Brawl in the Family (webcomic)
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The logo of the webcomic, promoting the complete collection of comic books
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| Author(s) | Matthew Taranto |
| Illustrator(s) | Matthew Taranto |
| Website | brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com |
| Launch date | June 13, 2008 |
| End date | October 3, 2014 |
| Genre(s) | Comedy |
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Game title
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| Developer(s) | BitFinity |
| Publisher(s) | BitFinity Games |
| Distributor(s) | Valve (Steam), Nintendo (Wii U) |
| Director(s) | Matthew Taranto |
| Designer(s) | Matthew Taranto, Michael Taranto |
| Composer(s) | Matthew Taranto |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Wii U, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux |
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Windows, OS X, Linux
Wii U
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| Genre(s) | Action, adventure, rhythm, music |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Brawl in the Family is a gag-a-day webcomic written and drawn by Matthew Taranto, featuring various Nintendo characters, such as Kirby and Mario. The comic ended on October 3, 2014, having produced a total of 600 comics.
Brawl in the Family, the title a pun on All in the Family and Nintendo game Super Smash Bros. Brawl, features a variety of playable characters of the Super Smash Bros. series, with Kirby as its protagonist. Other characters playing a large role include King Dedede, Meta Knight, Captain Falcon and Jigglypuff.Brawl in the Family is known for its short visual jokes and wordplay, but sometimes features longer storylines and music videos.
The webcomic later introduced a few original characters, such as Eario, the father of Waluigi. Brawl in the Family expanded upon existing Nintendo characters by creating romances between Kirby and Jigglypuff, as well as Samus Aran and Captain Falcon, and by turning originally minor characters into recurring characters, such as Waluigi and a Bug Catcher from the Pokémon series. Gaming website Retro described Brawl in the Family as "almost aggressively lighthearted," because where "a lot of comedic webcomics tend to veer into cynical territory," Retro described Brawl in the Family as having a "warm, family friendly tone."
Brawl in the Family started under the title of Kirby Comics and was only uploaded on websites such as GameFAQs and IGN forums, until Taranto decided to expand the comic's cast and publish it on his own website, which was designed by Chris Seward. The first strip on the website is "The Showdown", published on June 13, 2008, showing a visual gag of Kirby transforming into his nemesis/best friend King Dedede.
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