so fake and shallow.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Strip #217 ends with Alec finally breaking out of his delusions and ending the comic once and for all in a parody of the ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion End of Evangelion]]''. Unfortunately, he has destroyed his relationship with Liz in the process, and the ending implies that Alec will still be struggling with his mental health for a long time.]]



* DeconstructiveParody: Of the SelfInsertFic. The story is basically about a shunned, socially awkward dork obsessing over a fictional character to the point of creating media where he's married to said character. But rather than make him feel better, writing the comic just makes him feel worse, [[SanitySlippage and exacerbates his already tenuous grasp on reality.]] These mental issues reach their height during Book 4 [[spoiler: when it becomes a diary of sorts, and Alex begins drawing his real life-girlfriend [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness more and more like Betty...]]]]

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* DeconstructiveParody: Of the SelfInsertFic. The SelfInsertFic on two fronts.
** On the authorial side, the
story is basically about a shunned, socially awkward dork obsessing over a fictional character character, eventually making comics as a way to the point live out his dreams of creating media where he's married to interacting with said character. But rather than make him feel better, Where this becomes a deconstruction is that writing the comic just makes him feel worse, ''Mr. Boop'' slowly erodes Alec's mental state. The story paints Alec as [[SanitySlippage slowly becoming more and exacerbates more delusional]] as the ideal world he's created for himself in his already tenuous grasp on reality.]] comics begins to overtake his reality, and Alec begins to ''really think'' that he and Betty Boop are in love, despite her being a fictional character. These mental issues reach their height during Book 4 [[spoiler: when it the comic becomes a diary of sorts, and Alex Alec begins drawing his real life-girlfriend [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness more and more like Betty...]]]]]]]]
** In terms of being a self-interest story, numerous elements of self-insert media are used to show how Alec is l becoming more and more delusional. The high amount of sexual content is offputting instead of erotic, since Alec's sex-crazed comic life is clearly meant to a placeholder for his own real life issues with romance. Characters from other popular media show up and act completely different from their source material, to the point where several characters in-comic point out how no one is acting like they're supposed to. The love between Alec and Betty is also purposely shallow, since Alex is projecting his ideal romantic relationship onto a fictional character who cannot properly reciprocate. All of this comes to a climax in the last ten strips [[spoiler: when Bugs snaps, holds Alec at gunpoint, and begins interrogating him about why everything seems so fake and shallow.]]
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A LifeEmbellished webcomic about the titular Alec Boop (nee Robbins) and his life being married to WesternAnimation/BettyBoop. Claimed to be based on Alec Robbins real life, and posted on his [[https://twitter.com/alecrobbins twitter account]], the webcomic features Alec meeting (and usually having sex with) characters from various media, including WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy, Series/TheSopranos and even {{WebComic/Homestuck}}.

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A LifeEmbellished webcomic about the titular Alec Boop (nee Robbins) and his life being married to WesternAnimation/BettyBoop. Claimed to be based on Alec Robbins real life, and posted on his [[https://twitter.com/alecrobbins twitter account]], account]] and [[http://mrboop.net/ a website]], the webcomic features Alec meeting (and usually having sex with) characters from various media, including WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy, Series/TheSopranos and even {{WebComic/Homestuck}}.



* StylisticSuck: The website is made in an intentionally ugly and antiquated style.

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* StylisticSuck: [[http://mrboop.net/ The website website]] is made in an intentionally ugly and antiquated style.



* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler:Alec]]. First, played for laughs [[spoiler:at the end of Book III when it's revealed he was never actually married to Betty Boop]], and then played for drama later on as [[spoiler:he portrays his new girlfriend as gradually being gradually morphed in his head ''into'' Betty Boop]].

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* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler:Alec]]. First, played for laughs [[spoiler:at the end of Book III when it's revealed he was never actually married to Betty Boop]], and then played for drama later on as [[spoiler:he portrays his new girlfriend as gradually being gradually morphed in his head ''into'' Betty Boop]].
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** [[spoiler:It's implied real!Alec started dating Liz because her name could be shortened to Betty. Further exemplified when he starts drawing Liz to match Betty Boop instead.]]
* CerebusSyndrome: Book IV is much less goofy than previous books, being presented as [[spoiler:an actual diary comic of Alec Robbins life during the real life pandemic]]. This gets even heavier, then, into full-on CerebusRetcon territory, as [[spoiler:Alec starts dating a woman who, rapidly, begins to be drawn and written with the tone of the earlier comics, all while being shown outright as disapproving of this portrayal, feeling embarrassed and mistreated by it]].

