Line #6 Webcomic/SheldonTheTinyDinosaur


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3	''[[https://sheldonthetinydinosaur.com Sheldon, the Tiny Dinosaur who Thinks he's a Turtle]]'' is a comic strip about, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a tiny dinosaur who thinks he's a turtle]]. First started in 2014 as series of tumblr posts by [[https://panaran.tumblr.com/ panaran]], the comic depicts the daily life and simple adventures of Sheldon and his friends (a baby seahorse named William and a tuft of cotton ball with eyes named Puff), and how these Liliputian creatures navigate the world with their diminutive sizes.
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5	Not to be confused with another webcomic starring a protagonist named Webcomic/{{Sheldon}}.
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7	!! The webcomic provides examples of:
8	* ArtEvolution: It's hard to miss how much rounder Sheldon looks [[https://sheldonthetinydinosaur.com/post/115824009874/panaran-a-little-tribute-to-pusheen-who-i now]] compared to what he looked like [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz60ao1PKt1qkdvoho1_r1_500.jpg at first]]. Lampshaded in [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/9605088209411dc24a3cbd34aad8feab/tumblr_njyf7dE9MW1qkdvoho1_500.png this]] strip, where Sheldon compares his [[StylisticCallback old and new appearances]] and wonders if he's put on weight.
9	* BilingualBonus: When Sheldon [[https://sheldonthetinydinosaur.com/post/125806982274/dont-worry-hes-more-of-the-protector-of dresses up as Godzilla]], the panel has his name written in Japanese katakana characters on the side (シェルドン, ''Sherudon'').
10	* BlackBeadEyes: Thanks to its simplistic art style, the characters' eyes are simply drawn as dots. This makes the creatures look cuter.
11	* FunSize: Sheldon is much smaller than even a ''baby turtle'', let alone an actual dinosaur, but his tiny size is definitely a part of his character's appeal.
12	* GenderBlenderName: William Wallace the seahorse is actually female.
13	* MinimalistCast: The series only have three regular characters: Sheldon, William and Puff (who is just Sheldon's stuffed toy). But most of the time, only Sheldon is featured in the comics.
14	* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Sheldon's best friend is William Wallace, a seahorse named after the Scottish knight.
15	* NoPlotNoProblem: No plot, just Sheldon and his little friends doing adorable things with household objects and enjoying life.
16	* PaletteSwap: Apparently, there is a bootleg version of Sheldon in the form of [[https://sheldonthetinydinosaur.com/post/173274030237/theres-always-a-bootleg-storenvy-redbubble Shellman]], a diminutive blue saurian who wears a peanut shell instead of an acorn cap.
17	%%* Reality Ensues: For anything related to Sheldon's size. Doing it all can exhaust him.
18	* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: All the characters, both named and unnamed, are cute, little critters with BlackBeadEyes that are adorable enough to carry the webcomic despite having pretty much 0 plot.
19	* SecurityBlanket: Downplayed. Sheldon has a plushie (actually a tiny tuft of cotton ball he drew eyes on) named Puff, which Sheldon uses for warmth and comfort when he's feeling scared or cold. But while Sheldon often takes Puff around with him, he could live just fine without his toy.
20	* ShoutOut: Sheldon occasionally encounter characters from other fandoms:
21	** [[https://sheldonthetinydinosaur.com/post/115824575029/panaran-but-how-many-would-it-take-to-carry Befriending]] ''{{VideoGame/Pikmin}}s''
22	** [[https://sheldonthetinydinosaur.com/post/115824590159/panaran-i-actually-drew-this-about-a-onth-ago Dressing up]] as [[{{Franchise/Pokemon}} Lapras]].
23	** [[https://sheldonthetinydinosaur.com/post/115824599964/panaran-saw-desolation-of-smaug-last-night-and "Dragon-ing up"]] as [[Film/TheHobbitTheDesolationOfSmaug Smaug]].
24	** [[https://sheldonthetinydinosaur.com/post/125806982274/dont-worry-hes-more-of-the-protector-of Cosplaying]] as {{Franchise/Godzilla}}, whom Sheldon is apparently a FanBoy of.
25	** Sheldon [[https://sheldonthetinydinosaur.com/post/115823958649 hides in a thimble]] with the caption, "[[WebAnimation/WeeblAndBob This is his fort, his fort is amazing!]]"
26	* SliceOfLife: The comics have no real story or character arc, and they mostly just depict how these tiny creatures make use of the larger-than-life everyday objects they come across. A lot of the site's content aren't even really "comics" as much as they are captioned pictures.
27	* UnconventionalFoodUsage: Because Sheldon is so small, he can use [[https://sheldonthetinydinosaur.com/post/115824016789/panaran-i-yet-live-various-life-things-have an apple slice as a seesaw]], and [[https://sheldonthetinydinosaur.com/post/115824237219/panaran-dont-judge-his-choices-of a pancake as a tent]].

Context Webcomic / SheldonTheTinyDinosaur