>>3880458>non-American countriesRight, like the one Eddsworld comes from
And right, Homestar Runner, good mention.
I meant in terms of mainstream penetration and recognizability, Hazbin and Eddsworld are analogous, not necessarily similar.
Though in terms of fandom, I think they are outright similar, as both have a large, even majority contingent, of that kind of heavily Tumblr-leaning quasifujo tenderqueer following that you see for a lot of webcomics.
It's strange given its origins as a very straight person's type of elementary shitposting, though it does make sense given that it lost much of its Newgroundsness under TomSka. No more peeping on girls boning for you, Eddie. You're a cinnamon roll, now. And speaking of,
>>3879340I think the really ironic thing is that TomSka seemed to conceive of Tord, the guy who he IRL never really liked, as being directly in opposition to his character thematically, as iirc, Tord was outright made to represent Edd's cancer. However, all that portrayal seemed to do was solidify Tomtord. It's also funny given how their interactions are so surface in that episode. Tord seems to think of Tom as an inconvenience at best, and Tom expresses zero fondness for him. The character both of them are fixated on is Edd
