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1977:The Comic (Webcomic) |
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NineteenSeventySevenTheComic |
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This comic deals with the adventures of four buddies who decide to start a rock group. It reflects a slightly embellished account of real events in the younger life of creator W.Byron Wilkins (assisted by his active imagination and a well-tuned sense of the absurd). It is set in 1977, hence the title, with flash-forwards to the later mature life of Author Avatar C. "Bud" Chambers, who in the present day is a widowed father of a teen daughter, wondering where his life went.The full story of Plan 9 (From Outer Space), as so far revealed, is here. |
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Hulking Out |
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Hulking Out: When the normally easy-going Bud has had just about enough and transforms either into or out of Budette. |
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Deal with the Devil |
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Deal with the Devil: Guess who their producer/manager is in one story arc. |
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Gender Bender |
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Gender Bender: Bud's seemingly random transformations into a female version of himself. |
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Somewhere, a Herpetologist Is Crying |
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Somewhere, a Herpetologist Is Crying: the Bearded Lizard is a common North American creature. But no recorded example has ever been known to breathe fire. Until Poco came along. |
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I Call Him "Mister Happy" |
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I Call Him "Mister Happy": Bud. It is "Mr. Happy". Although he becomes Mr Unhappy when subjected to Groin Attack. |
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Sex Shifter |
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Sex Shifter: Whenever Bud is so overcome with rage that he becomes Budette. |
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Acme Products |
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Acme Products: Air horns are Acme products to be expected, but apparently, they also sell industrial garbage containers. And even the mystic frog seems to come from Acme. |
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Wardrobe Malfunction |
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Wardrobe Malfunction: These tend to happen a lot, especially when Bud becomes Budette or vice versa and shreds just about every piece of clothing he/she wears. |
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But Not Too Bi |
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But Not Too Bi: Robyn has a fling with a female police agent. Earlier in the storyline, she once kisses Troubles. And wonders. But most of the time she is hetero. |
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Sleeps with Everyone but You |
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Sleeps with Everyone but You: Bud's feelings about Lorraine. Resolved when they meet again in their fifties. But it takes a long time... |
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Mascot Fighter |
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Mascot Fighter: Poco, defending his masters. A fire-breathing lizard is a useful asset in a bar fight. |
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Author Avatar |
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Author Avatar: "Bud" Chambers is a bass player, as was Byron. |
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Nipple and Dimed |
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Nipple and Dimed: Subverted. Take a look at the page image. Robyn and Troubles invariably have erect nipples. |
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Wrench Wench |
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Wrench Wench: Robyn, a gifted and innovative auto mechanic. |
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Bar Brawl |
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Bar Brawl: Tends to happen a lot around Plan9. Especially Robyn. |
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Dumb Blonde |
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Dumb Blonde: Jeff, a slacker stoner and not the brightest candle on the chandelier. |
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Homage |
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The name of the band is a Shout Out or perhaps Homage to Plan 9 from Outer Space, described by many as one of the worst movies ever. |
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Familiar |
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Familiar: The Mystic Frog appears to be linked to Bud, if only by mutual loathing. |
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Ms. Fanservice |
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Ms. Fanservice: Take your pick. "Troubles", Robyn, Rhoda/Brenda, Lily, her mother Rose, Jeff's mother, even Bud as Budette... the strip has frequent semi or full nudity and sexual scenes, which while not explicit, make it decidedly NSFW. The author's Patreon page (pay to view) has an even more NSFW version with more nudity and blatant sexuality. |
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Tomboy |
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Tomboy: Robyn, an Irish-American girl who learned to fight through having six brothers and through being pugnacious by nature. |
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Toad Licking |
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Toad Licking: Bud makes the mistake of licking an exotic amphibian thinking he will get high. The creature is the fabulous Mystic Frog, a sentient, magical and touchy creature. Which curses Bud with an attack of transsexual confusion. |
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Berserk Button |
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Berserk Button: the trigger for Bud's transformation into his female alter ego is anger and rage. This also changes him back. |
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Shout-Out |
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Shout-Out: Every episode is titled after a line from a sometimes obscure seventies' rock or pop song. Some are very subtle and clever allusions. The name of the band is a Shout Out or perhaps Homage to Plan 9 from Outer Space, described by many as one of the worst movies ever. |
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Our Dragons Are Different |
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Our Dragons Are Different: Poco, the Team Mascot and fire-breathing, banana-loving, Bearded Lizard. |
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Nobody Loves the Bassist |
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Nobody Loves the Bassist: Bud plays bass. And rarely gets the girl or even attention. This is also Byron's wry complaint about playing bass. Nobody notices. |
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Male Gaze |
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Male Gaze: Directed at Robyn and Troubles. Frequently. The girls tend to speculate whether starting to wear bras would be a good idea. |
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Fartillery |
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Fartillery: Lorraine. The things her farts can do...just...wow. |
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Groin Attack |
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Groin Attack: Bud is ground zero for a lot of these. Jeff isn't immune; Troubles once tips a cup of very hot coffee down his underpants. |
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TheSeventies |
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The '70s: This comic isn't titled 1977 for nothing. |
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Strolling Through the Chaos |
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Strolling Through the Chaos: Troubles. who wanders blithely through whatever chaos she's brought down, often oblivious, or asking naive questions like "What was that all about, then?" |
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Team Mom |
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Team Mom: Robyn is often forced into this role, being the oldest of the four. |
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Titled After the Song |
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Titled After the Song: each strip takes its title from a seventies' rock or pop song: for instance, Poco goes on a fire-breathing rampage to the tune of the Blue Öyster Cult's "Godzilla". |
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Lazily Gender-Flipped Name |
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Lazily Gender-Flipped Name: Provoked by people, Bud becomes female and adopts the name "Budette". |
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