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1	''ŠPUR Comics'' is a comic book based on two things; Magazine/{{MAD}} Magazine and the art school based in Rijeka, Croatia; the School for Applied Arts Rijeka ('''Š'''kola za '''P'''rimjenjenu '''U'''mjetnost u '''R'''ijeci) or, its acronym [[http://www.ss-primijenjenaumjetnost-ri.skole.hr/prva.htm ŠPUR]].
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3	It all started in 2009, when in my senior year at ŠPUR I stumbled upon an issue of MAD Magazine ([[https://www.madcoversite.com/mad501.html issue #501 to be exact]]) and it changed my life forever. Dissatisfied with my years at ŠPUR, I decided to project my dissatisfaction with ŠPUR onto a comic book inspired by MAD. Thus ŠPUR Comics came to life, which I've been doing on-again off-again to this day (yes, despite the fact I graduated, I still make fun of my school, you would too if you were me).
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5	The comic has two sections:
6	* A story following an episodic plot; supernatural happenings in ŠPUR and how the students deal with them (happenings such as killer professors, {{paintings}} come to life, students with freaky powers, etc.)
7	* MAD inspired articles:
8	** TV show, movie and even classical literature parodies in the style of MAD's TV show and movie satires.
9	** Articles such as "What if Music/LadyGaga was a student of ŠPUR?", "Overheard in ŠPUR's teacher lounge", "What if Music/TaylorSwift was a student of ŠPUR?", "[[https://www.madcoversite.com/features-nasty_file.html The ŠPUR nasty file]]" and so on.
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11	[[WMG:If you're still interested in this hot garbage, here are the tropes:]]
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13	* ADegreeInUseless: The last entry in the article "Similarities between [[Literature/HarryPotter Hogwarts]] and ŠPUR" says "A degree from both schools is useless in the real world".
14	* AdviceBackfire: One article is a parody of advice columns; every question is met with a response from a different student, and they're all... not that good.
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16	-->'''Question:''' How do I tell my parents that I'm gay?
17	-->'''Student who's in the TransparentCloset's advice:''' How should I know?!
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19	-->'''Question:''' I'm fat and no matter how much I try, I can't stop eating?
20	-->'''Overweight studnet's advice:''' I don't see what's the problem!
21	* AffectionateParody: Some parodies are more affectionate towards the source material than others. Take for example, the parody review of ''Series/{{Heartstopper}},'' titled ''Charthopper'' (a reference to the show - and comic's - popularity):
22	-->'''Student #1:''' Older gays think this show is unrealistic. Younger gays think it's heartwarming.
23	-->'''Student #2:''' What do you think?
24	-->'''Student #1:''' I think it's [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs unrealistically heartwarming!]]
25	* AnimalMotifs: In "ŠPUR Morphs", inspired by the covers for ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', we see students get morphed into an animal that fits their personality (e.g. a lazy student morphs into a sloth, a fat student into a pig, etc.)
26	* ArtifactTitle: In the parody review of ''[[Series/TheVillainsOfValleyView The Weirdoes of Valley View]]'', one student notes how the titular villains aren't villainous at all, and the show should be called something else.
27	* AskAStupidQuestion: Just like MAD, this also has its own "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions" section:
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29	-->'''Student #1:''' Is that a self-portrait?
30	-->'''Student #2:''' 1) No, it's a really bad mirror! 2) No, it's a portrait of someone who looks like me! 3) No, it's a picture of my clone!
31	* AsleepInClass: The parody article ''[[ComicStrip/TheFarSide The ŠPUR Side]]'' has a cartoon with a student sleeping during class, with another student saying "Honestly, i don't blame him".
32	* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: In the ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' parody, "Corrigible" says he's afraid of spiders, the dark, ghosts and lawyers. He also says he's afraid of being rebooted and end up like ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' or ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016''.
33	* BaitAndSwitch: In the parody review of ''[[Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness Doctor Strain in the Multiverse of Badness]]'', there's this exchange:
34	-->'''Student #1:''' In the beginning we meet America Chappedlips, who has two moms and can travel through dimensions!
35	-->'''Student #2:''' That's strange! Two moms, you say?
36	* BlackHumor: In some instances. For example, from the ''U Registraturi'' parody:
37	-->'''Žorž:''' What a tragedy! The patron's home is in flames!
38	-->'''Ivica:''' But, where's the patron?
39	-->'''Žorž:''' Crap, I knew i forgot something!
40	* TheCameo: Much like in MAD's TV/movie satires, some of the TV/movie/literature parodies end with a surprise cameo. F'rinstance, the ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' parody ends with Franchise/TheAddamsFamily taking in Malcolm, whom he claims are completely normal compared to his old family.
