Ron Planet - Revision history

Bleu Ninja: /* Fun Facts */ Interwiki link + rearrange bullets

Bleu Ninja — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 03:44:12 GMT

Fun Facts: Interwiki link + rearrange bullets

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	==Fun Facts==		==Fun Facts==
	[[Image:duckguardian2box.PNG\|thumb\|120px\|Starring the popular Ron Planet!]]		[[Image:duckguardian2box.PNG\|thumb\|120px\|Starring the popular Ron Planet!]]
-	*An astronaut named "Ron Planet" first appeared on the box art for [[Duck Guardian 2]]. After the comic's launch, clicking the "starring the popular RON PLANET!" starburst on the box art in the [[Videlectrix]] website gallery linked to the webcomic site.	+	*An astronaut named "Ron Planet" first appeared on the box art for [[Duck Guardian 2]]. After the comic's launch, clicking the "starring the popular RON PLANET!" starburst on the box art in the [[Videlectrix]] website gallery linked to the webcomic's site.
	**In the comic, Ron Planet is far from "popular"; indeed, his unpopularity is the driving force behind the storyline.		**In the comic, Ron Planet is far from "popular"; indeed, his unpopularity is the driving force behind the storyline.
-	*Craig Zobel posted about the comic ~~on {{p\|l=http~~:~~//forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=~~15969 the Homestar Runner Wiki Forum}}, introducing it as "a little side project".	+	*Craig Zobel posted about the comic [[Forum:15969\|on the Homestar Runner Wiki Forum]], introducing it as "a little side project".
	*The comic's "about" page offers a story of how Matt and Craig met: in junior high school art class.		*The comic's "about" page offers a story of how Matt and Craig met: in junior high school art class.
-	*Though Ron's full name is "Ronald", {{p\|l=http://www.ronplanet.com/rp022.html one strip}} featured a character assuming his name was "Ronginald". This name would be reused for Matt's [[@ronginald]] Twitter account, where he occasionally tweeted about ''Ron Planet''.	+	*Though Ron's full name is "Ronald", {{p\|l=http://www.ronplanet.com/rp022.html one strip}} featured a character assuming his name was "Ronginald". The comic's contact [[email]] similarly was ronginald@ronplanet.com.
-	**The comic's contact [[email]] similarly was ronginald@ronplanet.com.	+	**This name would be reused for Matt's [[@ronginald]] Twitter account, where he occasionally tweeted about ''Ron Planet''.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

Bleu Ninja: Rework. Past-tense switch inspired by the last edit (feel free to change back to present tense if they make another strip after 13 years).

Bleu Ninja — Thu, 18 May 2023 04:56:12 GMT

Rework. Past-tense switch inspired by the last edit (feel free to change back to present tense if they make another strip after 13 years).

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-	[[Image:Ron_Planet.png\|thumb\|220px\|Are you an astronaut?~~!]][[Image:duckguardian2box.PNG\|thumb\|left\|120px\|Starring the popular Ron Planet~~!]]	+	[[Image:Ron_Planet.png\|thumb\|220px\|Are you an astronaut?!]]
-	'''[http://www.ronplanet.com/ Ron Planet]''' is a comic strip written by [[Matt Chapman]] and [[Craig Zobel]]. The ~~concept for the~~ comic ~~started in 2006 when Matt and Craig joked about writing a science fiction original movie. This concept was later made into a comic, with its first strip launched on September 17, 2009. The comic stars~~ the ~~title character,~~ Ron Planet, the last astronaut on ~~2040~~ Earth~~. Ron Planet has made a cameo~~ in the ~~[[Homestar Runner (universe)\|Homestar Runner universe]], appearing as the starring character in [[Duck Guardian 2]].~~	+	'''''{{p\|l=http://www.ronplanet.com/ Ron Planet}}''''' was a comic strip written by [[Matt Chapman]] and [[Craig Zobel]]. The comic centered around the eponymous Ron Planet, the last astronaut on Earth in the year 2040.
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-	~~The Duck Guardian 2 box calls him "The Popular Ron Planet." However, in the comic, he is anything but. In fact, his unpopularity is the driving force behind the storyline~~.	+

