Line #15 Webcomic/BusterWildeWeerwolf


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2	[[caption-width-right:212:[[HurricaneOfPuns "HE'S HERE. HE'S WEER. HE'S SHEDDING ON THE DANCE FLOOR."]]]]
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4	->''"BE WEERED. B. WILDE. JUST BE."''
5	-->-- '''TagLine'''
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7	''Buster Wilde Weerwolf'' is a [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom Furry Webcomic]] created by Scot Zellman. The comic features a straight human who turns into a "[[PunBasedTitle weerwolf]]" [[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke queer werewolf]], if you will[[/note]] during the night.
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9	By day, hapless, grouchy straight guy, Bernard Wilde, works his job managing an office supply store. By night his alter-ego, a charming, energetic gay werewolf named Buster navigates the club scene, playfully torments his arch-nemesis, Trey the bouncer, spends time with his best human friends, Gordon and Hector, howls at the moon, chases his tail and dances the night away.
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11	Conceived in 1997 when the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom was rather young and the Internet even younger, Buster Wilde was one of the first well-known furry webcomics of the late 90's and ultimately of the entire fandom's history. The comic has become a notable CultClassic within the fandom from the great storytelling, charming characters, humorous slapstick, and high-quality GIF artwork.
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13	Despite Buster being the only "furry" in the entire webcomic, it is still considered a furry webcomic because of Buster being the protagonist.
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15	You can read the webcomic [[https://web.archive.org/web/20000919091055/http://www.furnation.com:80/BusterWilde/ here]]! The last page was posted as long ago as the year ''2000''. Unfortunately, the artist has since then moved on to other projects and no longer plans to continue the comic.
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17	In 2011, the webcomic is [[http://www.amazon.com/Buster-Wilde-Weerwolf-Scot-Zellman/dp/1463595395 now available for sale online]], remastered in ink and published as a paperback comic book by the author himself including bonus content like the artist's sketchbook and never-before-seen artwork.
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19	!!This webcomic provides examples of:
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21	* AffectionateNickname: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster028.gif Buster gives the name]] "Pearl" to Gordon's cat, Lucretia.
22	* AgentPeacock: Buster may be effeminate, but he can tear cars to shreds.
23	* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Buster never misses a chance to hit on any man he sees.
24	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Poor Buster, he tries to hook up with DJ Marshall Beat but fails every attempt. And when [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster032.gif he believes that he has found true love]] with another werewolf, it was actually a man in a werewolf costume during a Halloween party.
25	* AlternateIdentityAmnesia: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster012.gif Bernard never remembers anything]] he did last night and [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster026.gif Buster can never remember]] what happens during the day.
26	* AmbiguouslyGay: Bernard. His "[[IncrediblyLamePun coming out]]" at night could be a metaphor for his own repressed sexual thoughts and is [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial quick to deny that he is gay]] even when people never mentioned it.
27	-->'''Assistant:''' Hey, boss! Did you see this werewolf thing in the paper? Weird, huh? Plus, I heard a rumor he's gay!\
28	'''Bernard:''' [[FreudianSlip BUT I'M STRAIGHT!]]\
29	'''Assistant:''' Huh?\
30	'''Bernard:''' I mean, "Let me get this straight, he's gay?"
31	* AmusingInjuries: Buster suffers through many, like getting slapped around by people and falling off of tall buildings with only minor injuries.
32	* AnimalsHateHim: Lucretia doesn't seem to get along well with Buster.
33	* {{Animorphism}}: Bernard, a human, transforms into Buster the werewolf every night.
34	* AssholeVictim: Bernard can be a jerk but it is never explained how exactly he became a werewolf.
35	* BadassAdorable: Of course, he is still friendly and cuddly any other time.
36	* BadassInANiceSuit: He kicks ass while wearing a sleek blazer.
37	* BerserkButton: Whatever you do to Buster, '''do not''' [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster021.gif call him]] or [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster022.gif any of his friends]] "fags".
38	* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster021.gif While Buster and his friends]] are walking around at night, a homophobe in a car learns the hard way from a gay ''werewolf'' when Buster rips the license plate and trunk off the car. Unforutunately, Buster also rips off the license and rear bumper of [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster022.gif another car]] but it was actually one of Gordon's friends only joking around.
39	* BlahBlahBlah: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster031.gif Buster zones out]] while Gordon and Hector are going over their house rules.
40	* BlankWhiteEyes: Sometimes, the characters are drawn without pupils.