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** [[spoiler:It's It's implied real!Alec [[spoiler:"real" Alec started dating Liz Liz]] because her name could be shortened to Betty. Further exemplified when he [[spoiler:he starts drawing Liz to match Betty Boop instead.]]
instead]].
* CerebusSyndrome: Book IV is much less goofy than previous books, being presented as [[spoiler:an actual diary comic of Alec Robbins life life]] during the real life pandemic]].UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. This gets even heavier, then, into full-on CerebusRetcon territory, as [[spoiler:Alec starts dating a woman who, rapidly, begins to be drawn and written with the tone of the earlier comics, all while being shown outright as disapproving of this portrayal, feeling embarrassed and mistreated by it]].



** [[spoiler:The divorce lawyer is a literal example.]]
** [[spoiler:Liz first appears in a BreakingTheFourthWall joke way back in Book II.]]

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** [[spoiler:The divorce lawyer lawyer]] is a literal example.]]
example.
** [[spoiler:Liz [[spoiler:Liz]] first appears in a BreakingTheFourthWall joke way back in Book II.]]II's ending before [[spoiler:having a major role in Book IV]].



* HollywoodLaw: [[spoiler:Betty Boop's Dad's copyright over his daughter seems to give him the power to decide who she marries.]]

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* HollywoodLaw: [[spoiler:Betty Boop's Dad's copyright over his daughter daughter]] seems to give him the power to decide who she marries.]]



* MontageOut: [[spoiler:"Mr Boop: Endgame" is a series of strips which shows what all the characters are doing as the comic is cancelled.]]

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* MontageOut: [[spoiler:"Mr [[spoiler:"Mr. Boop: Endgame" Endgame"]] is a series of strips which shows what all the characters are doing as the [[spoiler:the comic is cancelled.]]cancelled]].



* PaintingTheMedium: [[spoiler:The comic's title changes to "Mr. Robbins" after Alec and Betty get divorced. It also changes to "Mr. Mr. Boop" when it starts focusing on the comic's actual creator...before changing back to "Mr. Boop" when he's slipped back into depicting himself as living a fantasy with Mrs. Boop.]]

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* PaintingTheMedium: [[spoiler:The The comic's title changes to [[spoiler:to "Mr. Robbins" after Alec and Betty get divorced. It also changes to "Mr. Mr. Boop" when it starts focusing on the comic's actual creator...before changing back to "Mr. Boop" when he's slipped back into depicting himself as living a fantasy with Mrs. Boop.]]



** [[spoiler:The final strip is an extended reference to [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion End Of Evangelion]].]]

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** [[spoiler:The The final strip is [[spoiler:is an extended reference to [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion End Of Evangelion]].]]



** [[spoiler:Subverted when Alec easily defuses the situation by simply talking to the lawyer, leading Sonic to take direct action.]]

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** [[spoiler:Subverted Subverted when Alec easily defuses the situation by simply talking to the [[spoiler:the lawyer, leading Sonic to take direct action.]]action]].



* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler:Alec. First, played for laughs at the end of Book III when it's revealed he was never actually married to Betty Boop, and then played for drama later on as he portrays his new girlfriend as gradually being gradually morphed in his head ''into'' Betty Boop.]]

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* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler:Alec. [[spoiler:Alec]]. First, played for laughs at [[spoiler:at the end of Book III when it's revealed he was never actually married to Betty Boop, Boop]], and then played for drama later on as he [[spoiler:he portrays his new girlfriend as gradually being gradually morphed in his head ''into'' Betty Boop.]]Boop]].

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* ArtShiftedSequel: Book IV is written in a much more detailed style [[spoiler:to represent taking place in [[ShowWithinTheShow the real world]].]]
* BreakingTheFourthWall: The ends of Book II and III lean into it, with Book IV [[spoiler:obfuscating where the line between reality and fiction actually is]].

