| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
type |
TVTItem |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
label |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
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page |
Jellyfist |
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comment |
Jellyfist is an single-issue Anthology Comic written by Jhonen Vasquez and illustrated by Jenny Goldberg. The basic conceit was to see what happens when the author and artist are deliberately uncommunicative. The result is about as bizarre as one might expect, especially given the parties involved.The book is adorned with commentary from the two running down the sides of the pages. |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
fetched |
2023-04-23T03:14:06Z |
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2023-04-23T03:14:06Z |
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Dropped link to FastballSpecial: Not a Feature - ITEM |
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DBTropes |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_1e7487cd |
type |
Breaking the Fourth Wall |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_1e7487cd |
comment |
Breaking the Fourth Wall: Gloonch and the squid both do it in "Portrait of a Chewing". |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_1e7487cd |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_1e7487cd |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_243c8078 |
type |
Spontaneous Human Combustion |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_243c8078 |
comment |
Spontaneous Human Combustion: "Das Bleemp", the dick-thing that asks about sandwiches going to hell begins levitating and then becomes engulfed in flames. There's no evident reason for this, though Vasquez clarifies in the commentary that "the prospect of no Heaven and Hell for this guy's sandwiches just breaks him." |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_243c8078 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
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Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_243c8078 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_26eb6287 |
type |
Funny Background Event |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_26eb6287 |
comment |
Funny Background Event: "The little cactus weenie" in "Breakfast". |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_26eb6287 |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_26eb6287 |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_26eb6287 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_3fb6b526 |
type |
Delayed Reaction |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_3fb6b526 |
comment |
Delayed Reaction: The blob in "Ext Some Place - Day" takes a panel to react to Bloops' "Why hey there!! I'm eating your internal organs!!" |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_3fb6b526 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_3fb6b526 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_3fca462c |
type |
Deus ex Machina |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_3fca462c |
comment |
Deus ex Machina: "Muffin Top" suddenly blasting off rocket-style at the end of "History of Violence". |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_3fca462c |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
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Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_3fca462c |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_41a894d2 |
type |
Voodoo Shark |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_41a894d2 |
comment |
Voodoo Shark: Vasquez's attempts to explain the weirdness of each story often just makes them weirder. |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_41a894d2 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_41a894d2 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_4b316d47 |
type |
Break the Cutie |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_4b316d47 |
comment |
Break the Cutie: What happens to the little rabbit thing in the untitled comic after "Breakfast". |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_4b316d47 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_4b316d47 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_504a1991 |
type |
Body Horror |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_504a1991 |
comment |
Body Horror: The "talking car" in "The Grocery Parking" is, in fact, a woman who was converted into a car. |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_504a1991 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_504a1991 |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_504a1991 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_60414102 |
type |
Zombie Apocalypse |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_60414102 |
comment |
Zombie Apocalypse: Er, kind of. The hobo invasion in "Downtown LA" is set up like, in Vasquez's words, "a traditional zombie movie." |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_60414102 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_60414102 |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_60414102 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_62434fe2 |
type |
Sanity Slippage |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_62434fe2 |
comment |
Sanity Slippage: Goldberg appears to be undergoing this in the commentary for "He Gonna Do It". It even freaks Vasquez out. |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_62434fe2 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_62434fe2 |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_62434fe2 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_6627695f |
type |
Author Appeal |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_6627695f |
comment |
Author Appeal: Vasquez and bees. |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_6627695f |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_6627695f |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_6627695f |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_66cdb21b |
type |
Gag Penis |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_66cdb21b |
comment |
Gag Penis: Several characters are anthropomorphic embodiments of this trope. |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_66cdb21b |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_66cdb21b |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_66cdb21b |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_735b4101 |
type |
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_735b4101 |
comment |
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience: Vasquez's commentary text is in brown; Goldberg's is in blue. |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_735b4101 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_735b4101 |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_735b4101 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_74828aea |
type |
Killer Rabbit |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_74828aea |
comment |
Killer Rabbit: The titular Little Thing of "Little Thing Lost" was "kicked out of [his] village....and then poisoned for killing all those people." |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_74828aea |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_74828aea |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_74828aea |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_767ef8a0 |
type |
Flying Seafood Special |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_767ef8a0 |
comment |
Flying Seafood Special: The giant flounder in "Sign of the Times". |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_767ef8a0 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_767ef8a0 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_767ef8a0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_7ccd3698 |
type |
Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_7ccd3698 |
comment |
Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: "Sign of Times" contains a giant baby that just sits around drooling on itself until a giant flounder flies through the air, collides with it and explodes. |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_7ccd3698 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_7ccd3698 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_7ccd3698 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_7d9f4e92 |
