
The Dynamite Twins and Friends was a series of webcomics that centered around two twin foxes with supernatural abilities. (And their friends, of course.)
Created by Jordann William Edwards, this series (and its parent franchise) is a brand of the larger Color World Universe, a collection of brands created by Edwards. It also includes a spin-off, a kid-friendly sister series called Bunny and Bear. There used to be a separate series, Flight of the Birds Academy, until Edwards decided to discontinue the comic, transferring its characters to the main TDT series.
The old webcomics have been archived on DeviantArt, but they can also be found on the series' Facebook
page, on the Tumblr
blog, and on FurAffinity
.
Tropes:
- Animesque: The style, even more so now, is reminiscent of anime, although the creator doesn't consider it such.
- Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: For most characters, it's not apparent, but for others, it is. Namely, Shirley, Kennedy, and Josie.
- Appropriate Animal Attire: Depends on the character (and the situation of said character). More specifically:
- Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: Quite a few, depending on the occasion.
- Barefoot Cartoon Animal: Rodger is a good example of this, as is Carmine (she does have hooves).
- Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: The Twins, and once again, Rodger. They're almost always seen shirtless.
- Art Evolution: Mainly in the character design. It also correlates to the change in software for Edwards.
- Author Appeal: Edwards has an affinity for urban culture from the 80s and 90s, which is why the designs are simple and bright colours are present.
- He also states that music played a huge role in the creation of the series, mainly hip hop and pop, as he's used it to go through tough times.
- Author Avatar: Some characters are reflections of Edwards' personality:
- None more so than the Twins themselves; Jacqui is the more short-tempered, cynical side, whereas Maxie is the more laid-back, easygoing side.
- Rodger is Edwards' freaky/perverted side.
- Character Blog: To an extent. While also being a host for its comics, the Tumblr blog
also poses as an ask blog for its characters.
- Cunning Like a Fox: To an extent, the Twins themselves.
- Elemental Powers: Again, the Twins; Jacqui has fire powers, and Maxie has water powers.
- Everybody Has Lots of Sex: Primarily, the main characters. Although most, if not all, characters have had at least one sexual encounter.
- Fanservice:
- Many females tend to do this a lot.
- None more so than Carmine. She's become known for her Boobs-and-Butt Pose.
- Shirley and Terri do this, too.
- Even the males get in on the action. Especially the Twins and Rodger.
- Many females tend to do this a lot.
- Fantastic Foxes: The Twins themselves, natch. They can even shapeshift!
- Interspecies Friendship: Pretty much all of the characters.
- Interspecies Romance: Has this in spades.
- Lions and Tigers and Humans... Oh, My!: The City of Critterton alone is a melting pot of all animals...including humans.
- No Communities Were Harmed: The City of Critterton, although it is situated to the east of East Oakland, a Real Life city.
- Shout-Out: Quite a bit.
- The whole series is one big shout-out to the Furry Fandom, which Edwards associates himself with.
- In most cases, this trope overlaps with Affectionate Parody, considering it pokes fun at a variety of topics.
- It's also a shout-out to the San Francisco Bay Area, as this series is set there.
- Sibling Yin-Yang: The Twins.
- Underground Comics: The series as a whole is reminiscent of this era.
Word of God also considers it to be categorized under Alternative Comics.
- World of Funny Animals: Most, if not all, characters in this series are different animal species.
The creator has stated that he wanted to add variety.