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{{quote|''"I started out Wonderella to make an off-the-clock superhero who was an average woman instead of some 24/7 warrior... though somewhere along the line, 'average woman' became a cross between [[Seinfeld|Elaine Benes]] and Zelda [[F Scott Fitzgerald|Fitzgerald]]."''|'''Justin Pierce'''}}
{{quote|''"I started out Wonderella to make an off-the-clock superhero who was an average woman instead of some 24/7 warrior... though somewhere along the line, 'average woman' became a cross between [[Seinfeld|Elaine Benes]] and Zelda [[F. Scott Fitzgerald|Fitzgerald]]."''|'''Justin Pierce'''}}


''The Non-Adventures of Wonderella'' is a parody of the [[DC Comics]] character [[Wonder Woman]], and many superhero tropes in general. It focuses mainly on the mundane parts of the life of Wonderella, a somewhat air-headed and lazy Valley Girl-ish superheroine who demonstrates [[Punch Clock Hero|little interest in being a hero]]... or, in fact, doing anything much outside of partying, getting completely wasted, violence, and shopping. She is super-strong, super-durable, and she can't fly but she can "totally jump hella high", and [[Flight, Strength, Heart|when tied up she can hork up a giant octopus]], [http://nonadventures.com/2008/06/28/balance-of-flower/ tell plants to die], or [http://nonadventures.com/2008/04/26/power-couple/ curl up in a perfect ball when traumatized]. Also has a rarely used invisible blimp.
''The Non-Adventures of Wonderella'' is a parody of the [[DC Comics]] character [[Wonder Woman]], and many superhero tropes in general. It focuses mainly on the mundane parts of the life of Wonderella, a somewhat air-headed and lazy Valley Girl-ish superheroine who demonstrates [[Punch Clock Hero|little interest in being a hero]]... or, in fact, doing anything much outside of partying, getting completely wasted, violence, and shopping. She is super-strong, super-durable, and she can't fly but she can "totally jump hella high", and [[Flight, Strength, Heart|when tied up she can hork up a giant octopus]], [http://nonadventures.com/2008/06/28/balance-of-flower/ tell plants to die], or [http://nonadventures.com/2008/04/26/power-couple/ curl up in a perfect ball when traumatized]. Also has a rarely used invisible blimp.
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* [[A Mind Is a Terrible Thing To Read]]: Intelli-Ape [http://nonadventures.com/2012/01/14/the-kong-and-short-of-it/ comes to this conclusion] after making the mistake of prying too deeply into [[Stepford Smiler|Wonderita's]] mind.
* [[A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Read]]: Intelli-Ape [http://nonadventures.com/2012/01/14/the-kong-and-short-of-it/ comes to this conclusion] after making the mistake of prying too deeply into [[Stepford Smiler|Wonderita's]] mind.
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Of ''[[Dinosaur Comics]]'' [http://nonadventures.com/2007/03/31/goodness-gracious-cretaceous/ in this strip.] Features genuine Ryan North T-Rex dialogue!
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Of ''[[Dinosaur Comics]]'' [http://nonadventures.com/2007/03/31/goodness-gracious-cretaceous/ in this strip.] Features genuine Ryan North T-Rex dialogue!
* [[Alter Ego Acting]]: Justin Pierce's Twitter feed is 100% in-character as Wonderella.
* [[Alter Ego Acting]]: Justin Pierce's Twitter feed is 100% in-character as Wonderella.
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* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: And here you thought Rita's only personality trait was being [[The Ditz]]. [http://nonadventures.com/2010/09/18/sidekick-effects/ Think again]!
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: And here you thought Rita's only personality trait was being [[The Ditz]]. [http://nonadventures.com/2010/09/18/sidekick-effects/ Think again]!
* [[Blasphemous Boast]]: "God answers [http://nonadventures.com/2007/10/13/the-wrong-arm-of-the-law/ to ME!]"
* [[Blasphemous Boast]]: "God answers [http://nonadventures.com/2007/10/13/the-wrong-arm-of-the-law/ to ME!]"
* [[Blessed With Suck]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2009/01/31/animus-complex/ Animating touch.]
* [[Blessed with Suck]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2009/01/31/animus-complex/ Animating touch.]
* [[Bottle Fairy]]: Wonderella
* [[Bottle Fairy]]: Wonderella