41	* {{Bouncer}}: Trey the bouncer either whacks Buster with a newspaper he keeps in a holster or just kicks him out of the club every once in a while.
42	* BullyingADragon:
43	** [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster021.gif Someone thought it was a good idea]] to call two gay men and their werewolf friend "fags" and [[StealthPun paid the price.]] [[note]]About $2,000 for auto repair fees.[[/note]]
44	** Lampshaded [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster022.gif after watching Buster tear apart two cars]], Gordon was smart enough to apologize and beg for mercy [[OhCrap after he slapped Buster.]]
45	* CarpetOfVirility: [[SitcomArchNemesis Trey the Bouncer]]; Buster occasionally [[LampshadeHanging lampshades it]], complaining that Trey is ''hairier'' than him when first meeting him or calling him "simian" and "ape-like" ([[BullyingADragon which]] [[TemptingFate promptly gets him a rolled-up newspaper]] to the face).
46	* CassandraTruth: When Bernard found photos of "himself" from last night:
47	-->'''Bernard:''' I '''AM''' A WEREWOLF!\
48	'''Person #1:''' Yeah?! Well I'm Dracula's nephew!\
49	'''Person #2:''' I'm Elvis!\
50	'''Person #3:''' I'm the ambassador from Uranus!
51	* CastFullOfGay: With the comic mostly taking place during the night at gay clubs, Bernard is the only straight character in the main cast.
52	* CampGay: Buster.
53	* CloudCuckoolander: Buster can be [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster026.gif wacky]] a lot of times and when he calls out to people from the top a building, he tells them he will be down in a second. But, people didn't think he meant exactly one second and that Buster would actually jump off the building and straight into the ground next to them.
54	* ClubKid: Buster hits the local clubs every night and never misses a chance to visit his favorite club.
55	* CrazyPrepared: Trey had a holster made for the newspaper he uses to whack some sense into Buster when he needs to.
56	* CursedWithAwesome: Although Bernard transforms into a gay werewolf, it also gives him superhuman abilities, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster023.gif an improved sense of smell]], superior social skills, and the ability to recover from major injuries easily.
57	* CutShort: After 52 pages, the comic abruptly stopped without any indication of it ending.
58	* DeadpanSnarker: Everyone gets to snark every once in a while but Gordon is the king of snark.
59	* DidTheyOrDidntThey: When Bernard wakes up in bed with another man, he asks if they had sex and they didn't because Buster curled up at the end of the bed to sleep.
60	* DiggingYourselfDeeper: When Buster finds out that the bouncer's name is Trey, he calls out his name, multiple times, and proceeds to call him "très ape-like" and "très simian". [[FromBadToWorse To make matters even worse]], Buster decides to drink his wine upside-down but ends up spilling it all over his face and into his nose and spits it out all over Trey. [[ForegoneConclusion Trey then promptly whacks him with a newspaper.]]
61	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: When Buster first hits the town, everyone he encountered always ran for their lives. And when Buster scares away an entire crowd in a club, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster004.gif he gives out a speech]] on how he is just like one of them and that they should accept him for who he is. To really drive the point home, Buster even says that "I AM HERE! I AM WEER! GET USED TO IT!!"
62	* DoggedNiceGuy: Buster tries to win Marshall Beat's affection by complimenting him and flirting with him but when he confesses his love to Marshall, Buster gets the YoureNotMyType and "JustFriends" talk.
63	* DoubleEntendre: [[http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster018.gif When Gordon and Hector introduce themselves to Buster]], after Hector tells Buster to "shake hands" as if he were talking to an actual dog, Gordon jokingly tells Buster to "[[DoubleEntendre roll over]]" like a dog. However, Buster takes this another way.
64	-->'''Buster:''' Oh, you randy thing...we just met. (giggles)
65	* DynamicEntry: Buster jumps off of tall buildings when he wants to meet up with people he sees walking on the streets. Unfortunately, he never lands properly.
66	* EntendreFailure: Buster takes offense to the word "fetch" so he and Hector decide to use the word "felch" instead. Hector asks Buster if he even knows what it means and Buster thinks it means "chasing something hungrily".
67	* GratuitousFrench: Buster uses words like "très" and [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster027.gif "petite soirée"]]. He also orders [[https://web.archive.org/web/20031020171913/http://www.furnation.com/BusterWilde/comics/buster041.gif "un gin pamplemousse"]][[note]]a grapefruit gin.[[/note]] at one point... Though, oddly, he seems to think it's actually ''portuguese'', not french.
68	* GoofyPrintUnderwear: Buster has smiley-face boxers.
