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* PenName: In-Universe, Rex Monday [[spoiler: for Rebecca Matthewson.]]
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* ActionGirl: Asta seems to be one, considering she tackled a guy to get information from him.

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* ActionGirl: Asta seems to be one, considering she tackled a guy to get information from him.and knows how to wield a gun.



* RubberForeheadAlien

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* RubberForeheadAlien
RubberForeheadAlien: Harry has a similar physique to a human but has characteristics like purple skin and pointed ears to set him apart.
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* TheEmpath: Harry is able to sense others emotions and is very good at reading body language. He also seems to have some mild telepathic abilities

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* TheEmpath: Harry is able to sense others emotions and is very good at reading body language. He also seems to have some mild [[{{Telepathy}} telepathic abilitiesabilities.]]

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* AmateurSleuth: Harry is one.

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* AmateurSleuth: Harry is one.solves mysteries with his great observational and interpersonal skills, but has no formal training or license as a detective.



* {{Narm}}: Harry's reaction to being shot in the leg in the third issue? "''nyaaagh''".
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* {{Narm}}: Harry's reaction to being shot in the leg in the third issue? "''nyaaagh''".
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''Resident Alien'' is a mystery/science fiction comic book series written by Peter Hogan and drawn by Steve Parkhouse. The story stars Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle, an alien stranded on Earth that has assumed the identity of a semi-retired doctor in the small town of Patience, Washington. He solves mysteries with the help of one of his nurse co-workers, Asta. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Harry, the government is suspicious of him and is trying to track him down.

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''Resident Alien'' is a mystery/science fiction comic book series written by Peter Hogan and drawn by Steve Parkhouse. The story stars Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle, an a benign alien stranded on Earth that has assumed the identity of a semi-retired doctor and lives alone in a cabin in the small town of Patience, Washington. After the town's only other physician is murdered, he ends up having to take up the job, becoming more involved with the lives of the townspeople and enjoying their newfound company in the process. He solves local murder mysteries with the help of one of his nurse co-workers, Asta. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Harry, the government is suspicious of him and is trying to track him down.
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''Resident Alien'' is a mystery/science fiction comic book series written by Peter Hogan and drawn by Steve Parkhouse. The story stars Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle, an alien stranded on Earth that has assumed the identity of a semi-retired doctor in the small town of Patience, Washington. He solves mysteries with the help of one of his nurse co-workers, Asta. Unbeknownst to him, the government is suspicious of him and is trying to track him down.

The comic is published by Creator/DarkHorseComics as a series of episodic mini-series, with one mini-series released per year. Each mini-series is then compiled into a single volume. So far, there are three volumes: ''Welcome to Earth, The Suicide Blonde,'' and ''The Sam Hain Mystery''

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''Resident Alien'' is a mystery/science fiction comic book series written by Peter Hogan and drawn by Steve Parkhouse. The story stars Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle, an alien stranded on Earth that has assumed the identity of a semi-retired doctor in the small town of Patience, Washington. He solves mysteries with the help of one of his nurse co-workers, Asta. Unbeknownst Meanwhile, unbeknownst to him, Harry, the government is suspicious of him and is trying to track him down.

The comic is published by Creator/DarkHorseComics as a series of episodic mini-series, with one mini-series released per year. Each mini-series is then compiled into a single volume. So far, there are three volumes: ''Welcome to Earth, The Earth'', ''The Suicide Blonde,'' Blonde'', and ''The Sam Hain Mystery''
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''Resident Alien'' is a mystery/science fiction comic book series written by Peter Hogan and drawn by Steve Parkhouse. The story stars Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle, an alien stranded on Earth that has assumed the identity of a semi-retired doctor in the small town of Patience, Washington. He solves mysteries with the help of one of his nurse co-workers, Asta. Unbeknownst to him, the government is suspicious of him and is trying to track him down. The comic is published by Creator/DarkHorseComics as a series of episodic mini-series, with one mini-series released per year.

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''Resident Alien'' is a mystery/science fiction comic book series written by Peter Hogan and drawn by Steve Parkhouse. The story stars Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle, an alien stranded on Earth that has assumed the identity of a semi-retired doctor in the small town of Patience, Washington. He solves mysteries with the help of one of his nurse co-workers, Asta. Unbeknownst to him, the government is suspicious of him and is trying to track him down.

The comic is published by Creator/DarkHorseComics as a series of episodic mini-series, with one mini-series released per year.
year. Each mini-series is then compiled into a single volume. So far, there are three volumes: ''Welcome to Earth, The Suicide Blonde,'' and ''The Sam Hain Mystery''



* {{Let Off by the Detective}}: [[spoiler: What Harry decides to do after hearing Rebecca's story]]

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* {{Let Off by the Detective}}: [[spoiler: What Harry decides to do after hearing Rebecca's story]]story in the third volume.]]
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* InterruptedSuicide: [[[[spoiler: Harry shows up [[Just In Time just in time]] to save Karen's life after she attempts suicide in volume two]]]]

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* InterruptedSuicide: [[[[spoiler: [[spoiler: Harry shows up [[Just {{Just In Time just in time]] Time}} to save Karen's life after she attempts suicide in volume two]]]]two.]]
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* ImterruptedSuicide: [[spoiler: Harry shows up [[Just In Time just in time]] to save Karen's life after she attempts suicide in volume two]]

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* ImterruptedSuicide: [[spoiler: InterruptedSuicide: [[[[spoiler: Harry shows up [[Just In Time just in time]] to save Karen's life after she attempts suicide in volume two]]two]]]]

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* TheEmpath: Harry is able to sense others emotions and is very good at reading body language. He also seems to have some mild telepathic abilities.
* {{Goodbye, Cruel World!}}: [[spoiler: Subverted in volume two. The suicide was real, but the suicide note was planted.]]