* [[Breast Expansion]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2011/09/02/das-reboot/ Even if you shouldn't have breasts at all.]
* [[Breast Expansion]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2011/09/02/das-reboot/ Even if you shouldn't have breasts at all.]
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** Titania is [[Wonder Woman|Hippolyta]].
** Titania is [[Wonder Woman|Hippolyta]].
** Hitlerella is [[Captain America|Red Skull]].
** Hitlerella is [[Captain America|Red Skull]].
** Doctor Shark is [[Spider Man|Curt Connors, AKA the Lizard.]]
** Doctor Shark is [[Spider-Man|Curt Connors, AKA the Lizard.]]
** Intelli-Ape is Gorilla Grodd.
** Intelli-Ape is Gorilla Grodd.
** Lord Killroy is [[Darkseid]].
** Lord Killroy is [[Darkseid]].
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* [[Continuity Nod]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2008/06/07/what-would-doobie-doobie-do/ "The Easter Bunny doesn't exist!"] "Gasp! What about Santa?" [http://nonadventures.com/2006/12/23/jesus-christ-super-hero/ "Sure, 'til I killed him!"]
* [[Continuity Nod]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2008/06/07/what-would-doobie-doobie-do/ "The Easter Bunny doesn't exist!"] "Gasp! What about Santa?" [http://nonadventures.com/2006/12/23/jesus-christ-super-hero/ "Sure, 'til I killed him!"]
* [[Crossover Cosmology]]: Lampshaded in [http://nonadventures.com/2006/12/25/jesus-christ-super-hero-part-2/ the end] of the [[Saving Christmas]] two-parter; then later, with [http://nonadventures.com/2007/06/30/fjord-escape/ the Norse.]
* [[Crossover Cosmology]]: Lampshaded in [http://nonadventures.com/2006/12/25/jesus-christ-super-hero-part-2/ the end] of the [[Saving Christmas]] two-parter; then later, with [http://nonadventures.com/2007/06/30/fjord-escape/ the Norse.]
* [[Cursed With Awesome]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2008/05/17/asp-hat/\]
* [[Cursed with Awesome]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2008/05/17/asp-hat/\]
* [[Cyberspace]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2007/11/17/melanin-colleague-and-the-infinite-sadness/\]
* [[Cyberspace]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2007/11/17/melanin-colleague-and-the-infinite-sadness/\]
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: As with [[Butt Monkey|everything]] [[The Woobie|she does]], Jokerella screws this up [http://nonadventures.com/2011/02/05/joke-and-mirrors/ here]. Although Hitlerella also has her own embarrassing [[Darker and Edgier]] stage.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: As with [[Butt Monkey|everything]] [[The Woobie|she does]], Jokerella screws this up [http://nonadventures.com/2011/02/05/joke-and-mirrors/ here]. Although Hitlerella also has her own embarrassing [[Darker and Edgier]] stage.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Wonderella's mother
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Wonderella's mother
* [[Deal With the Devil]]: Subverted [http://nonadventures.com/2012/03/03/ here].
* [[Deal with the Devil]]: Subverted [http://nonadventures.com/2012/03/03/ here].
* [[Death Glare]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2006/12/25/jesus-christ-super-hero-part-2/ Jesus Christ.]
* [[Death Glare]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2006/12/25/jesus-christ-super-hero-part-2/ Jesus Christ.]
* [[Deconstructive Parody]]
* [[Deconstructive Parody]]
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]:
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]:
** [[Patrick Stewart]] appears [http://nonadventures.com/2009/05/09/the-art-of-worf/ in one strip]. He claims that he hates [[Galaxy Quest (Film)|that Tim Allen movie]], but the real Patrick Stewart has gone on record as loving the film.
** [[Patrick Stewart]] appears [http://nonadventures.com/2009/05/09/the-art-of-worf/ in one strip]. He claims that he hates [[Galaxy Quest|that Tim Allen movie]], but the real Patrick Stewart has gone on record as loving the film.
** Thinking Pompeii was a Greek city rather than a Roman one:
** Thinking Pompeii was a Greek city rather than a Roman one:
{{quote| "Generally speaking, most online comics get by with no editorial management, but in this case I made a couple of Greek jokes regarding Pompeii, a Roman city nowhere near Greece. I will leave the comic unchanged for the weekend as a shameful reminder to do better fact-checking, then replace it on Monday with a version that addresses my Carmen Sandiego dilemma."}}
