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* NoHuggingNoKissing: Betelgeuse isn't big on physical affection, so when he embraces Lydia on their first meeting after several months, she immediately wonders if he's drunk. (He's tipsy.)
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* NoHuggingNoKissing: Betelgeuse isn't big on physical affection, so when he embraces Lydia on their first meeting after several months, she immediately wonders if he's drunk. (He's (He ''is'' tipsy.)
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* {{Protectorate}}: Lydia is becoming this for Betelgeuse as well; like in the cartoon, he doesn't put up with anything threatening her.
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* {{Protectorate}}: Lydia is becoming quickly becomes this for Betelgeuse as well; Betelgeuse; like in the cartoon, he doesn't put up with anything threatening her.
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''[[http://cobwebandstripes.deviantart.com/gallery/45512354/English Cobweb and Stripes]]'' by cobwebandstripes (which can also be followed on [[https://www.facebook.com/cobwebandstripes Facebook]] or [[http://cobwebandstripes.tumblr.com Tumblr]]) is what happens when a talented Polish artist decides to show how the elements of ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' and the drastically different [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} animated series]] can be fused together in the form of a FanWebComic.
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''[[http://cobwebandstripes.deviantart.com/gallery/45512354/English Cobweb and Stripes]]'' by cobwebandstripes (which can also be followed on [[https://www.facebook.com/cobwebandstripes Facebook]] or [[http://cobwebandstripes.tumblr.com Tumblr]]) is what happens when a talented Polish artist decides to show how the elements of ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' and the drastically different [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} animated series]] can be fused together in the form of a FanWebComic.
FanWebComic. It can be enjoyed in English, Polish, or Russian.
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* CharacterDevelopment: A big part of the reason why the comic is so admired by its readers; both Lydia and Betelgeuse undergo considerable improvement over the course of the story, largely as a result of knowing each other.
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* RoommateCom: The college portion of the story is shaping up to potentially be this. Although Lydia requested a single dorm and was apparently promised one, she nevertheless has a roommate who has yet to be introduced.
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* UnsoundEffect: Seen occasionally, such as "BEEEED" near the end of chapter 14.
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* NumerologicalMotif: It's probably not a coincidence that Lydia's dorm room is number 113.
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* NumerologicalMotif: It's probably WordOfGod confirms that it's not a coincidence that Lydia's dorm room is number 113.ends in '''13'''.
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* NumerologicalMotif: It's probably not a coincidence that Lydia's dorm room is number 113.
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* PairTheSpares: Jacques the skeleton and Ginger the spider, from the cartoon, are a married couple here.
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* PairTheSpares: OverprotectiveDad: Charles has his moments, despite being an oblivious BumblingDad.
* PairTheSpares[=/=]BetaCouple: Jacques the skeleton and Ginger the spider, from the cartoon, are a married couple here.
* PairTheSpares[=/=]BetaCouple: Jacques the skeleton and Ginger the spider, from the cartoon, are a married couple here.
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* {{Teleportation}}: Another of Betelgeuse's most frequently-used powers. He doesn't even necessarily need to know where he's going in order to teleport there; for example, rather than walk around searching for Lydia's dorm when she arrives at college, he simply grabs her hand and brings them to the right building.
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* BrickJoke: When they visit the haunted house in chapter 14, Betelgeuse bets Lydia a dollar that she screams like a little girl; she bets him the same. They ''both'' do. At the very end of the chapter, he sends her a note with a dollar inside, reminding her that she owes him a dollar too.
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* DirtyOldMan: Betelgeuse has his moments. When he directs his comments at Lydia, however, they come across as clumsy flirting rather than outright harassment.
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* DirtyOldMan: Betelgeuse has his moments. When he directs his comments at Lydia, however, they come across as clumsy flirting rather than outright harassment. harassment; as the story progresses, he starts evolving into more of a ChivalrousPervert.
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* WholesomeCrossdresser: "Wholesome" may be a stretch, but in chapter 5, Betelgeuse adopts the "Betty Juice" persona from the cartoon in order to help Lydia go out on Halloween instead of being trapped at home for one of Delia's terrible parties.
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* WholesomeCrossdresser: "Wholesome" may be a stretch, but in chapter 5, Betelgeuse adopts the "Betty Juice" persona from the cartoon cartoon, in order to help Lydia go out on Halloween instead of being trapped at home for one of Delia's terrible parties.
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* NoHuggingNoKissing: Betelgeuse isn't big on physical affection, so when he embraces Lydia on their first meeting after several months, she immediately wonders if he's drunk. (He's tipsy.)
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* PoisonousFriend: Unusually for the trope, Betelgeuse ''volunteers'' to be this for Lydia in chapter 12. He offers to basically deal with anyone at her request, so that "your sweet little hands will stay clean" but she still has her revenge as needed. She's not enthused, although she sort of appreciates the offer.