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* ArtShiftedSequel: Book IV is written in a much more detailed style [[spoiler:to represent taking place in [[ShowWithinTheShow the real world]]."real" world.]]
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Strip #50 has Alec telling the audience that just having "vanilla" sex with his wife after a series of sexual adventures is allowed. The ends of Book II and III lean into it, have more notable (and plot-relevant) wall-breaks, with Book IV [[spoiler:obfuscating where the line between reality and fiction actually is]].



** [[spoiler:Liz first appears in a BreakingTheFourthWall joke way back in Part 2.]]

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** [[spoiler:Liz first appears in a BreakingTheFourthWall joke way back in Part 2.Book II.]]



* ExtremeOmnisexual: Betty and Alec seem willing to have sex with anyone. And everyone is willing to accept...except for [[spoiler:Betty's father]].

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* ExtremeOmnisexual: Betty and Alec seem willing to have sex with anyone. And everyone is willing to accept...accept, which solves most interpersonal problems...except for [[spoiler:Betty's father]].



* {{FanDisservice}}: ...And then there's scenes of uncensored, naked Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and Alec.

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* {{FanDisservice}}: ...FanDisservice: ...And then there's scenes of uncensored, naked Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and Alec.



* GenreShift: The first three books are mainly a surreal CringeComedy farce. Book IV [[spoiler:slowly shifts it into a psychological horror story, as Alec begins to reject the real world in favor of his Betty Boop fantasies. Even when the art style returns to its goofy format, the unsettling undercurrent of delusion remains.]]

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* GenreShift: The first three books are mainly a surreal CringeComedy farce. Book IV [[spoiler:slowly shifts it into a psychological horror story, as Alec begins to reject the real world in favor of his Betty Boop fantasies. Even when the art style returns to its goofy format, the unsettling undercurrent of delusion remains.]]remains]].



* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Book III has a major antagonist in the form of [[spoiler:Mr. Boop]]. However, in the webcomic's final update, [[spoiler:the ''actual'' "Mr. Boop", Mr. Fleisher (presumably Mark, current chairman of Fleisher Studios and the still-living grandson of Betty's creator Max Fleisher) is depicted receiving a letter of apology concerning the use and depiction of his intellectual property...to Mr. Fleisher's absolute confusion]].
* HollywoodLaw: [[spoiler:Mr. Boop's copyright over his daughter seems to give him the power to decide who she marries.]]

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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Book III has a major antagonist in the form of [[spoiler:Mr. Boop]]. [[spoiler:Betty Boop's Dad]]. However, in the webcomic's final update, [[spoiler:the ''actual'' "Mr. Boop", "Betty Boop's Dad", Mr. Fleisher (presumably Mark, current chairman of Fleisher Studios and the still-living grandson of Betty's creator Max Fleisher) is depicted receiving a letter of apology concerning the use and depiction of his intellectual property...to Mr. Fleisher's absolute confusion]].
* HollywoodLaw: [[spoiler:Mr. [[spoiler:Betty Boop's Dad's copyright over his daughter seems to give him the power to decide who she marries.]]



** [[spoiler:Finally broken in strip #166 when Alec publicly confesses that he was misleading the audience and was never married to Betty Boop...only to start falsely depicting his real life and break it ''again'' in the finale.]]

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** [[spoiler:Finally Finally broken in strip #166 when Alec [[spoiler:Alec publicly confesses in strip #166 that he was misleading the audience and was never married to Betty Boop...Boop]]...only to start [[spoiler:start falsely depicting his real life and break it ''again'' in the finale.]]finale]].



* MontageOut: [[spoiler:Mr Boop: Endgame is a series of strips which shows what all the characters are doing as the comic is cancelled.]]

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* MontageOut: [[spoiler:Mr [[spoiler:"Mr Boop: Endgame Endgame" is a series of strips which shows what all the characters are doing as the comic is cancelled.]]


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* ReallyGetsAround: Sonic describes himself as "a pretty sexually open guy". Following Alec and Betty taking his advice and [[EverybodyHasLotsOfSex hosting threesomes/orgies]], they gain this reputation, to the point that [[spoiler:Betty Boop's Dad's Lawyer]] arriving at their house is mistaken to be a last-minute orgy addition.

