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** Also, [[BatmanParody Pigeon, Finch]] and the [[PracticallyJoker Jester]] from [[https://www.zenpencils.com/comic/shaw/ "A heroic life"]]
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* CaptainErsatz: The hero from [[https://www.zenpencils.com/comic/111-jack-london-i-would-rather-be-ashes-than-dust/ "I would rather be ashes than dust"]] is one for Franchise/GreenLantern, and is shown fighting a CaptainErsatz of Galactus for a panel.

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* CaptainErsatz: The hero from [[https://www.zenpencils.com/comic/111-jack-london-i-would-rather-be-ashes-than-dust/ "I would rather be ashes than dust"]] is one for Franchise/GreenLantern, and is shown fighting a CaptainErsatz of Galactus [[CaptainErsatz not-Galactus]] for a panel.
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* CaptainErsatz: The hero from [[https://www.zenpencils.com/comic/111-jack-london-i-would-rather-be-ashes-than-dust/ "I would rather be ashes than dust"]] is one for Franchise/GreenLantern, and is shown fighting a CaptainErzatz of Galactus for a panel.

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* CaptainErsatz: The hero from [[https://www.zenpencils.com/comic/111-jack-london-i-would-rather-be-ashes-than-dust/ "I would rather be ashes than dust"]] is one for Franchise/GreenLantern, and is shown fighting a CaptainErzatz CaptainErsatz of Galactus for a panel.
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* CaptainErsatz: The hero from [[https://www.zenpencils.com/comic/111-jack-london-i-would-rather-be-ashes-than-dust/ "I would rather be ashes than dust"]] is one for Franchise/GreenLantern, and is shown fighting a CaptainErzatz of Galactus for a panel.
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Launched in 2012, the artist takes an quote from someone famous (examples: Creator/{{Confucius}}, UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein, Creator/RudyardKipling, Creator/CarlSagan, UsefulNotes/MarieCurie...) and creates a short cartoon (or comic) out of it. Sometimes funny, sometimes touching, sometimes sad, always inspirational.

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Launched in 2012, the artist takes an quote from someone famous (examples: Creator/{{Confucius}}, UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein, Creator/RudyardKipling, Creator/CarlSagan, UsefulNotes/MarieCurie...) and creates a short cartoon (or comic) out of it. Sometimes funny, sometimes touching, sometimes sad, always inspirational.
inspirational. As of 2019, the webcomic is on hold so that Gavin Aung Than can pursue another published project, the ''Sidekicks'' series.
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Launched in 2012, the artist takes an quote from someone famous (examples: Confucius, Albert Enstein, Rudyard Kipling, Carl Sagan, Marie Curie...) and creates a short cartoon (or comic) out of it. Sometimes funny, sometimes touching, sometimes sad, always inspirational.

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Launched in 2012, the artist takes an quote from someone famous (examples: Confucius, Albert Enstein, Rudyard Kipling, Carl Sagan, Marie Curie...Creator/{{Confucius}}, UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein, Creator/RudyardKipling, Creator/CarlSagan, UsefulNotes/MarieCurie...) and creates a short cartoon (or comic) out of it. Sometimes funny, sometimes touching, sometimes sad, always inspirational.

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Billy Elliot Plot was renamed Gender Normative Parent Plot in TRS and expanded to be gender-neutral. ZCE


* BillyElliotPlot: The 162nd cartoon. [[spoiler: {{Subverted}}: When he discovers the truth, the father is completely supportive.]]
* ExecutiveMeddling: The 156th cartoon, [[spoiler: where the Lovers, who left each other in the previous one, are reunited, is because Gavin's wife hated the break up.]]

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* BillyElliotPlot: The 162nd cartoon. [[spoiler: {{Subverted}}: When he discovers the truth, the father is completely supportive.]]
* ExecutiveMeddling: Invoked. The 156th cartoon, [[spoiler: where the Lovers, who left each other in the previous one, are reunited, is because Gavin's wife hated the break up.]]
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* SuddenlyShouting: "[[http://zenpencils.com/comic/kurosawa/ DON'T READ BOOKS WHILE LYING DOWN IN BED.]]"- Creator/AkiraKurosawa.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The 97th cartoon, ''Air and Light and Time and Space'' by CharlesBukowski, has been removed at the demand of Bukowksi's publisher. A good Google search (or just looking at the comments on the page of the cartoon), is enough to find it.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The 97th cartoon, ''Air and Light and Time and Space'' by CharlesBukowski, Creator/CharlesBukowski, has been removed at the demand of Bukowksi's publisher. A good Google search (or just looking at the comments on the page of the cartoon), is enough to find it.