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* AnywhereButTheirLips: Lydia thanks Betelgeuse for her birthday adventure with a kiss on the cheek. He's visibly stunned.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: While consoling an upset Lydia, Betelgeuse tells her that the only way to avoid feeling pain is to cut out her heart. This is important later.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: While consoling an upset Lydia, Betelgeuse tells her that Many things mentioned in the only way earlier chapters, particularly things said by Betelgeuse, are likely to avoid feeling pain is to cut out her heart. This is important later.assume greater importance as the story progresses.
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* IconicOutfit: Betelgeuse's striped suit is usually present, as it was in the cartoon, but the comic gives an OriginStory to Lydia's spiderweb poncho.
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* IconicOutfit: Betelgeuse's striped suit is usually present, as it was in the cartoon, but the comic gives an OriginStory to Lydia's spiderweb poncho.[[note]]In the cartoon's pilot, it's shown that the poncho is actually a ''tablecloth''. Here, both the poncho and the black garment underneath it were spun by Ginger the spider.[[/note]]
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* TheNounAndTheNoun: The title refers to the main characters' {{Iconic Outfit}}s - Cobweb for Lydia's poncho, Stripes for Betelgeuse's suit.
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* TheNounAndTheNoun: The title refers to the main characters' {{Iconic Outfit}}s - Cobweb ''Cobweb'' for Lydia's poncho, Stripes ''Stripes'' for Betelgeuse's suit.
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* {{Shapeshifting}}: As noted above, Betelgeuse is particularly adept at this. He can even change his gender at will, and tells Lydia that he once spent several years as a femme fatale named Bernadette - simply because after the first few centuries in the Neitherworld, he started to get bored.
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* {{Shapeshifting}}: As noted above, Betelgeuse is particularly adept at this. He can even change his gender at will, and tells Lydia that he once spent several years as a femme fatale ''femme fatale'' named Bernadette - simply because after the first few centuries in the Neitherworld, he started to get bored.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: It doesn't seem, the way they interact in their earliest scenes together, like Betelgeuse and Jacques particularly like one another. But like in the cartoon, Jacques and his wife Ginger are Betelgeuse's only real friends in the Neitherworld and he's actually rather (quietly) fond of them.
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* BoxedCrook: Betelgeuse, until exonerated at his trial. Any time in the first six chapters that he's not actively spending time with Lydia, he's stuck in what looks like an oversized bird cage.
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* BoxedCrook: Betelgeuse, until exonerated at his trial. Any time in the first six several chapters that he's not actively spending time with Lydia, he's stuck in what looks like an oversized bird cage.
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* SlasherSmile: Betelgeuse and Lydia ''both'' do this from time to time. It's fairly normal for BJ, but it's bizarre on Lydia's young face; she usually does it when she's managed to convince Betelgeuse to tell her something he didn't want to reveal.edS
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* SlasherSmile: Betelgeuse and Lydia ''both'' do this from time to time. It's fairly normal for BJ, but it's bizarre on Lydia's young face; she usually does it when she's managed to convince Betelgeuse to tell her something he didn't want to reveal.edS
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** Played straight by Betelgeuse himself, though, who calls her "Lyds" and "Babe," almost never using her real name.
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** Played straight by Betelgeuse himself, though, who calls her "Lyds" and "Babe," almost never using her real name. He also sometimes calls Jacques "Bones."
* AlphaBitch: Claire Brewster, as in the cartoon, still enjoys making Lydia miserable while they're in high school, calling her 'ugly' and 'a witch.' She gets very little screentime, however, and Betelgeuse quickly sends her packing with bugs in her hair.
* AlphaBitch: Claire Brewster, as in the cartoon, still enjoys making Lydia miserable while they're in high school, calling her 'ugly' and 'a witch.' She gets very little screentime, however, and Betelgeuse quickly sends her packing with bugs in her hair.
* BoxedCrook: Betelgeuse, until exonerated at his trial. Any time in the first six chapters that he's not actively spending time with Lydia, he's stuck in what looks like an oversized bird cage.
* [[CameBackWrong Died Wrong]]: Betelgeuse explains to Lydia that he looks more "stale," as she puts it, than the Maitlands because they accepted their situation faster than he did; to avoid looking like him after death, he says, she needs to abandon her body as soon as she's sure medical science can't revive her.
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* TheEvilPrince: Prince Vince, while a benign and friendly character in the cartoon, is portrayed here as the antagonist. He's out to make Betelgeuse's afterlife a nightmare, and it has yet to be revealed exactly why. (It's also not clear why he calls himself a prince.)
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* TheEvilPrince: Prince Vince, while a benign and friendly character in the cartoon, is portrayed here as the antagonist. He's out to make Betelgeuse's afterlife a nightmare, and it has yet to be revealed exactly why. (It's also not clear why he calls himself a prince.)prince, other than that he's declared himself in charge of part of the Neitherworld and has the connections to pull it off.)
