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openFront-Heavy Guy? Print Comic
You know that thing in some comic book art and anime where a ridiculously muscular character is probably just meant to be leaning forward, but they're so heavily muscled and/or the art style is so exaggerated (or poorly drawn) that it looks like their head and neck (if any) are in the middle of their chest rather than above their shoulders? Not exactly a hunchback, but inhumanly muscular. I don't quite know what to type to bring up an example in GIS, but I feel like some artists made this part of their design for characters like The Hulk (the page image is a slight example but with more realistic anatomy) or Juggernaut, or Overtkill from Spawn.
Would that be Cephalothorax? Top-Heavy Guy? Tiny-Headed Behemoth (though the head isn't necessarily as tiny as some examples)? Its own thing?
Edit: Like the hezrou from D&D, the guy in the back here.
Edited by UnsungopenTime travel gives me a headache to understand Print Comic
In countless time travel stories, the time traveler gets things explained, like "You'll need to go to the past and meet her, but don't worry, because technically you've already been going to have had met her," and the time traveler replies "Understanding this stuff gives me a headache" or make some similar complaint. Is that a trope?
openPost-apocalyptic world turns out to be mostly okay Print Comic
I've read a couple of comics that take place in post-apocalyptic worlds, but in a surprising twist, it turned out that the world was actually still okay. Modern civilization was actually fine, and it was only in the region where the story took place that things had become post-apocalyptic. (I could name the actual comic series, but since it's usually a spoiler I won't.)
Is that a trope?
openToken... "other superpower origin"? Print Comic
I'm looking for a trope pertaining to the X-Men. Basically, what I'm referring to is that the X-Men mainly consists of mutants, but have had several non-mutant members in their history that include super soldiers, cyborgs, mutates, aliens, magical beings, interdimensional beings, robots, and ordinary humans.
I struggle to figure out what trope would best describe this. Not sure if Token Minority (dealing with real world minorities) is applicable, nor is Token Non-Human (mutants aren't baseline humans), Token Enemy Minority (they aren't necessarily enemies with the others), or really anything else. I feel like this is worth troping, but I can't figure out what trope to put it in.
Any ideas?
openAlien mistaken for human Print Comic
Do we have a trope for when an alien is mistaken for a human being, but not due to shapeshifting? For instance, a Kryptonian is on Earth, undisguised, and a human thinks she's a human since Kryptonians look just like humans? (Just to be clear, it doesn't have to be humans; it can be other things too, like how Rocket Raccoon isn't a raccoon—or so he claims now and then—but still is mistaken for one.)
openRogue & Gambit & Poochie Print Comic
The comic "Mr and Ms X" is starred by Rogue and Gambit, a beloved X-Men battle couple... and (in the first issues) also Deadpool, who was basically forced into the plot.
Meaning, there is a duo that works well, but they added an unneeded third guy into the mix, just because he's popular.
Edited by GrigorIIopenArtwork quality declines, but story gets better? Print Comic
Do we have this one?
Similar to Seasonal Rot, except applying to artwork in a comic book, not the storyline?
Basically... a comic book (maybe a DC Comics New 52 one as an example) gets better on each new issue, but the artwork declines in quality each new issue that comes out.
Checking before I make any new trope at TLP.
openSkinny, pointy and annoying Print Comic
A typical supervillain bodytype. Thin, tall, long nose, fidgety, shrill voice, Evil Laugh, constantly teasing the hero with Incredibly Lame Puns and catchphrases, has an obnoxious theme and an inflated ego. Mentioned in a Venture Brothers commentary.
openParody trope for work Print Comic
Is there a trope for where a parody goes so far as to look like the original aesthetically (I don't think Original Flavor fits, as that's a story trope) that people are fooled into thinking it's the real thing?
I wasn't sure if it was Affectionate Parody, Indecisive Parody or Satire/Parody/Pastiche.