	==Background==		==Background==
-	Ron Planet is the last astronaut on an Earth that has grown bored with space travel. When {{w\|NASA}} detects suspicious activity on the moon (in the form of a bag of microwave popcorn), Ron is literally the only man for the job. ~~As of November 22~~, ~~2010~~, ~~there~~ are 49 strips; the ~~strip has~~ been ~~on hiatus~~ since ~~that date~~. ~~According to a Tweet by~~ [[@~~StrongBadActual~~]] on {{prs\|1250425750307491841\|15\|Apr\|2020\|~~full~~=1}}, the "super boring" ~~design of~~ the ~~unfinished 50th strip~~ "killed [~~the comic~~] forever", ~~suggesting~~ that ~~it has been canceled~~.	+	The concept for the comic traces back to 2006, when Matt and Craig joked about making a science-fiction movie centering on a former space hero called out of retirement. Inspired by the space-travel zeitgeist of the {{w\|Ansari X Prize}}, {{w\|Virgin Galactic}}, and The {{w\|China National Space Administration}}, the duo (with assistance from [[Mike Chapman]]) developed the idea into a script. Though they were unable to secure financing, the ideas from the script were adapted into the ''Ron Planet'' comic strip {{--}} leaving the door open for the strip to later be adapted into a movie.
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		+	==Comic==
		+	Ron Planet is the last astronaut on an Earth that has grown bored with space travel. When {{w\|NASA}} detects suspicious activity on the moon (in the form of a bag of microwave popcorn), Ron is literally the only man for the job.
		+
		+	The comic's first strip launched on September 17, 2009. ''Ron Planet'' was co-written by Matt and Craig, and drawn by Matt. Strips are accompanied by brief text commentary, as well as a bonus feature allowing readers to view the original thumbnail sketches for strips. ''Ron Planet'' had [http://feeds.feedburner.com/ronplanet its own] [[FeedBurner Page]] as well.
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		+	The 49th strip was posted on November 22, 2010; though the story was not concluded, there have been no further updates since. In 2011, [[@ronginald#110864896136192000\|Matt tweeted]] that Ron Planet would "someday" be revived, though returning to [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] would take priority. In 2020, [[:File:TwitterRonPlanet50.jpg\|a sketch for the 50th strip]] was {{prs\|1250425750307491841\|15\|Apr\|2020\|alt=shared to Twitter}}; in the same post, [[Strong Bad]] joked that the unfinished strip was "super boring" and that the comic was "killed [...] forever", implying that ''Ron Planet'' would not continue.

-	==~~Features~~==	+	==Fun Facts==
-	~~Readers can subscribe to an~~ [~~http~~:~~//feeds~~.~~feedburner.com/ronplanet RSS Feed~~] ~~(also ran by~~ [[~~FeedBurner~~]]), ~~as well as send strips~~ to {{w\|~~Facebook~~}} and {{w\|~~Twitter~~}} ~~users. Clicking~~ "~~thumb~~" ~~will show original storyboards~~ for ~~that strip~~.	+	[[Image:duckguardian2box.PNG\|thumb\|120px\|Starring the popular Ron Planet!]]
		+	*An astronaut named "Ron Planet" first appeared on the box art for [[Duck Guardian 2]]. After the comic's launch, clicking the "starring the popular RON PLANET!" starburst on the box art in the [[Videlectrix]] website gallery linked to the webcomic site.
		+	**In the comic, Ron Planet is far from "popular"; indeed, his unpopularity is the driving force behind the storyline.
		+	*Craig Zobel posted about the comic on {{p\|l=http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=15969 the Homestar Runner Wiki Forum}}, introducing it as "a little side project".
		+	*The comic's "about" page offers a story of how Matt and Craig met: in junior high school art class.
		+	*Though Ron's full name is "Ronald", {{p\|l=http://www.ronplanet.com/rp022.html one strip}} featured a character assuming his name was "Ronginald". This name would be reused for Matt's [[@ronginald]] Twitter account, where he occasionally tweeted about ''Ron Planet''.
		+	**The comic's contact [[email]] similarly was ronginald@ronplanet.com.