* {{Foreshadowing}}: While consoling an upset Lydia, Betelgeuse tells her that the only way to avoid feeling pain is to cut out her heart. This is important later.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: While consoling an upset Lydia, Betelgeuse tells her that the only way to avoid feeling pain is to cut out her heart. This is important later.
* GratuitousFrench: Jacques, as in the cartoon, peppers his speech with French words and phrases. Justified in that he (presumably) was a Frenchman in life.
* HalloweenEpisode: Chapter 5.
* HalloweenEpisode: Chapter 5.
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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: The afterlife isn't quite what Lydia expected, much like the film.
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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: The afterlife isn't quite what Lydia expected, much like in the film.
* ParentalAbandonment: Lydia suffers from this a lot. Her mother died when she was young; her father is loving but relatively inattentive; her stepmother is hopelessly self-absorbed. She had two years of happiness with {{Parental Substitute}}s Adam and Barbara, but once they move on at the beginning of the comic, she rarely hears from them.
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* RavenHairIvorySkin: Lydia, as ever. Betelgeuse openly finds it appealing.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The judge who presides over Betelgeuse's trial. He's very polite to Lydia throughout the whole thing, is willing to accept that most of the evidence against the accused was manufactured, and orders Vince arrested for said tampering.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The judge who presides over Betelgeuse's trial. He's very polite to Lydia throughout the whole thing, is willing to accept that most of the evidence against the accused was manufactured, and orders Vince arrested for said tampering.
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* RavenHairIvorySkin: Lydia, as ever. Betelgeuse openly makes it obvious that he finds it appealing.
appealing, both in words and with those {{Longing Look}}s he keeps sending her way.
* RealityWarper: As in both forms of canon, Betelgeuse is on the lower end of this.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The judge who presides over Betelgeuse's trial. He's very polite to Lydia throughout the whole thing, is willing to accept that most of the evidence against the accused was manufactured, [[ThePardon pardons him]], and orders Vince arrested for said tampering.
* RealityWarper: As in both forms of canon, Betelgeuse is on the lower end of this.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The judge who presides over Betelgeuse's trial. He's very polite to Lydia throughout the whole thing, is willing to accept that most of the evidence against the accused was manufactured, [[ThePardon pardons him]], and orders Vince arrested for said tampering.
* {{Shapeshifting}}: As noted above, Betelgeuse is particularly adept at this. He can even change his gender at will, and tells Lydia that he once spent several years as a femme fatale named Bernadette - simply because after the first few centuries in the Neitherworld, he started to get bored.
* SlasherSmile: Betelgeuse and Lydia ''both'' do this from time to time. It's fairly normal for BJ, but it's bizarre on Lydia's young face; she usually does it when she's managed to convince Betelgeuse to tell her something he didn't want to reveal.edS
* SlasherSmile: Betelgeuse and Lydia ''both'' do this from time to time. It's fairly normal for BJ, but it's bizarre on Lydia's young face; she usually does it when she's managed to convince Betelgeuse to tell her something he didn't want to reveal.edS
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* UnresolvedSexualTension: Starting toward the conclusion of chapter 14, this is becoming palpable between the two leads.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: "Wholesome" may be a stretch, but in chapter 5, Betelgeuse adopts the "Betty Juice" persona from the cartoon in order to help Lydia go out on Halloween instead of being trapped at home for one of Delia's terrible parties.
* YoureNotMyType: Inverted and then subverted. Lydia comments to Betelgeuse at one point that she highly doubts"anemic little "little anemic weirdos like me" are his type. Subverted by his reaction: "You want to "Wanna bet on that?"it?"
* WholesomeCrossdresser: "Wholesome" may be a stretch, but in chapter 5, Betelgeuse adopts the "Betty Juice" persona from the cartoon in order to help Lydia go out on Halloween instead of being trapped at home for one of Delia's terrible parties.
* YoureNotMyType: Inverted and then subverted. Lydia comments to Betelgeuse at one point that she highly doubts
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* EmbarrassingNickname: Used only once. Lydia unwittingly refers to Betelgeuse as "Juicey" during his trial, since she can't say his name. He's clearly disgruntled by everyone laughing, and she afterward calls him "the accused."
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* ShoutOut: Quite a few scattered throughout, including:
** Several of the chapter titles are this, being quotes from sources ranging from Creator/{{Shakespeare}} to ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory''.
** While Betelgeuse is caged, he makes a reference to ''Film/TheShining.''
** Lydia and Betelgeuse watch ''Film/TheExorcist'' in an early chapter.
** Betelgeuse takes Lydia to a carnival for her birthday and they visit "Spoopy's House of Jumpscares," which is a triple riff on the game ''VideoGame/SpookysHouseOfJumpScares'', an internet meme, and a well-known photo of some haunted house guests.
** In addition to seeing the Pumpkin King himself, Lydia and Betelgeuse visit [[Disney/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Spiral Hill]].
** One of the prizes at the Neitherworld carnival is [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys Golden Freddy]].
** Several of the chapter titles are this, being quotes from sources ranging from Creator/{{Shakespeare}} to ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory''.
