History Webcomic / CoolCatStudio

* CoolPet: Invoked, but strictly ironically. The comic is named for the business where the lead characters work, which in turn is named in honour of the owners' pet cat, Camus. However, Camus is a pretty typical cat, being an irascible and selfish bird-killer.

The complete run of comic can be found [[http://coolcatstudio.com/strips-cat/first starting here]]. Note that some later strips are NSFW.

[[caption-width-right:350:Okay, maybe there's some FanService]]

* WomanInBlack: Liz, a graphic artist, rock musician, and possibly borderline {{Goth}}, naturally wears black -- and manages to be a bit mysterious and intimidating.

* GenreShift: The comic underwent a radical shift with the AlienAbduction storyline.

* IfItsYouItsOkay: By the end of the concluding story, the heterosexual [[spoiler:Belinda]] at least thinks that she's interested in a relationship with [[spoiler:Liz]] -- and argues that this isn't that implausible, given that [[spoiler:Liz]] always seems like she'd be happy to go for [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor]].

* EroticDream: Michael has a few of these, regarding Liz. They are invariably used for humor, with him talking in his sleep.

* GothGirlsKnowMagic: Liz, a borderline-case Goth, naturally has magical powers and knows a lot about supernatural creatures.

* ShirtlessScene: Tony gets has been known to take his shirt off when doing maintenance work around the office, with [[EatingTheEyeCandy distracting effects on the female staff]]. Jeremy also takes his shirt off at work once, for more comic effect (though he's by no means hideous).

* AmazonianBeauty: Bones, a body-builder and bouncer, is built accordingly -- and has no difficulty turning Michael on.

* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Jeremy certainly seems to feel this way -- although this is probably no more than a commonplace male fantasy with him.

* MindOverMatter: Apparently, humanity has significant latent telekinetic potential -- and [[spoiler:Michael]] has truly phenomenal unrealized powers.

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''Cool Cat Studio'' was a {{webcomic}} created and drawn by "Creator/{{Giz}}" (Creator/GiseleLagace), who also wrote it to begin with, before recruiting Creator/TCampbell to handle much of that duty. It started as a SliceOfLife WorkCom, evolving towards RomanticComedy, before the creators [[CerebusSyndrome shifted things]] radically into the realms of [[FantasyKitchenSink weird SF and the supernatural]] -- while the more mundane interactions between members of the cast increasingly tended to SoapOpera. The shift was, perhaps predictably, [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks unpopular with some fans]].

* CerebusSyndrome: A non-standard case, in that the shift was less towards seriousness than towards ''weirdness''. Still, it definitely started out as a fairly lightweight office[=/=]romantic comedy, and some of the later stories, especially "Friends in High Places" (which was basically Creator/TCampbell's personal response to the September 11 attacks) were [[DarkerAndEdgier not at all comic]].

''Cool Cat Studio'' was a {{webcomic}} created and drawn by "Creator/{{Giz}}" (Creator/GiseleLagace), who initially also wrote it before recruiting Creator/TCampbell to handle much of that duty. It was initially a SliceOfLife WorkCom, evolving towards RomanticComedy, before the creators [[CerebusSyndrome shifted things]] radically into the realms of [[FantasyKitchenSink weird SF and the supernatural]] -- while the more mundane interactions between members of the cast increasingly tended to SoapOpera. The shift was, perhaps predictably, [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks unpopular with some fans]].

''Cool Cat Studio'' was a {{webcomic}} created and drawn by "Creator/{{Giz}}" (Creator/GiseleLagace), who initially also wrote it before recruiting Creator/TCampbell to handle much of that duty. It was initially a SliceOfLife WorkCom, evolving towards RomanticComedy, before the creators shifted things radically into the realms of [[FantasyKitchenSink weird SF and the supernatural]] -- while the more mundane interactions between members of the cast increasingly tended to SoapOpera.

* GothGirlsKnowMagic: Liz, a borderline-case Goth, naturally has magical powers and knows everything about supernatural creatures.
* RubberForeheadAliens: The comic's aliens actually look more human than its terrestrial supernatural creature.

* AmazonianBeauty: Bones, body-builder and bouncer, looks the part -- and has no difficulty turning Michael on.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: A webcomic created by a graphic artist and former rock musician, about graphic artists and rock musicians, may actually be a bit ''too'' close to home.

''Cool Cat Studio'' was a {{webcomic}} created and drawn by "Creator/{{Giz}}" (Creator/GiseleLagace), who initially also wrote it before recruiting Creator/TCampbell to handle much of that duty. It was initially a SliceOfLife WorkCom, evolving towards RomanticComedy, before the creators shifted things radically into the realms of [[FantasyKitchenSink weird SF and the supernatural]].

''Cool Cat Studio'' was a {{webcomic}} created and drawn by "Giz" (Creator/GiseleLagace), who initially also wrote it before recruiting Creator/TCampbell to handle much of that duty. It was initially a SliceOfLife WorkCom, evolving towards RomanticComedy, before the creators shifted things radically into the realms of [[FantasyKitchenSink weird SF and the supernatural]].

* GothGirlsKnowMagic: Liz, a borderline-case Goth Girl, naturally has magical powers and knows everything about supernatural creatures.

* ChubbyChaser: The good-looking (and slim) Tony tells the "big-boned" Sophia that he likes plus-sized ladies -- and throws in a wink. He clearly means it, as they soon become lovers (and start sharing post-coital chocolates). It should be noted, though, that Sophia is drawn as slightly chunky rather than seriously obese, and isn't excluded from the comic's GenericCuteness.

''Cool Cat Studio'' was a {{webcomic}} created and drawn by "Giz" (Creator/GiseleLagace), who initially also wrote it before recruiting Creator/TCampbell to handle much of that duty. It was initially a SliceOfLife WorkCom, evolving towards RomanticComedy, before the creators shifted things radically towards took it off into the realms of [[FantasyKitchenSink weird SF and the supernatural]].

''Cool Cat Studio'' was a {{webcomic}} created and drawn by "Giz" (Creator/GiseleLagace), who initially also wrote it before recruiting Creator/TCampbell to handle much of that duty. It was initially a SliceOfLife WorkplaceComedy, evolving towards RomanticComedy, before the creators shifted things radically towards took it off into the realms of [[FantasyKitchenSink weird SF and the supernatural]].