Toonopolis Files



A series of novels written by Jeremy Rodden (with illustrations by Cami Woodruff) that follow the journey of multiple characters in the cartoon city called Toonopolis, which resides in the center of the Tooniverse. Toonopolis is a rest-stop for the thoughts and ideas of all sentient beings in the universe.

So far, three books for this series have been announced.


 * 1) Toonopolis: Gemini (May 2011)
 * 2) Toonopolis: Chi Lin (Winter 2011/2012)
 * 3) Toonopolis: Zephyr (Summer 2012)

Toonopolis: Gemini is the story of a boy that is transported into the Tooniverse by way of a scientific experiment, but once he gets there he finds he has amnesia and has no idea who he is or how he came to be there. As he tries to figure out his identity, he ends up forming a ragtag group of adventurers and (reluctantly) attempts to save the Tooniverse from a mysterious shadowy figure.

Tropes that encompass the entire series

 * Dream Land
 * Hammerspace: Known to Tooniverse residents as C-spaces, or cartoon spaces.
 * Magical Land
 * Toon Physics: Explained with detail in Toonopolis: Gemini
 * Toon Town

Toonopolis Gemini

 * Absurdly Spacious Sewer
 * Adventure Towns: And one of these is literally called "Adventure Realm".
 * Animate Inanimate Object
 * Anthropomorphic Food
 * Battle in the Rain
 * Breath Weapon
 * Calling Your Attacks
 * Captain Geographic: If Lord Liberty isn't this, I'll eat my shoe.
 * Delivery Guy Infiltration
 * Genre Savvy: Gemini's Outsider status gives him insight to many aspects of the Tooniverse.
 * Goth
 * Face Palm
 * Fallen Hero - Anchihiiroo, who used to be an Anti-Hero. Get it? There are a few others as well.
 * Fantasy Tavern
 * Five-Man Band: Just look at the cover!
 * Fun with Acronyms: League Of Superheroes Exuding Righteousness
 * Identity Amnesia
 * Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons
 * In the Name of the Moon: "That is an abomination that I cannot allow."
 * Kid Hero
 * Man-Eating Plant
 * Nerf Arm: Gemini actually points this out re: wooden swords.
 * Nosebleed
 * Non-Human Sidekick: Jimbob
 * Our Dragons Are Different
 * Our Mermaids Are Different
 * Paper-Thin Disguise: All Gemini needs is a mustache to pull off his Delivery Guy Infiltration.
 * Playing with a Trope: Listing all the individual ways this is done would be ridiculous. This book practically exists to play with tropes.
 * Playing with Fire
 * Portmanteau: Candemon. I'm sure there are others, but this one is quite bad enough.
 * Quest for Identity
 * Red Light District: The Black Light District.
 * Robot Dog
 * Role Playing Game Verse: Adventure Realm.
 * Super Not-Drowning Skills
 * Stick Figure Comic: The image adorning the beginning of Chapter 11: Stick Tent-City
 * Sweat Drop
 * Talking Animal
 * The Chosen One: Leothas, though the girl at the Fantasy Tavern mistook Gemini to be one.
 * The Paladin
 * Transforming Mecha
 * Trapped in Another World
 * Troll
 * Underwater City
 * Walk, Don't Swim
 * Troll
 * Underwater City
 * Walk, Don't Swim