** While Betelgeuse is caged, he makes a reference to ''Film/TheShining.''
** Lydia and Betelgeuse watch ''Film/TheExorcist'' in an early chapter.
** Betelgeuse takes Lydia to a carnival for her birthday and they visit "Spoopy's House of Jumpscares," which is a triple riff on the game ''VideoGame/SpookysHouseOfJumpScares'', an internet meme, and a well-known photo of some haunted house guests.
** In addition to seeing the Pumpkin King himself, Lydia and Betelgeuse visit [[Disney/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Spiral Hill]].
** One of the prizes at the Neitherworld carnival is [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys Golden Freddy]].
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* HandsomeLech: Played with. Betelgeuse plays cards with some guys who comment on the number of women he gets; one of them points out that he's a shapeshifter. "[[ReallyGetsAround What do you ''think'' he uses that for?]]"
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* HandsomeLech: Played with. Betelgeuse plays cards with some guys who comment on [[ReallyGetsAround the number of women he gets; gets]]; one of them points out that he's a shapeshifter. "[[ReallyGetsAround What "What do you ''think'' he uses that for?]]"for?"
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* TheEvilPrince: Prince Vince, while a benign and friendly character in the cartoon, is portrayed here as the antagonist. He's out to make Betelgeuse's afterlife a nightmare, and it has yet to be revealed exactly why.
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* TheEvilPrince: Prince Vince, while a benign and friendly character in the cartoon, is portrayed here as the antagonist. He's out to make Betelgeuse's afterlife a nightmare, and it has yet to be revealed exactly why. (It's also not clear why he calls himself a prince.)
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* HandsomeLech: Played with. Betelgeuse plays cards with some guys who comment on the number of women he gets; one of them points out that he's a shapeshifter. "What do you ''think'' he uses that for?"
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* HandsomeLech: Played with. Betelgeuse plays cards with some guys who comment on the number of women he gets; one of them points out that he's a shapeshifter. "What "[[ReallyGetsAround What do you ''think'' he uses that for?"for?]]"
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* IconicOutfit: Betelgeuse's striped suit is omnipresent, usually present, as it was in the cartoon, but the comic gives a backstory an OriginStory to Lydia's spiderweb poncho.
* JuryAndWitnessTampering: During the course of Betelgeuse's trial, it's revealed that Prince Vince bribed, threatened, or browbeat several of his witnesses into testifying against the B-guy.
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* MoralityChain[=/=]MoralityPet: Lydia is growing into this (and also a LoveInterest) for Betelgeuse.
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* TranquilFury: When he takes Lydia to the Neitherworld carnival, Betelgeuse gets set upon by a pair of Prince Vince's goons. He tells her to run for it, but otherwise isn't too concerned for himself; on some level he seems almost amused. Then one of them starts chasing her...and Betelgeuse stands up straight and goes stone cold calm.
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* TranquilFury: When he takes Lydia to the Neitherworld carnival, Betelgeuse gets set upon by a pair of Prince Vince's goons. He tells her to run for it, but otherwise isn't too concerned for himself; on some level he seems almost amused. Then one of them starts chasing her... and Betelgeuse stands up straight and goes stone cold calm.
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* [[InvisibleToNormals Invisible to Mortals]]: During her first visit to the Neitherworld, Betelgeuse points out a statue that sometimes mesmerizes the dead by showing them scenes from their life. Lydia doesn't see anything unusual, because she's not dead. Betelgeuse claims that he also sees nothing, probably because of his GhostAmnesia.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: The afterlife isn't quite what Lydia expected, much like the film.
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** Betelgeuse takes Lydia to a carnival for her birthday and they visit "Spoopy's House of Jumpscares," which is a triple riff on both the game ''VideoGame/SpookysHouseOfJumpScares'', an internet meme meme, and a well-known photo of some haunted house guests.
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* SuddenlySignificantRule: Invoking a really old and hardly-used magical law is how Betelgeuse changed his punishment from imprisonment to having Lydia serve as an "anchor" while supposedly rehabilitating him.
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* YoureNotMyType: Inverted. Lydia comments to Betelgeuse at one point that she highly doubts "anemic little weirdos like me" are his type. His reaction ("You wanna bet on that?") sparks her first LuminescentBlush in the comic.
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* YoureNotMyType: Inverted.Inverted and then subverted. Lydia comments to Betelgeuse at one point that she highly doubts "anemic little weirdos like me" are his type. His reaction ("You wanna Subverted by his reaction: "You want to bet on that?") sparks her first LuminescentBlush in the comic.that?"
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''[[http://cobwebandstripes.deviantart.com/gallery/45512354/English Cobweb and Stripes]]'' by cobweb&stripes cobwebandstripes (which can also be followed on [[https://www.facebook.com/cobwebandstripes Facebook]] or [[http://cobwebandstripes.tumblr.com Tumblr]]) is what happens when a talented Polish artist decides to show how the elements of ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' and the drastically different [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} animated series]] can be fused together in the form of a FanWebComic.
