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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