{{quote| "Generally speaking, most online comics get by with no editorial management, but in this case I made a couple of Greek jokes regarding Pompeii, a Roman city nowhere near Greece. I will leave the comic unchanged for the weekend as a shameful reminder to do better fact-checking, then replace it on Monday with a version that addresses my Carmen Sandiego dilemma."}}
* [[Disney Owns This Trope]]: [[Universal]] [http://nonadventures.com/2012/04/28/flapper-keeper/ forbade] Rita from asking a flapper to go [[Back to The Future (Film)|Back to The Future]] with her and Dana.
* [[Disney Owns This Trope]]: [[Universal]] [http://nonadventures.com/2012/04/28/flapper-keeper/ forbade] Rita from asking a flapper to go [[Back to the Future (film)|Back to The Future]] with her and Dana.
* [[Divide By Zero]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2008/03/08/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/ This will give you invisible paint].
* [[Divide by Zero]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2008/03/08/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/ This will give you invisible paint].
* [[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2011/06/04/immaculate-reception/\]
* [[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2011/06/04/immaculate-reception/\]
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2008/01/26/beware-the-ides-of-arch/ Being an archnemesis]. Seems it requires lots of dedication and the unspoken agreement to limit torture and captivity to a single heroine (or her plucky sidekick). The heroine, by herself, is bound to listen her nemesis' villanious rants and, after beating her nemesis, stay there until the police comes. Connect some dots...
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2008/01/26/beware-the-ides-of-arch/ Being an archnemesis]. Seems it requires lots of dedication and the unspoken agreement to limit torture and captivity to a single heroine (or her plucky sidekick). The heroine, by herself, is bound to listen her nemesis' villanious rants and, after beating her nemesis, stay there until the police comes. Connect some dots...
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* [[Former Child Star|Former Kid Sidekick]]: Wonderella was "Wonderita" when her mother held the titular office. It seems to have had a bad effect.
* [[Former Child Star|Former Kid Sidekick]]: Wonderella was "Wonderita" when her mother held the titular office. It seems to have had a bad effect.
* [[Fortune Teller]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2007/01/27/everybody-in-the-club-gettin-gypsy/\]
* [[Fortune Teller]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2007/01/27/everybody-in-the-club-gettin-gypsy/\]
* [[Fun With Acronyms]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2008/11/15/diamonds-are-whatever/\]
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2008/11/15/diamonds-are-whatever/\]
{{quote| "What does M.A.L.I.C.E. stand for?"<br />
{{quote| "What does M.A.L.I.C.E. stand for?"<br />
"It stands for '''evil''', darling." }}
"It stands for '''evil''', darling." }}
* [[Genie in A Bottle]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2007/11/10/djinn-there-done-that/ Lampshading] the [[Disneyfication]].
* [[Genie in a Bottle]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2007/11/10/djinn-there-done-that/ Lampshading] the [[Disneyfication]].
* [[Genius Loci]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2008/05/24/a-signage-of-the-times/ Target and Wal-Mart.]
* [[Genius Loci]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2008/05/24/a-signage-of-the-times/ Target and Wal-Mart.]
* [[Genre Savvy]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2007/12/22/a-christmas-peril/\]
* [[Genre Savvy]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2007/12/22/a-christmas-peril/\]
* [["Gift of the Magi" Plot]]: Subverted [http://nonadventures.com/2009/12/19/where-the-toys-are/ here.]
* [["Gift of the Magi" Plot]]: Subverted [http://nonadventures.com/2009/12/19/where-the-toys-are/ here.]
* [[Gilligan Cut]]: "[[Catch Phrase|S O O N :]]" This is used no matter the amount of passed time during the cut itself, be it a few minutes, [http://nonadventures.com/2010/12/18/highway-to-the-manger-zone/ thirty years] or [http://nonadventures.com/2008/09/27/one-more-deity/ time travel].