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** While Betelgeuse is caged, he makes a reference to ''Film/TheShining.''
** Lydia and Betelgeuse watch ''Film/TheExorcist'' in an early chapter.
** While Betelgeuse is caged, he makes a reference to ''Film/TheShining.''
** Lydia and Betelgeuse watch ''Film/TheExorcist'' in an early chapter.
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* LonelyTogether: What's really behind the forging of their relationship. She's very lonely; he's unexpectedly sympathetic to this and is trying to ease her loneliness. But it's forcing him to acknowledge that he's been lonely too.
* LongingLook: Lydia is starting to be on the receiving end of these when her back is turned.
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-->'''Betelgeuse:''' Don't you [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] dare.
-->'''Betelgeuse:''' Don't you [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] dare.
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* CryIntoChest: Lydia does this to Betelgeuse at on point. The fact that he's genuinely concerned is a sign of his CharacterDevelopment.
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* CryIntoChest: Lydia does this to Betelgeuse at on one point. The fact that he's genuinely concerned is a sign of his CharacterDevelopment.
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* CryIntoChest: Lydia does this to Betelgeuse at on point. The fact that he's genuinely concerned is a sign of his CharacterDevelopment.
* FriendlessBackground: Lydia, when she was growing up. It's part of why she latched onto the Maitlands (that and her oblivious parents), and in their absence is growing attached to Betelgeuse - who isn't winning any popularity contests himself.
* LuminescentBlush: Lydia gets this in a few scenes, courtesy of Betelgeuse; it's particularly noticeable when it happens because she's so pale.
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Two years later, only the Maitlands and Lydia remember the events of that strange, strange night. One day, the Maitlands have news - they have gotten far enough in the Neitherworld paper trail that they can start the process of moving on to whatever awaits. Just after they break this to Lydia, a familiar bio-exorcist appears in her bedroom with some news of his own; he's invoking an ancient, rarely-used magical law, and Lydia is given the task of being Betelgeuse's "anchor" in the real world. If he proves that he's become a better person, he'll be pardoned for his actions.
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Two years later, only the Maitlands and Lydia remember the events of that strange, strange night. One day, the Maitlands have news - they have gotten far enough in the Neitherworld paper trail that they can start the process of moving on to whatever awaits. Just after they break this to Lydia, a familiar bio-exorcist appears in her bedroom with some news of his own; he's invoking an ancient, [[SuddenlySignificantRule rarely-used magical law, law]], and Lydia is given the task of being Betelgeuse's "anchor" [[KidWithTheLeash "anchor"]] in the real world. If he proves that he's become a better person, he'll be pardoned for his actions.
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* SuddenlySignificantRule: Invoking a really old and hardly-used magical law is how Betelgeuse changed his punishment from imprisonment to having Lydia serve as an "anchor" while supposedly rehabilitating him.
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* CameraFiend: As in the film, Lydia is a shutterbug.
* DemBones: Jacques, as in the cartoon, although he doesn't seem to be a fitness-obsessed bodybuilder here.
* DirtyOldMan: Betelgeuse has his moments. When he directs his comments at Lydia, however, they come across as clumsy flirting rather than outright harassment.
* DirtyOldMan: Betelgeuse has his moments. When he directs his comments at Lydia, however, they come across as clumsy flirting rather than outright harassment.
* GhostAmnesia: Betelgeuse has no memory of who he was before he died, and admits to Lydia at one point that he would like to know.
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* MoralityChain [=/=]MoralityPet: Lydia is growing into this (and also a LoveInterest) for Betelgeuse.
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* MoralityChain [=/=]MoralityPet: MoralityChain[=/=]MoralityPet: Lydia is growing into this (and also a LoveInterest) for Betelgeuse.
* PrecisionFStrike: Betelgeuse is prone to these on occasion.
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** One of the prizes at the Neitherworld circus is [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys Golden Freddy]].
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** One of the prizes at the Neitherworld circus carnival is [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys Golden Freddy]].
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* TalkingInYourSleep: Lydia accidentally summons BJ at one point by saying his name in her sleep. Results in a PetTheDog moment for him, as he realizes she actually misses him and decides he needs to be in her life.
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* TalkingInYourSleep: Lydia accidentally summons BJ Betelgeuse at one point by saying his name in her sleep. Results in a PetTheDog moment for him, as he realizes she actually misses him and decides he needs to be in her life.
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[[caption-width-right:350:It's showtime - again.]]
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Along with her father and stepmother, Lydia Deetz moves into a new house. It turns out it used to belong to the Maitlands, a young married couple who died in an unfortunate accident. Maitlands’ ghosts don’t want to share their house with new occupants and decide to summon a bio-exorcist - Betelgeuse. Nevertheless, as his methods turn out to be more harmful than anticipated, Maitlands choose to deal with the Deetzs by themselves. In a result of following events, Lydia summons the mad ghost in order for him to neutralize the curses that were cast upon the dead couple. To pay the price of this aid, Lydia must marry Betelgeuse. However, in the nick of time, the ceremony is cancelled and the mad ghost is chased away. Everything ends well.
