In 1930's Chicago, two naive kids, through a mix of bad luck and even worse decisions, join forces with a vigilante to take on the mob. In their adventure, they learn about themselves and the world around them, and they might not like some of the things they learn.
— Silly Rookie
Running since 2016, '32 Kick-Up is a Fighting Series set in Chicago during The Great Depression in a world of Inkblot Cartoon Style Funny Animals who live alongside humans.
Centered on two kids, the arrogant Patricia-Marie and her best friend Calloway, who end up fighting mobsters to rescue Calloway's older cousin with the help of a vigilante who Patty idolizes. Clearly inspired by Shōnen series, to the point that it has speed lines and Japanese sound effects.
Updates sporadically. Can be read here.
This comic provides examples of:
- The Ace: Vet is known through the newspapers as the Bridgeport Bruiser, a street vigilante who fights criminals. Patty worships her.
- Animesque: Despite it's cartoony designs and taking place in America, it utilizes speed lines and Japanese sound effects.
- Action Girl: Patty, Vet, and Margaret have shown themselves to be righteous ass-kickers.
- Ascended Fanboy: Patty gets to team up with her idol.
- Batter Up!: Calloway has a "Lucky Bat."
- Bratty Half-Pint: Patty is loud, obnoxious, and constantly starts fights, regardless if she's truly justified or not.
- Calling Your Attacks: Margaret of the Unholy Three has the "Dazzling Iconocalst," which is just landing on someone's face when they're already down.
- Extra! Extra! Read All About It!: Calloway has a job being this trope as a newsboy selling newspapers on the street.
- Deadpan Snarker: Joplin comes off like a condescending prick to Patty.
- Funny Animal: Despite a few humans, funny animals seem to be the majority of the people in the world so far.
- Humble Hero: Calloway is very passive and quiet, and doesn't seem to be goaded into the kind of bait a Hot-Blooded character would bite.
- Hot-Blooded: Patty is definitely this. Hot-headed and impulsive. She seems to take pride in butting into situations that don't concern her.
- Large Ham: Margaret loves being the center of attention and playing up theatrics.
- Leeroy Jenkins: The first thing patty does upon entering a speakeasy is to yell at the patrons because she views them all as criminals, starting conflict instantly.
- Improvised Weapon: Patty finds a wrench from a toolbox.
- Inkblot Cartoon Style: Many funny animals are Pie-Eyed, and the majority have White Gloves.
- Surprising lack of Rubber-Hose Limbs so far, though.
- In the Name of the Moon: The Unholy Three are introduced practicing some sort of intro routine.
- Robinson seems to hate doing it.
- Kick Chick: Margaret has only been seen fighting with her feet.
- Punch-Clock Villain: Robinson doesn't seem to like being part of the Unholy Three, but the pay is important to him.
Chapters of this series provide examples of:
- Chekhov's Gun: We see Calloway's Lucky bat in Chapter 3 before it's finally used from the end of Chapter 5 onwards.
- Heroes Gone Fishing: The chapter Funny Ways is just about Patty bringing Calloway along on a fishing trip with her grandfather.
- Squee: Patty when she realizes that Vet is her idol the Bridgeport Bruiser.