41	* CausticCritic: As seen above, an ongoing feature has two students who do reviews of parody movies and TV shows. Some other examples:
42	** ''[[Series/WandaVision BlandaVision]]'':
43	-->'''Student #1:''' She did it! Blanda has officially become the Corset Witch!
44	-->'''Student #2:''' Now if only she would put a spell on the viewers to forget this lameass show!
45	** ''[[Series/Hawkeye2021 Hackneyed]]'':
46	-->'''Student #1:''' In the beginning we see little Kate Bullshit who, seeing Hawkguy, decides to become just like him!
47	-->'''Student #2:''' Good thing she didn't see the Hulk! Otherwise she would bulk up and paint herself green!
48	** ''[[Series/MidsomerMurders Midsomer Morons]]'':
49	-->'''Student #2:''' Here's our first victim!
50	-->'''Student #1:''' She probably died of boredom, watching this show!
51	** ''[[Film/WonderWoman1984 Woman Wonder 1984]]'':
52	-->'''Student #1:''' In the beginning, we see Diana in the holiest place of the USA in the 80s!
53	-->'''Student #2:''' A church?
54	-->'''Student #1:''' The mall!
55	** ''[[Film/ThorLoveAndThunder Bore: Lotta Blunder]]'':
56	-->'''Student #1:''' Lame Foster, who is fighting cancer, gets Thor's powers and becomes Missy Bore!
57	-->'''Student #2:''' If only she would fight the growing cancer known as future Marvel movies!
58	* ClicheStorm: The ''Film/LoveSimon'' parody, titled ''Love, Simpleton'', accuses the movie to be this, i.e. a bunch of the same old Hollywood cliches where the only difference is that the main character is gay.
59	* DirtyOldMan: One teacher has this reputation given the way he treats girls. In the article "What If the Characters from ''WesternAnimation/HamsterAndGretel'' were Students of ŠPUR?", one entry says that Gretel would protect the girls of ŠPUR by beating up that particular teacher.
60	* EmbarrassingTattoo: "ŠPUR-ians' embarrassing tattoos" features these, such as a goth student with a tattoo of the number [[NumberOfTheBeast 999]], given to her by a dyslexic Satanist.
61	* EpicFail: Prom Night 2011 comes to mind. The article "Similarities between the ''[[Theatre/SpidermanTurnOffTheDark Spiderman]]'' musical and Prom Nght 2011" says that both:
62	** Had terrible music
63	** Made people drink lots of booze
64	** Failed miserably
65	And so on...
66	* ExplainExplainOhCrap: From ''Literature/TheMetamorphosis'' parody:
67	-->'''Gregor Salsa:''' Welp, time to go to work! I'll just get up, brush my teeth, striaghten my exoskeleton... wait - EXOSKELETON?!
68	* FishOutOfTemporalWater: In the article "What if the movie ''Film/SeniorYear'' took place in ŠPUR?", the main character would be shocked by the sexual orientation diversity of ŠPUR, but given that not much has changed in the school except the main door, very little else would shock her.
69	* FunTShirt: One cover has a student standing next to the principal, while wearing an "I'm With Stupid ->" t-shirt.
70	* GoodNewsBadNews: The end of ''Theatre/ADollsHouse'' parody ends like this:
71	-->'''Nora:''' Family, I have good news and bad news! The good news is I'm no longer mad at you. The bad news is I'm leaving you forever! Goodbye!
72	* {{Goth}}: Half the student body is goth, whether [[PerkyGoth perky]] or otherwise. Take this entry from the article "Differences between a regular high school and ŠPUR":
73	-->"In a regular high school, goths are low in numbers and move in isolated groups. In ŠPUR, half the school is made of goths."
74	* HotterAndSexier: During my 2011-2012 {{Ecchi}} phase, the comic featured big boobs, panty shots and all sorts of FanService-y material.
75	* LighterAndSofter: The parody of ''Literature/TheGashlycrumbTinies'', titled ''The GashlyŠPUR Tinies'' is this compared to the original poem. It details 26 ŠPUR students, 13 very succesful, 13 not so much.
76	* LiteralSplitPersonality: One story involves a student who's TheIngenue, and whose secret slutty side becomes its own person.
77	* NoFourthWall: ''Everybody'' is aware they're in a parody comic book. One shining example is how in ''[[WesternAnimation/TheCrampTwins The Crap Twins]]'', Mrs. Crap is seen cleaning the fourth wall with a wet cloth.
78	* NostalgiaFilter: This is how the titular ''[[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy Ecch, Yecch n Yecchy]]'' get money in their parody; by cashing in on people's nostalgia for their show with their own merchandise.
79	* OurVampiresAreDifferent: One story is about a girl who has vampiric powers that allow her to suck in other people's talents.