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Real Life is Just For Fun and not a trope, In other news Real Life is a video game.





* ExecutiveMeddling: The 156th cartoon, [[spoiler: where the Lovers, who left each other in the previous one, are reunited, is because Gavin's wife hated the break up.]]
--> I did it so my wife would stop giving me the stink eye.



* RealLife: The one condition of the comic: Gavin will not accept a quote from a fiction work. The only exception (110th cartoon, Yoda) was because it was AprilFoolsDay.



* [[ExecutiveMeddling Wife Meddling]]: The 156th cartoon, [[spoiler: where the Lovers, who left each other in the previous one, are reunited, is because Gavin's wife hated the break up.]]
--> I did it so my wife would stop giving me the stink eye.

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* [[ExecutiveMeddling Wife Meddling]]: The 156th cartoon, [[spoiler: where the Lovers, who left each other in the previous one, are reunited, is because Gavin's wife hated the break up.]]
--> I did it so my wife would stop giving me the stink eye.
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Launched in 2012, the artist takes an quote from someone famous (examples: Confucius, Albert Enstein, Rudyard Kipling, Carl Segan, Marie Curie...) and creates a short cartoon (or comic) out of it. Sometimes funny, sometimes touching, sometimes sad, always inspirational.

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Launched in 2012, the artist takes an quote from someone famous (examples: Confucius, Albert Enstein, Rudyard Kipling, Carl Segan, Sagan, Marie Curie...) and creates a short cartoon (or comic) out of it. Sometimes funny, sometimes touching, sometimes sad, always inspirational.
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Launched in 2012, the artist takes an quote from someone famous (examples: Confucius, Albert Enstein, Rudyard Kipling, Carl Segan, Marie Curie...) and creates a short cartoon (or comic) out of it. Sometimes funny, somtimes touching, sometimes sad, always inspirational.

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Launched in 2012, the artist takes an quote from someone famous (examples: Confucius, Albert Enstein, Rudyard Kipling, Carl Segan, Marie Curie...) and creates a short cartoon (or comic) out of it. Sometimes funny, somtimes sometimes touching, sometimes sad, always inspirational.
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--> ''(I make them understand that )If someone '''EVER''' tries to judge you by what you make, you give them [[FlippingTheBird THIS!]]'' [...] Teachers make a goddamn difference. Now what about you?

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--> ''(I make them understand that )If that) If someone '''EVER''' tries to judge you by what you make, you give them [[FlippingTheBird THIS!]]'' [...] Teachers make a goddamn difference. Now what about you?

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* BadassTeacher: Taylor Mali.

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* BadassTeacher: Taylor Mali.Mali, 124th cartoon.



--> ''Teachers make a '''goddamn''' difference''.
* BillyElliotPlot: The 162nd cartoon, ''Full body education'' by Sir Ken Robinson. [[spoiler: {{Subverted}}: When he discovers the truth, the father is completely supportive.]]
* {{Forgiveness}}: The end of the 140th cartoon (''Invictus'').

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--> ''Teachers make a '''goddamn''' difference''.
* BillyElliotPlot: The 162nd cartoon, ''Full body education'' by Sir Ken Robinson.cartoon. [[spoiler: {{Subverted}}: When he discovers the truth, the father is completely supportive.]]
* {{Forgiveness}}: The end of the 140th cartoon (''Invictus'').cartoon.


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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The 124th cartoon, ''What teachers make'' by Taylor Mali. A {{Jerkass}} spends an entire evening mocking and insulting teachers, saying they're good for nothing, ''even though one of his guests, Taylor himself, IS a teacher''. Eventually he asks "Be honest. What do you make?". Taylor snaps and gives a huge rant, ending on this gem:
--> ''(I make them understand that )If someone '''EVER''' tries to judge you by what you make, you give them [[FlippingTheBird THIS!]]'' [...] Teachers make a goddamn difference. Now what about you?

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Well-known and popular, this webcomic is often mentioned in newspaper and starts selling hardback book versions.

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Well-known and popular, this webcomic is often mentioned in newspaper newspapers and starts selling hardback book versions.
beloved by the people being quoted.



* BillyElliotPlot: The 162nd cartoon, ''Full body education'' by Sir Ken Robinson. [[spoiler: {{Subverted}}: When he discovers the truth, the father is ''not'' fantasy-forbidding at all.]]

