Line #57 Webcomic/MonsterPop


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3	''Monster Pop!'' (exclamation point required) is a {{Slice of Life}} webcomic by [[http://mayakern.tumblr.com/ Maya Kern]] following the adventures of [[CuteMonsterGirl Genevieve "George" Tinsley]], a college freshman and cyclops, and her friends.
4	The first chapter begins with her in high school, and the only other main characters are her best friend Franny, and her crush, Ben. The second chapter begins after a TimeSkip as George is now starting her first day of college, and the comic goes from there. She attends Unity University, an integrated monster/human school, along with friends [[CuteWitch Franny]], [[InsufferableGenius Percy]], [[ShrinkingViolet Marina]], and [[LovableNerd Sasha]].
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6	The comic can be found [[http://www.monsterpop.mayakern.com/index.php here,]] and the the author's [[http://mayakern.com/ main site,]][[http://mayakern.tumblr.com/ tumblr,]][[https://twitter.com/mayakern and twitter]] can all be found in the links page, along with some of her other sites, including character blogs!
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8	!! This webcomic provides examples of:
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10	%% * AccidentalHandHold: George and Marina when she tries to hand her her [[http://www.monsterpop.mayakern.com/pages.php?page=0126 glasses.]]
11	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: [[spoiler: Sasha likes George, who's in love with Marina, who has a crush on Franny, who's in a relationship with Percy.]] It's complicated.
12	* AllThereInTheManual: You can learn a lot from reading [[http://monstertonic.tumblr.com George]] and [[http://francantations.tumblr.com Franny's]] blogs.
13	* AloneInACrowd: George, when Franny abandons her to find Percy at a college party.
14	* AlternateUniverse: One where monsters are actually real and attend schools and things like that.
15	%% * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: George's little brother is implied to be a bit of this.
16	%% * ArtEvolution: Just look at the headers for each chapter in the [[http://www.monsterpop.mayakern.com/chapters.php chapters archive]].
17	%% * AsleepInClass: George, frequently.
18	* BeYourself: George advises Marina to be proud of the things she likes.
19	* BlandNameProduct: Mentions are made of [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zilda]], [[Franchise/SailorMoon Sailor Noon]], and [[Literature/WutheringHeights Slithering Heights]].
20	* BlindWithoutEm: Inverted. Marina loses her sunglasses and is immediately helpless—not because she can't see, but because she's a gorgon, and will [[TakenForGranite petrify anyone she looks at!]]
21	* CannotSpitItOut: George and Marina about their obvious feelings for one another.
22	* CasanovaWannabe: Chandler, a background skelebro, who hits on George on numerous occassions and wears sleazy T-Shirts like [[http://www.monsterpop.mayakern.com/pages.php?page=0541 this one.]]
23	%% * CharacterBlog
24	* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The cast page lists the character's affiliated colors.
25	** [[GenkiGirl George]] is yellow.
26	** [[GirlyGirl Franny]] is purple.
27	** [[TheSmartGuy Percy]] is Magenta.
28	** [[ClosetOtaku Marina]] is teal.
29	** [[{{Jerkass}} Ben]] is red.
30	** Sasha is green.
31	%% * ComingOfAgeStory
32	%% * CrashIntoHello: How George (and the audience) meets Sasha.
33	* CreatorCameo: Early in Chapter 2, Maya Kern's name is among those called out at the beginning of class, and she later [[https://www.monsterpop.mayakern.com/pages.php?page=0198 appears as a monster]] during the trip to the pho house in Chapter 3.
34	* CryIntoChest: [[spoiler: George cries into Marina's chest.]]
35	%% * CuteClumsyGirl: Marina, and, to a lesser extent, George.
36	%% * CuteMonsterGirl: ''Everywhere.'' George and Marina are the most notable of all.
37	* CuteWitch: Franny at her introduction, until we learn [[spoiler: her magic is actually due to her mom being a Celestial, making her only [[{{HalfHumanHybrid}} half-human]] and not, as was implied in the beginning, a human with magic powers.]]
38	%% * {{Cyclops}}: George.
39	* DayInTheLife: Mostly about the character's day to day lives and the drama they themselves create.
