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{{quote|"It's interesting that after 2.7 billion years of evolution, the trait that best secures one's genetic line is 'being delicious'."|Caption, [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-black-plume-27.html Comic #27]}}

'''''[http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/ No Black Plume]''''' is a [[Web Comics|web comic]] started in July 2011 by Matthew "Curly" Jeffers (writer) and Aubrey Zepeda (artist). The comics are very short, usually single-panel, and usually deal with [[Absurdism|absurd]] topics and situations, as well as science, literature, and social trends. There is no storyline or recurring characters, and most of the tropes are mocked or played for laughs. The comic is hosted on Blogger and updates Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

In addition to the comic, each update comes with a "Something Cool", where Curly and Aubrey alternate discussing something they enjoy and expounding the reader to check it out.

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* [[A-Cup Angst]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/08/no-black-plume-8.html Here].
* [[Alliteration]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-black-plume-22.html Lil' Lolita].
* [[Are We There Yet?]]: The "[http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-black-plume-19.html fighting in the back seat]" variety
* [[Artistic License History]]: The history of [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-black-plume-28.html "Hangman"]. Played for laughs.
* [[Artistic License Statistics]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-black-plume-25.html Averted]. According to [[Word of God]], statistics is Curly's favorite branch of mathematics.
* [[Art Shift]]: For its six-part "Science Will Ruin Your Life" series, the comic switched to a black-and-white, [[Film Noir]]-inspired style.
* [[Black Comedy]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/08/no-black-plume-16.html Oh] [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-black-plume-28.html so] [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/08/no-black-plume-17.html much].
* [[Blatant Lies]]: Each comic comes with the authors' "credentials".
* [[Comedic Sociopathy]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/08/no-black-plume-5.html Here].
* [[Cosplay]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-black-plume-25.html Played for laughs].
* [[Depending on the Writer]]: Curly and Aubrey alternate writing the credentials that accompany each comic. Curly's tend to be shorter and simpler; Aubrey's are longer and more madcap.
* [[Eagle Land|Eagleland]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/08/no-black-plume-17.html Flavor 2].
* [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-black-plume-22.html Played with].
* [[Gone Horribly Wrong]]: Humanity. See [[The Monolith]] below.
* [[Headphones Equal Isolation]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/08/no-black-plume-9.html Double subverted].
* [[Hipster]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/07/no-black-plume-3.html Here].
* [[I'm Your Worst Nightmare]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-black-plume-21.html Mocked].
* [[Inkblot Test]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/08/no-black-plume-7.html Mocked.]
* [[Inside a Computer System]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-black-plume-23.html Played for laughs].
* [[Ironic Hell]]: A four-part series of comics on it.
* [[It Got Worse]]: See "[[Lonely Rich Kid]]" below.
* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-black-plume-24.html Here].
* [[Moral Guardians]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-black-plume-2.html Averted and mocked].
* [[Narm]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/08/no-black-plume-8.html Subverted].
* [[Neologism]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-black-plume-20.html Played for laughs]
* [[Noodle Incident]]: Comics will sometimes appear [[In Medias Res]], between Noodle Incidents.
* [[One of Us]]: Both authors are huge nerds. They met through Quiz Bowl and share a [[Dungeons|Dungeons & Dragons]] party and a Laser Tag team.
* [[Schedule Slip]]: Just once so far. The comic was posted later in the day.
* [[Science Is Bad]]: Averted [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-black-plume-2.html here] and played for laughs [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/08/no-black-plume-12.html here].
{{quote|Played for laughs again in the six-part "Science Will Ruin Your Life" arc.}}
* [[Shameless Self Promoter]]: Curly. He has openly asked to do guest comics, addressed to "EVERY WEBCOMIC EVER", and introduces the comic by saying, "You should check it out, click on the ads a few times."
* [[Shout-Out]]: Tons of 'em. It's the whole point of the [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/search/label/something%20cool Something Cool] posts.
* [[Steampunk]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-black-plume-25.html Played for laughs].
* [[Stylistic Suck]]: The comics tend to be hastily-drawn to maintain a cartoony appearance. Taken [[Up to Eleven]] [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-black-plume-2.html here] and [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-black-plume-26.html here].
* [[Take a Third Option]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/08/no-black-plume-5.html And a morbid one at that].
* [[Take That]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-black-plume-26.html Against] [[Twilight]].
* [[The Fun in Funeral]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-black-plume-25.html Comic #25].
* [[The Monolith]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/08/no-black-plume-18.html Played for laughs].
* [[The War On Straw]]: Inverted and mocked. See [[Moral Guardians]] above.
* [[Touché]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/07/no-black-plume-3.html Touche, hipsters].
* [[Underdogs Always Win]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-black-plume-31.html Averted and parodied].
* [[Understatement]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/08/no-black-plume-6.html Here].
* [[Unicorn]]: [http://noblackplume.blogspot.com/2011/08/no-black-plume-11.html A rather dark take].

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