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2 | ''[[http://www.opplopolis.com Opplopolis]]'' is a webcomic in which an esoteric ensemble of characters in [[CityOfAdventure a city called Opplopolis]] encounter the word "[[MacGuffin marvedyne]]" in various ominous ways and try to figure out what it means. Contains elements of ScienceFiction and SpyFiction. |
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4 | It's by the author of ''Webcomic/NinePlanetsWithoutIntelligentLife'', but in contrast ''Opplopolis'' is in traditional comic book format (not InfiniteCanvas) and actually publishes at a consistent rate of four pages per week. |
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6 | It ran from 2012 to 2013, concluding with its 20th chapter. |
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8 | !!This webcomic contains examples of: |
9 | * ArcWords: "Marvedyne." |
10 | * CastOfSnowflakes: Features a large cast of various [[http://www.opplopolis.com/issues/3/3 ages]], [[http://www.opplopolis.com/issues/1/23 body types]] and [[http://www.opplopolis.com/issues/6/4 ethnicities]]. Even [[http://www.opplopolis.com/issues/7/4 the aliens]] are surprisingly distinguishable, despite their uniform, circular eyes. |
11 | * CityOfAdventure: All the action takes place in and around the city of Opplopolis. |
12 | * CoolestClubEver: Pop star Vesper Formicide and her assistant Heather take Agnes to a [[http://www.opplopolis.com/issues/5/13 secret nightclub]] so cool that [[http://www.opplopolis.com/issues/5/14 two other Vesper Formicides]] were already inside. |
13 | * FountainOfYouth: When Luke Dugans interviews actress Shirley Kidd about a mysterious movie she appeared in with the title ''Marvedyne'', the latter [[http://www.opplopolis.com/issues/4/5 suddenly de-ages]] from 60-ish to 20-ish and proceeds to seduce him. She earlier served him a rather [[SlippingAMickey conspicuous cup of coffee]], but thus far the explanation has been LeftHanging. |
14 | * MacGuffin: The word "marvedyne". No one knows what it means, but everyone wants to find out. Real-world google is [[http://www.marvedyne.com no help]]. |
15 | * MalevolentMaskedMen: In a secret night club, Agnes [[http://www.opplopolis.com/issues/5/19 stumbles across a room]] where men in animal masks are playing a card game. A man in an upside-down cat mask suddenly appears and slams the door, on the outside of which is carved the word "MARVEDYNE". |
16 | * PopCulturedBadass: The mysterious spy/mercenary Moon turns out to be [[http://www.opplopolis.com/issues/5/11 an expert at the NES game Contra]]. |
17 | * PostModernism: The whole thing is pretty [[Creator/ThomasPynchon Pynchonesque]], but for example, a race of aliens are [[http://www.opplopolis.com/issues/3/2 initially introduced]] as an apparent fantasy of Marvin's but return [[http://www.opplopolis.com/issues/7/3 four issues later]], apparently aware of the characters in the comic, including events that haven't happened yet. These aliens live in a city called Oppleopolis (with an "e"). |
18 | * SecretCircleOfSecrets: Tomaj Pangolin's young godson Marvin uses his [[http://www.opplopolis.com/issues/3/4 hacking/googling]] skills to determine that "marvedyne" has something to do with a [[http://www.opplopolis.com/issues/4/18 secret society of aristocrats]]. |
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