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* BillyElliotPlot: The 162nd cartoon, ''Full body education'' by Sir Ken Robinson. [[spoiler: {{Subverted}}: When he discovers the truth, the father is ''not'' fantasy-forbidding at all.completely supportive.]]



* RealLife: The one condition of the comic. Gavin will not accept a quote from a fiction work. The only exception (110th cartoon, Yoda) was because it was AprilFoolsDay.

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* RealLife: The one condition of the comic. comic: Gavin will not accept a quote from a fiction work. The only exception (110th cartoon, Yoda) was because it was AprilFoolsDay.
* [[ExecutiveMeddling Wife Meddling]]: The 156th cartoon, [[spoiler: where the Lovers, who left each other in the previous one, are reunited, is because Gavin's wife hated the break up.]]
--> I did it so my wife would stop giving me the stink eye.

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* ArtShift: Some cartoons are just one big image. Others are full-blown comics.
* BadassTeacher: Taylor Mali.
--> You see, I have this policy about ''honesty'' and ''ass-kicking'': if you ask for it, ''then I have to let you have it''.
--> ''Teachers make a '''goddamn''' difference''.
* BillyElliotPlot: The 162nd cartoon, ''Full body education'' by Sir Ken Robinson. [[spoiler: {{Subverted}}: When he discovers the truth, the father is ''not'' fantasy-forbidding at all.]]
* {{Forgiveness}}: The end of the 140th cartoon (''Invictus'').



* RealLife: The one condition of the comic. Gavin will not accept a quote from a fiction work. The only exception (110th cartoon, Yoda), was because it was AprilFoolsDay.

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* RealLife: The one condition of the comic. Gavin will not accept a quote from a fiction work. The only exception (110th cartoon, Yoda), Yoda) was because it was AprilFoolsDay.AprilFoolsDay.

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Extremely well-known and popular, this

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Extremely well-known Well-known and popular, thisthis webcomic is often mentioned in newspaper and starts selling hardback book versions.

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!!Zen Pencils provides examples of:

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The 97th cartoon, ''Air and Light and Time and Space'' by CharlesBukowski, has been removed at the demand of Bukowksi's publisher. A good Google search (or just looking at the comments on the page of the cartoon), is enough to find it.
* RealLife: The one condition of the comic. Gavin will not accept a quote from a fiction work. The only exception (110th cartoon, Yoda), was because it was AprilFoolsDay.
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* '''The inventor''': A KidGenius / GadgeteerGenius and his inventions.

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* '''The inventor''': A KidGenius ChildProdigy / GadgeteerGenius and his inventions.

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* '''The Shaolin monk''': The mascot of the comic, a Shaolin monk who WalksTheEarth, fighting evil and doing good.
* '''The Dragonslayer''': A DragonSlayer, who's also a KidHero.

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* '''The Shaolin monk''': The mascot of the comic, a Shaolin monk who WalksTheEarth, [[WalkingTheEarth walks the Earth]], fighting evil and doing good.
* '''The Dragonslayer''': A dragonslayer''': The adventures of a DragonSlayer, who's also a KidHero.KidHero.
* '''The lovers''': The ups and downs of a couple.
* '''Rising Phoenix''': The story of an wrestler ActionGirl.
* '''The stand-up comic''': A young girl trying her luck at StandUpComedy.
* '''The inventor''': A KidGenius / GadgeteerGenius and his inventions.
* '''The running man''': The story of a man fighting his depression and his flaws through running.
* '''Poetic Justice saga''': The story of a bullying victim, his revenge, and the fallout of it.

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''[[http://zenpencils.com Zen Pencils: Cartoon quotes from inspirational folks]]'' is a {{Webcomic}} by Gavin Aung Than [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin that takes inspirational quotes from famous people and adapts them into cartoons.]]

Launched in 2012, the artist takes an quote from someone famous (examples: Confucius, Albert Enstein, Rudyard Kipling, Carl Segan, Marie Curie...) and creates a short cartoon (or comic) out of it. Sometimes funny, somtimes touching, sometimes sad, always inspirational.

While the majority of the cartoons are unrelated, there are some "story arcs" who have one main character. These characters are:

* '''The Shaolin monk''': The mascot of the comic, a Shaolin monk who WalksTheEarth, fighting evil and doing good.
* '''The Dragonslayer''': A DragonSlayer, who's also a KidHero.

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