History Webcomic / Chainsawsuit

A gag-a-day webcomic by the legendary Creator/KrisStraub, of ''Webcomic/{{Starslip}}'' and ''Webcomic/CheckerboardNightmare'' fame. Currently available [[https://chainsawsuit.krisstraub.com/ here]]. Featuring lots of irony, violence, [[LazyArtist lazy art]], and random humor. Straub originally named it "Indie Comic," but switched to "Chainsawsuit" when it became clear that he wanted to do more with the strip than make fun of indie comics.

* AlienGeometries: "[[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2010/05/12/cthulhu-cheats/ You can't use non-Euclidean dice.]]"

* BetterByADifferentName: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2009/12/24/come-on-america/ Snuggers]], which are just sweats.

* DiggingYourselfDeeper: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2009/09/10/strip-286/ This]].
* EskimosArentReal: "[[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2012/04/12/the-australia-hoax/ The Australia Hoax]]"

* FantasticFantasyIsMundane: Cthulhu and friends play a tabletop RPG called "Humans and Habitats". Cthulhu's character, Doug, is a [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2011/08/15/humans-and-habitats/ "level 6 businessman"]].
* {{Fetish}}: Spoofed [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2011/11/10/a-match-made-in-heaven/ here]], with a guy having a fetish for [[Franchise/StarWars R2-D2]] after [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack he was spit out by the swamp monster]].

* GoodAngelBadAngel: Parodied [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2008/09/26/strip-72/ here]].
* HandsInPockets: Parodied [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2009/08/25/strip-274/ here]], where the character's hands and feet are conspicuously covered.

* HumanoidAbomination: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2009/05/15/strip-215/ Mary Poppins]].
* HollywoodAtheist: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2012/05/18/i-been-reading-a-lot-of-reddit-lately/ r/atheism]].

* {{Juggalo}}: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2010/07/09/fully-legalized/ This guy]].

* MerchandiseDriven: Made fun of [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2013/01/14/the-old-webcomics-merch-game/#idc-cover here]].

** [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2011/05/25/now-this-is-music/ Everything is exciting]] with the Series/GameOfThrones theme music.

* MyInstinctsAreShowing: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2008/08/12/strip-40/ Oh, Lazy Cat]]...

* NeverGiveTheCaptainAStraightAnswer: Described [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2014/07/14/the-star-trek-dilemma/ here]] as "The ''Franchise/StarTrek'' Dilemma".

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2011/06/10/the-chainsawsuit/ Used in this parody of]] ''Webcomic/TheOatmeal''.

* StagingAnIntervention: The comic gets meta with it. In [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2014/09/15/the-b-u-t-t-algorithm/ "The BUTT Algorithm"]], the character gets a Twitter algorithm that recommends posts relevant to his interests... and it gives him nothing but "news about men's butts!" TheRant below the comic states: ''this page is procedurally generated. no one else is seeing this comic today. it’s about you and how much your dumb butt hangup is ruining your life. this is a web intervention from me and your family.''

** Rageface comics [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2012/05/28/guest-strip-by-internet/ get skewered for]] [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2012/04/23/upcycle-your-boring-stories/ their lack of originality]].
** Makes fun of ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' for plugging shirts they plan on [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2013/01/14/the-old-webcomics-merch-game/#idc-cover selling later]].
* ThinkHappyThoughts: "[[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2009/11/06/strip-324/ Tucker Cogburn, the wrong kind of doctor]]".

* UnflinchingWalk: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/tag/action-champ-walkaway/ Action Champ Walkaway]], as mentioned above. His walk ''causes'' the explosion. In later appearances he doesn't even have to walk; just turning away is enough.
* WhiteDudeBlackDude: Mocked in [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/archive/2008/03/26/strip-344/ this early strip]]. Apparently white people and black people make different sounds while eating, and simply ''pointing this out'' is the "greatest comedy ever" and will earn you a giant pile of money.
* WishingForMoreWishes: In [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2014/12/05/wishes-do-come-true/ this]] comic, a character wishes for a genie that lets him wish for more wishes.
* WordSaladHumor: Used to parody its use in {{Nerdcore}} [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2011/04/05/nerd-music/ music]].

* ClimateChange: Parodied to death in the "[[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2009/02/12/strip-160/ Disastorm: The Movie]]" arc. Highlights include underground tornados and a weather forecast predicting a "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Partly Exploding]]" Thursday.

