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[[File:wc001_3505.gif|frame|[[It Got Worse|The first strip.]]]]
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From 1993 - 2002, ''[[The Parking Lot Is Full]]'' was the comic strip love child of artist Jack McLaren and writer Pat Spacek. Starting as crude little strips published in their university newspaper, the comic quickly took on a life of its own, eventually becoming one of the most popular and infamous comic strips on the internet. After nine years of ups and downs, the creators decided that they'd said everything they wanted to say, [[Too Good to Last|so the comic was wrapped up and all the toys put away]].

From 1993 - 2002, The Parking Lot is Full was the comic strip love child of artist Jack McLaren and writer Pat Spacek. Starting as crude little strips published in their university newspaper, the comic quickly took on a life of its own, eventually becoming one of the most popular and infamous comic strips on the internet. After nine years of ups and downs, the creators decided that they'd said everything they wanted to say, [[Too Good to Last|so the comic was wrapped up and all the toys put away]].


This joke-a-day webcomic show a very dark sense of humor and is very macabre. It still remains one of the best old-school webcomics ever made and is definitely worth a try.
This joke-a-day webcomic show a very dark sense of humor and is very macabre. It still remains one of the best old-school webcomics ever made and is definitely worth a try.


The original domain name has expired, but you can find the full archive [http://plif.courageunfettered.com/index.htm on the memorial website]. Some comics have been removed, for various reasons, from the archive. Most of these missing comics can be found [http://snipergirl.tumblr.com/post/15944249123/the-parking-lot-is-full-plif-censorship on this blog].
The original domain name has expired, but you can find the full archive [https://web.archive.org/web/20131019132704/http://plif.courageunfettered.com/index.htm on the memorial website]. Some comics have been removed, for various reasons, from the archive. Most of these missing comics can be found [http://snipergirl.tumblr.com/post/15944249123/the-parking-lot-is-full-plif-censorship on this blog]{{Dead link}}.


{{tropelist}}
{{tropelist}}
* [[Dada Comics]]
* [[Dada Comics]]
* [[Disobey This Message]]: Provided the page picture.
* [[Disobey This Message]]: Provided the page picture.
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: [http://plif.courageunfettered.com/archive/wc032.gif here], Ever more so [http://plif.courageunfettered.com/archive/wc262.gif here]. Overlaps with [[Cloning Blues]].
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130101002600/http://plif.courageunfettered.com/archive/wc032.gif here], Ever more so [https://web.archive.org/web/20130101005838/http://plif.courageunfettered.com/archive/wc262.gif here]. Overlaps with [[Cloning Blues]].
* [[Shooting Superman|Hanging Superman]]: [http://plif.courageunfettered.com/archive/wc023.gif this].
* [[Shooting Superman|Hanging Superman]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130101002506/http://plif.courageunfettered.com/archive/wc023.gif this].
* [[Little-Known Facts]]: A [[Running Gag]]. In fact, the comic is even finished with it.
* [[Little-Known Facts]]: A [[Running Gag]]. In fact, the comic is even finished with it.
* [[Monster Clown]]: [http://plif.courageunfettered.com/archive/wc032.gif here].
* [[Monster Clown]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130101002600/http://plif.courageunfettered.com/archive/wc032.gif here].
* [[Story Arc]]: that one about sock puppets wrapped the webcomic up.
* [[Story Arc]]: that one about sock puppets wrapped the webcomic up.
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]]: [http://plif.courageunfettered.com/archive/wc032.gif jellokinesis].
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130101002600/http://plif.courageunfettered.com/archive/wc032.gif jellokinesis].
* [[Word Salad Title]]: there is even no mention of parking lots.
* [[Word Salad Title]]: there is even no mention of parking lots.


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Latest revision as of 17:05, 25 September 2020

The first strip.

From 1993 - 2002, The Parking Lot Is Full was the comic strip love child of artist Jack McLaren and writer Pat Spacek. Starting as crude little strips published in their university newspaper, the comic quickly took on a life of its own, eventually becoming one of the most popular and infamous comic strips on the internet. After nine years of ups and downs, the creators decided that they'd said everything they wanted to say, so the comic was wrapped up and all the toys put away.

This joke-a-day webcomic show a very dark sense of humor and is very macabre. It still remains one of the best old-school webcomics ever made and is definitely worth a try.

The original domain name has expired, but you can find the full archive on the memorial website. Some comics have been removed, for various reasons, from the archive. Most of these missing comics can be found on this blog [dead link].

Tropes used in The Parking Lot Is Full include: