Gluemeat

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Gluemeat
Image:Gluemeat.png
Blue Guy and Orange Guy, stars of Gluemeat
Author(s) Case Yorke
Website http://www.gluemeat.com/
Update schedule MWF
Launch date November 19, 2001
Genre Post-Modern

Gluemeat is a webcomic written and drawn by Case Yorke. It began on November 19, 2001 with "Success". Gluemeat is a member of Alternative Brand Studios and it often employs the use of non-sequitur humor. Its primary characters are Blue Guy and Orange Guy, although it has spawned several notable sub-comics, including Always Sparkle, Safetypin, What Will Moko Swallow?, and Captain Slick. Gluemeat is also the showcase for Gluemeat Moving Pictures, an array of flash animation, overdubbing, and hand puppetry. The characters Paul and Leotard are part of the Gluemeat Moving Pictures' series No Time Like Scent.

Blue Guy and Orange Guy are locked in a sort of battle of wits (although it can be argued that the battle is decidedly one-sided). Blue is childlike, enthusiastic, and full of wonder; he is also stupid. Orange is smart and witty, but also cynical and bitter. The disparate personalities of these characters put them at eternal odds. A typical Gluemeat strip begins with Blue introducing a topic of conversation and Orange asserting his lack of interest. Blue then pursues the topic with his typical good-natured eccentricity, and, finally, Orange provides a withering punchline, often employing his catch-phrase "You are puerile."

On April 13, 2005, Gluemeat celebrated its 500th strip with the much-hyped death of a recurring character. To many readers' dismay, the character in question was the popular Safetypin (see below).

Case Yorke was embroiled in a fierce and escalating mock feud with BoxJam, creator of BoxJam's Doodle, although Mr. Yorke maintained the feud was legitimate: "Who ever said it was a "mock" feud? The guy's a jerk and I wish he had boils instead of eyes." Mock or not, it would be foolish to ignore the fact that this feud has (perhaps inadvertently) cross-promoted both strips in a highly successful manner. Yorke and BoxJam have since publicly made up.

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[edit] History of Blue Guy's and Orange Guy's names

Blue Guy and Orange Guy aren't the main characters' real names. Case Yorke has names for these characters but has not shared them ever in the comic; therefore, on Gluemeat's original message board on Altbrand, fans began to call them "The Blue Guy" and "The Orange Guy" after their primary colorings.

[edit] The Artist

Case Yorke is a French-Canadian webcomic artist from Quebec City, Quebec. He is the author of Gluemeat and the now-defunct Aren't We Real. He also writes songs and scripts for various groups and organisations. He has one son, Mathias, who has recently added his own original comic, Robot Dude & Dweeb-o, to Gluemeat's lineup .
Case Yorke, author of Gluemeat, holding a piece of fan art
Case Yorke, author of Gluemeat, holding a piece of fan art

[edit] Character Summaries

(in order of appearance and to eventually supplant list of recurring characters)

[edit] Orange Guy

Orange Guy, whose true name is unknown, is called "Orange Guy" by fans because of his primary coloration. He was the first character to ever appear in Gluemeat. He is often paired against Blue Guy, and usually does his best to destroy and or scathingly criticize all of Blue's hopes and dreams. He is most famous for his catch-phrase "You are puerile," which he frequently says to Blue in the fourth panel. Orange seems well-educated (although he is not, as mentioned in the very first Gluemeat ever, "Success"), but also cynical and bitter.

Orange Guy is one of the few similarities that observers point out between Gluemeat and the webcomic BoxJam's Doodle. The protagonist in BoxJam's Doodle, who is blue, has to put up with a jerk, who happens to be orange. Some speculate that it is either mere coincidence or the friendly nature of BoxJam that keep these matters out of litigation.
Orange Guy first appeared in "Success"
Orange Guy first appeared in "Success"

[edit] Orange Guy's Boss (OGB)

Another character whose real name has not been revealed by the author, Orange Guy's boss is simply called such since Orange Guy is clearly under his employment. Although he appears to be management of some kind, his exact job is unknown (as is Orange Guy's exact job). OGB is easily taken in by a clever retort or impromptu scheme by Orange Guy.
Orange Guy's Boss first appeared in "Success"
Orange Guy's Boss first appeared in "Success"

[edit] Blue Guy

Blue Guy, whose true name is unknown, is called "Blue Guy" by fans because of his primary coloration. He is often paired against Orange Guy, and usually does his best to regale Orange with an interesting (to himself) idea or story, which Orange often scathingly criticizes. He is mostly optimistic and hopeful, and he is easily excited. As mentioned in "Window", Blue Guy was born by C-section, but it is unknown whether the same is true for his brother Oink. Although Blue often proves himself to be far less intelligent than Orange, it is suspected that he is among the smarter individuals in his extended family, most notably of which is Cousin Werdl.

