Trend In Recent Media

About

Trend In Recent Media is a parody art trend that grew popular on Twitter (now called X) in September 2024. Inspired by a slew of viral art trends that complained about trends in modern movies and television, X user @PaintraSeaPea posted a series of humorous art bemoaning niche and hyperspecific aspects of movies and TV, asking if anyone else had noticed the "trend" in "recent media." In particular, @PaintraSeaPea's comic about a "quick to anger ducklike character" and his "three color-coordinated nephews" became the subject of a redraw trend.

Origin

On September 27th, 2024, X^[2] user @labbiezart posted a comic alongside the caption, "I hate when movies do this." The image compared a younger character from the "source material" who had been turned into a full-grown adult for the "live-action adaptation."

The post gathered over 100,000 likes in four days, with many people questioning how many movies this trope actually occurs in, besides Harold and the Purple Crayon.

Several X users expressed their dislike of the aforementioned comic, calling it redundant and juvenile. On September 28th, 2024, X^[3] user @M1das_OW2 wrote, "this happens in exactly one movie," gathering over 100,000 likes, while X^[4] user @TheNCSmaster compared two depictions of Bomberman, gathering over 15,000 likes.

Precursor

The Canon vs. Fanon art trend took off in March 2024. The trend saw artists comparing how a character looks canonically versus how they are depicted by their fans. The trend also inspired ironic memes, such as the one posted by X^[1] @fifibunfifibun on March 10th, gathering over 53,000 likes in six months.

Spread

On September 29th, 2024 X^[5] user @PaintraSeaPea posted two satirical comics in the format of an artist complaining about a trope or "trend" in "media." The posts gathered over 2,000 likes each.

Three Color-Coordinated Nephews

Also on September 29th, X^[6] user @PaintraSeaPea posted a comic about a "quick to anger ducklike character" and his "three color-coordinated nephews," gathering over 162,000 likes in two days. The caption on the post read, "This has to be my favorite clever trend in recent media."

The aforementioned post was a clear reference to Donald Duck and his nephews, and a parody of @labbiezart's original drawing. Other artists began to join in on the joke with examples that could fit into the "trope," including X^[7] user @DantTheAnt who posted a comic about Alvin and the Chipmunks, gathering over 60,000 likes in two days.

Various Examples

Search Interest

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