Two years after those events, Maitlands are still living alongside the Deetz in one house, though only the ghosts and Lydia remember the past affairs. One day, at the end of the vacation, familiar bio-exorcist appears in Lydia’s bedroom. Lydia is given the task of being Betelgeuse's "anchor" in the real world. If he proves that he's become a better person, he'll be pardoned for his actions.
Two years after those events, Maitlands are still living alongside the Deetz in one house, though only the ghosts and Lydia remember the past affairs. One day, at the end of the vacation, familiar bio-exorcist appears in Lydia’s bedroom. Lydia is given the task of being Betelgeuse's "anchor" in the real world. If he proves that he's become a better person, he'll be pardoned for his actions.
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Along with her father and stepmother, Lydia Deetz moves into a new house. It turns out it used to belong to the Maitlands, a young married couple who died in an unfortunate accident. The Maitlands’ ghosts don’t want to share their house with new occupants and decide to summon a bio-exorcist - Betelgeuse. Nevertheless, But as his methods turn out to be more harmful than anticipated, the Maitlands choose to deal with the Deetzs Deetzes by themselves. In a result Moreover, they're growing fond of following events, the teenage Lydia. But when a friend of Lydia's stepmother somewhat unintentionally starts performing an exorcism on the Maitlands, Lydia summons the mad ghost in order for him to neutralize the curses that were cast upon the dead couple.save them. To pay the price of this aid, Lydia must marry Betelgeuse. However, in the nick of time, the ceremony is cancelled and the mad ghost cancelled; Betelgeuse is chased away.away, and the Maitlands and Deetzes agree to coexist in harmony. Everything ends well.
Two yearsafter those events, later, only the Maitlands are still living alongside the Deetz in one house, though only the ghosts and Lydia remember the past affairs. events of that strange, strange night. One day, at the end of Maitlands have news - they have gotten far enough in the vacation, Neitherworld paper trail that they can start the process of moving on to whatever awaits. Just after they break this to Lydia, a familiar bio-exorcist appears in Lydia’s bedroom. her bedroom with some news of his own; he's invoking an ancient, rarely-used magical law, and Lydia is given the task of being Betelgeuse's "anchor" in the real world. If he proves that he's become a better person, he'll be pardoned for his actions.
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* {{Protectorate}}: Lydia is becoming this for Betelgeuse as well; like in the cartoon, he doesn't put up with anything threatening her.
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* BefriendingTheEnemy: What Lydia ends up doing
* BirthdayEpisode: chapter 14
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* AffectionateNickname: Defied. Unlike in the cartoon, where "BJ" is Lydia's pet name for her ghostly pal, she calls him that in the comic because he doesn't want her using his name except in the incantation.
** Played straight by Betelgeuse himself, though, who calls her "Lyds" and "Babe," almost never using her real name.
* BefriendingTheEnemy: What Lydia ends updoing
doing.
* BirthdayEpisode:chapter 14Chapter 14, which takes place on Lydia's 19th birthday.
** Played straight by Betelgeuse himself, though, who calls her "Lyds" and "Babe," almost never using her real name.
* BefriendingTheEnemy: What Lydia ends up
* BirthdayEpisode:
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* ClaimedByTheSupernatural: In order to visit the Neitherworld, Lydia must first ingest some of Betelgeuse's "essence"
* KidWithTheLeash: For the first part of the comic, Betelgeuse is firmly tethered to Lydia and can't go very far from her.
* MonsterClown: Scuzzo, as in the show
* MoralityChain /MoralityPet: Lydia is growing into this (and also a LoveInterest) for Betelgeuse
* OnePersonBirthdayParty: Lydia would have had this for her 19th birthday without Betelgeuse's intervention
* PairTheSpares: Jacques and Ginger end up as a couple
* PatchworkFic: The comic takes elements of the cartoon and incorporates them into the film universe
* RedemptionQuest: What Betelgeuse is ostensibly on, at least at first
* ShoutOut: Quite a few scattered throughout
* KidWithTheLeash: For the first part of the comic, Betelgeuse is firmly tethered to Lydia and can't go very far from her.
* MonsterClown: Scuzzo, as in the show
* MoralityChain /MoralityPet: Lydia is growing into this (and also a LoveInterest) for Betelgeuse
* OnePersonBirthdayParty: Lydia would have had this for her 19th birthday without Betelgeuse's intervention
* PairTheSpares: Jacques and Ginger end up as a couple
* PatchworkFic: The comic takes elements of the cartoon and incorporates them into the film universe
* RedemptionQuest: What Betelgeuse is ostensibly on, at least at first
* ShoutOut: Quite a few scattered throughout
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* ClaimedByTheSupernatural: In order to visit the Neitherworld, Lydia must first ingest some of Betelgeuse's "essence"
"essence."