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* CerebusSyndrome: Book IV is much less goofy than previous books, being presented as [[spoiler:an actual diary comic of Alec Robbins life during the real life pandemic]]. This gets even heavier, then, into full-on CerberusRetcon territory, as [[spoiler:Alec starts dating a woman who, rapidly, begins to be drawn and written with the tone of the earlier comics, all while being shown outright as disapproving of this portrayal, feeling embarrassed and mistreated by it]].

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* CerebusSyndrome: Book IV is much less goofy than previous books, being presented as [[spoiler:an actual diary comic of Alec Robbins life during the real life pandemic]]. This gets even heavier, then, into full-on CerberusRetcon CerebusRetcon territory, as [[spoiler:Alec starts dating a woman who, rapidly, begins to be drawn and written with the tone of the earlier comics, all while being shown outright as disapproving of this portrayal, feeling embarrassed and mistreated by it]].



* DesignatedAntagonist: In the final strip, [[spoiler:the ''actual'' "Mr. Boop", Mr. Fleisher (presumably Mark, current chairman of Fleisher Studios and the still-living grandson of Betty's creator Max Fleisher) is depicted receiving a letter of apology concerning the use and depiction of his intellectual property...to Mr. Fleisher's absolute confusion]].


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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Book III has a major antagonist in the form of [[spoiler:Mr. Boop]]. However, in the webcomic's final update, [[spoiler:the ''actual'' "Mr. Boop", Mr. Fleisher (presumably Mark, current chairman of Fleisher Studios and the still-living grandson of Betty's creator Max Fleisher) is depicted receiving a letter of apology concerning the use and depiction of his intellectual property...to Mr. Fleisher's absolute confusion]].

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* AdventuresInComaLand: Most of Book II is this, following [[spoiler:Alec being shot by Sonic]].



* ArtShift: [[spoiler: In Alec's [[AdventuresInComaLand coma dream]] after being shot by VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog]].
** Again in strip number #166 when [[spoiler: [[BreakingTheFourthWall the real Alec is depicted]].]]
* ArtShiftedSequel: Book 4 is written in a much more detailed style [[spoiler: to represent taking place in [[ShowWithinTheShow the real world.]]]]

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* ArtShift: [[spoiler: In Alec's [[AdventuresInComaLand Book II, during [[spoiler:Alec's coma dream]] dream after being shot by VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog]].VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog]], and at the end when [[spoiler:depicting the "real world"]].
** Again in strip number #166 when [[spoiler: [[BreakingTheFourthWall the real [[spoiler:the "real" Alec is depicted]].depicted.]]
* ArtShiftedSequel: Book 4 IV is written in a much more detailed style [[spoiler: to [[spoiler:to represent taking place in [[ShowWithinTheShow the real world.]]]]world]].]]
* BreakingTheFourthWall: The ends of Book II and III lean into it, with Book IV [[spoiler:obfuscating where the line between reality and fiction actually is]].



** [[spoiler: Its implied real!Alec started dating Liz because her name could be shortened to Betty. Further exemplified when he starts drawing Liz to match Betty Boop instead.]]
* CerebusSyndrome: Book 4 is much less goofy than previous books [[spoiler: being presented as an actual diary comic of Alec Robbins life during the real life pandemic.]] This gets even heavier, then, [[spoiler:into full-on CerberusRetcon territory, as Alec starts dating a woman who, rapidly, begins to be drawn and written with the tone of the earlier comics, all while being shown outright as disapproving of this portrayal, feeling embarrassed and mistreated by it.]]

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** [[spoiler: Its [[spoiler:It's implied real!Alec started dating Liz because her name could be shortened to Betty. Further exemplified when he starts drawing Liz to match Betty Boop instead.]]
* CerebusSyndrome: Book 4 IV is much less goofy than previous books [[spoiler: books, being presented as an [[spoiler:an actual diary comic of Alec Robbins life during the real life pandemic.]] pandemic]]. This gets even heavier, then, [[spoiler:into into full-on CerberusRetcon territory, as Alec [[spoiler:Alec starts dating a woman who, rapidly, begins to be drawn and written with the tone of the earlier comics, all while being shown outright as disapproving of this portrayal, feeling embarrassed and mistreated by it.]]it]].



