Line #26 Webcomic/DamagedTape


1	->''"It's basically ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' meets ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' meets ''Webcomic/TheaterHopper''. So is it original? Well, ''sortakindanoyesmaybeidontfuckingknow.''"''
2	-->-- '''Tony''' on the webcomic's originality
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4	[[quoteright:370:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/damaged_tape_624.png]]
5	''Damaged Tape'' is a WorkCom {{Webcomic}} that follows four twentysomething guys working at a [[BigApplesauce New York]] video rental store called Movies, Etc. The humor of the strip is derived from referencing and disparaging movies and the way the guys deal with annoying customers.
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7	The guys in the comic are:
8	* '''Dave''': An [[UnpleasableFanbase unpleasable]], snobby, and idiotic CausticCritic who desires to become a world-famous director. Named after the character of the same name in ''[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey]]''.[[invoked]]
9	* '''George:''' TheEveryman who actually enjoys his job and acts as TheLancer / TheStraightMan to his best friend Dave. Named after George Bailey from ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''.
10	* '''Thomas:''' A (dense) GentleGiant who enjoys ScienceFiction and Kung Fu movies. Named after [[Creator/KeanuReeves Neo's]] name inside the Matrix in, uh, ''Franchise/TheMatrix''.
11	* '''Tyler:''' A DeadpanSnarker, Tyler absolutely despises his job, his employees, and his customers. He doesn't have a problem telling them this, either. He is forced to work at Movies, Etc., because [[TheFaceless his father]] is the owner. Named after the infamous Tyler Durden in ''Film/FightClub''.
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13	It is drawn and co-written by Tony Martins and co-written, colored, and inked by Blockbuster employee Chris Powers. Tony created the webcomic as a fun, creative project that would help tone his artistic skills.
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15	The webcomic recently moved to Website/DeviantArt, available [[http://damagedtape.deviantart.com/ here]], though it formally had its own (soon to be defunct) [[http://damagedtape.com/ website]] where you can view older strips.
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17	!!''Damaged Tape'' provides examples of:
18	%%* BigApplesauce
19	%%* CausticCritic: Dave.
20	%%* CutawayGag: To [[http://www.damagedtape.com/2010/07/31/deja-beard/ when Dave had a beard]].
21	%%* DeadpanSnarker: Tyler.
22	%%* TheEveryman: George.
23	%%* TheFaceless: Tyler's dad, who runs the store and is always referred to as simply "The Old Man".
24	* ForcedTransformation: Dave's story has Franchise/{{Batman}} being transformed into a rabbit.
25	%%* GentleGiant: Thomas.
26	%%* TheLancer: George, to Dave.
27	%%* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Averted in [[http://www.damagedtape.com/2010/08/14/shyamalan/ this]].
28	* NoirEpisode: One appropriately titled "[[http://www.damagedtape.com/2010/09/11/dave-noir/ dave noir]]", where Dave discovers he has a PrivateEyeMonologue playing in his head ([[spoiler:it turns out, however, that he has schizophrenia]]).
29	* PerpetualFrowner: Tyler hasn't smiled once in the entire run of the comic. He's only had two other expressions: yelling, and a typical Nut Shot reaction face.
30	* PunBasedTitle: "[[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay Tea-1000]]", "Cold as Film/{{Splice}}", "[[Film/SexLiesAndVideotape Hex, Lies, and Videotape]]", "[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey 2010: A Dave Odyssey]]"
31	%%* TheRant (the author of which switches between Flash and Topher, depending on the strip)
32	%%* RuleThirtyFour: [[http://www.damagedtape.com/2010/06/19/cold-as-splice/ This strip]].
33	%%* ShoutOutThemeNaming: As mentioned in the character list above, all the four main characters are named after characters from movies.
34	%%* StealthPun: "Tea-1000" is pointed out as this in its compliment blog.
35	%%* TheStraightMan: George.
36	%%* TakeThat: TheStinger in [[http://www.damagedtape.com/2010/07/21/im-lovin-it/ this]], to Burger King.
37	%%* TheWestern: Dave imagines being in one after seeing ''ComicBook/JonahHex''.
38	%%* WholePlotReference: [[http://www.damagedtape.com/2010/07/10/2010-a-dave-odyssey/ This strip]] to ''[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey]]''.

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