* AscendedFanon: One comic featured Huntyr at home with his girlfriend and a few commenters thought it was his mom and he [[BasementDweller lived at home]]. Straub declared it canon.

* PromotedFanboy: Huntyr Chase was a commenter who was infamous for his overuse of "first" and the perverted remarks that would usually follow.

A gag-a-day webcomic by the legendary Creator/KrisStraub, of ''Webcomic/{{Starslip}}'' and ''Webcomic/CheckerboardNightmare'' fame. Updates on weekdays [[http://www.chainsawsuit.com/comic/ here]]. Featuring lots of irony, violence, [[LazyArtist lazy art]], and random humor. Straub originally named it "Indie Comic," but switched to "Chainsawsuit" when it became clear that he wanted to do more with the strip than make fun of indie comics.

As of mid-June 2021, a semi-disastrous website migration has left the strip temporarily offline. Kris has said on Twitter that he's working on the problem. If you absolutely need to see the strip right away, the Website/InternetArchive [[https://web.archive.org/web/20210519111752/http://chainsawsuit.com/ is here for you.]]

Recently, the website it's hosted on seems to have been replaced with an empty Wordpress site. It is unknown if this will ever be fixed.

* GlobalWarning: "[[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2009/02/12/strip-160/ Disastorm]]: TheMovie" arc.

* CruelTwistEnding: Parodied several times in [[TheTwilightZone "The Irony Zone"]]

* LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek: Parodied with "She Cried Veto: The Susan Miller Story", in which a woman is raped by the President, and then her husband dumps her, and then the evil President [[YouFailEconomicsForever declares rape to be the new currency of America]], and then [[DeusExMachina everything is resolved out of nowhere]].

* {{Wiki/Wikipedia}} / {{GIFT}}: "[[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2009/12/02/facts-about-george-washington/ Facts about George Washington]]"

A gag-a-day webcomic by the legendary Kris Straub, of ''Webcomic/{{Starslip}}'' and ''Webcomic/CheckerboardNightmare'' fame. Updates on weekdays [[http://www.chainsawsuit.com/comic/ here]]. Featuring lots of irony, violence, [[LazyArtist lazy art]], and random humor. Straub originally named it "Indie Comic," but switched to "Chainsawsuit" when it became clear that he wanted to do more with the strip than make fun of indie comics.

* CruelTwistEnding

* KarmicTwistEnding

* {{Fetish}}: Spoofed [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2011/11/10/a-match-made-in-heaven/ here]], with a guy having a fetish for [[StarWars R2-D2]] after [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack he was spit out by the swamp monster]].

** "Addictions and the Human Toll" deconstructs the entire premise of ''LeastICouldDo''.

* ShoutOut: Huntyr Chase's brother is named [[GoofusAndGallant Gallant]].

* InNameOnly: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2010/02/16/based-on-the-epic-poem/ Dante's Inferno:]] [[BlatantLies Based on the epic poem.]]

* Lazy Cat, who is basically Film/JamesBond [[XMeetsY meets]] Garfield.

* {{Wikipedia}} / {{GIFT}}: "[[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2009/12/02/facts-about-george-washington/ Facts about George Washington]]"

* {{Fetish}}: Spoofed [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2011/11/10/a-match-made-in-heaven/ here]], with a guy having a fetish for [[StarWars R2-D2]] after [[TheEmpireStrikesBack he was spit out by the swamp monster]].

A gag-a-day webcomic by the legendary Kris Straub, of ''Webcomic/{{Starslip}}'' and ''Webcomic/CheckerboardNightmare'' fame. Updates on weekdays [[http://www.chainsawsuit.com/ here]]. Featuring lots of irony, violence, [[LazyArtist lazy art]], and random humor. Straub originally named it "Indie Comic," but switched to "Chainsawsuit" when it became clear that he wanted to do more with the strip than make fun of indie comics.

* [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2011/05/04/investigationing/ Jet Wiggledick]], a hardball journalist who has a difficult time being taken seriously due to his [[UnfortunateNames unfortunate name]]. Killed off but [[UnexplainedRecovery inexplicably brought back to life]].