69	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster024.gif During Gordon and Hector's conversation]], Buster is seen being cussed out by Trey and then Buster throws his shoe at him but then Trey throws a big boot at Buster.
70	* IAmWhatIAm: Buster delivers a speech on how he shouldn't be ashamed of who he is and that people should accept him for being a werewolf.
71	* IJustWantToBeNormal: Bernard wishes to have his old life back.
72	* InsistentTerminology: "That's MASTER Trey to you, flea-bag."
73	* InterspeciesFriendship: Buster with Hector and Gordon.
74	* InterspeciesRomance: Buster and whoever he ends up hooking up with.
75	* InvoluntaryShapeshifter: Bernard involutarily transforms into Buster and vice versa.
76	* GymBunny: Hector, who usually wears a T-Shirt with "Pexaco Gym" written on it and has got the gym body to prove it.
77	* KarmicTransformation: A homophobic and grumpy straight man transforms into a cheerful and hard-partying gay werewolf every night.
78	* KirkSummation: {{Downplayed\|Trope}} and PlayedForLaughs. [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster004.gif Buster delivers this]] to the people who are afraid of him and oppose him with IAmWhatIAm thrown in, but everyone had already ran away and only one person was there.
79	-->'''Buster:''' PEOPLE! I BESEECH YOU! Run not away! Please hear me! While it is true that I am a were-wolf, a bloodthirsty animal, a moon-crazed creature of the night, if you will...uh...Is it not true that, in a manner, we're all...um...all that and more? And less? More or less. Hm? Am I not human half the time...I think? Must you condemn me thusly? sniff What of compassion?! And empathy? Can you not accept me for who I am? Cast out me not! Shun no more me! I AM HERE! I AM WEER! GET USED TO IT!!
80	* LaserGuidedKarma: Insulting gay people and [[BullyingADragon their werewolf friend]] will get your car messed up.
81	* {{Leatherman}}: Trey the bouncer is this and once Buster wore the same clothes as him but Trey didn't agree with the idea of someone copying him.
82	* LeftHanging: We never get to find out just how exactly Bernard became a werewolf or if there is even a cure.
83	* LoonyFan: Buster is this towards Marshall Beat, the club DJ.
84	* MadeOfIron: Buster can survive fatal injuries with only a few scratches like falling off of tall buildings and he sure can [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster030.gif take a beating.]]
85	* ManlyGay: Trey the Bouncer.
86	* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody:
87	** When Bernard becomes Buster, his mind becomes much more wolf-like, or dog-like, where his instincts such as fetching balls, chasing his tail, and howling at the moon are more prominent.
88	** Buster finds men attractive but finds [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster032.gif other werewolves]] even more attractive and when he finally gets to meet one, it's actually someone in a costume.
89	* MistakenForGay: Bernard, due to ending up in people's homes and usually with little to no clothing.
90	* MistakenForAnImposter: A drag queen doesn't believe that Buster is a werewolf and thinks he is just wearing a costume.
91	* MoodSwinger: Buster [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster017.gif goes from rabid to polite]] in a matter of seconds.
92	-->'''Buster:''' (To Trey) '''THAT'S NOT FAIR! YOU CORKED THAT ROLLED-UP NEWS-PAPER, YOU BASTARD!''' (To Gordon) '''Scuse me. I have to go pee.''
93	* MyInstinctsAreShowing: Buster howls at the moon, chases his tail, fetches after balls, barks and woofs occasionally, and urinates to mark his territory.
94	* TheNineties: In [[https://web.archive.org/web/20031020144524/http://www.furnation.com/BusterWilde/comics/buster034.gif one strip]], Bernard/Buster's driver license lists his birth year as 1962 and Gordon notes that it makes him 36 years old, meaning the comic takes place circa 1998. Of course, the comic itself is from the same decade.
95	* NobleWolf: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster021.gif Buster stuck up for his friends]] when they were insulted by a homophobe.
96	* NoodleIncident: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster024.gif Gordon]] getting bit by a Pomeranian in high school.
97	* TheNoseKnows: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster023.gif Buster can tell]] straight and gay men and women apart by their distinct smells.
98	* NotAMask: A drag queen [[https://web.archive.org/web/20010629022806/http://www.furnation.com:80/BusterWilde/comics/buster007.gif pulls on Buster's head]] while thinking it was just a mask but Buster really is a werewolf.
99	* OldMaid: Rare male example. Gordon and Hector find Bernard's driver's license and find out that he is 36 years old. (Which is about 252 in dog years.) When they tell Buster that he is 252 years old, he breaks down, thinking he was just 21 years old and Buster then considers himself old and undesirable.
