History ComicBook / GideonFalls

* TheMultiverse: [[spoiler:Father Fred and Norton Sinclair's respective Gideon Falls turn out to be alternate universe variations of the same town/city. Later issues reveal that there are more bizarre variations, like a steampunk version and a cyberpunk version]].

''Gideon Falls'' is an Creator/ImageComics series created by Creator/JeffLemire and Andrea Sorrentino.

** Taken UpToEleven in issue 21 when Clara [[spoiler:blows up the Black Barn, causing the ''comic'' to fragment and be absorbed into some void.]]

* AnimalMotif: Cockroaches represent the EldritchHorror at the center of the Black Barn.

* [[BlackDudeDiesFirst Black Woman Dies First]]: Gene Tremblay is found dead at the end of the first chapter, kicking off the plot.

Father Fred is a troubled priest who has been assigned to a parish in the remote, rustic town of Gideon Falls, after the previous priest mysteriously disappeared. After he receives a vision of the priest, whose dead body is found soon after, Fred starts to investigate the mysteries of the town. MindScrew ensues.

* [[BlackDudeDiesFirst Black Woman Dies First]]: Gene Tremblay is found dead at the end of the first chapter, kicking off the plot.

Father Fred is a troubled priest who has been assigned to a parish in the remote, rustic town of Gideon Falls, after the previous priest mysteriously disappeared. After he receives a vision of the priest, whose dead body is found soon after, Fred starts to investigate the mysteries of the town.

MindScrew ensues.

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''Gideon Falls'' is Creator/ImageComics series created by Creator/JeffLemire and Andrea Sorrentino.

Father Fred is a washed-up priest who has been assigned to a parish in the remote, rustic town of Gideon Falls, after the previous priest mysteriously disappeared. After he receives a vision of the priest, whose dead body is found soon after, Fred starts to investigate the mysteries of the town.

* OneSteveLimit: Averted. There are two Norton Sinclairs, [[spoiler:Played straight again when one of them is revealed to be really named Danny Sutton.]]

* OneSteveLimit: Averted. There are two Norton Sinclairs, [[spoiler:albeit from different realities. And one of them is really named Danny Sutton.]]

* BenevolentConspiracy: It is hinted at early on that Bishop Burke sent Father Fred to Gideon Falls to fulfill a more ominous role than originally described. [[spoiler:As the bishop is actually from the 1800s and was the first to discover the Pentoculus and the nefarious power behind the Black Barn, he has worked since to stamd against it behind the scenes.]]

* LostLenore: [[Rebecca, one of Father Fred's parishioners in Colorado. The two carried out an extramarital affair until Rebecca's husband found out, causing her to commit suicide and turning Father Fred into the vagrant alcoholic he is today.]]

* AlternateUniverse: [[spoiler:The two protagonists reside in these. The Pentoculus allows Bishop Burke visits many other versions of Gideon Falls, including TheWildWest, {{Steampunk}}, and BigBrotherIsWatching versions.]]

* SlasherSmile: The hallmark of the Man Who Smiles in the Dark.

* WhamShot: Issue #6: [[spoiler:A signpost in the final panel shows that the city Norton and Dr. Xu live in is ''also'' Gideon Falls.]]

* BodySurfing: [[spoiler:The Man Who Smiles in the Dark uses this to manifest outside of the Barn.]]

* SplashPage:

Father Fred is a washed-up priest who has been assigned to a parish in the remote, rustic town of Gideon Falls, after the previous priest mysteriously disappeared. After he receives a vision of the priests, whose dead body is found soon after, Fred starts to investigate the mysteries of the town.

* WhamShot: Issue #6: [[spoiler:The signpost for the city that Norton and Dr. Xu have been living in ''also'' reads Gideon Falls, indicating they are living in a different reality from Father Fred and Clara.]]
* TownWithADarkSecret: Despite seeming to be a quiet little town, Gideon Falls has a long history of tragedy and murder, which all involve the recurring appearance of a mysterious black barn.

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Norton Sinclair is a reclusive young man who has become obsessed with trash. He regularly visits a therapist about his apparent delusions, which involve collecting nails and small pieces of wood in the city's refuse and an ominous Black Barn that only he can see.

MindScrew ensues.