* [[Gilligan Cut]]: "[[Catch Phrase|S O O N :]]" This is used no matter the amount of passed time during the cut itself, be it a few minutes, [http://nonadventures.com/2010/12/18/highway-to-the-manger-zone/ thirty years] or [http://nonadventures.com/2008/09/27/one-more-deity/ time travel].
* [[Go-Karting With Bowser]]: Wonderella is apparently really friends with ''[http://nonadventures.com/2008/06/28/balance-of-flower/ every]'' villain.
* [[Go-Karting with Bowser]]: Wonderella is apparently really friends with ''[http://nonadventures.com/2008/06/28/balance-of-flower/ every]'' villain.
* [[Grenade Tag]]: On a [http://nonadventures.com/2011/10/29/swamp-and-circumstance/ defenseless] [[Plant Person]].
* [[Grenade Tag]]: On a [http://nonadventures.com/2011/10/29/swamp-and-circumstance/ defenseless] [[Plant Person]].
* [[Harmless Villain]]: Jokerella, [http://nonadventures.com/2006/12/01/the-tears-of-a-clown/ ever since her on-panel debut.]
* [[Harmless Villain]]: Jokerella, [http://nonadventures.com/2006/12/01/the-tears-of-a-clown/ ever since her on-panel debut.]
* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: Parodied [http://nonadventures.com/2008/07/19/moms-the-word/ here], perhaps in homage to the [[Memetic Mutation|infamous]] "[http://dialbforblog.com/archives/136/ Batman's Greatest Boner]":
* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: Parodied [http://nonadventures.com/2008/07/19/moms-the-word/ here], perhaps in homage to the [[Memetic Mutation|infamous]] "[http://dialbforblog.com/archives/136/ Batman's Greatest Boner]":
{{quote| "''You just pulled yourself a boner '''so big''', you're '''all wet'''!''"}}
{{quote| "''You just pulled yourself a boner '''so big''', you're '''all wet'''!''"}}
* [[Her Codename Was Mary Sue]]: And she wrote ''[[Twilight (Literature)|Twilight]]''. [http://nonadventures.com/2008/11/08/lady-and-the-vamp/\]
* [[Her Codename Was Mary Sue]]: And she wrote ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]''. [http://nonadventures.com/2008/11/08/lady-and-the-vamp/\]
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Devlin the arsonist, whom Wonderella bumps into and [http://nonadventures.com/2007/02/17/burning-love/ breaks] [http://nonadventures.com/2008/02/09/old-flames/ up] with [http://nonadventures.com/2009/02/14/monster-mashup/ every] [http://nonadventures.com/2010/02/13/premature-evacuation/ year] at Valentine's Day. ([http://nonadventures.com/2007/06/09/ethereal-girl/ Also at the solstice.])
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Devlin the arsonist, whom Wonderella bumps into and [http://nonadventures.com/2007/02/17/burning-love/ breaks] [http://nonadventures.com/2008/02/09/old-flames/ up] with [http://nonadventures.com/2009/02/14/monster-mashup/ every] [http://nonadventures.com/2010/02/13/premature-evacuation/ year] at Valentine's Day. ([http://nonadventures.com/2007/06/09/ethereal-girl/ Also at the solstice.])
* [[Hitler Ate Sugar]]: Done in ''[http://nonadventures.com/2007/06/02/outrageous-fortune/ reverse]''.
* [[Hitler Ate Sugar]]: Done in ''[http://nonadventures.com/2007/06/02/outrageous-fortune/ reverse]''.
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** [http://nonadventures.com/2008/03/01/bottle-of-the-planets/ Lampshaded] ''[[The Simpsons]]'' homage. Straddles the line with being a [[Superman|Kandor]] parody, and adds on a ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[Shout-Out]] at the end.
** [http://nonadventures.com/2008/03/01/bottle-of-the-planets/ Lampshaded] ''[[The Simpsons]]'' homage. Straddles the line with being a [[Superman|Kandor]] parody, and adds on a ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[Shout-Out]] at the end.
** ''[[Watchmen]]''. [http://nonadventures.com/2009/03/07/mars-heeds-women/\]
** ''[[Watchmen]]''. [http://nonadventures.com/2009/03/07/mars-heeds-women/\]
** ''[[Big (Film)|Big]]''. [http://nonadventures.com/2007/01/27/everybody-in-the-club-gettin-gypsy/\]
** ''[[Big]]''. [http://nonadventures.com/2007/01/27/everybody-in-the-club-gettin-gypsy/\]
* [[Humanity On Trial]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2009/03/07/mars-heeds-women/\]
* [[Humanity on Trial]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2009/03/07/mars-heeds-women/\]
* [[Hypochondria]]: Was once sure she had bird flu.
* [[Hypochondria]]: Was once sure she had bird flu.
