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Gear (Comic Book)
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Gear, sometimes written as GEAR, is the first graphic novel by Doug TenNapel, originally published by Image Comics and Fireman Press Ltd. in black and white, running six issues from 1998 to 1999. It was reprinted as a trade paperback in 1999, and then again in full color in 2007.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The plot revolves around an animal war between the South Plate Insects, the North Plate Cats (who have descended from the Newton Cats, yet, refuse association with them), the Dogtown Dogs and the Newton Cats. The four states do battle with ancient giant battle robots known as Guardians. Having only one Guardian so old it barely functions, Newton sends four less-than-competent misfit cat brothers known as Gordon, Simon, Waffle and Mr. Black to hijack a new one from their enemies.Meanwhile, the Newton cat Elder and a dog named Dr. Pilk must protect the Forbidden Mechanism, a legendary holy artifact of incredible power, from the evil forces of North Plate cat Emperor Pago and dog mob boss Big Tomato. Oh, and it's really bloody, violent, full of swearing, death and religious allegories.Was very, very, VERY loosely adapted into a much Lighter and Softer short-lived Nicktoon called Catscratch in 2005. The only remnant of the original comic was the three main cats, Gordon, Waffle and Mr. Black (whose name was changed to Mr. Blik) as the focus, although it was originally planned just to be a more Nickelodeon-audience-friendly adaptation of the comic. Though some people remember Catscratch, the source material is practically unknown outside TenNapel fans.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) | |
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Anyone Can Die | |
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Anyone Can Die: Simon's death within the first 20 pages is just the tip of the iceberg... | |
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Artifact of Doom | |
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Artifact of Doom: The Forbidden Mechanism, but only really in the hands of evil. | |
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Art-Style Dissonance: The art can looks cartoon-ish and a bit three-dimensional (as Napel based the art off of actual clay models he made of the characters), but the bleak and worn-out colors plus certain things that come up like people spilling blood, people comically getting hurt but their injuries are completely serious and not just a quick gag (for example, in Chapter 2, a Newton Cat is walking their dog (don't ask) and is comically crushed by a piece of the deteriorating Guardian, to prove the point in the current conversation on how the Guardian's presence is the only thing protecting these civilians yet lack of adequate maintenance might as well kill anyone that goes near it), and that's just for starters. | |
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Animesque: While the art is about as far from the typical Japanese cartoon as you can get, the story itself is a spot-on pastiche of a late '90s Humongous Mecha anime. Giant battle robots? Check. Grim war story mixed with incongruous cute elements? Check. Weird religious references? Check and mate. | |
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