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[The Brothers Chaps' Side Projects]]		*[[The Brothers Chaps' Side Projects]]
		+	*[[The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil]]
		+	*[[@ronginald]]

		+	==External Links==
		+	*[http://www.ronplanet.com ''Ron Planet''] website
	[[Category:Side Projects]]		[[Category:Side Projects]]

Keegster2: Since Strong Bad mentioned it on Twitter, it feels right to mention the in-universe "Word of God" regarding the comic's fate.

Keegster2 — Thu, 18 May 2023 00:48:42 GMT

Since Strong Bad mentioned it on Twitter, it feels right to mention the in-universe "Word of God" regarding the comic's fate.

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	'''[http://www.ronplanet.com/ Ron Planet]''' is a comic strip written by [[Matt Chapman]] and [[Craig Zobel]]. The concept for the comic started in 2006 when Matt and Craig joked about writing a science fiction original movie. This concept was later made into a comic, with its first strip launched on September 17, 2009. The comic stars the title character, Ron Planet, the last astronaut on 2040 Earth. Ron Planet has made a cameo in the [[Homestar Runner (universe)\|Homestar Runner universe]], appearing as the starring character in [[Duck Guardian 2]].		'''[http://www.ronplanet.com/ Ron Planet]''' is a comic strip written by [[Matt Chapman]] and [[Craig Zobel]]. The concept for the comic started in 2006 when Matt and Craig joked about writing a science fiction original movie. This concept was later made into a comic, with its first strip launched on September 17, 2009. The comic stars the title character, Ron Planet, the last astronaut on 2040 Earth. Ron Planet has made a cameo in the [[Homestar Runner (universe)\|Homestar Runner universe]], appearing as the starring character in [[Duck Guardian 2]].

-	The Duck Guardian 2 box calls him "The Popular Ron Planet." However, in the comic, he is anything but. In fact, his unpopularity is the driving force behind the storyline.	+	The Duck Guardian 2 box calls him "The Popular Ron Planet." However, in the comic, he is anything but. In fact, his unpopularity is the driving force behind the storyline.

	==Background==		==Background==
-	Ron Planet is the last astronaut on an Earth that has grown bored with space travel. When ~~[[Wikipedia:NASA~~\|NASA]] detects suspicious activity on the moon (in the form of a bag of microwave popcorn), Ron is literally the only man for the job. As of November 22, 2010, there are 49 strips~~. The~~ strip has been on hiatus since that date.	+	Ron Planet is the last astronaut on an Earth that has grown bored with space travel. When {{w\|NASA}} detects suspicious activity on the moon (in the form of a bag of microwave popcorn), Ron is literally the only man for the job. As of November 22, 2010, there are 49 strips; the strip has been on hiatus since that date. According to a Tweet by [[@StrongBadActual]] on {{prs\|1250425750307491841\|15\|Apr\|2020\|full=1}}, the "super boring" design of the unfinished 50th strip "killed [the comic] forever", suggesting that it has been canceled.

	==Features==		==Features==
-	Readers can subscribe to an [http://feeds.feedburner.com/ronplanet RSS Feed] (also ran by [[FeedBurner]]), as well as send strips to ~~[[Wikipedia:Facebook~~\|Facebook]] and ~~[[Wikipedia:Twitter~~\|Twitter]] users. Clicking "thumb" will show original storyboards for that strip.	+	Readers can subscribe to an [http://feeds.feedburner.com/ronplanet RSS Feed] (also ran by [[FeedBurner]]), as well as send strips to {{w\|Facebook}} and {{w\|Twitter}} users. Clicking "thumb" will show original storyboards for that strip.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

Gfdgsgxgzgdrc at 03:17, 12 January 2016

Gfdgsgxgzgdrc — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 03:17:18 GMT

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	==Features==		==Features==
	Readers can subscribe to an [http://feeds.feedburner.com/ronplanet RSS Feed] (also ran by [[FeedBurner]]), as well as send strips to [[Wikipedia:Facebook\|Facebook]] and [[Wikipedia:Twitter\|Twitter]] users. Clicking "thumb" will show original storyboards for that strip.		Readers can subscribe to an [http://feeds.feedburner.com/ronplanet RSS Feed] (also ran by [[FeedBurner]]), as well as send strips to [[Wikipedia:Facebook\|Facebook]] and [[Wikipedia:Twitter\|Twitter]] users. Clicking "thumb" will show original storyboards for that strip.
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		+	==See Also==
		+	*[[The Brothers Chaps' Side Projects]]