* [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]]: Each strip is titled with a purposely terrible pun. "Daylight Savings CRIME", "Mostly ARMLESS", "Bad to the CLONE", etc.
* [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]]: Each strip is titled with a purposely terrible pun. "Daylight Savings CRIME", "Mostly ARMLESS", "Bad to the CLONE", etc.
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* [[Never the Selves Shall Meet]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2009/09/26/two-princess/ Parodied] like many, many other [[Time Travel]] tropes.
* [[Never the Selves Shall Meet]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2009/09/26/two-princess/ Parodied] like many, many other [[Time Travel]] tropes.
* [[New First Comics]]
* [[New First Comics]]
* [[New Powers As the Plot Demands]]:
* [[New Powers as the Plot Demands]]:
** [http://nonadventures.com/2008/10/11/2-fast-2-injurious/ "I got powers I ain't even discovered yet."]
** [http://nonadventures.com/2008/10/11/2-fast-2-injurious/ "I got powers I ain't even discovered yet."]
** [http://nonadventures.com/2010/09/11/lashes-to-ashes/ Don't make me go to Lobsterfest.] [[The Incredible Hulk|You wouldn't like me]] [[Alt Text|when I'm at Lobsterfest.]]
** [http://nonadventures.com/2010/09/11/lashes-to-ashes/ Don't make me go to Lobsterfest.] [[The Incredible Hulk|You wouldn't like me]] [[Alt Text|when I'm at Lobsterfest.]]
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* [[Parodied Trope]]: About 90% of the strips.
* [[Parodied Trope]]: About 90% of the strips.
* [[The Parody]]
* [[The Parody]]
** ''[[Charlottes Web]]'' [http://nonadventures.com/2006/12/30/animal-harm/\]
** ''[[Charlotte's Web]]'' [http://nonadventures.com/2006/12/30/animal-harm/\]
** ''[[Cops]]'' [http://nonadventures.com/2007/10/13/the-wrong-arm-of-the-law/\]
** ''[[Cops]]'' [http://nonadventures.com/2007/10/13/the-wrong-arm-of-the-law/\]
** ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'' [http://nonadventures.com/2008/08/23/the-da-vinci-load/\]
** ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'' [http://nonadventures.com/2008/08/23/the-da-vinci-load/\]
** The monochrome-plus-red ''[[Sin City]]'' [http://nonadventures.com/2006/12/09/sin-derella/ grittiness].
** The monochrome-plus-red ''[[Sin City]]'' [http://nonadventures.com/2006/12/09/sin-derella/ grittiness].
** [http://nonadventures.com/2007/02/03/victorian-secret/ And] ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]''.
** [http://nonadventures.com/2007/02/03/victorian-secret/ And] ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]''.
** [http://nonadventures.com/2007/11/03/the-lass-crusade/ The third] ''[[[[The Last Crusade (Film)|The Last Crusade]] Indiana Jones''.
** [http://nonadventures.com/2007/11/03/the-lass-crusade/ The third] ''[[[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|The Last Crusade]] Indiana Jones''.
** [http://nonadventures.com/2008/01/05/geekret-wars/ The 'Secret Wars'] from [[Marvel Comics]].
** [http://nonadventures.com/2008/01/05/geekret-wars/ The 'Secret Wars'] from [[Marvel Comics]].
** And ''[[Transformers]]'', with some [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]. [http://nonadventures.com/2007/07/07/hardware-conflict/\]
** And ''[[Transformers]]'', with some [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]. [http://nonadventures.com/2007/07/07/hardware-conflict/\]
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** ''[[Beauty and The Beast]]''. [http://nonadventures.com/2011/07/30/beauty-and-the-beatdown/\]. With a sprinkle of [[Fridge Brilliance]] on Wonderella's part, as {{spoiler|she realizes both that the Beast's servants were unjustly affected by his punishment and that beating up the fairy could have been a possible solution}}.
** ''[[Beauty and The Beast]]''. [http://nonadventures.com/2011/07/30/beauty-and-the-beatdown/\]. With a sprinkle of [[Fridge Brilliance]] on Wonderella's part, as {{spoiler|she realizes both that the Beast's servants were unjustly affected by his punishment and that beating up the fairy could have been a possible solution}}.
** ''[[The Little Mermaid]]''. [http://nonadventures.com/2011/08/13/the-trill-is-gone/\]. Owing to the source material, the ending result is more a (failed) [[Silent Snarker]] than a [[Cute Mute]].
** ''[[The Little Mermaid]]''. [http://nonadventures.com/2011/08/13/the-trill-is-gone/\]. Owing to the source material, the ending result is more a (failed) [[Silent Snarker]] than a [[Cute Mute]].
** "[http://nonadventures.com/2012/03/10/electric-bugaboo/ Electric Bugaboo]" is one of [[Superman (Comic Book)|Superman]]'s "electricity powers" [[Dork Age]].
** "[http://nonadventures.com/2012/03/10/electric-bugaboo/ Electric Bugaboo]" is one of [[Superman]]'s "electricity powers" [[Dork Age]].
* [[Patrick Stewart Speech]]: With [http://nonadventures.com/2009/05/09/the-art-of-worf/ Patrick Stewart], even.