The reason I ask is, I saw on Issuu a few years ago, a now-deleted Top Gear magazine PDF flipbook. parody with Jeremy Clarkson and co. as Photoshopped art on the cover, and it looked like the real thing (although the name was obviously a Parody Names).
openblack and white then re edited colored Print Comic
Some comics are black and white for budget reasons (or maybe the artists changed their mind later). Or maybe most pages are black and white, and only a few are colored. Later (quite possibly because these comics sold well) they are remade, with every page being colored.
I suppose this should be mentioned in relevant work pages; not sure how to phrase this or if this is a known trope.
(I am also interested in that part about some comics being mostly black and white, with a few colored pages).
open"This is so awesome!" Print Comic
This is a trope that I've seen mostly in comic books but I'm sure appears elsewhere too. It's the specific kind of kinda Lampshade Hanging where a character is in a weird and cool situation and acknowledges how freaky awesome it is. Like in an Iron Man story where he fought ninjas on the beach at night, and mentioned how "I've decided to enjoy this. It's a moonlight ninja fight beach party!"
openmanga localization : left-right flip Print Comic
That would be a Localization Tropes. Not sure if it happened in other countries, but when manga were first imported to France (in the 80s for instance), they were adapted so as to read left to right. Most pages would be flipped using a mirror-like technique, with two funny implications:
- Right-handed characters would become left-handed in the adaptation.
- Some fun gags happened when the text said right hand while the art showed a left hand.
Since I don't know if other countries did that as well, and we no longer do that in France, maybe this is trivia and not a trope.
Edit: A google search says this is not unique to France : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_outside_Japan#Flipping
Edited by gropcbfopenFictional nations aren't shown on a map Print Comic
As you might have noticed, when comics and movies take place in fictional countries, we usually don't get to see on a map exactly where in the Arab world Qurac is to be found, or where in Eastern Europe Ruritania is located. Do we have a trope for this?
Edited by MichaelKatsuroopenMarketing mistake Print Comic
Spider-Geddon first released a teaser poster that featured Spider-Woman from the Ultimate Marvel universe (see here, it's the one with brown hair, up and left). Apparently it was a mistake, because later releases (like the one currently in use) replaced her with another, unrelated, Spider-Woman. Which is the trope or trivia for this?
The page currently lists it at "What Could Have Been", but it may be the incorrect one, because so far there is no evidence that they actually intended to use Ultimate Spider Woman and then changed their minds. It seems more likely that they simply gave a list of characters to the artist, and were not clear on which Spider-Woman they wanted him to include.
Edited by GrigorIIopenSuperhero identities that play off their superhero name Print Comic
For example, Doctor Strange is a cool name right? When they needed to give him a real name and identity, they made him Stephen Strange, strange huh?
Or Doctor Doom which is also cool. When he also needed a life out of supervilliany, they made him Victor Von Doom. Again, weird?
Is this a trope? What's its name?
Edited by CaptainJJCopenB-Team are main protagonists Print Comic
Is there a trope for where a B-Team or more obscure characters are the protagonists of a Spin-Off (for example, a work featuring less well-known DC Comics characters instead of Batman, Superman, The Flash) as a type of Spin-Off, or am i wrong?
openComic books timeline and continuity tropes? Print Comic
If anyone could help, I'd appreciate it.
Would Marvel Legacy count as a Retool if not a Continuity Reboot, or as an Alternate Continuity to the other Marvel comics being published currently?
Similarly, is America (2017) a Standalone Episode, Alternate Continuity, Schrödinger's Canon, Loose Canon due to the nature of its Story Arc or Champions (2016).
Could Inhumans qualify as being part of The 'Verse or as an Alternate Continuity?
Also, where canonically does Ms Marvel 2014 fit in - main continuity Marvel, an Alternate Continuity, or Schrödinger's Canon. Same for West Coast Avengers (2018).
Checking before I make any major edits.
Edited by Merseyuser1
Is there a trope for when a character has a cape that's not a solid piece of fabric but rather made of a bunch of ribbons? Mr.Sinister's cape is the main example I can think of, though I think there are a few other Marvel characters with capes like that.