History ComicBook / DruidCity

''Druid City'' is an [[http://www.druidcitycomic.com independently published]] graphic novel series. Currently, only one volume has been released. Classified partially as AlternateHistory, as the series takes place in a renamed and fictional version of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The series follows DesignatedHero Hunter Hastings, a journalist who has returned to his home town after dropping out of his graduate program in Austin, Texas under mysterious circumstances. The series began being published page-by-page online on October 1st, 2015.

* WrittenSoundEffect: Whenever Ryan Alex Rasheed, aka DJ Onomatopoeia, says an onomatopoeic verb out loud, it is accompanied by a visual sound effect. This ability has been used to confuse and startle people who are unaware of this unique ability. Oddly enough, Ryan appears to be completely unaware that he is capable of doing this.

* WrittenSoundEffect: Whenever Ryan Alex Rasheed, aka DJ Onomatopoeia, says an onomatopoeic verb out loud, it is accompanied by a visual sound effect. This ability has been used to confuse and startle people who are unaware of this unique ability. Oddly enough, Ryan appears to be completely aware that he is capable of doing this.

* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Becky Fink and Carla Cortez are part of a group dedicated to renaming the medical term Asperger's Syndrome. The group is named "Stop Making Fun of the Term Asperger’s. It’s Asinine”.

* BechdelTest: One character, who is a strident feminist, was added to the story so that the first volume of the series would pass the test. The same character, Carla Cortez, has gone on to be an ''AuthorAvatar'' in sociopolitical discussions that take place in the series.

* HaveIMentionedIAmSexuallyActiveToday?: Misa Saito (in a female example of this trope) often jokes about sex and is frank in discussions on the subject. Regardless of her bravado however, her own sex life is somewhat lacking due to work and lack of partners into her games.

* UnreliableNarrator: No one character in particular serves as a narrator in a traditional sense, but it does become clear that certain details about how some characters are drawn change after the character in question is disassociated with the lead character. For example, once Hunter Hastings (the lead) and Misa Saito (a character in question) end their second relationship and potential lasting friendship, Misa's hair is drawn in a completely different style and certain qualities that she has disappear. None of these changes are commented upon by any other characters, so the assumption could be that Hunter's opinion was shaping her appearance for the audience to some degree.

* MushroomSamba: Hunter experiences a mild hallucinogenic episode after drinking a dangerous amount of alcohol directly after it is implied that he smoked marijuana. This was done deliberately so that he would not recall an unpleasant experience.

* HaveIMentionedIAmSexuallyActiveToday?: Misa Saito (in a female example of this trope) often jokes about sex and is frank in discussions on the subject. Regardless of her bravado however, own sex life is somewhat lacking.

* MythArc: Hunter's past and contact with Jenean Walker constitutes the Myth Arc of Druid City.

* UnreliableNarrator: No one character in particular serves as a narrator in a traditional sense, but it does become clear that certain details about how some characters are drawn change after the character in question is disassociated with the lead character. For example, once Hunter Hastings (the lead) and Misa Saito (a character in question) end their second relationship and potential lasting friendship, Misa's hair is drawn in a completely different style and certain qualities that she has disappear. All of these changes are not commented upon by any other characters, so the assumption could be that Hunter's opinion was shaping her appearance for the audience to some degree.

* UnreliableNarrator/ComicBooks: No one character in particular serves as a narrator in a traditional sense, but it does become clear that certain details about how some characters are drawn change after the character in question is disassociated with the lead character. For example, once Hunter Hastings (the lead) and Misa Saito (a character in question) end their second relationship and potential lasting friendship, Misa's hair is drawn in a completely different style and certain qualities that she has disappear. All of these changes are not commented upon by any other characters, so the assumption could be that Hunter's opinion was shaping her appearance for the audience to some degree.

** Misa Saito often appears out of nowhere, unannounced. This is usually accompanied by her moving as a collection of speed lines, more than likely illustrating how much of a stunning effect her appearance has on Hunter.

''Druid City'' is an [[http://www.druidcitycomic.com independently published]] graphic novel series. Currently, only one volume has been released. Classified partially as AlternateHistory, as the series takes place in a renamed and fictional version of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The series follows DesignatedHero Hunter Hastings, a journalist who has returned to his home town after dropping out of his graduate program in Austin, Texas under mysterious circumstances.

''Druid City'' is an [[http://www.druidcitycomic.blogspot.com independently published]] graphic novel series. Currently, only one volume has been released. Classified partially as AlternateHistory, as the series takes place in a renamed and fictional version of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The series follows DesignatedHero Hunter Hastings, a journalist who has returned to his home town after dropping out of his graduate program in Austin, Texas under mysterious circumstances.

* ChristmasEpisode: Subverted, as the Christmas holiday is never mentioned. A [[http://www.druidcitycomic.blogspot.com/2011/11/jubilant-gift-giving-day.html three page holiday special]] for "Gift Giving Day" featured some characters in Christmas related grab, but ultimately, the point of the comic is to joke about the materialism of the holiday.

''Druid City'' is an [[http://www.druidcitycomic.blogspot.com independently published]] graphic novel series. Currently, only one volume has been released. Classified partially as AlternateHistory, as the series takes place in a renamed and fictional version of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The series follows DesignatedHero Hunter Hastings, a yellow journalist who has returned to his home town after dropping out of his graduate program in Austin, Texas under mysterious circumstances.

* BechdelTest: The first volume narrowly passes the Bechdel Test. Multiple women are named, and they have more than one conversation, but only one is not about a man and it ends after a single exchange. One of the female characters who took part in this exchange was Carla Cortez, the StrawFeminist of series, hinting that the insertion of this conversation was done to appease feminists.

* ChristmasEpisode: Subverted, as the Christmas holiday is never mentioned. A [[http://www.druidcitycomic.blogspot.com/2011/11/jubilant-gift-giving-day.html three page holiday special]] for "Gift Giving Day" featured some characters in Christmas related grab, but ultimately, the point of the comic is joke about the materialism of the holiday.

* ChristmasEpisode: Subverted, as the Christmas holiday is never mentioned. A [[ http://www.druidcitycomic.blogspot.com/2011/11/jubilant-gift-giving-day.html three page holiday special ]] for "Gift Giving Day" featured some characters in Christmas related grab, but ultimately, the point of the comic is joke about the materialism of the holiday.

* ChristmasEpisode: Subverted, as the Christmas holiday is never mentioned. A [[ http://www.druidcitycomic.blogspot.com/2011/11/jubilant-gift-giving-day.html three page holiday special]] for "Gift Giving Day" featured some characters in Christmas related grab, but ultimately, the point of the comic is joke about the materialism of the holiday.

* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Becky Fink and Carla Cortez are part of a group dedicated to renaming the medical term Asperger's Syndrome. The group is named "Stop Making Fun
of the Term Asperger’s. It’s Asinine”.

* Running Gag

* Mushroom Samba: Hunter experiences a mild hallucinogenic episode after drinking a dangerous amount of alcohol directly after it is implied that he smoked marijuana. This was done deliberately so that he would not recall an unpleasant experience.

of the Term Asperger’s. It’s Asinine”.