* [[Patrick Stewart Speech]]: With [http://nonadventures.com/2009/05/09/the-art-of-worf/ Patrick Stewart], even.
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2008/11/15/diamonds-are-whatever/\]
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2008/11/15/diamonds-are-whatever/\]
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* [[Pity the Kidnapper]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2006/10/14/enter-the-dragon-slayer/ Wonderita gets Hitlerella to just let her go.]
* [[Pity the Kidnapper]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2006/10/14/enter-the-dragon-slayer/ Wonderita gets Hitlerella to just let her go.]
* [[Positive Discrimination]]: Queen Beetle, the black female superheroine, who is intelligent, well-mannered, and with an actual functioning moral compass -- very much in contrast with the lead.
* [[Positive Discrimination]]: Queen Beetle, the black female superheroine, who is intelligent, well-mannered, and with an actual functioning moral compass -- very much in contrast with the lead.
* [[The Power of Rock]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2006/10/07/the-500-bearable-lightness-of-being/ But will it work] against ''[[Everything's Worse With Bears|bears?]]''
* [[The Power of Rock]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2006/10/07/the-500-bearable-lightness-of-being/ But will it work] against ''[[Everything's Worse with Bears|bears?]]''
* [[The Problem With Pen Island]]: 2012's [http://nonadventures.com/no-nad.html NoNadVentures.com] [[April Fools' Day]] gag.
* [[The Problem with Pen Island]]: 2012's [http://nonadventures.com/no-nad.html NoNadVentures.com] [[April Fools' Day]] gag.
* [[Product Placement]]: Parodied [http://nonadventures.com/2007/05/12/paperback-righter/ in Wonderella's own comic-within-the-comic.]
* [[Product Placement]]: Parodied [http://nonadventures.com/2007/05/12/paperback-righter/ in Wonderella's own comic-within-the-comic.]
* [[Public Domain Character]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2008/10/25/perfectly-franklin/ Lampshaded]
* [[Public Domain Character]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2008/10/25/perfectly-franklin/ Lampshaded]
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** To ''[[Bad Dudes]]''. [http://nonadventures.com/2007/01/20/show-us-your-wiiness/\]
** To ''[[Bad Dudes]]''. [http://nonadventures.com/2007/01/20/show-us-your-wiiness/\]
** To Prodigy's "Firestarter". [http://nonadventures.com/2009/08/29/tying-the-not/\]
** To Prodigy's "Firestarter". [http://nonadventures.com/2009/08/29/tying-the-not/\]
** To ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja (Webcomic)|The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]''. [http://nonadventures.com/2008/04/19/gorilla-sky/\]
** To ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]''. [http://nonadventures.com/2008/04/19/gorilla-sky/\]
** To the ''Super Mario'' series. [http://nonadventures.com/2011/03/26/shroom-at-the-top/\]
** To the ''Super Mario'' series. [http://nonadventures.com/2011/03/26/shroom-at-the-top/\]
** To ''[[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]''. [http://nonadventures.com/2010/01/16/of-mice-and-menace/\]
** To ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''. [http://nonadventures.com/2010/01/16/of-mice-and-menace/\]
** To ''[[Frisky Dingo]]'' with its "[http://nonadventures.com/2010/10/16/quote-of-arms/ ironic scare quotes]".
** To ''[[Frisky Dingo]]'' with its "[http://nonadventures.com/2010/10/16/quote-of-arms/ ironic scare quotes]".
* [[Sidekick]]: Wonderita.
* [[Sidekick]]: Wonderita.
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* [[Smoke Out]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2007/03/03/pale-to-the-queen/ Parodied.]
* [[Smoke Out]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2007/03/03/pale-to-the-queen/ Parodied.]
* [[Snap Back]]
* [[Snap Back]]