** [[spoiler: The divorce lawyer is a literal example.]]

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** [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The divorce lawyer is a literal example.]]



* DesignatedAntagonist: In the final strip, [[spoiler:the ''actual'' "Mr. Boop", Mr. Fleisher (presumably Mark, current chairman of Fleisher Studios and the still-living grandson of Betty's creator Max Fleisher) is depicted receiving a letter of apology concerning the use and depiction of his intellectual property...to Mr. Fleisher's absolute confusion]].



* EasilyForgiven: Bugs Bunny after trying to kill Alec. [[spoiler: Later, Sonic for doing the same thing.]]

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* EasilyForgiven: Bugs Bunny after trying to kill Alec. [[spoiler: Later, [[spoiler:Later, Sonic for doing the same thing.thing, and nearly succeeding.]]



* ExtremeOmnisexual: Betty and Alec seem willing to have sex with anyone. [[spoiler: Except for Betty's father:]]
->''[[spoiler: "This is one problem you can't threesome your way out of."]]''

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* ExtremeOmnisexual: Betty and Alec seem willing to have sex with anyone. [[spoiler: Except And everyone is willing to accept...except for Betty's father:]]
->''[[spoiler: "This
[[spoiler:Betty's father]].
->''"This
is one problem you can't threesome your way out of."]]''"''



* {{Flanderisation}}: Visually, Alec is drawn more stylistically over time. [[spoiler: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in strip #166 when the real Alec is depicted for the first time, in a much more [[ArtShift realistic style]].]]
* GainaxEnding: The final strip [[spoiler: is a literal example, being an extended parody of the trope codifier EndOfEvangelion.]]
* GenreShift: The first three books are mainly a surreal CringeComedy farce. Book 4 [[spoiler: slowly shifts it into a psychological horror story, as Alec begins to reject the real world in favor of his Betty Boop fantasies. Even when the art style returns to its goofy format, the unsettling undercurrent of delusion remains.]]
* TheGhost: Alec's first wife [[spoiler: [[{{Franchise/Metroid}} Samus Aran]]]] is mentioned but never depicted.
* HollywoodLaw: [[spoiler: Mr. Boop's copyright over his daughter seems to give him the power to decide who she marries.]]

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* {{Flanderisation}}: Visually, Alec is drawn more stylistically over time. [[spoiler: [[LampshadeHanging [[spoiler:[[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in strip #166 when the real Alec is depicted for the first time, in a much more [[ArtShift realistic style]].]]
* GainaxEnding: The final strip [[spoiler: is [[spoiler:is a literal example, being an extended parody of the trope codifier EndOfEvangelion.[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion End Of Evangelion]].]]
* GenreShift: The first three books are mainly a surreal CringeComedy farce. Book 4 [[spoiler: slowly IV [[spoiler:slowly shifts it into a psychological horror story, as Alec begins to reject the real world in favor of his Betty Boop fantasies. Even when the art style returns to its goofy format, the unsettling undercurrent of delusion remains.]]
* TheGhost: Alec's first wife [[spoiler: [[{{Franchise/Metroid}} [[spoiler:[[{{Franchise/Metroid}} Samus Aran]]]] is mentioned but never depicted.
* HereWeGoAgain: Partway through Book IV, [[spoiler:Alec's depiction of "Liz" gradually changes to be more like Betty Boop, resulting in reliving the start of "Mr. Boop"]].
* HollywoodLaw: [[spoiler: Mr.[[spoiler:Mr. Boop's copyright over his daughter seems to give him the power to decide who she marries.]]



* KavorkaMan: Despite Comic Alec being drawn extremely exaggeratedly, he has managed to marry Betty Boop, [[Anime/PorcoRosso Madame Gina]] and [[spoiler: [[{{Franchise/Metroid}} Samus Aran]]]]
* {{Kayfabe}}: Part of the appeal of the comic is Alec Robbins constant public commitment to the idea that the comic is based on his "actual real life".
** [[spoiler: Finally broken in strip #166 when Alec publicly confesses that he was misleading the audience and was never married to Betty Boop.]]
* LivingAphrodisiac: Betty Boop seemingly can't go anywhere without everyone around her thinking about how hot she is.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Sonic towards Spongebob.
** Subverted with Peter Griffin and Lois.
* MediumBlending: Has live-action video segments featuring interviews with Alec.
* MontageOut: [[spoiler: Mr Boop: Endgame is a series of strips which shows what all the characters are doing as the comic is cancelled.]]