	[[Category:Side Projects]]		[[Category:Side Projects]]

73.170.229.146 at 10:13, 11 November 2015

73.170.229.146 — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 10:13:41 GMT

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	'''[http://www.ronplanet.com/ Ron Planet]''' is a comic strip written by [[Matt Chapman]] and [[Craig Zobel]]. The concept for the comic started in 2006 when Matt and Craig joked about writing a science fiction original movie. This concept was later made into a comic, with its first strip launched on September 17, 2009. The comic stars the title character, Ron Planet, the last astronaut on 2040 Earth. Ron Planet has made a cameo in the [[Homestar Runner (universe)\|Homestar Runner universe]], appearing as the starring character in [[Duck Guardian 2]].		'''[http://www.ronplanet.com/ Ron Planet]''' is a comic strip written by [[Matt Chapman]] and [[Craig Zobel]]. The concept for the comic started in 2006 when Matt and Craig joked about writing a science fiction original movie. This concept was later made into a comic, with its first strip launched on September 17, 2009. The comic stars the title character, Ron Planet, the last astronaut on 2040 Earth. Ron Planet has made a cameo in the [[Homestar Runner (universe)\|Homestar Runner universe]], appearing as the starring character in [[Duck Guardian 2]].

-	~~Interestingly enough, the~~ Duck Guardian 2 box calls him "The Popular Ron Planet." However, in the comic, he is anything but. In fact, his unpopularity is the driving force behind the storyline.	+	The Duck Guardian 2 box calls him "The Popular Ron Planet." However, in the comic, he is anything but. In fact, his unpopularity is the driving force behind the storyline.

	==Background==		==Background==

JohnnyLurg at 11:06, 21 February 2012

JohnnyLurg — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:06:43 GMT

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	==Background==		==Background==
-	Ron Planet is the last astronaut on an Earth that has grown bored with space travel. When [[Wikipedia:NASA\|NASA]] detects suspicious activity on the moon (in the form of a bag of microwave popcorn), Ron is literally the only man for the job. As of November 22, 2010, there are 49 strips.	+	Ron Planet is the last astronaut on an Earth that has grown bored with space travel. When [[Wikipedia:NASA\|NASA]] detects suspicious activity on the moon (in the form of a bag of microwave popcorn), Ron is literally the only man for the job. As of November 22, 2010, there are 49 strips. The strip has been on hiatus since that date.

	==Features==		==Features==

Soiled Bargains: Moved Duck Guardian 2 image to the top left for efficient use of space; Wikipedia link'd to NASA; do we really need external links to social networking sites? Moved Background upward.

Soiled Bargains — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:57:31 GMT

Moved Duck Guardian 2 image to the top left for efficient use of space; Wikipedia link'd to NASA; do we really need external links to social networking sites? Moved Background upward.

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-	[[Image:Ron_Planet.png\|thumb\|220px\|Are you an astronaut?!]][[Image:duckguardian2box.PNG\|thumb\|~~150px~~\|Starring the popular Ron Planet!]]	+	[[Image:Ron_Planet.png\|thumb\|220px\|Are you an astronaut?!]][[Image:duckguardian2box.PNG\|thumb\|left\|120px\|Starring the popular Ron Planet!]]
	'''[http://www.ronplanet.com/ Ron Planet]''' is a comic strip written by [[Matt Chapman]] and [[Craig Zobel]]. The concept for the comic started in 2006 when Matt and Craig joked about writing a science fiction original movie. This concept was later made into a comic, with its first strip launched on September 17, 2009. The comic stars the title character, Ron Planet, the last astronaut on 2040 Earth. Ron Planet has made a cameo in the [[Homestar Runner (universe)\|Homestar Runner universe]], appearing as the starring character in [[Duck Guardian 2]].		'''[http://www.ronplanet.com/ Ron Planet]''' is a comic strip written by [[Matt Chapman]] and [[Craig Zobel]]. The concept for the comic started in 2006 when Matt and Craig joked about writing a science fiction original movie. This concept was later made into a comic, with its first strip launched on September 17, 2009. The comic stars the title character, Ron Planet, the last astronaut on 2040 Earth. Ron Planet has made a cameo in the [[Homestar Runner (universe)\|Homestar Runner universe]], appearing as the starring character in [[Duck Guardian 2]].

