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'''''TRU-Life Adventures''''' is a long-running webcomic set primarily at a toy store. The characters regularly deal with all the hazards that come from working retail: bad customers, worse management, an epic time-travel war that threatens to destroy reality. So yeah, things can get a little strange. |
'''''TRU-Life Adventures''''' is a long-running webcomic set primarily at a toy store. The characters regularly deal with all the hazards that come from working retail: bad customers, worse management, an epic time-travel war that threatens to destroy reality. So yeah, things can get a little strange. |
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Oh, and you can find it [http://www.tru-lifeadventures.com here]. |
Oh, and you can find it [http://www.tru-lifeadventures.com here]. As of May 2020, it's still active. |
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=== '''Tropes featured''': === |
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* [[Art Evolution]] |
* [[Art Evolution]] |
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* [[The Atoner]]: {{spoiler|Jack}} |
* [[The Atoner]]: {{spoiler|Jack}} |
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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]:Jack |
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]:Jack |
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* [[Crossover]]: Two, to be precise. One with [[Tao |
* [[Crossover]]: Two, to be precise. One with [[The Tao of Geek]], and another, much earlier, with [[A Better Life Than This]] |
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* [[Everything's Better |
* [[Everything's Better with Bob]] |
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* [[Fictional Counterpart]]: Star*Squad takes the place of most [[Star Trek]] or [[Star Wars]] references. |
* [[Fictional Counterpart]]: Star*Squad takes the place of most [[Star Trek]] or [[Star Wars]] references. |
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** Ditto Hyperforce and the [[Superhero]] universe of your choice. |
** Ditto Hyperforce and the [[Superhero]] universe of your choice. |
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** Toymania=Toys R Us. |
** Toymania=Toys R Us. |
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* [[First Girl Wins]]: Averted. Darby is the third female to appear in the strip, after Stephanie and Kendall. |
* [[First Girl Wins]]: Averted. Darby is the third female to appear in the strip, after Stephanie and Kendall. |
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* [[Fun |
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]:The good guy time travelers are the Time Line Authority. The bad guy time travelers are the Chronal Hierarchy: Advanced Operations Syndicate. |
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** CARD unit--Controlled Applications of Reality Distortion |
** CARD unit--Controlled Applications of Reality Distortion |
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* [[Leaning |
* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]]: Jack spends a week claiming to see the audience. {{spoiler|He never actually looks directly as us, however.}} |
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* [[MacGuffin]]: the Bleak Diamond. |
* [[MacGuffin]]: the Bleak Diamond. |
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* [[Meta Origin]]: Anyone exposed to the timestream gets superpowers. |
* [[Meta Origin]]: Anyone exposed to the timestream gets superpowers. |
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* [[Only Sane Man]]: Everyone gets moments like this, with Bert, Stephanie, and Kendall having the most legitimate claims. |
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Everyone gets moments like this, with Bert, Stephanie, and Kendall having the most legitimate claims. |
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* [[Schedule Slip]]:The cartoonist used to have trouble maintaining a Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule. Then he signed on for the [http://www.crowncommission.com/dailygrind/ Daily Grind Iron Man Challenge], and hasn't missed a Monday-thru-Friday update since 2005. |
* [[Schedule Slip]]:The cartoonist used to have trouble maintaining a Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule. Then he signed on for the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131111225019/http://www.crowncommission.com/dailygrind/ Daily Grind Iron Man Challenge], and hasn't missed a Monday-thru-Friday update since 2005. |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Several webcomic characters have popped up as customers. Others have appeared as toys. |
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* [[Take That]]: Derek, the [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]], doesn't think much of Twilight. |
* [[Take That]]: Derek, the [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]], doesn't think much of Twilight. |
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Latest revision as of 17:48, 16 June 2023
TRU-Life Adventures is a long-running webcomic set primarily at a toy store. The characters regularly deal with all the hazards that come from working retail: bad customers, worse management, an epic time-travel war that threatens to destroy reality. So yeah, things can get a little strange.
Oh, and you can find it here. As of May 2020, it's still active.
This page needs a better description. You can help this wiki by expanding or clarifying the information given. |
Tropes used in TRU-Life Adventures include:
- Art Evolution
- The Atoner: Jack
- Cloudcuckoolander:Jack
- Crossover: Two, to be precise. One with The Tao of Geek, and another, much earlier, with A Better Life Than This
- Everything's Better with Bob
- Fictional Counterpart: Star*Squad takes the place of most Star Trek or Star Wars references.
- Ditto Hyperforce and the Superhero universe of your choice.
- Toymania=Toys R Us.
- First Girl Wins: Averted. Darby is the third female to appear in the strip, after Stephanie and Kendall.
- Fun with Acronyms:The good guy time travelers are the Time Line Authority. The bad guy time travelers are the Chronal Hierarchy: Advanced Operations Syndicate.
- CARD unit--Controlled Applications of Reality Distortion
- Leaning on the Fourth Wall: Jack spends a week claiming to see the audience. He never actually looks directly as us, however.
- MacGuffin: the Bleak Diamond.
- Meta Origin: Anyone exposed to the timestream gets superpowers.
- Only Sane Man: Everyone gets moments like this, with Bert, Stephanie, and Kendall having the most legitimate claims.
- Schedule Slip:The cartoonist used to have trouble maintaining a Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule. Then he signed on for the Daily Grind Iron Man Challenge, and hasn't missed a Monday-thru-Friday update since 2005.
- Shout-Out: Several webcomic characters have popped up as customers. Others have appeared as toys.
- Take That: Derek, the Friendly Neighborhood Vampire, doesn't think much of Twilight.