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* TheEmpath: Harry is able to sense others emotions and is very good at reading body language. He also seems to have some mild telepathic abilities.
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* {{Goodbye, Cruel World!}}: GoodbyeCruelWorld: [[spoiler: Subverted in volume two. The suicide was real, but the suicide note was planted.]]


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* ImterruptedSuicide: [[spoiler: Harry shows up [[Just In Time just in time]] to save Karen's life after she attempts suicide in volume two]]
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* {{Goodbye, Cruel World!}} [[spoiler: Subverted in volume two. The suicide was real, but the suicide note was planted.]]

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* {{Goodbye, Cruel World!}} World!}}: [[spoiler: Subverted in volume two. The suicide was real, but the suicide note was planted.]]
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* {{Goodbye, Cruel World!}} [[spoiler: Subverted in volume two. The suicide was real, but the suicide note was planted.]]
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* {{ Never Suicide}}: After finding some suspicious items in a nearby garbage can, the police suspect that Shannon's suicide may actually be murder. [[spoiler: It turns out that it actually was suicide. The items were planted by Shannon's roommate, Karen, in an attempt to not be found suspicious. It backfired.]]

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* {{ Never {{Never Suicide}}: After finding some suspicious items in a nearby garbage can, the police suspect that Shannon's suicide may actually be murder. [[spoiler: It Subverted in that it turns out that it to actually was be a suicide. The items were planted by Shannon's roommate, Karen, in an attempt to not be found suspicious. It backfired.]]

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* TheGreys: Harry resembles one, albeit with a more purplish skin.

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* TheGreys: Harry resembles one, albeit with a more purplish skin.


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* {{ Never Suicide}}: After finding some suspicious items in a nearby garbage can, the police suspect that Shannon's suicide may actually be murder. [[spoiler: It turns out that it actually was suicide. The items were planted by Shannon's roommate, Karen, in an attempt to not be found suspicious. It backfired.]]

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* {{Bookworm}}: Harry is a huge one. Asta even teases him about it.

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* {{Bookworm}}: Harry is a huge one.one, as books comprise a great majority of his belongings. Asta even teases him about it.
* {{Driven to Suicide}}: [[spoiler: Shannon in the second volume]]
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* TheGreys: Harry resembles one, albeit with a more purplish skin.
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* {{Appearance is in the Eye of the Beholder}}: Harry uses his telepathic abilities in order to appear to others as a normal human. However, about 1 in a million people can see through this disguise.

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* {{Appearance is in the Eye of the Beholder}}: Harry uses his telepathic abilities in order to appear to others as a normal human. However, about 1 in a million people can see through this disguise. [[spoiler: And apparently, cameras can see through it too.]]
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* PunBasedTitle: Harry is a resident alien while ''literally'' being an extraterrestrial alien. Bonus points for how "resident" can also refer to a stage in graduate medical training.

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* PunBasedTitle: Harry is a resident alien (as in a person living in a foreign country) while ''literally'' being an extraterrestrial alien. Bonus points for how "resident" can also refer to a stage in graduate medical training.
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* AlienAmongUs: The basic premise of the story.

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* AlienAmongUs: The basic premise of the story.series.



* HumansThroughAlienEyes: How Harry views the people in town.

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* HumansThroughAlienEyes: How Harry views Another major premise of the people in town.series.
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* {{Let Off by the Detective}}: [[spoiler: What Harry decides to do after hearing Rebecca's story]]
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* AlienBlood: When Harry is shot in the leg, his blood is pink.
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* PunBasedTitle: Harry is ''literally'' a resident alien on Earth. Bonus points for how "resident" can also refer to a stage in graduate medical training.

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* PunBasedTitle: Harry is a resident alien while ''literally'' a resident alien on Earth.being an extraterrestrial alien. Bonus points for how "resident" can also refer to a stage in graduate medical training.

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''Resident Alien'' is a murder-mystery/science fiction comic book series written by Peter Hogan and drawn by Steve Parkhouse. The story stars Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle, an alien stranded on Earth that has assumed the identity of a semi-retired doctor in the small town of Patience, Washington. He solves mysteries with the help of one of his nurse co-workers, Asta. Unbeknownst to him, the government is watching his actions. The comic is published by Creator/DarkHorseComics as a series of episodic mini-series, with one mini-series released per year.