* [[Spanner in The Works]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2008/11/15/diamonds-are-whatever/\]
* [[Spanner in the Works]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2008/11/15/diamonds-are-whatever/\]
* [[Spoof Aesop]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2007/12/08/the-embroiled-tannenbaums/\]
* [[Spoof Aesop]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2007/12/08/the-embroiled-tannenbaums/\]
* [[Stealth Pun]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2007/06/30/fjord-escape/ But spelled out in the alt text.]
* [[Stealth Pun]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2007/06/30/fjord-escape/ But spelled out in the alt text.]
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** Poorly-conceived token black bear [http://nonadventures.com/2009/09/12/the-barren-stain-bears/ Onyx Star]!
** Poorly-conceived token black bear [http://nonadventures.com/2009/09/12/the-barren-stain-bears/ Onyx Star]!
* [[Too Spicy for Yog-Sothoth]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2006/10/14/enter-the-dragon-slayer/ in Enter The DRAGON SLAYER]
* [[Too Spicy for Yog-Sothoth]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2006/10/14/enter-the-dragon-slayer/ in Enter The DRAGON SLAYER]
** Also in [http://nonadventures.com/2006/11/11/guess-whos-coming-to-dinner/ Guess Who's Coming To DINNER]. Tim Allen is apparently too spicy for <s> [[X Men|Galactus]]</s> [[Captain Ersatz|Ginormus]].
** Also in [http://nonadventures.com/2006/11/11/guess-whos-coming-to-dinner/ Guess Who's Coming To DINNER]. Tim Allen is apparently too spicy for <s> [[X-Men|Galactus]]</s> [[Captain Ersatz|Ginormus]].
* [[True Neutral]]: Or as Dr. Shark puts it, [http://nonadventures.com/2008/03/15/clover-and-over-again/ Personality pH 7].
* [[True Neutral]]: Or as Dr. Shark puts it, [http://nonadventures.com/2008/03/15/clover-and-over-again/ Personality pH 7].
* [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist]]: Wonderella
* [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist]]: Wonderella
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* [[Video Will]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2009/08/08/big-will-style/ "Oh! Hello there! I am dead."]
* [[Video Will]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2009/08/08/big-will-style/ "Oh! Hello there! I am dead."]
* [[Villainous Harlequin]]: Jokerella, skimping on the "villainous". Her mother Pirouette was a much straighter example.
* [[Villainous Harlequin]]: Jokerella, skimping on the "villainous". Her mother Pirouette was a much straighter example.
* [[Wanton Cruelty to The Common Comma]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2010/10/16/quote-of-arms/ "Those], madam, are called '''scare''' quotes. I'm using them to strike '''terror''' into the hearts of my enemies."
* [[Wanton Cruelty to the Common Comma]]: [http://nonadventures.com/2010/10/16/quote-of-arms/ "Those], madam, are called '''scare''' quotes. I'm using them to strike '''terror''' into the hearts of my enemies."
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Hitlerella's greatest weakness is that {{spoiler|she has a moustache.}} It's not pretty.
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Hitlerella's greatest weakness is that {{spoiler|she has a moustache.}} It's not pretty.
** Wonderella halts an invading alien force with alcohol. (It doesn't poison them or anything, it just makes them think flying into the sun is a ''really'' good idea...)
** Wonderella halts an invading alien force with alcohol. (It doesn't poison them or anything, it just makes them think flying into the sun is a ''really'' good idea...)
* [[Wearing a Flag On Your Head]]: Patrianna's outfit.
* [[Wearing a Flag on Your Head]]: Patrianna's outfit.
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]]: Apparently Wonderella's original powers were so lame she was given [http://nonadventures.com/2006/09/09/the-torment-of-a-thousand-yesterdays/ new ones.]
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]]: Apparently Wonderella's original powers were so lame she was given [http://nonadventures.com/2006/09/09/the-torment-of-a-thousand-yesterdays/ new ones.]
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Nearly [[Once an Episode]]. It's that kind of strip.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Nearly [[Once an Episode]]. It's that kind of strip.

