Line #62 Webcomic/ZiggyPigAndSillySeal2022


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain They're Ziggy and the Seal, Ziggy and the Seal...]]]]
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4	''Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal'' (2022) is an Creator/InfinityComics webcomic from Creator/MarvelComics. It ran for eight issues and was written by Frank Tieri and John Cerilli, with illustrations by Jacob Chabot.
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6	The story begins with Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal[[note]]Two FunnyAnimal characters from Marvel's early days as Timely Comics[[/note]] scraping by in obscurity, with Ziggy angry that he's been overlooked while Marvel's other super-animal characters are enjoying a rising wave of fame and notoriety. Desperate to elevate himself, Ziggy hatches a plan to [[FrameUp besmirch their reputations]] and then promote himself as a moral and wholesome alternative. Can Ziggy succeed without getting tripped up by Silly Seal in the process?
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8	As with Marvel's other Infinity Comics, the series was only available via the Marvel Unlimited app.
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11	!! ''Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal'' contains examples of the following tropes:
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13	* AlternateSpeciesCounterpart: Doomfish is this to ComicBook/DoctorDoom. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin He's a goldfish wearing a Doom mask.]]
14	** Subverted with [[Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius Doctor Octopus]] Octopus, who's just an octopus wearing an eight-armed lab coat and a bad wig.
15	* AntiVillain: Silly Seal, who does bad things simply because Ziggy tells him to.
16	* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: One of Ziggy's {{Mooks}} is Crazy Larry, a guy who spends all day sitting in a corner and pulling wings off of flies (which he collects in a jar).
17	-->"We sort of just let him do his own thing."
18	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Used by Ziggy Pig when he is interviewed on the ''Daily Bugle'' and angelically apologizes for the current rampage of bad behavior from the animal community.
19	* CelebrityEndorsement:
20	** Ziggy Pig's StartOfDarkness began when he saw a commercial for [[Characters/MarvelComicsFrightfulFour Paste Pot Pete's]] Pulsating Palace of Pork, endorsed by ComicBook/SpiderHam.
21	** Pizza Dog Pizza is endorsed by ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}, with the slogan "Eh, It's Food!"
22	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Silly Seal, full stop. He's [[TheDitz completely oblivious]] to Ziggy's plans and simply goes along with them ForTheLulz.
23	-->"I never know what I'm doing!"
24	* ComedicSociopathy: While in prison, Ziggy and Silly pass the time by getting beaten up by the other inmates. There's even a queue for who gets to pummel them next.
25	* ContinuityNod: Ziggy Pig has a photo in his apartment of him and Silly Seal posing with ComicBook/DoctorDoom. This is a reference to ''ComicBook/ZiggyPigSillySealComics'', where it was established that Doom is a major fan of the duo.
26	* EvilCounterpart: To counter the Pet Avengers, Ziggy Pig assembles the "Masters of Animal Evil". This is a team of animal-themed supervillains including [[Characters/FutureFoundation Dragon Man]], the [[Characters/FantasticFourRoguesGallery Super-Apes]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsSinisterSix Swarm]], Doctor Octopus Octopus, Doomfish, and [[Characters/CaptainAmericaRoguesGallery Armadillo]].
27	* FameThroughInfamy: While they're imprisoned, Ziggy and Silly learn that they've become more popular than ever due to their villainy.
28	* FrameUp: Ziggy's master plan is to ruin the reputation of Marvel's other animal heroes and elevate himself as a wholesome alternative. His targets include (but is not limited to) ComicBook/SpiderHam, the ComicBook/PetAvengers, ComicBook/HowardTheDuck, ComicBook/HitMonkey, [[Characters/TheInhumans Lockjaw]], and [[Characters/MarvelComicsCaptainMarvelSupportingCharacters Chewie the Flerkin]].
29	* FunWithFlushing: The Pet Avengers defeat Doomfish by flushing him down a toilet.
30	-->'''Doomfish:''' You DARE treat Doomfish in such a manner?\
31	'''Throg:''' We dare. Verily. [FLUSH!]
32	* HeelRealization: Occurs in issue #7 when Ziggy Pig abruptly realizes that his FrameUp scheme has turned him into a villain.
33	-->"Holy crap... WE'RE $%#& VILLAINS!"
34	* HollywoodHeartAttack: Occurs as a FunnyBackgroundEvent in Paste Pot Pete's Pulsating Palace of Pork, where a customer suddenly grabs his chest and keels over. His wife grabs a [[MagicalDefibrillator complimentary defibrillator]] and tries to jolt him back to life.