* AlienGeometries: "[[http://chainsawsuit.com/2010/05/12/cthulhu-cheats/ You can't use non-Euclidean dice.]]"
* AnalProbing: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/03/02/strip-172/ Put into context.]] With one phrase...

* BetterByADifferentName: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/12/24/come-on-america/ Snuggers]], which are just sweats.

* ChainsawGood: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/03/31/strip-346/ The strip that named this comic]]: a suit made of chainsaws, perfect for fending off the zombie hordes.

* DiggingYourselfDeeper: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/09/10/strip-286/ This]].
* EskimosArentReal: "[[http://chainsawsuit.com/2012/04/12/the-australia-hoax/ The Australia Hoax]]"

* {{Fetish}}: Spoofed [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2011/11/10/a-match-made-in-heaven/ here]], with a guy having a fetish for [[StarWars R2-D2]] after [[TheEmpireStrikesBack he was spit out by the swamp monster]].

* GiftOfTheMagiPlot: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/10/08/strip-305/]] A human astronaut is running out of oxygen, and a plant astronaut is running out of carbon dioxide. "We could have planned this out better."
* GlobalWarning: "[[http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/02/12/strip-160/ Disastorm]]: TheMovie" arc.
* GoodAngelBadAngel: Parodied [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/09/26/strip-72/ here]].
* HandsInPockets: Parodied [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/08/25/strip-274/ here]], where the character's hands and feet are conspicuously covered.

* HumanoidAbomination: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/05/15/strip-215/ Mary Poppins]].
* HollywoodAtheist: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2012/05/18/i-been-reading-a-lot-of-reddit-lately/ r/atheism]].

* InNameOnly: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2010/02/16/based-on-the-epic-poem/ Dante's Inferno:]] [[BlatantLies Based on the epic poem.]]
* {{Juggalo}}: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2010/07/09/fully-legalized/ This guy]].

* MerchandiseDriven: Made fun of [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2013/01/14/the-old-webcomics-merch-game/#idc-cover here]].

** [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2011/05/25/now-this-is-music/ Everything is exciting]] with the Series/GameOfThrones theme music.

* MyInstinctsAreShowing: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/08/12/strip-40/ Oh, Lazy Cat]]...

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2011/06/10/the-chainsawsuit/ Used in this parody of]] ''Webcomic/TheOatmeal''.

* NotThatKindOfDoctor: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/11/06/strip-324/ Tucker Cogburn]] provides the page image.
* OhCrap: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/02/27/strip-171/ The secret ingredient is...]]

* ThePictureCameWithTheFrame: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2011/12/07/coincidences/ Her name is Dawn Kensington]] and she also really does [[GirlfriendInCanada live in Canada]].

* SideEffectsInclude: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/08/27/strip-50/ You know what, this was a bad idea]].

** Rageface comics [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2012/05/28/guest-strip-by-internet/ get skewered for]] [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2012/04/23/upcycle-your-boring-stories/ their lack of originality]].
** Makes fun of ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' for plugging shirts they plan on [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2013/01/14/the-old-webcomics-merch-game/#idc-cover selling later]].
* ThinkHappyThoughts: "[[http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/11/06/strip-324/ Tucker Cogburn, the wrong kind of doctor]]".
* TwoGamersOnACouch: [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2010/01/18/now-dats-boigin/ Occasionally utilized.]]
* {{Wikipedia}} / {{GIFT}}: "[[http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/12/02/facts-about-george-washington/ Facts about George Washington]]"

* WordSaladHumor: Used to parody its use in {{Nerdcore}} [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2011/04/05/nerd-music/ music]].

* NeverGiveTheCaptainAStraightAnswer: Described [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2014/07/14/the-star-trek-dilemma/ here]] as "The ''StarTrek'' Dilemma".

* Elder God [[CthulhuMythos Cthulhu]], who is rather depressed at the MisaimedFandom he receives from humans.

A gag-a-day webcomic by the legendary Kris Straub, of ''{{Starslip}}'' and ''CheckerboardNightmare'' fame. Updates on weekdays [[http://www.chainsawsuit.com/ here]]. Featuring lots of irony, violence, [[LazyArtist lazy art]], and random humor. Straub originally named it "Indie Comic," but switched to "Chainsawsuit" when it became clear that he wanted to do more with the strip than make fun of indie comics.

** As is the PerryBibleFellowship.