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* KavorkaMan: Despite Comic Alec being drawn extremely exaggeratedly, he has managed to marry Betty Boop, [[Anime/PorcoRosso Madame Gina]] and [[spoiler: [[{{Franchise/Metroid}} [[spoiler:[[{{Franchise/Metroid}} Samus Aran]]]]
Aran]]]].
* {{Kayfabe}}: Part of the appeal of the comic is Alec Robbins constant public commitment to the idea that the comic is based on his "actual real life".
life".
** [[spoiler: Finally [[spoiler:Finally broken in strip #166 when Alec publicly confesses that he was misleading the audience and was never married to Betty Boop.Boop...only to start falsely depicting his real life and break it ''again'' in the finale.]]
* LivingAphrodisiac: Betty Boop seemingly can't go anywhere without everyone around her thinking about how hot she is.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: Sonic towards Spongebob.
Spongebob.
** Subverted with Peter Griffin and Lois.
Lois.
* MediumBlending: Has live-action video segments featuring interviews with Alec.
Alec.
* MontageOut: [[spoiler: Mr [[spoiler:Mr Boop: Endgame is a series of strips which shows what all the characters are doing as the comic is cancelled.]]



* PaintingTheMedium: [[spoiler: The comic's title changes to "Mr. Robbins after Alec and Betty get divorced.]]

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* PaintingTheMedium: [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The comic's title changes to "Mr. Robbins Robbins" after Alec and Betty get divorced.divorced. It also changes to "Mr. Mr. Boop" when it starts focusing on the comic's actual creator...before changing back to "Mr. Boop" when he's slipped back into depicting himself as living a fantasy with Mrs. Boop.]]



** [[spoiler: The final strip is an extended reference to EndOfEvangelion.]]
* PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler: Sonic's plan to get the Divorce Lawyer to kill Alec.]]
** [[spoiler: Subverted when Alec easily defuses the situation by simply talking to the lawyer, leading Sonic to take direct action.]]

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** [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The final strip is an extended reference to EndOfEvangelion.[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion End Of Evangelion]].]]
* PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler: Sonic's [[spoiler:Sonic's plan to get the Divorce Lawyer to kill Alec.]]
** [[spoiler: Subverted [[spoiler:Subverted when Alec easily defuses the situation by simply talking to the lawyer, leading Sonic to take direct action.]] ]]
* ProtagonistJourneyToVillain: In Book I, strip 33, Alec recognizes when a certain train of thought (threatening suicide if Betty ever left him) would be manipulative and decides against it. In Book IV, [[spoiler:he's clearly manipulating what "Liz/Betty Boop" is shown thinking, and in strip 205 specifically, he says he'll flip out if she leaves him]].
* RevealingContinuityLapse: In Book IV, [[spoiler:after marrying "Liz/Betty Boop", Alec is now shown working at Quiznos with Bugs Bunny and Peter Griffin instead of Subway]].
* RippleEffectProofMemory: In Book IV, [[spoiler:Bugs Bunny has "little flashes of memories" that help him realize that the "current" reality is going through the same motions as the "fake" one, leading to an existential crisis]].



* ShowWithinAShow: A quick gag at the end of Book II depicts [[spoiler:a girl reading the "Mr. Boop" comic and questioning the author's mental state]]. This is brought up again in Book IV, when [[spoiler:said girl, "Liz", starts dating Alec after recognizing him as the comic's author]].



* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler:Alec. First, played for laughs at the end of part 3 when it's revealed he was never actually married to Betty Boop, and then played for drama later on as he portrays his new girlfriend as gradually being gradually morphed in his head ''into'' Betty Boop.]]
* WhamLine: in strip #182
->''"I’m so glad I met you, [[spoiler: Betty.]]"''