35	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Silly Seal -- even after he's been repeatedly abused and insulted, gets caught up in Ziggy's schemes, and is sent to prison and beaten up on a daily basis, he ''still'' considers Ziggy his best friend.
36	* InterspeciesRomance: Silly Seal is married to Roxanne, a sexy LadyInAPowerSuit.
37	* JailBake: After Ziggy and Silly are sent to prison, Ziggy's mom sends him a cake with several files inside. [[ExtremeOmnivore Silly eats them]].
38	* {{Jerkass}}: Ziggy is this, continuing the characterization established in ''ComicBook/ZiggyPigSillySealComics''. He's essentially [[Characters/SouthParkEricCartman Eric Cartman]] in a cartoon pig skin.
39	* LadyInAPowerSuit: Roxanne, Silly Seal's wife, is never seen without her power suit and black stiletto heels.
40	* {{Mooks}}: Ziggy recruits a gang of inept criminal henchmen to help in his plan. They all wear domino masks, yellow shirts, and blue pants and caps.
41	* MustacheVandalism: One of Ziggy's schemes is to dress up as Spider-Ham and deface a giant poster of The Avengers in the middle of Times Square.
42	* NeonSignHideout: Ziggy's base of operations is a run-down building named "Totally Normal (Not Sketchy At All) Establishment".[[note]]Sponsored by Secret Lairs "R" Us.[[/note]]
43	-->'''Throg:''' Why pray tell doth thou havest a secret lair, then?\
44	'''Ziggy:''' Well, considerin' how many of you mook-imals found it, guess it ain't all that secret. Might as well charge admission at this point.
45	* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: In issue #5, the Masters of Animal Evil have the Pet Avengers all but defeated, while Ziggy and his {{Mooks}} are watching via a remote video feed. Two panels later, the Pet Avengers have triumphantly trounced the Masters, to Ziggy's shock and horror.
46	* PineappleRuinsPizza: Ziggy Pig attacks [[Characters/HawkeyeSupportingCharacters Lucky the Pizza Dog's]] reputation by sneaking pineapples on Pizza Dog Pizza's deliveries. It's so horrifying that people turn green and throw up when they discover the added topping.
47	-->"Mom and dad, why don't you love me?"
48	* PokeThePoodle: Most of Ziggy's "evil schemes" to besmirch the reputations of other animal-themed superheroes fall into this category. Examples include ghosting (ignoring) ComicBook/GhostRider, [[PrankCall prank-calling people]], {{Mooning}} ComicBook/MoonKnight, and having ComicBook/HowardTheDuck tease [[Film/HowardTheDuck a movie sequel]].
49	* PrisonRiot: Ziggy gets caught in one in issue #8.
50	* ShoutOut: There's one to ''Film/{{Taken}}'' in issue #5:
51	-->'''Throg:''' "We Pet Avengers haveth a particular set of skills we hath acquired over very long careers. Skills that maketh us a nighmare to people like thee. If thou doth come forward now that'll be the end of it. But if thou doth not, we will looketh for thee, we will findeth thee, and we will--"
52	* SymbolSwearing: Ziggy Pig uses this when his language gets ''really'' foul.
53	* TalkingPoo: To prevent himself from being recognized during Ziggy's crime wave, Silly Seal spends most of the series dressed up in a Poop Emoji costume.
54	* ToadLicking: Discussed with Throg.
55	-->"Are you like one of those frogs that people lick and get all goofy? Can I lick you? I've had a bit of a day."
56	* ToiletHumour:
57	** Done literally by Silly Seal, who spent half the day baking a cake in the toilet.
58	--->"Is this coffee? I don't know. It's brown, whatever it is."
59	** [[Characters/MarvelComicsSavageLand Zabu]] Kitty Litter uses the slogan "For When Kitty's Movemements Get Downright ''Prehistoric!''"
60	** An advertisement for ComicBook/HitMonkey's assassin school promotes "Now With Less Feces Throwing!"[[note]]*Not a guarantee[[/note]]
61	** One of Ziggy's {{Frame Up}}s is to make it look like [[Characters/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyModern Cosmo the Spacedog]] pooped his name at the site of a space shuttle launch.
62	* UglyGuyHotWife: Continuing from the ''ComicBook/ZiggyPigSillySealComics'' 2018 one-shot, Silly Seal is married to Roxanne, a sexy brunette [[HighPoweredCareerWoman supermodel-lawyer.]]
63	* UniformityException: Armadillo questions why he's in the Masters of Animal Evil, as they're all animal superbeings while he's just a guy in an armored suit. He shuts up when Ziggy mentions that [[OnlyInItForTheMoney Armadillo already cashed his check.]]

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