80	* ParentheticalSwearing: One teacher doesn't allow swear words in her class, which is why the students invoke this trope. In the article "Similarities between ''Series/TheGoodPlace'' and ŠPUR", one entry says "Swearing is forbidden in both places".
81	* ParodyName: Students and faculty have their names altered to childish versions. The same also goes for the characters in the TV/movie/literature parodies. F'rinstance:
82	** ''Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye'' parody has "Molden Character", "Lame Gala-girl", Molden's sister "Feeble"...
83	** The ''[[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messrs._Glembay Messrs. Glembay]]'' parody turns Sister Angelica into "Sister Angelcake", baroness Castelli into "baroness Crapelli", and so on.
84	** ''[[WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog "Courage", the Comically Dark]]'' has Corrigible the dog, his owner Murky and her husband Useless Baggage.
85	* PomPomGirl: The story ''The First Cheerleaders of ŠPUR'' features these.
86	* PrehensileHair: A recurring character is a student who has a beard whose hairs move like tentacles.
87	* RashomonStyle: Parodied with "Various ŠPUR-ians tell the same story: ''Goldilocks and the three bears''":
88	** An overweight student focuses solely on the food Goldilocks ate.
89	** A lazy student focuses solely on the three bears' beds.
90	** A goth studnet fills her version with blood and gore.
91	* ReallyGetsAround: Both Taylor Swift and She-Hulk in their respective articles about what if they were students of ŠPUR are said that they would "hook up with that little hetero male population of the school".
92	* RecycledTitle: "Recycled ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' books... with ŠPUR-ians" uses ''Goosebumps'' book titles to make fun of ŠPUR and its students:
93	** ''The Blob That Ate Everyone'' has an overweight student on the cover.
94	** ''Vampire Breath'' features a student with poor oral hygiene.
95	** ''One Day At Horrorland'' features a sign saying "ŠPUR - open door day".
96	** ''My Hairiest Adventure'' - has a student with terrible-looking facial hair on the cover.
97	* RummageSaleReject: As one would expect from an art school, some of its students have interesting ways of dressing. One line in the article "What if Music/LadyGaga was a student of ŠPUR?" says: "At the end of the day, not even her craziest outfit could match the unique clothing style of ŠPUR's students".
98	* SelfDeprecation: I deliver cheap shots to my former colleagues and teachers, as well as myself. F'rinstance, from ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' parody:
99	-->'''Dorothy:''' You know, you're the second person I know who is in need of a brain!
100	-->'''Scarecrow:''' Really, who's the first?
101	-->'''Dorothy:''' Our author, who else?
102	* SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome: Discussed in the parody review of the fifth season of ''Series/RavensHome'':
103	-->'''Student #1:''' In the beginning, Booker is angry 'cause everybody is comparing him to his sister Nia.
104	-->'''Student #2:''' Now I know how Creator/EricRoberts feels!
105	* SuckySchool: Both in-universe and the actual school. One ad-parody says "Subscribe to ŠPUR Comics! Artists and {{painters}} agree; we need the money more than the Sports School!".
106	* TrappedInThePast: There's a story {{Arc}} where a character is transported to 2008 and has to take TheSlowPath.
107	* TrappedInTVLand: One story has students get sucked into a teacher's project from her senior year back when she was in ŠPUR; a boring board-game about "stranger danger".
108	* ToTheTuneOf: There are song parodies about the school's students and teachers, sung to the tune of popular songs and showtunes. Here's a snippet, sung to the tune of ''Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'' from ''Film/MaryPoppins'':
109	-->We're - Supertiredandoverworkedindustrialdesigners
110	-->We draw chairs, sofas, couches and recliners
111	-->Sometimes even stools for bars and diners
112	-->Supertiredandoverworkedindustrialdesigners
113	* WhatIf: One recurring feature is a premise called "What if _____ was a student of ŠPUR?". Subjects include:
114	** Music/LadyGaga
115	** Music/TaylorSwift
116	** Music/{{Grimes}}
117	** ComicBook/MsMarvel2014
118	** ComicBook/SheHulk
119	** The characters from ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''
120	** The cast of ''Series/{{Victorious}}''
121	** In a variation, one article asked "What if the teachers from ''Series/AbbottElementary'' were members of ŠPUR's collective?"
122	* JustForFun/XMeetsY: MAD Magazine meets some random art school in a country you haven't heard of until now. Then there's also:
123	** ''[[Franchise/StarTrek ŠPUR Trek]]''
124	** ''[[Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration ŠPURgrassi]]''
125	** ''Sculptors [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry no naku koro ni]]''
126	** ''Indus-Series/{{Glee}}- al Design''

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