Ron Planet
, by Matt Chapman and Craig Zobel, is a Webcomic that takes place circa 2040. It centers on Ron Planet, the last astronaut on Earth, and his lame life (i.e., cleaning up vomit in space). However, everything changes when a now dirt-poor NASA approaches him to solve a problem related to microwave popcorn.
This webcomic provides examples of:
- Berserk Button: Mentioning Tang around Dr. Eggleston
- Character Title: The Titular Ron Planet.
- Crapsack World: The most realistic one ever.
- Don't Explain the Joke: "Ron Planet Astronauting: 'Cause planets are in space!""Those were the names of some famous satellites"
- He Knows Too Much: Ron's theory on how the moon people feel about Eggleston.
- How the Mighty Have Fallen:
- All astronauts; once space travel became too common, the once-romanticized career became a joke.
- NASA itself has been reduced to one guy and two on-loan government agents.
- In-Series Nickname: Carlos, aka "Sidecar".
- Jaded Washout: Ron fits all the criteria, with the exception of laziness.
- Meaningful Name: "'Cause planets are in space!"
- Ms. Exposition: The old lady who explains the strip's concept of an astronaut to the little boy.
- Only Sane Man: While definitely not normal note , Ron seems to have a much better grasp on the world around him than his colleagues.
- Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: Seems to be going in this direction
- Squeaky Eyes: Dr. Eggleston. His blinks are audible.
