History Main / WrittenSoundEffect

* The ''StarWars'' ExpandedUniverse's [[SoBadItsGood notorious]] "Jedi Prince" cycle (''TheGloveOfDarthVader'' et al) makes extensive use of these, never describing a sound when something like "GRONG!" would suffice. This causes at least one {{Narm}} moment when the BigBad [[YouHaveFailedMe shoots one of his inner circle]], "ZAP!" detracting somewhat from the intended drama of the scene.

* ''Astro Marine Corps'' has "GRONF GRONF" for getting swallowed whole, and also "GLU GLU GLU" for [[SuperDrowningSkills falling into water]].

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* ''Webcomic/{{Digger}}'' uses them, and occasionally has oddly specific ones with the meaning described in a footnote. For [[http://www.diggercomic.com/?p=333 example]]: "SQUITHMPGLUGH [[note]] The sound of a large Gourd commiting a Kamikaze assault. Difficult render phonetically at the best of times.[[/note]]

* In ''ImpureBlood'' [[http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Issue4PAGES/ib077.html During this fight scene]] -- and [[http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Chapter001/ib002.html this one as well]].
* In ''ThistilMistilKistil'', [[http://tmkcomic.depleti.com/comic/ch03-pg21/ as the ship goes to sea]].
* In ''GalacticMaximum'', [[http://maximumcomic.com/?strip_id=1 GZAT!]]
* In ''{{Doodze}}'', [[http://seguemediagroup.com/doodze/?p=1012 numerous, as they fall.]]
* In ''AmericanBarbarian'', [[http://www.ambarb.com/?p=181 numerous during the fight]], quite often elsewhere.

* In ''BlueYonder'', [[http://www.blueyondercomic.net/comics/1366295/blue-yonder-chapter-1-page-40/ both RUMBLE! and BEEP!]]
* In ''QuestionDuck'', [[http://questionduck.smackjeeves.com/comics/1394051/278/ during (claimed) underwater comic book style adventures.]]

* In ''OurLittleAdventure'', [[http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0160.html BOP for a collision, and WHAMP for letting her fall as he started to help her up]] -- she apologizes, because that was a stupid time to insult him.
* In ''BobAndGeorge'', [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/000430c the author was introduced with a sound effect.]] [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/000501c Followed by a more suitable one.]]

* ''{{Project0}}'' started with more traditional words and sounds showing up, but more recent pages tend to make them [[http://www.centralcitytower.com/2011/01/project-0-page-211-big-finish.html as integrated as possible]]

* ''ParallelDementia'' has some good examples of the written sound effect at work. [[http://paralleldementia.comicgenesis.com/d/20060315.html Strip #32]] shows how the basic choices make a difference. [[http://paralleldementia.comicgenesis.com/d/20060731.html Strip #97]] shows how to simulate echoes with layered lettering and connect the action across panels with an extended effect. The next link is rather spoilery if you haven't read the comic yet, but in addition to another example of how written sound effects can give more dynamism to panels frozen in time, [[http://paralleldementia.comicgenesis.com/d/20071031.html strip #341]] also has an example of how they can be used with creative panel arrangements to show causality and simultaneity of events in different places.
* [[http://goneastray.comicgenesis.com/ This]] uses onomatopoeia by occasionally incorporating them into the art.
* [[Webcomic/SluggyFreelance *ka-click*]] usually means someone is having or will soon have a really, really, ''really'' bad day, thanks to a certain [[KillerRabbit lop-ear]].

* ''GeistPanik'' uses these in combination with UnsoundEffect.

* ''DaisyOwl'' uses these liberally, and [[http://www.daisyowl.com/comic/2010-01-31 epically]].
* Occasionally used in ''EverydayHeroes''; for example, [[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=180831 someone punching in on a time clock]] goes "ka-CLOCK".

* ''Webcomic/{{Digger}}'' uses them, and occasionally has oddly specific ones with the meaning described in a footnote. For [[http://www.diggercomic.com/?p=333 example]]: "SQUITHMPGLUGH [[note]] The sound of a large Gourd commiting a Kamikaze assault. Difficult to render phonetically at the best of times.[[/note]]

* Occasionally [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in ''EverydayHeroes''; for example in [[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=76141 this strip]], where the author's comment underneath mentions that sound effects are "brought to you by the Don Martin Memorial Onomatopoetic Society."

** ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' featured "Bicycle Repairman" as a heroic figure in a world filled with Supermen. As he works, sound effects crop up on screen: "CLINK!" "SCREW!" "BEND!" "INFLATE!" "ALTER SADDLE!"

* ''KingdomOfLoathing'' uses these whenever someone takes damage. If you're dealing it, it's blue '''ZAP!'''s, '''POW!'''s, and '''[[VideoGame/RiverCityRansom BARF!]]'''s; while if you're taking damage, you see red '''Ouch!'''es and '''Ow!'''s.
* ''{{Persona 3}}'' and ''{{Persona 4}}'' use this both in and out of combat.

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* ''RipHaywire'', an AffectionateParody of action-adventure strips, regularly creates new sound effects by adding "KA-" before an appropriate word.

* ''RipHaywire'', an AffectionateParody of action-adventure strips, regularly creates new sound effects by adding "KA-" before an appropriate word.

* Often used in ''NinjaSentaiKakuranger'', but not in any other ''SuperSentai''.
** It was used, however, in the reversion of ''MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.

* The credits of ''VideoGame/RockManMinusInfinity'' track your deaths under "tiwns", which is supposed to be onomatopoeia for Mega Man's death sound.

* In a literary example, L.E. Modesitt, Jr. likes to use those in his novels, notably in the Saga of Recluce series. By far the most prevalent is the explosive ''CRRRRRUMMMMMPTTTTT''.

* ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' #20 had a story told almost entirely in pictures with sound effects written over. Dialogue was reduced to the phrases "AARRGH!" and "GNNG!"

* Used in the Henry and June sketches on ''WesernAnimation/{{KaBlam}}''

* TheIncredibleHercules especially as written by GregPak employed this with GUSTO. MostTriumphantExample was when Hercules, [[ItMakesSenseInContext dressed as]] [[TheMightyThor Thor]], was fighting Thor, [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext dressed as Hercules]], and Hercules grabbed Thor by nipples. The effect? "NURP!"

* ''Webcomic/{{Digger}}'' uses them, and occasionally has oddly specific ones with the meaning described in a footnote. For [[http://www.diggercomic.com/?p=333 example]]: "SQUITHMPGLUGH [[hottip:* : The sound of a large Gourd commiting a Kamikaze assuault. Difficult to render phonetically at the best of times.]]