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The Easy Breather is a webcomic created in 1986 by James H. Vipond.
The webcomic is about Samantha Lewis, who uses her powers to fight smokers.
In the first volume of the webcomic, Samantha was an Intrepid Reporter; in the second, she switched to working in TV commercials. Her allies are Captain Light, a radio announcer, and Ant Woman, a dwarf.
- B Side Comics: "Min & Max: Valerie the Baby Sitter" ran from April to August 2009. Samantha Lewis' unplanned appearance toward the end of that story coincided with the sharp spike in readership.
- City of Adventure: St. Justin.
- Cute Bruiser: Ant Woman.
- Distressed Dude: Part of the plot of the first volume.
- The Dragon: Mr. Miasma, reluctantly.
- Dumb Muscle: the Operator's henchman, Pound.
- Foot Focus: Done on page 26 of the second volume. The expectation of nudity is subverted, as Samantha is wearing a white leotard.
- Green Aesop: Pretty much sums up the premise. Despite common belief though, this isn't the only criticism of the comic.
- Hair of Gold: The Easy Breather herself.
- Heh, Heh, You Said "X": During Samantha's lecture:
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Samantha: Tobacco smoke contains at least 69 known chemicals that cause cancer. They include arsenic, lead, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and radioactive polonium. Yes, I said radioactive! |
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- Invisible Streaker: On the pages for late June 2008, Samantha is nude and invisible just long enough to rescue Matthew Black when he's at his most vulnerable.
- A Minor Kidroduction: On the first two pages, Samantha and Carmen are shown as young girls.
- Most Common Superpower: Despite appearances, Samantha's ample breasts are natural.
- My Suit Is Also Super: Captain Light.
- Next Sunday AD: The first volume debuted at Comic Genesis in February 2008 after a trial at MidcoNet, but its story is set circa 2011.
- The Nudifier: Ant Woman, in her non-heroic identity, met such a robot at the jewelry store.
- Power Trio: Ant Woman is the id, as she tries to compensate for her dwarfism by becoming more of a fighter. The Easy Breather is the superego, or conscience of the group, though her judgment isn't perfect. That leaves Captain Light as the ego, mediating when his female allies have a difference of opinion.
- Ridiculous Future Inflation: During her radio interview, Samantha spoke of gasoline priced at $10 per gallon.
- Right-Hand-Cat: Karman's cat, Delilah.
- Self-Disposing Villain: Karman McKnockside died from an overdose of nicotine.
- Shower Scenes: The first volume has two with Samantha and one with Dr. Rubin before he became Mr. Miasma.
- Sneeze of Doom: Samantha is allergic to certain herbs used in pizzerias.
- Take That!: The museum robbers, Neal and Nikki, were named from the reply address used in a persistent spam email campaign.
- Terrible Trio: The Operator, Star and Pound.
- Webcomic Fantasy Casting:
- Ant Woman is based on Patty Maloney.
- The Operator is intended to resemble Elizabeth Ashley.
- Harriet Flynn, the lanky petty thief who impersonates Samantha Lewis, looks rather like Pam Dawber.
- Wicked Witch: Karman McKnockside again.
- Xtreme Kool Letterz: Karman again.