Blue Guy is one of the few similarities that observers point out between Gluemeat and the webcomic BoxJam's Doodle. The protagonist in BoxJam's Doodle, who is blue, has to put up with a jerk, who happens to be orange. Some speculate that it is either mere coincidence or the friendly nature of BoxJam that keep these matters out of litigation.
Blue Guy first appeared in "Ants"
Blue Guy first appeared in "Ants"

[edit] Mister Dinglemuffin

Mister Dinglemuffin is a gym attendant. He became part of a long storyline after Orange Guy discovered that his watch had been stolen from the gym lockers. Mister Dinglemuffin is an example of a rule-deferring archetypal character, and he simply directs Orange's attention to a sign claiming that the gym is not responsible for stolen items (despite possibly misleading security evinced by their lockers). Orange insults Mister Dinglemuffin but uses a sign to absolve himself of any responsibility for his actions. However, his plan is a failure, and a trial ensues where Mister Dinglemuffin makes appearances on the stand and Blue Guy represents Orange (a possible example of chromatic inversion?). He has not appeared in Gluemeat since his feature storyline.
Mister Dinglemuffin first appeared in "Signs (Part 1)"
Mister Dinglemuffin first appeared in "Signs (Part 1)"

[edit] Annulee

Annulee is a little black haired girl who is partnered off against Safetypin in every comic she appears in, with the exception of her appearances in the Deadmeat subseries. Annulee is the innocence to Safetypin's cynicism. In continuing her relationship with Safetypin, she has developed a chronic eye twitch response. After twenty-four appearances together, Annulee was finally pushed over the edge by Safetypin's dark outlook on the human condition, and was forced into an epileptic rage where she ended Safetypin's life via decapitation.
Annulee first appeared in "Safetypin 1 (The Initining)"
Annulee first appeared in "Safetypin 1 (The Initining)"

[edit] Safetypin

Safetypin is the amalgamous pea-green lifeform who is partnered off against Annulee in every comic it appears in. What Safetypin is has never been revealed by the author. Safetypin is the dark, morose, and cynical part of the human psyche, juxtaposed to Annulee's sweet and childlike innocence. It expresses itself in one word or short punchy phrased answers to Annulee's observations or questions, and because of this Safetypin leaves Annulee in a stressful state of quiet aggravation. It would not be incorrect to say that Safetypin was one of Gluemeat's most beloved characters, and was a serious matter in the Gluemeat fandom when Safetypin was killed on Gluemeat's five hundredth comic.
"Safetypin" first appeared in "Safetypin 1 (The Initining)"
"Safetypin" first appeared in "Safetypin 1 (The Initining)"

[edit] Edouardo

Little is known about Edouardo. He is a giant eyeball, and he wishes to challenge Blue Guy to a staring contest. Edouardo is not the last character to be introduced to Gluemeat while issuing a challenge against Blue. A talking rock also later wishes to assert its superiority over Blue by means of friendly competition.
Edouardo first appeared in "Stalk"
Edouardo first appeared in "Stalk"

[edit] List of recurring characters

(in order of appearance)

[edit] Aren't We Real

Case Yorke was the author and creator of Aren't We Real, an often offensive webcomic starring Petey and Horse (an anthropomorphic equine), and features what some consider to be the filthiest and funniest dialogue ever to grace the webcomic genre. The comic had a large underground following, and was part of the webcomic networks Keenspace and later, Altbrand.

Other recurring characters include the constantly stoned video store clerk and the maniacally grinning doctor, whose mission in life is to keep American semen out of the grips of the Arabs.

Aren't We Real is no longer running, but Yorke has been re-issuing past editions of the classic series on the Gluemeat website. The archive can be found at http://www.gluemeat.com/category/loop-one/comics/awr/

[edit] External links

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