History Series / TheTick2016

* DarkerAndEdgier: Even compared to the early comics. The City might as well be [[TheDarkKnightTrilogy Gotham.]]

* HighConcept: What if TheDarkKnightTrilogy starred the Creator/AdamWest {{Batman}}?

This take on ''The Tick'' appeared as a part of Amazon Prime's Fall Pilot Season of 2016 in August 19, 2016 and was picked up for a full series on September 27, 2016.

* HighConcept: What if TheDarkKnightTrilogy starred the AdamWest {{Batman}}?

* IncorruptiblePurePurenss: Given how dark the rest of the show is, the Tick is probably the nicest and most polite version he's ever been.

* CompleteMonster: The Terror, especially compared to prior versions of the character. The Terror's always been the BigBad of the Tick, but this one's downright mean.

->''"Hello, world. This is The Tick. Don't worry--I'm not in outer space. I'm not even in this yet! But I know what's coming--an epic tale, rife with destiny, adventure and blood loss. The ultimate struggle of light against darkness. Of good against evil. Of...meat."''

'''The Tick''' is a 2016 Creator/AmazonStudios original series based on the [[ComicBook/TheTick comic book]] by Ben Edlund.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: The Terror creates a virus that blinds a group of heroes, has his goons murder said heroes in front of a very young Arthur, then slurps down the rest of Arthur's ice cream.

* KickTheDog: You have to expect The Terror would be a JerkAss, but just to really show off how pointlessly evil is, after he killed the Flag Five, and after their ship crushed Arthur's father after the Terror crashed it, the Terror calmly walked towards young Athur and stole his ice cream, then laughed in his face about the whole thing.

* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** During the scene where Arthur spies on shifty crooks loading suspicious gear, one of the bigger goons mocks a bulletproof suit, thinking it "looks like a goddamn bunny suit". Longtime Tick fans would know [[spoiler:this becomes Arthur's signature moth suit.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: The Terror.

* ArsonMurderJaywalking: The Terror creates a virus that blinds a group of heroes, has his goons murder said heroes in front of a very young Arthur, then slurps down the rest of Arthur's ice cream.

'''The Tick''' is a 2016 Creator/{{Amazon}} Original Series based on the [[ComicBook/TheTick comic book]] by Ben Edlund.

InAWorld where superheroes have been a thing since a huge space object made a big impression in the Tunguska River Basin back in 1908 during what many call "the Dawn of the Age of Superheroes", mild-mannered (if mentally troubled) accountant Arthur Everest (Griffin Newman) is following what he believes is the secret trail of The Terror (Creator/JackieEarleHaley), a supervillain many believe was already killed years ago by Superian (Brendan Hines), the first superhero.

InAWorld where superheroes have been a thing since a huge space object made a big impression in the Tunguska River Basin back in 1908 during what many call "the Dawn of the Age of Superheroes", mild-mannered accountant Arthur Everest is following what he believes is the secret trail of The Terror, a supervillain who many believe was already killed years ago by Superian, the first superhero.

Arthur comes to the conclusion that the Terror is running The City from underground. However, as he tries to blow the cover of the conspiracy, things take a turn for the bizarre when he sparks the interest of a big, blue and rather enigmatic superhero calling himself The Tick.

** The scene where The Tick tries moving objects around Arthur's apartment in an attempt to find a trigger that reveals a secret lair harkens back to [[WesternAnimation/TheTick the cartoon]]'s first episode where Tick does the exact same thing.
** Shortly before the above scene, the Tick also quotes the cartoon version of the Tick saying "You're not going crazy Arthur. You're going ''sane'' in a crazy world!"
** [[spoiler:The possibility that the Tick may be a figment of Arthur's imagination can be a nod to how the origin story of the comic book version of The Tick, which had him escaping from a mental institute.]]

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Arthur's father died the same day as the Flag Five got killed by The Terror. What's more, The Terror directly mocked Arthur, with a photo of it ending up ''[[UpToEleven on the cover of]]'' ''Magazine/TimeMagazine''. It was this tragic day that sparked Arthur's obsession towards finding The Terror.]]

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Arthur's father died the same day as the Flag Five got killed by The Terror. What's more, The Terror directly mocked Arthur, with a photo of it ending up being featured ''[[UpToEleven on the cover of]]'' ''Magazine/TimeMagazine''. It was this tragic day that sparked Arthur's obsession towards finding The Terror.]]

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Arthur's father died the same day as the Flag Five got killed by The Terror. What's more, The Terror directly mocked Arthur, and a photo of this ended up being featured ''[[UpToEleven on the cover of]]'' ''Magazine/TimeMagazine''. It was this tragic day that sparked Arthur's obsession towards finding The Terror.]]

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Arthur's father died the same day as the Flag Five got killed by The Terror. What's more, The Terror directly mocked Arthur, and a photo of this ended up being featured ''[[UpToEleven on the cover of'' ''Magazine/TimeMagazine''. It was this tragic day that sparked Arthur's obsession towards finding The Terror.]]

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Arthur's father died the same day as the Flag Five got killed by The Terror. What's more, The Terror directly mocked Arthur. It was this tragic day that sparked Arthur's obsession towards finding The Terror.]]

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Arthur's father died the same day as the Fab Five got killed by The Terror. What's more, The Terror directly mocked Arthur. It was this tragic day that sparked Arthur's obsession towards finding The Terror.]]
* DeathByOriginStory: [[spoiler:Arthur's dad, who died the same exact day as the Fab Five did when Arthur was a boy.]]

** One of the mooks dissmisses a bulletproof suit after claiming it "looks like a goddamn bunny suit." [[spoiler:A running gag throughout the various Tick stories is that Arthur's moth suit

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** [[spoiler:The possibility that the Tick may be a figment of Arthur's imagination can be a nod to how the origin story of the comic book version of The Tick, escaped from a mental institute.]]