Behind the Back

From Bob and George: The Wiki

The "Behind your back" gag originated with Wily's innate nature to break into soliloquy without first checking to make sure there is nobody around him to hear it. Since then, it has developed into a running gag in which several people have been caught announcing evil plans, insulting the person behind them or generally completely contradicting the situation they stand in by claiming the person behind them is nowhere near. This gag has been copied on some occasions by other Sprite Comics, including one called Kid Radd which admits to the idea theft. In comic Evil Mega Man. AKA the Helmeted Author explained that he was actually doing a soliloquy and that no one was supposed to be able to hear it. Though, of course, in a web comic everyone can read your thoughts because they appear as word ballons, especially when they're spoken word ballons and not thought bubbles.

[edit] List of times the gag has been used

• The Beginning of the Story - Gotta Be Careful When Making Evil Plans
• The Author as Mega Man - He Has That Bad Habit
• The Return to the Beginning - I Swear, This is the Last Time
• The Introduction of Bob - Portal Observations
• The Second Megaman Game - Wily Dr. Wily
• Something Stupid - Dr. Wily, Typical Mad Scientist
• Something Stupid - Dr. Wily's All Alone
• Tales From a Parallel Universe 4 - Mike's Torture, Cut Short
• The Arrival of Mynd - Nate the Witness
• The Third Megaman Game - Where Is George?
• The Third Megaman Game - Even Good Ideas...
• The Third Megaman Game - Shifty Eyes
• The Third Megaman Game - For Old Times' Sake
• The Third Megaman Game - More Clones?
• The Attack of Mega Man - Wacky Shenanigans
• The Attack of Mega Man - The Well Runs Dry
• The Attack of Mega Man - Lead is Yummy
• The Attack of Mega Man - Love Hurts
• The Attack of Mega Man - Peeping Tom Light
• The Attack of Mega Man - Lackey Distraction
• The Attack of Mega Man - Roll's Back
• The Attack of Mega Man - One More Big Problem
• The Attack of Mega Man - What About Nate?