40	%% * DemBones: The creep at the party in chapter 3.
41	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first chapter features a significantly different art style than the second or third, and George is in high school, not college. Also, the only other main characters beside her in that chapter are her best friend, Franny, and Ben, as the rest of the characters are introduced in college.
42	%% * EroticDream: George has one about Marina.
43	%% * ExtranormalInstitute: One with all sorts of monsters and creatures.
44	%% * FantasticRacism: Humans against monsters, and occasionally the other way around.
45	* FriendVersusLover: A bit between George and Percy. However, it's not that she doesn't like Percy, she just wishes Franny would spend more time with her.
46	%% * GenkiGirl: George
47	%% * GirlishPigtails: George wears them in the first chapter on one of her dates with Ben.
48	%% * TheGlomp: George does this to Marina after Marina comforts her.
49	%% * GorgeousGorgon: Marina.
50	* GoshDangItToHeck: No one really swears in the comic. "Frick" and "Flick" are some of George's substitutes.
51	%% * HeldGaze: Frequently between George and Marina, and also with Franny and Percy.
52	%% * HoldingHands: Franny and Percy.
53	* {{JerkAss}}: [[spoiler: Ben.]] He's perfectly okay with George in her human disguise, but her [[{{Cyclops}} actual form]] disgusts him.
54	->[[spoiler:Ben]]: M-monster!!!
55	* LeaveTheTwoLovebirdsAlone: George does this a few times when Franny and Percy get rather absorbed in each other.
56	* LoonyFriendsImproveYourPersonality: George's weird attributes tend to make the lives of those around her better.
57	* LoveDodecahedron: Sasha likes George, who's in love with Marina, who [[spoiler: actually has a crush on Franny, who's in a relationship with Percy.]]
58	* MakeOutKids: Franny and Percy, to the point where Franny starts neglecting her friendship with George.
59	* MysticalWhiteHair: Franny has long, beautiful white hair and eyelashes despite being black-coded. [[spoiler: Justified in that it's a sign of her half-Celestial heritage.]]
60	%% * NotADate: George and Marina's reactions to some of their outings together.
61	%% * OneHeadTaller: Percy to Franny, and Marina to George.
62	* ObliviousToLove: George can't tell that Sasha has feelings for her.
63	* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: All of the supporting characters are introduced in the second chapter.
64	* ShipSinking: Chapter 4 ends with one, with [[spoiler:Marina turning down George and them deciding to be JustFriends]].
65	%% * ShipTease: Lots between Marina and George, as well as some with Sasha and George.
66	%% * ShoutOut: Ava's demon, Legend of Zelda, and Sailor moon (to name a few).
67	* ShoutOut:
68	** Near the end of Chapter 2, a community-radio application form identifies Music/IngridMichaelson as George's favorite musician.
69	** Posters for ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'', ''Anime/SailorMoon'', and ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' are seen in Marina's dorm room.
70	* SliceOfLife: Apart from the monsters, the comic just seems to be a tale of growing up and making your way through college.
71	* SlidingScaleOfPlotVersusCharacters: Leans ''heavily'' on the character side, focusing more on characters defining their quirks and personalities, as well as their relationships.
72	* SlidingScaleOfSillinessVersusSeriousness: Much more silly than it is serious, though it does have a few moments of drama.
73	%% * StylisticSuck: [[http://www.monsterpop.mayakern.com/pages.php?page=0075 this]] poster advertising free cookies.
74	* SuperpowerfulGenetics: [[spoiler: Franny]] has the same powers as [[spoiler:her Celestial mother]], if weaker and less refined. Subverted with [[spoiler: her younger brothers]], who are MuggleBornofMages.
75	%% * TeamMom: Franny.
76	* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: George. She has a very feminine name, but insists on being called George and wears her hair short. She does seem to like wearing cute clothes and accessories, though.
77	%% * UnresolvedSexualTension: A lot between Marina and George.
78	* VerbalTic: George has a tendency to call people nerds.
79	* WholeEpisodeFlashback: The first chapter is told mainly in flashbacks, with George sitting at her computer blogging about the experience.
80	%% * WildTeenParty: A highschool one in the first chapter, and then in college, too.

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