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* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler:Alec. First, played for laughs at the end of part 3 Book III when it's revealed he was never actually married to Betty Boop, and then played for drama later on as he portrays his new girlfriend as gradually being gradually morphed in his head ''into'' Betty Boop.]]
* WhamLine: in In strip #182
#182.
->''"I’m so glad I met you, [[spoiler: Betty.[[spoiler:[[HereWeGoAgain Betty]].]]"''
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* EverybodyHasLotsOfSex

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* EverybodyHasLotsOfSexEverybodyHasLotsOfSex: After Alec overcomes his feelings of not deserving Betty, their alone time includes a ''lot'' of sex, and problems with jealous people are mainly solved with threesomes that escalate into orgies.



* {{Fanservice}}
* {{FanDisservice}}

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* {{Fanservice}}
{{Fanservice}}: There is quite a lot of uncensored, naked Betty Boop...
* {{FanDisservice}}{{FanDisservice}}: ...And then there's scenes of uncensored, naked Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and Alec.



* [[spoiler: GainaxEnding]]: The final strip [[spoiler: is a literal example, being an extended parody of the trope codifier EndOfEvangelion.]]

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* [[spoiler: GainaxEnding]]: GainaxEnding: The final strip [[spoiler: is a literal example, being an extended parody of the trope codifier EndOfEvangelion.]]



** [[spoiler: Subverted when Alec easily defuses the situation by simply talking to the lawyer.]]

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** [[spoiler: Subverted when Alec easily defuses the situation by simply talking to the lawyer.lawyer, leading Sonic to take direct action.]]
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* DeconstructiveParody: Of the SelfInsertFic. The story is basically about a shunned, socially awkward dork obsessing over a fictional character to the point of creating media where he's married to said character. But rather than make him feel better, writing the comic just makes him feel worse, [[SanitySlippage and exacerbates his already tenuous grasp on reality.]] These mental issues reach their height during Book 4 [[spoiler: when it becomes a diary of sorts, and Alex begins drawing his real life-girlfriend [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness more and more like Betty...]]]]
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* [[spoiler: GainaxEnding]]: The final strip [[spoiler: is a literal example, being an extended parody of the trope codifier EndOfEvangelion.]]


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** [[spoiler: The final strip is an extended reference to EndOfEvangelion.]]
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* SelfInsertFic: A parody of the genre, displaying Alec as a beloved KavorkaMan who always succeeds. [[spoiler: But its gradually deconstructed. It soon becomes clear that Alec is living a complete delusion, as would anyone who spends their days obsessing over being married with a fictional character.]]

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* SelfInsertFic: A parody of the genre, displaying Alec as a beloved KavorkaMan who always succeeds. [[spoiler: But its who's HappilyMarried to Betty Boop and eventually gets to have orgies with other characters. [[spoiler:But it's gradually deconstructed. It soon becomes clear that Alec is living a complete delusion, as would anyone who spends their days obsessing over being married with a fictional character.]]
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* SelfInsertFic: A parody of the genre, displaying Alec as a beloved KarvokaMan who always succeeds. [[spoiler: But its gradually deconstructed. It soon becomes clear that Alec is living a complete delusion, as would anyone who spends their days obsessing over being married with a fictional character.]]

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* SelfInsertFic: A parody of the genre, displaying Alec as a beloved KarvokaMan KavorkaMan who always succeeds. [[spoiler: But its gradually deconstructed. It soon becomes clear that Alec is living a complete delusion, as would anyone who spends their days obsessing over being married with a fictional character.]]

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** [[spoiler: Its implied real!Alec started dating Liz because her name could be shortened to Betty. Further exemplified when he starts drawing Liz to match Betty Boop instead.]]



* SelfInsertFic: A parody [[spoiler: and later deconstruction]] of the genre.

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* SelfInsertFic: A parody of the genre, displaying Alec as a beloved KarvokaMan who always succeeds. [[spoiler: and later deconstruction]] of the genre.But its gradually deconstructed. It soon becomes clear that Alec is living a complete delusion, as would anyone who spends their days obsessing over being married with a fictional character.]]
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* SelfInsertFic

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* SelfInsertFicSelfInsertFic: A parody [[spoiler: and later deconstruction]] of the genre.
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* GenreShift: The first three books are mainly a surreal CringeComedy farce. Book 4 [[spoiler: slowly shifts it into a psychological horror story, as Alec begins to reject the real world in favor of his Betty Boop fantasies. Even when the art style returns to its goofy format, the unsettling undercurrent of delusion remains.]]