Revision as of 09:51, 8 April 2014
"I started out Wonderella to make an off-the-clock superhero who was an average woman instead of some 24/7 warrior... though somewhere along the line, 'average woman' became a cross between Elaine Benes and Zelda Fitzgerald."
—Justin Pierce

The Non-Adventures of Wonderella is a parody of the DC Comics character Wonder Woman, and many superhero tropes in general. It focuses mainly on the mundane parts of the life of Wonderella, a somewhat air-headed and lazy Valley Girl-ish superheroine who demonstrates little interest in being a hero... or, in fact, doing anything much outside of partying, getting completely wasted, violence, and shopping. She is super-strong, super-durable, and she can't fly but she can "totally jump hella high", and when tied up she can hork up a giant octopus, tell plants to die, or curl up in a perfect ball when traumatized. Also has a rarely used invisible blimp.

Better Than It Sounds, honest!

It was formerly hosted on Webcomics Nation; it now has its own website at nonadventures dot com.

Tropes used in The Non-Adventures of Wonderella include:

  Like all good comic book scientists, Dr. Shark is willing to ignore massive swaths of his inexplicable universe.

 "Just seems like there are risks in altering the past, ya know?"

"Risks like everything going exactly perfectly, maybe."

 Wonderella: "...that's like the worst comeback ever uttered by the human mouth."

 "Don't you hate when lazy sitcoms reuse old material in clip shows?"

 Wonderella: "Apparently a lot of 'em are dead now."

Crowd: *GASP!*

Wonderella: Superhero dead, guys.

Crowd: "Ohhhhh."

  "Generally speaking, most online comics get by with no editorial management, but in this case I made a couple of Greek jokes regarding Pompeii, a Roman city nowhere near Greece. I will leave the comic unchanged for the weekend as a shameful reminder to do better fact-checking, then replace it on Monday with a version that addresses my Carmen Sandiego dilemma."

 "Like all good comic book scientists, Doctor Shark is willing to ignore massive swaths of his own inexplicable universe."

 "What does M.A.L.I.C.E. stand for?"

"It stands for evil, darling."

 "You just pulled yourself a boner so big, you're all wet!"

  Wonderella (to Hitlerella): You know who else did monologues all day? Hamlet.

 Due to overwhelming reader response, I have added breasts to the space dinosaur cowboy.

This was not a statement I was expecting to make today (or ever), but your logic is irrefutable and I am not above admitting my own mistakes.

  *POP* "Aw bitches!"

 Look, I just have this naming convention. If you wanna be my villain, you might as well have a name that rhymes.

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