{"id":46718,"date":"2019-04-26T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T10:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=46718"},"modified":"2019-04-26T06:25:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T10:25:18","slug":"18-an-irresistible-source-of-brains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=46718","title":{"rendered":"#18 An Irresistible Source of Brains"},"content":{"rendered":"


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There are no original stories, characters, or plot devices anymore. The best you can do is try to find the one that sucks the least.<\/p>\n

(And then milk it for all it\u2019s worth.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Shamus Says:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ivy\u2019s flying companion Fitzpatrick is 100% Shawn\u2019s invention. He\u2019s never named or spoken of in the comic, but he\u2019s wonderfully funny and iconic.<\/p>\n

Shawn Says:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Man, I love Fitzpatrick. Maybe one day I\u2019ll do Fitzpatrick\u2019s Adventures in Silhouette City. I figured Ivy needed a familiar, and this little toothy demon bat guy just came in to being. Keep an eye on him, mostly he just floats there looking chompy, but sometimes he will make faces or reflect Ivy\u2019s mood.<\/p>\n

Also, I love Josh\u2019s line in panel 1.<\/p>\n

Also #2, I actually agree a good deal with the Chuck commentary that originally ran with this comic. I\u2019m a huge fan of tvtropes.org<\/a> (CB is on there a couple of places, DMotR too I think. As far as I know, Clockworks isn\u2019t mentioned anywhere yet, Stolen Pixels might be), and I love knowing enough about the classic tropes and cliches to have an idea when to subvert them and when to go for them wholeheartedly.<\/p>\n

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EDIT 2019: If you’re curious, this site gets a lot of mentions on TV Tropes:<\/p>\n