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Diesel Sweeties number 1
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Rich Stevens III
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http://wwwdieselsweetiescom/
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Weekdays
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April 2000
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is a Webcomic written by Rich Stevens III (R Stevens). The comic began in 2000, originally hosted at robotstories.com.
The comic has traditionally consisted of four square panels of dialogue in a two-by-two grid, with a punchline (often a Non Sequitur or Pop Culture reference) in the final panel. In 2005 Stevens abandoned this traditional form and began consistently publishing strips with more panels in slightly more varied configurations. Uniquely, single panels of the strip are occasionally animated. Although there is some character development and the occasional story arc, most strips are largely self-contained. Recurring themes include the annual Halloween strips, featuring characters from the comic in costume. The most distinctive aspect of the comic is the art style: the comic is made up entirely of large pixels, creating an interesting clash between the content and the form.
Diesel Sweeties is part of the Dumbrella community of web comics.
Material from ''Diesel Sweeties'' will be included in ,'' along with other webcomics such as '' Cat And Girl '', '' Daily Dinosaur Comics '', '' Fetus-X '', and '' The Perry Bible Fellowship ''.
Diesel Sweeties incorporates many characters from other fictional works, from the real world, and introduces many original characters. The below list is by no means exhaustive.
As defined by the Cast Page , the main characters in Diesel Sweeties are:
- , an emotional Robot . Introduced as the boyfriend of Maura Glee, the relationship later ended, and he is currently dating Pale Suzie. He was adopted by human parents, and has several famous human aunts and uncles, including Steve Jobs , Beck , Courtney Love , and Stan Lee . Introduced in strip #1 .
- , an alcoholic ex- Pornstar . Introduced as Clango's girlfriend, she has gone through a string of robots and boys since having been dumped. Introduced in strip #1 .
- , a Poser obsessed with the idea of maintaining a facade of Indie Cred . Attempts to manipulate the other characters, but usually fails. Introduced in strip #2 .
- , Maura's younger sister. Worked at a comic store for a time. Her first name is generally not mentioned, but was once stated as "Persephone" in strip #1241 . Was once featured as Faye's sister's lesbian lover in Questionable Content . Introduced in strip #5 .
- , a Mullet -sporting rocker. The virginal Yin to Pete's lecherous Yang . He has had ongoing flirtations with both Lil Sis and Pale Suzie, but neither has successfully bedded him. Implied to be unusually well-endowed; he was briefly recruited by Maura as a porn star for masturbation movies, but was run out of the business for refusing to work with a partner. Introduced in strip #76 .
- , a cheerful Goth chick who went on a date with Clango, while he and Maura were "on a break". Currently going steady with Clango. Introduced in strip #436 .
- , a Robot dedicated to the crushing of Hu-mans , although he has also been known to date them on occasion. He is insanely wealthy after making a deal with Maura. Introduced in strip #24 .
Generally in the order of appearance. Also includes some animals.
- , a technician who occasionally repairs Clango. Introduced in strip #16 .
- , a computer programmer. Introduced in strip #21 .
- : A Bisexual , she dated Lil Sis briefly, as well as Red Robot. She also went through a Christian phase. Introduced in strip #163 .
- , Maura's annoying but handsome ex-boyfriend. Introduced in strip #325 .
- , a weird Furry who always wears a blue bear costume with nipples. Nipples is implied to be a stand-in for Rich Stevens, the author. Introduced in strip #338 .
- , a goth boy who sometimes hangs out with Pale Suzie. Does not like Suzie's generally cheery disposition. Introduced in strip #442 .
- , a shiny hispanic who shows up occasionally. Introduced in strip #617 .
- , a heavy-metal friend of Metal Steve. Introduced in strip #1244 .
- , Clango's black kitten. Although named after the male actor John Stamos , the kitten is a female. Introduced in strip #856 .
- , Clango's orange cat. Introduced in strip #128 .
- , a Toaster of few words. Introduced in strip #7 .
- , a robot who is even more sinister than Red Robot. Also Gay and sometimes a Cross-dresser (when she prefers to be called Menace-Ellen). Introduced in strip #225 .
- , a Macintosh SE computer, and Clango's Uncle Grandpa. Once ran for office. Introduced in strip #235 .
- , a polite friendly robot who likes to lift things. Torpor is often a target of abuse for Red Robot and Menace-11, and has been dismantled and rebuilt at least once. Introduced in strip #670 .
Diesel Sweeties often shows pixelated versions of real people in the strip. Some of these people include:
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