	Interestingly enough, the Duck Guardian 2 box calls him "The Popular Ron Planet." However, in the comic, he is anything but. In fact, his unpopularity is the driving force behind the storyline.		Interestingly enough, the Duck Guardian 2 box calls him "The Popular Ron Planet." However, in the comic, he is anything but. In fact, his unpopularity is the driving force behind the storyline.
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-	~~==Features==~~
-	Readers can subscribe to an [http://feeds.feedburner.com/ronplanet RSS Feed] (also ran by [[FeedBurner]]), as well as send strips to [http://www.facebook.com Facebook] and [http://www.twitter.com Twitter] users. Clicking "thumb" will show original storyboards for that strip.

	==Background==		==Background==
-	Ron Planet is the last astronaut on an Earth that has grown bored with space travel. When NASA detects suspicious activity on the moon (in the form of a bag of microwave popcorn), Ron is literally the only man for the job. As of November 22, 2010, there are 49 strips.	+	Ron Planet is the last astronaut on an Earth that has grown bored with space travel. When [[Wikipedia:NASA\|NASA]] detects suspicious activity on the moon (in the form of a bag of microwave popcorn), Ron is literally the only man for the job. As of November 22, 2010, there are 49 strips.
		+
		+	==Features==
		+	Readers can subscribe to an [http://feeds.feedburner.com/ronplanet RSS Feed] (also ran by [[FeedBurner]]), as well as send strips to [[Wikipedia:Facebook\|Facebook]] and [[Wikipedia:Twitter\|Twitter]] users. Clicking "thumb" will show original storyboards for that strip.

	[[Category:Side Projects]]		[[Category:Side Projects]]

68.189.106.158: updated strip count

68.189.106.158 — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:01:48 GMT

updated strip count

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	==Background==		==Background==
-	Ron Planet is the last astronaut on an Earth that has grown bored with space travel. When NASA detects suspicious activity on the moon (in the form of a bag of microwave popcorn), Ron is literally the only man for the job. As of ~~May 26~~, 2010, there are ~~over 40~~ strips.	+	Ron Planet is the last astronaut on an Earth that has grown bored with space travel. When NASA detects suspicious activity on the moon (in the form of a bag of microwave popcorn), Ron is literally the only man for the job. As of November 22, 2010, there are 49 strips.

	[[Category:Side Projects]]		[[Category:Side Projects]]

Super Martyo Brother: per talk page

Super Martyo Brother — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:36:06 GMT

per talk page

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	==Background==		==Background==
-	Ron Planet is the last astronaut on an Earth that has grown bored with space travel. When NASA detects suspicious activity on the moon (in the form of a bag of microwave popcorn), Ron is literally the only man for the job. As of May 23, 2010, there are 42 strips.	+	Ron Planet is the last astronaut on an Earth that has grown bored with space travel. When NASA detects suspicious activity on the moon (in the form of a bag of microwave popcorn), Ron is literally the only man for the job. As of May 26, 2010, there are over 40 strips.

	[[Category:Side Projects]]		[[Category:Side Projects]]

The New Uzi-Bazooka: /* Background */

The New Uzi-Bazooka — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:47:28 GMT

Background

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	==Background==		==Background==
-	Ron Planet is the last astronaut on an Earth that has grown bored with space travel. When NASA detects suspicious activity on the moon (in the form of a bag of microwave popcorn), Ron is literally the only man for the job. As of May 13, 2010, there are 41 strips.	+	Ron Planet is the last astronaut on an Earth that has grown bored with space travel. When NASA detects suspicious activity on the moon (in the form of a bag of microwave popcorn), Ron is literally the only man for the job. As of May 23, 2010, there are 42 strips.
-	~~{{stub}}~~	+

	[[Category:Side Projects]]		[[Category:Side Projects]]