100	* OnlySaneMan: Gordon.
101	* OrphanedSeries: Sadly, the author no longer works on the comic and does not want others taking over the comic.
102	* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Bernard turns into a werewolf every night, even when there is no full moon out.
103	* PrecisionFStrike: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster021.gif While Buster and his friends]] are walking around at night, a car passes by them and someone yells out "FAGS! FAGS! GO HOME, FAGS! HAW HAW!"
104	* ProperlyParanoid: Gordon asks Buster if he might snap one day and want to eat him and his roommate.
105	* PunctuatedPounding: "'''YES.'''" [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster017.gif (SWAT!)]]
106	* RealMenHateAffection: PlayedForLaughs when [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster022.gif Hector is slightly disgusted]] by Buster and Gordon's over-the-top reconcilation after Gordon slapped Buster.
107	* ReallyGetsAround: Buster hooks up with any man almost every night.
108	* RunningGag: Trey kicking out Buster as well as whacking Buster with a newspaper.
109	* SayMyName: "Trey"?! Your name is "Trey"? "Trey"?! "Trey"!?! "Trey".
110	* SexierAlterEgo: Bernard has only one known ex-wife while Buster has plenty of people's phone numbers and is able to hook up with almost any man in just a night.
111	* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: Buster still has Bernard's clothes when he transforms.
112	* SharpDressedMan: Buster is usually in a nice suit thanks to Bernard's work clothes. Ironically, Buster hates the suit and yet it looks much better on him than it does on Bernard.
113	* ShoutOut: Buster watches ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' in [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster037.gif this page.]]
114	* SitcomArchNemesis: Trey the bouncer is this to Buster because Trey is always having to kick out Buster from the club but Buster somehow makes it back in, only for Trey to throw him out [[RunningGag once every now and then]].
115	* SplitPersonality: Bernard the straight human and Buster the gay werewolf share the same body.
116	* StraightGay: You wouldn't believe Gordon and Hector are gay by their looks but then you see them talk about cute guys and hitting the gay clubs.
117	* SymbolSwearing: There is still mild swearing, but explicit words are censored out.
118	* TheyHaveTheScent: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster023.gif According to Buster:]]
119	** Straight men smell like old sofa cushions and aerosol cheese.
120	** Straight women smell like strawberries and disinfectant.
121	** Lesbians smell like wet carpet and sesame oil.
122	** Gay men smell like an explosion in a chlorine factory.
123	* TheTamingOfTheGrue: A gay werewolf who loves to go clubbing is definitely miles away from the original folklore concept of a werewolf.
124	* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Try as he might, but every time Trey kicks Buster out of the club, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster030.gif Buster always ends up getting back in.]]
125	* TransformationComic: The comic focuses on Bernard and Buster's double life while mostly focusing on Buster.
126	* {{Troll}}: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20010629023026/http://www.furnation.com/BusterWilde/comics/buster037.gif One strip]] has Buster pulling a surprisingly mean prank on Gordon when the latter gets worried that Buster's werewolf instincts could potentially lead him to kill him and his room mate and feast on their flesh, though Buster is quick to admit that he was [[IWasJustJoking just kidding]]... While pointing out at the same time that there wouldn't be much to eat on Gordon to begin with, anyway.
127	* VagueAge: Most of the cast, though Bernard himself is confirmed to be 36 years old... Which makes Buster ''252'' years old in dog years, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20031020144524/http://www.furnation.com/BusterWilde/comics/buster034.gif much to his distress]].
128	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: After a while, Buster hanging out at the clubs no longer fazed anyone and newcomers to the club [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster016.gif will be met with indifference]] from the frequent clubgoers when asked about Buster.
129	* WindowLove: In an unrequited fashion, Buster tries to get Marshall's attention by tapping and rubbing his face on the window much to Marshall's annoyance.
130	* WolvesAlwaysHowlAtTheMoon: Buster has [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster027.gif an unhealthy habit]] of howling while sitting at the edge of building rooftops.
131	* YourCostumeNeedsWork: A drag queen meets Buster and thinks he is just a lunatic in a costume and tries to pull off Buster's mask but Buster really is a werewolf.
132	* YouSexyBeast: At first everyone feared Buster because he was a werewolf wandering the streets but when they realized that Buster was harmless and only loved to go clubbing, they became used to his presence and eventually some people [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206131921/http://www.furnation.com/busterwilde/comics/buster025.gif started to find him attractive]] despite him being a werewolf.

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