Since dawn's crack has man looked to the stars in wonder; often pondering his insignificance over a hot buttered crumpet; asking the eternal question, 'Are we alone in it all?' Today, dear friend, today he finds out...
— Narration
It Came! is a 2013 British comic book series "directed" by Dan Boultwood.
Told in the style of a low-budget B-Movie from The '50s, the comic tells the story of Dr. Boy Brett and his "lady" friend, Doris Night, who encounter a gigantic extraterrestrial robot terrorizing the English countryside.
It Troped!:
- Affectionate Parody: Of cheesy 50's B Movies.
- The Alcoholic: Dick Claymore, according to what amounts to his in-universe IMDb page. It Came's budget was so low because Pinetree Studios kept covering Claymore's bar tab.
- Alliterative Name: Frances Florence Flaunders, a.k.a. Fanny Flaunders.
- All There in the Manual: The trade edition includes fake histories for the "actors", photos from the set, and even period-appropriate merchandise for the movie.
- Animated Actors: A certainty given that the comic is presented as an actual B-Movie. Dr. Boy Brett is played by prolific boozehound Dick Claymore and Doris is played by Fanny Flaunders.
- Artistic License – Geography: Lampshaded.Doris: I didn't think [the Marble Arch] was this close to Piccadilly?Dr. Brett: This is no time for geographical accuracy, Doris!
- Bring My Brown Pants: Happens to Dr. Brett. Twice.Dr. Brett: Well, it's all gone brown in Trouser Town...
- Also invoked in the tagline for Lost Valley of the Lost: "TROUSER BROWNING TRIASSIC TERROR!"
- Brits Love Tea: "The very thing that maintains our Britishness" is tea. Turns out to be Grurk's weakness.
- Crazy Cat Lady: Fanny Flaunders, a.k.a. "Doris", after retiring from acting.
- Department of Redundancy Department: Lost Valley of the Lost and Myopic Moon Men from the Moon.
- Distinguished Gentleman's Pipe: Dr. Brett and his colleagues each have one, which are apparently necessary for "optimum sciencing".
- Dumb Blonde: The secretary at the Mayfair Space Laboratory doubts dinosaurs existed because she has never seen a photo of one.
- Expy: Pinetree Studios is a schlockier version of Pinewood Studios.
- For Science!: Frequently proclaimed by Dr. Brett.
- Flying Saucer: Grurk's flying saucer is clearly a prop wrapped in aluminum foil...
and held up by a piece of string. - Groin Attack: Doris gives a richly-deserved one to Boy at the very end as punishment for his humiliating treatment of her.
- Irony: The purpose of Grurk's invasion is to kidnap Britons and steal their Stiff Upper Lips for itself. Its weakness turns out to be that other quintessential British characteristic, a love of tea.
- Know-Nothing Know-It-All: Dr. Brett, who is constantly referred to as a "great scientific mind," thinks that the "hundreds of solar systems" in space revolve around our Sun.
- Nice Character, Mean Actor: Closer to Nice Character, Erratic Alcoholic Actor with Dick.
- Pokémon Speak: Grurk.
- Stiff Upper Lip: Turns out that Grurk's motive is to steal the very Britishness of its victims, seen when they lose their the stiffness of their upper lips.
- Stock British Phrases: YES.
- Typecasting: Fanny Flaunders started out as a secretary at Pinetree Studios, and her first few roles had her cast as one.