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* CerebusSyndrome: Book 4 is much less goofy than previous books [[spoiler: being presented as an actual diary comic of Alec Robbins life during the real life pandemic.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: The divorce lawyer is a literal example.]]

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* CerebusSyndrome: Book 4 is much less goofy than previous books [[spoiler: being presented as an actual diary comic of Alec Robbins life during the real life pandemic.]] This gets even heavier, then, [[spoiler:into full-on CerberusRetcon territory, as Alec starts dating a woman who, rapidly, begins to be drawn and written with the tone of the earlier comics, all while being shown outright as disapproving of this portrayal, feeling embarrassed and mistreated by it.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: ChekhovsGunman:
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[[spoiler: The divorce lawyer is a literal example.]] ]]
** [[spoiler:Liz first appears in a BreakingTheFourthWall joke way back in Part 2.]]


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* IronicEcho: Strip #200 is a complete redraw of the very first strip. [[spoiler:At this point, a reader may be horrified rather than amused.]]


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* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler:Alec. First, played for laughs at the end of part 3 when it's revealed he was never actually married to Betty Boop, and then played for drama later on as he portrays his new girlfriend as gradually being gradually morphed in his head ''into'' Betty Boop.]]
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* OneSteveLimit: Subverted with SonicTheHedgehog and Dr. Sonic the Hedgehog (no relation). See also OneMarioLimit.

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* OneSteveLimit: Subverted with SonicTheHedgehog VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog and Dr. Sonic the Hedgehog (no relation). See also OneMarioLimit.
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* OneSteveLimit: Subverted with [[SonicTheHedgehog]] and Dr. Sonic the Hedgehog (no relation). See also OneMarioLimit.

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* OneSteveLimit: Subverted with [[SonicTheHedgehog]] SonicTheHedgehog and Dr. Sonic the Hedgehog (no relation). See also OneMarioLimit.
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->''"I’m really glad I met you, [[spoiler: Betty.]]"''

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->''"I’m really so glad I met you, [[spoiler: Betty.]]"''
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* WhamLine: in strip #182
->''"I’m really glad I met you, [[spoiler: Betty.]]"''
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* OneMarioLimit: Subverted with Dr. Sonic the Hedgehog (no relation).

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* OneMarioLimit: OneSteveLimit: Subverted with [[SonicTheHedgehog]] and Dr. Sonic the Hedgehog (no relation). See also OneMarioLimit.
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* OneSteveLimit: Subverted with Dr. Sonic the Hedgehog (no relation).

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* OneSteveLimit: OneMarioLimit: Subverted with Dr. Sonic the Hedgehog (no relation).
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* CereberusSyndrome: Book 4 is much less goofy than previous books [[spoiler: being presented as an actual diary comic of Alec Robbins life during the real life pandemic.]]

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* CereberusSyndrome: CerebusSyndrome: Book 4 is much less goofy than previous books [[spoiler: being presented as an actual diary comic of Alec Robbins life during the real life pandemic.]]
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* CereberusSyndrome: Book 4 is much less goofy than previous books [[spoiler: being presented as an actual diary comic of Alec Robbins life during the real life pandemic.]]
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* Flanderisation: Visually, Alec is drawn more stylistically over time. [[spoiler: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in strip #166 when the real Alec is depicted for the first time, in a much more [[ArtShift realistic style]].]]

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* Flanderisation: {{Flanderisation}}: Visually, Alec is drawn more stylistically over time. [[spoiler: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in strip #166 when the real Alec is depicted for the first time, in a much more [[ArtShift realistic style]].]]
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* ArtShiftedSequel: Book 4 is written in a much more detailed style [[spoiler: to represent taking place in [[ShowWithinTheShow the real world.]]

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* ArtShiftedSequel: Book 4 is written in a much more detailed style [[spoiler: to represent taking place in [[ShowWithinTheShow the real world.]]]]]]

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** Again in strip number #166 when [[spoiler: [[BreakingTheFourthWall the real Alec is depicted]].]]



** Again in strip number #166 when [[spoiler: [[BreakingTheFourthWall the real Alec is depicted]].]]

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