* TheEvilPrince: Prince Vince, while a benign and friendly character in the cartoon, is portrayed here as the antagonist. He's out to make Betelgeuse's afterlife a nightmare, and it has yet to be revealed exactly why.
* HandsomeLech: Played with. Betelgeuse plays cards with some guys who comment on the number of women he gets; one of them points out that he's a shapeshifter. "What do you ''think'' he uses that for?"
** Among fans of the comic, however, his appearance is considered rather attractive - at least compared to the film or the cartoon.
* IconicOutfit: Betelgeuse's striped suit is omnipresent, as it was in the cartoon, but the comic gives a backstory to Lydia's spiderweb poncho.
* KidWithTheLeash: Literally. For the first part of the comic, Betelgeuse is firmly tethered to Lydia and can't go very far from her.
* MonsterClown: Scuzzo, as in theshow
show.
* MoralityChain/MoralityPet: [=/=]MoralityPet: Lydia is growing into this (and also a LoveInterest) for Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse.
* OnePersonBirthdayParty: Lydia would have had this for her 19th birthday without Betelgeuse'sintervention
intervention.
* PairTheSpares: Jacques the skeleton and Gingerend up the spider, from the cartoon, are a married couple here.
* ParentalObliviousness: Charles and Delia, asa couple
in the film.
* PatchworkFic: The comic takes elements of the cartoon and incorporates them into the filmuniverse
universe.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Lydia, as ever. Betelgeuse openly finds it appealing.
* RedemptionQuest: What Betelgeuse is ostensibly on, at least atfirst
first.
* ShoutOut: Quite a few scatteredthroughoutthroughout, including:
** Betelgeuse takes Lydia to a carnival for her birthday and they visit "Spoopy's House of Jumpscares," which is a riff on both an internet meme and a well-known photo of some haunted house guests.
* TheEvilPrince: Prince Vince, while a benign and friendly character in the cartoon, is portrayed here as the antagonist. He's out to make Betelgeuse's afterlife a nightmare, and it has yet to be revealed exactly why.
* HandsomeLech: Played with. Betelgeuse plays cards with some guys who comment on the number of women he gets; one of them points out that he's a shapeshifter. "What do you ''think'' he uses that for?"
** Among fans of the comic, however, his appearance is considered rather attractive - at least compared to the film or the cartoon.
* IconicOutfit: Betelgeuse's striped suit is omnipresent, as it was in the cartoon, but the comic gives a backstory to Lydia's spiderweb poncho.
* KidWithTheLeash: Literally. For the first part of the comic, Betelgeuse is firmly tethered to Lydia and can't go very far from her.
* MonsterClown: Scuzzo, as in the
* MoralityChain
* OnePersonBirthdayParty: Lydia would have had this for her 19th birthday without Betelgeuse's
* PairTheSpares: Jacques the skeleton and Ginger
* ParentalObliviousness: Charles and Delia, as
* PatchworkFic: The comic takes elements of the cartoon and incorporates them into the film
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Lydia, as ever. Betelgeuse openly finds it appealing.
* RedemptionQuest: What Betelgeuse is ostensibly on, at least at
* ShoutOut: Quite a few scattered
** Betelgeuse takes Lydia to a carnival for her birthday and they visit "Spoopy's House of Jumpscares," which is a riff on both an internet meme and a well-known photo of some haunted house guests.
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* SmokingIsCool[=/=]SmokingIsNotCool: Betelgeuse is seen smoking, and Lydia even photographs him doing so. However, she also complains about him smelling like cigarettes, so it's an odd case of both tropes being in play at the same time.
* TalkingInYourSleep: Lydia accidentally summons BJ at one point by saying his name in her sleep. Results in a PetTheDog moment for him, as he realizes she actually misses him and decides he needs to be in her life.
* TalkingInYourSleep: Lydia accidentally summons BJ at one point by saying his name in her sleep. Results in a PetTheDog moment for him, as he realizes she actually misses him and decides he needs to be in her life.
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''[[http://cobwebandstripes.deviantart.com/gallery/45512354/English Cobweb and Stripes]]'' by cobweb&stripes (which can also be followed on [[https://www.facebook.com/cobwebandstripes Facebook]] or [[http://cobwebandstripes.tumblr.com Tumblr]]) is what happens when a talented Polish artist decides to show how the elements of ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' and the drastically different [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} animated series]] can be fused together.
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''[[http://cobwebandstripes.deviantart.com/gallery/45512354/English Cobweb and Stripes]]'' by cobweb&stripes (which can also be followed on [[https://www.facebook.com/cobwebandstripes Facebook]] or [[http://cobwebandstripes.tumblr.com Tumblr]]) is what happens when a talented Polish artist decides to show how the elements of ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' and the drastically different [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} animated series]] can be fused together.
together in the form of a FanWebComic.