type |
The Annotated Edition |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_7d9f4e92 |
comment |
The Annotated Edition / MST / Self-Deprecation |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_7d9f4e92 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_7d9f4e92 |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_7d9f4e92 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_80a247a9 |
type |
Breather Episode |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_80a247a9 |
comment |
Breather Episode: Vasquez considers "Portrait of a Chewing" this. |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_80a247a9 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_80a247a9 |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_80a247a9 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_8774fb47 |
type |
Eldritch Abomination |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_8774fb47 |
comment |
Eldritch Abomination: Pantsiford's pants are filled with these in "The Old Gods". |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_8774fb47 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_8774fb47 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_8774fb47 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_87d7e9fa |
type |
Surreal Humor |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_87d7e9fa |
comment |
Surreal Humor: A rough outline of the first comic: a rabbit tells a piece of feces it likes stuff. Three years later, the poop says it likes stuff too. The bunny, upon hearing this, goes insane and then dies. The piece of poop goes fishing. Roughly every other story in the book makes about as much sense as what you just read. |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_87d7e9fa |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_87d7e9fa |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_87d7e9fa |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_8c99369f |
type |
Sliding Scale of Realistic vs. Fantastic |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_8c99369f |
comment |
Sliding Scale of Realistic vs. Fantastic: None of the stories are full-on realistic, but how "real" the art is (human protagonists vs. animals or blobs; domestic settings vs. hellscapes) generally give a good indication of how much sense the events of any given story is going to make. |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_8c99369f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_8c99369f |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_8c99369f |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_962ffef6 |
type |
ISO-Standard Urban Groceries |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_962ffef6 |
comment |
ISO-Standard Urban Groceries: Check off both the paper bag and the baguette for Goonch's groceries in "Portrait of a Chewing". |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_962ffef6 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_962ffef6 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_962ffef6 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_9c550e26 |
type |
Word Salad Title |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_9c550e26 |
comment |
Word Salad Title |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_9c550e26 |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_9c550e26 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_9c550e26 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_a07afea2 |
type |
Random Events Plot |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_a07afea2 |
comment |
Random Events Plot: Pretty much every story in the book. |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_a07afea2 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_a07afea2 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_a07afea2 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_a4c37cbe |
type |
Mood Whiplash |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_a4c37cbe |
comment |
Mood Whiplash |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_a4c37cbe |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_a4c37cbe |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_a4c37cbe |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_b41c411e |
type |
Toilet Humour |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_b41c411e |
comment |
Toilet Humour: "Das Bleemp". |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_b41c411e |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_b41c411e |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_b41c411e |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_b58b4e3c |
type |
Too Dumb to Live |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_b58b4e3c |
comment |
Too Dumb to Live: Vasquez pegs the dad in "Downtown LA" as this, between breaking the window keeping the hobos out and just curling up and letting them surround him when they have one point of entry. |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_b58b4e3c |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_b58b4e3c |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_b58b4e3c |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_bc03c871 |
type |
Child Hater |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_bc03c871 |
comment |
Child Hater: Goldberg. |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_bc03c871 |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_bc03c871 |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_bc03c871 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_c1b2c63f |
type |
Dull Surprise |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_c1b2c63f |
comment |
Dull Surprise: "Not to mention how unfazed the baby is by the explosion on it's neck." |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_c1b2c63f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_c1b2c63f |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_c1b2c63f |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_cd2b8aa3 |
type |
Space Is Noisy |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_cd2b8aa3 |
comment |
Space Is Noisy: Averted—a caption box at the end of "Baby Beehead" goes out of its way to point out the explosion at the end is silent. |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_cd2b8aa3 |
featureApplicability |
-1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_cd2b8aa3 |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_cd2b8aa3 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_ce380920 |
type |
Coat Full of Contraband |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_ce380920 |
comment |
Coat Full of Contraband: The salesmen in "Minipigs" has...well...pigs. |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_ce380920 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_ce380920 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_ce380920 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_e2a41c3b |
type |
Literal-Minded |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_e2a41c3b |
comment |
Literal-Minded: "Sign of Times" was inspired by a restaurant poster reading "don't be such a big baby." |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_e2a41c3b |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_e2a41c3b |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_e2a41c3b |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_fabef10f |
type |
Don't Explain the Joke |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_fabef10f |
comment |
Don't Explain the Joke: |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_fabef10f |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_fabef10f |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_fabef10f |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_name |
type |
ItemName |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_name |
comment |
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| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_name |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_name |
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1.0 |
| | Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
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Jellyfist (Comic Book) / int_name |
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itemName |
Jellyfist (Comic Book) |
