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Broken Lines is a hybrid of prose, spot illustration, and comic art by Tom Pappalardo. It is a comedy/non-adventure story about a cowboy, a spaceman, and a waitress travelling cross-country fighting evil in a stolen rental van. Pappalardo has been publishing the story a few chapters at a time in 8"x8" black & white comic book format since 2007, and online since 2010. Pappalardo is also the author of The Optimist, a weekly comic strip.

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  • Broken Lines is a hybrid of prose, spot illustration, and comic art by Tom Pappalardo. It is a comedy/non-adventure story about a cowboy, a spaceman, and a waitress travelling cross-country fighting evil in a stolen rental van. Pappalardo has been publishing the story a few chapters at a time in 8"x8" black & white comic book format since 2007, and online since 2010. Pappalardo is also the author of The Optimist, a weekly comic strip.
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  • Broken Lines is a hybrid of prose, spot illustration, and comic art by Tom Pappalardo. It is a comedy/non-adventure story about a cowboy, a spaceman, and a waitress travelling cross-country fighting evil in a stolen rental van. Pappalardo has been publishing the story a few chapters at a time in 8"x8" black & white comic book format since 2007, and online since 2010. Pappalardo is also the author of The Optimist, a weekly comic strip. * Amusing Injuries * Beat Panel - An often-used device in the comic, as seen here, * Bland-Name Product * Character Overlap * Comic Book Time - The timeline of events in the story are left intentionally vague. * Deadpan Snarker * Death Glare * Double Entendre * Eyes Always Shut - Cowboy is almost always scowling. * Face Palm * Four-Fingered Hands * Homage - Scenes from several movies are referenced, quotes and reenacted throughout the story: Blade Runner, Magnificent Seven. * Law of Disproportionate Response * Lazy Artist - Artwork is often re-used with slight tweaks, for example, two panels on this page followed by this page. Or this series of pages: 1, 2, and 3 * Rubber Hose Limbs * Self-Deprecation - The entirety of Chapter Seven. * Series Hiatus - Broken Lines is published somewhat sporadically both in print and online. * Strip Buffer - Pages currently being published online were originally published in print approximately three years earlier. * Take That * Unsound Effect - STRETCH, SIT!, and CENSURE! * Unwanted Glasses Plot - Chapter Seven involves an unfortunate pair of eyewear. * Vitriolic Best Buds - The cowboy and the spaceman are an ill-suited match for close-quarters travel. * With Friends Like These...
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