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''[[http://cobwebandstripes.deviantart.com/gallery/45512354/English Cobweb and Stripes]]'' by cobweb&stripes (which can also be followed on [[https://www.facebook.com/cobwebandstripes Facebook]] or [[http://cobwebandstripes.tumblr.com Tumblr]]) is what happens when a talented Polish artist decides to show how the elements of ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' and the drastically different [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} animated series]] can be fused together.
Along with her father and stepmother, Lydia Deetz moves into a new house. It turns out it used to belong to the Maitlands, a young married couple who died in an unfortunate accident. Maitlands’ ghosts don’t want to share their house with new occupants and decide to summon a bio-exorcist - Betelgeuse. Nevertheless, as his methods turn out to be more harmful than anticipated, Maitlands choose to deal with the Deetzs by themselves. In a result of following events, Lydia summons the mad ghost in order for him to neutralize the curses that were cast upon the dead couple. To pay the price of this aid, Lydia must marry Betelgeuse. However, in the nick of time, the ceremony is cancelled and the mad ghost is chased away. Everything ends well.
Two years after those events, Maitlands are still living alongside the Deetz in one house, though only the ghosts and Lydia remember the past affairs. One day, at the end of the vacation, familiar bio-exorcist appears in Lydia’s bedroom. Lydia is given the task of being Betelgeuse's "anchor" in the real world. If he proves that he's become a better person, he'll be pardoned for his actions.
!! Tropes that appear in ''Cobweb and Stripes'' include:
* BefriendingTheEnemy: What Lydia ends up doing
* BirthdayEpisode: chapter 14
* BoyMeetsGhoul: Lydia and Betelgeuse
* ClaimedByTheSupernatural: In order to visit the Neitherworld, Lydia must first ingest some of Betelgeuse's "essence"
* KidWithTheLeash: For the first part of the comic, Betelgeuse is firmly tethered to Lydia and can't go very far from her.
* MonsterClown: Scuzzo, as in the show
* MoralityChain /MoralityPet: Lydia is growing into this (and also a LoveInterest) for Betelgeuse
* OnePersonBirthdayParty: Lydia would have had this for her 19th birthday without Betelgeuse's intervention
* PairTheSpares: Jacques and Ginger end up as a couple
* PatchworkFic: The comic takes elements of the cartoon and incorporates them into the film universe
* RedemptionQuest: What Betelgeuse is ostensibly on, at least at first
* ShoutOut: Quite a few scattered throughout
** In addition to seeing the Pumpkin King himself, Lydia and Betelgeuse visit [[Disney/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Spiral Hill]].
** One of the prizes at the Neitherworld circus is [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys Golden Freddy]].
* TimeSkip: Set two years after the events of the movie.
Along with her father and stepmother, Lydia Deetz moves into a new house. It turns out it used to belong to the Maitlands, a young married couple who died in an unfortunate accident. Maitlands’ ghosts don’t want to share their house with new occupants and decide to summon a bio-exorcist - Betelgeuse. Nevertheless, as his methods turn out to be more harmful than anticipated, Maitlands choose to deal with the Deetzs by themselves. In a result of following events, Lydia summons the mad ghost in order for him to neutralize the curses that were cast upon the dead couple. To pay the price of this aid, Lydia must marry Betelgeuse. However, in the nick of time, the ceremony is cancelled and the mad ghost is chased away. Everything ends well.
Two years after those events, Maitlands are still living alongside the Deetz in one house, though only the ghosts and Lydia remember the past affairs. One day, at the end of the vacation, familiar bio-exorcist appears in Lydia’s bedroom. Lydia is given the task of being Betelgeuse's "anchor" in the real world. If he proves that he's become a better person, he'll be pardoned for his actions.
!! Tropes that appear in ''Cobweb and Stripes'' include:
* BefriendingTheEnemy: What Lydia ends up doing
* BirthdayEpisode: chapter 14
* BoyMeetsGhoul: Lydia and Betelgeuse
* ClaimedByTheSupernatural: In order to visit the Neitherworld, Lydia must first ingest some of Betelgeuse's "essence"
* KidWithTheLeash: For the first part of the comic, Betelgeuse is firmly tethered to Lydia and can't go very far from her.
* MonsterClown: Scuzzo, as in the show
* MoralityChain /MoralityPet: Lydia is growing into this (and also a LoveInterest) for Betelgeuse
* OnePersonBirthdayParty: Lydia would have had this for her 19th birthday without Betelgeuse's intervention
* PairTheSpares: Jacques and Ginger end up as a couple
* PatchworkFic: The comic takes elements of the cartoon and incorporates them into the film universe
* RedemptionQuest: What Betelgeuse is ostensibly on, at least at first
* ShoutOut: Quite a few scattered throughout
** In addition to seeing the Pumpkin King himself, Lydia and Betelgeuse visit [[Disney/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Spiral Hill]].
** One of the prizes at the Neitherworld circus is [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys Golden Freddy]].
* TimeSkip: Set two years after the events of the movie.
