dˈuː tə ðə dɪzˈaɪn ʌvðə sˈɛntɹəl kˈæɹɪktɚ ænd ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən θɹuː ðə slˈeɪv lˈeɪbɚ ɡɹˈæfɪks pˈʌblɪʃɪŋ ɪmpɹˈɪnt, lˈɪɾəl ɡlˈuːmi ɪz ˈɔfən lˈeɪbəld spəsˈɪfɪkli æz ɐ ɡˈɑːθɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd kˈɑːmɪk.
Due to the design of the central character and association through the Slave Labor Graphics publishing imprint, Little Gloomy is often labeled specifically as a goth-related comic.