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''Resident Alien'' is a murder-mystery/science mystery/science fiction comic book series written by Peter Hogan and drawn by Steve Parkhouse. The story stars Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle, an alien stranded on Earth that has assumed the identity of a semi-retired doctor in the small town of Patience, Washington. He solves mysteries with the help of one of his nurse co-workers, Asta. Unbeknownst to him, the government is watching his actions.suspicious of him and is trying to track him down. The comic is published by Creator/DarkHorseComics as a series of episodic mini-series, with one mini-series released per year.



* AmateurSleuth: Harry is one.



* {{Labcoat of Science and Medicine}}: Harry wears one when on-duty.



* {{Mystery Magnet}}: Harry.



* PunBasedTitle: Harry is ''literally'' a resident alien on Earth. Bonus points for how "resident" can also refer to a stage in graduate medical training.



* RubberForeheadAlien: Harry is one.

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* RubberForeheadAlien: Harry is one.
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''Resident Alien'' is a murder-mystery/science fiction comic book series written by Peter Hogan and drawn by Steve Parkhouse. The story stars Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle, an alien stranded on Earth that has assumed the identity of a semi-retired doctor in the small town of Patience, Washington. He solves mysteries with the help of one of his nurse co-workers, Asta. Unbeknownst to him, the government is watching his actions. The comic is published by Dark Horse Comics as a series of episodic mini-series, each one released about once per year.

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''Resident Alien'' is a murder-mystery/science fiction comic book series written by Peter Hogan and drawn by Steve Parkhouse. The story stars Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle, an alien stranded on Earth that has assumed the identity of a semi-retired doctor in the small town of Patience, Washington. He solves mysteries with the help of one of his nurse co-workers, Asta. Unbeknownst to him, the government is watching his actions. The comic is published by Dark Horse Comics Creator/DarkHorseComics as a series of episodic mini-series, each with one mini-series released about once per year.



* {{Appearance is in the Eye of the Beholder}}: Harry uses his telepathic abilities in order to appear to others as a normal human. However, about 1 in a million people can see through this disguise.



* TheEmpath: Harry is able to sense others emotions and is very good at reading body language.

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* TheEmpath: Harry is able to sense others emotions and is very good at reading body language. He also seems to have some mild telepathic abilities.



* MonsteroftheWeek: The story follows this format, with each mini-series covering a single self-contained mystery. However, there are some overarching plot threads, such as Harry's backstory and his being tracked by the government.

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* MonsteroftheWeek: {{Monster of the Week}}: The story follows this format, with each mini-series covering a single self-contained mystery. However, there are some overarching plot threads, such as Harry's backstory and his being tracked by the government.


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* RevealingInjury: In the first volume, Harry doesn't want anyone else to look at his bullet wound besides himself because he fears that he'll be discovered as an alien.

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* Bookworm: Harry is a huge one. Asta even teases him about it.

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* Bookworm: {{Bookworm}}: Harry is a huge one. Asta even teases him about it.
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''Resident Alien'' is a murder-mystery/science fiction comic book series written by Peter Hogan and drawn by Steve Parkhouse. The story stars Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle, an alien stranded on Earth that has assumed the identity of a semi-retired doctor in the small town of Patience, Washington. The comic is published by Dark Horse Comics as a series of episodic mini-series, each one released about once per year.

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''Resident Alien'' is a murder-mystery/science fiction comic book series written by Peter Hogan and drawn by Steve Parkhouse. The story stars Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle, an alien stranded on Earth that has assumed the identity of a semi-retired doctor in the small town of Patience, Washington. He solves mysteries with the help of one of his nurse co-workers, Asta. Unbeknownst to him, the government is watching his actions. The comic is published by Dark Horse Comics as a series of episodic mini-series, each one released about once per year.




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* RubberForeheadAlien: Harry is one.

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* Action Girl: Asta seems to be one, considering she tackled a guy to get information from him.
* Alien Among Us: The basic premise of the story
* Humans Through Alien Eyes: How Harry views the people in town

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"!! [Resident Alien] !! ''Resident Alien'' contains examples of:"

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* Action Girl: ActionGirl: Asta seems to be one, considering she tackled a guy to get information from him.
* Alien Among Us: AlienAmongUs: The basic premise of the story
story.
* Humans Through Alien Eyes: Bookworm: Harry is a huge one. Asta even teases him about it.
* TheEmpath: Harry is able to sense others emotions and is very good at reading body language.
* HumansThroughAlienEyes:
How Harry views the people in towntown.
* MonsteroftheWeek: The story follows this format, with each mini-series covering a single self-contained mystery. However, there are some overarching plot threads, such as Harry's backstory and his being tracked by the government.
* PerkyGoth: For a goth, Asta is not particularly gloomy.

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''Resident Alien'' is a murder-mystery/science fiction comic book series written by Peter Hogan and drawn by Steve Parkhouse. The story stars Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle, an alien stranded on Earth that has assumed the identity of a semi-retired doctor in the small town of Patience, Washington. The comic is published by Dark Horse Comics as a series of episodic mini-series, each one released about once per year.

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"!! [Resident Alien] contains examples of:"

*Action Girl: Asta seems to be one, considering she tackled a guy to get information from him.
*Alien Among Us: The basic premise of the story
*Humans Through Alien Eyes: How Harry views the people in town

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