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Gloomcookie is a {{goth}} comic. By Serena Valentino, it functions as both a {{satire}} of [[EmoTeen goth subculture]] and a supernatural fantasy story. The main character is Lex, a PerkyGoth who works at a novelty shop and partakes in a lot of the goth subculture. She finds out that she's {{star crossed lovers}} with Damion, a boy with a secret as to is origin. Other characters are Sebastian, a lonely RealityWarper and Max, Lex's on-and-off-again boyfriend.
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Gloomcookie is a {{goth}} comic. By Serena Valentino, it functions as both a {{satire}} of [[EmoTeen goth subculture]] and a supernatural fantasy story. The main character is Lex, a PerkyGoth who works at a novelty shop and partakes in a lot of the goth subculture. She finds out that she's {{star crossed lovers}} with Damion, a boy with a secret as to is his origin. Other characters are Sebastian, a lonely RealityWarper and Max, Lex's on-and-off-again boyfriend.
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* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler: Throughout most of the series Sebastian can't control reality warping powers and his [[{{PeekABangs}} [[PeekABangs hair covers his eyes]]. When he finally accepts his powers and begins to control them, we finally see his face unobscured by his hair.]]
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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: [[{{VampiresOwnNightClubs}} [[VampiresOwnNightClubs Meet in a goth night club]], several of them [[{{LooksLikeOrlock}} [[LooksLikeOrlok look like Orlock]], Orlok]], and are shown to be either [[{{CharacterAlignment}} [[CharacterAlignment neutral or evil.]]
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Gloomcookie is a {{goth}} comic. By Serena Valentino, it functions as both a {{satire}} of [[EmoTeen goth subculture]] and a supernatural fantasy story. The main character is Lex, a PerkyGoth who works at a novelty shop and partakes in a lot of the goth subculture. She finds out that she's {{star crossed lovers}} with Damion, a boy with a secret as to is origin. Other characters are Sebastian, a lonely RealityWarper and Max, Lex's on-and-off-again boyfriend.
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* TheCameo: In the chapter “Bad Goth Poetry with your host Vermilion” there is a figure in the background that looks like a certain [[JohnnytheHomicidalManiac homicidal maniac.]]
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Gloomcookie is a {{goth}} comic. By Serena Valentino, it functions as both a {{satire}} of [[EmoTeen goth subculture]] and a supernatural fantasy story. The main character is Lex, a PerkyGoth who works at a novelty shop and partakes in a lot of the goth subculture. She finds out that she's {{star crossed lovers}} with Damion, a boy with a secret as to is origin. Other characters are Sebastian, a lonely RealityWarper and Max, Lex's on-and-off-again boyfriend.
The series had 28 issues published, and a one-shot ChristmasSpecial. Artist that have worked on the series are Ted Naifeh, John Gebbia, Breehn Burns, Harley Sparx, and Vincent Batignole.
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!!Tropes used by the series:
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Vermilion to Lex and later Moon Raven to Vermilion.
* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler: Chrys was a wax doll brought to life by a woman that really wanted a child.]]
* AttentionWhore: Moon Raven.
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Lex]]
* BlackComedyRape[=/=]DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: [[spoiler:Moon Raven taking advantage of Vermilion when he thinks he's drunk is played completely for laughs.]]
* ClingyJealousGirl / CrazyJealousGuy: Isabella is one towards Damion and curses Damion when he doesn't return her feelings for him. Vermilion towards Lex but he can't take a hint. Moon Raven becomes one towards Vermilion but she won't take a hint. [[spoiler: Near the end of the series Damion becomes one towards Lex.]] It's just one big cycle of jealousy isn't it?
* {{Dark is Evil}} Marguerite and Carnival de Mort which she runs. Though, some of her minions seem to be [[AffablyEvil affably evil]] or [[PunchClockVillain punch clock villains.]]
* {{Dark is not Evil}}: The main cast and Carnival Macabre.
* DependingOnTheArtist: Seeing as five different artist have worked on the series, the designs tend to change quite a bit. This can be seen in most of the trade paperbacks, and a few of the issues when a new artist is to be announced.
* DestructiveRomance: Max and Lex's relationship. Lex loves Max but if she tried to tell him that she want to be more than just fuck buddies, he leaves her. Though once she says she's over it, he comes back. This cycle ended when Lex began to date Damion.
** Just about everything in Isabella and Damion's [[TheMasochismTango relationship embodies this.]]
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Sebastian
* DreamingTheTruth: Early in the series Lex [[spoiler: Has a dream about her past life with Damion and Isabella. She finds out later that it's all true.]]
* ElegantGothicLolita: Naturally, as it satirizes a lot of Goth tropes.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: Vermillion's real name [[spoiler: Herbert]]
* EmoTeen
* EnergyAbsorption: [[spoiler: Chrys, as a [[{{LoopholeAbuse}} side effect of the spell that brought her to life]] Chrys can absorb super powers from other magical creatures. So far she's gotten powers from a monster, a werewolf, and a gargoyle.]]
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Isabella]]
* {{Goth}}: Satirized.
* GothSpirals
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Lex and Damion. Really, any guy with Lex.
* ImAHumanitarian: The Monster and Marguerite. [[spoiler: Chrys also qualifies for a while after eating The Monster in the first arc, not realizing that she had been eating the boys she slept with after getting in a fight with Sebastian over his leaving to find the Carnival Macabre. She returns to normal after coughing The Monster up.]]
* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler: Throughout most of the series Sebastian can't control reality warping powers and his [[{{PeekABangs}} hair covers his eyes]]. When he finally accepts his powers and begins to control them, we finally see his face unobscured by his hair.]]
* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Everything Moon Raven wears.
* LoveRedeems: [[spoiler: Well, it did for Isabella and [[{{SecondLove}} Artemis]] ]]
* NewOldFlame: Artemis to Isabella.
* OneHourWorkWeek: The main cast is always shown at night clubs or cafes, and Lex and Vermilion are the only ones who are shown to have jobs.
* OfCorsetsSexy: Lex and Isabella often wear corsets as part of their goth attire.
* OnlyMostlyDead: [[spoiler: Lex after she [[{{CameBackWrong}} came back wrong]] ]]
* OurGargoylesRock: Damion and Isabella can change from human to gargoyle form, and summon other smaller gargoyles to do their bidding.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Can come back from the dead if they so choose. However, only psychics and mediums are aware of their presence.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: [[{{VampiresOwnNightClubs}} Meet in a goth night club]], several of them [[{{LooksLikeOrlock}} look like Orlock]], and are shown to be either [[{{CharacterAlignment}} neutral or evil.]]
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Artemis, is more of the wolf man variety. He also has a hard controlling himself when he transforms into his werewolf form. [[spoiler: Made worse by his past history with Isabella.]]
** [[spoiler: He gets better.]]
* PerkyGoth: Lex, at times.
** Chrys and Lyndi too. Chrys more so than anyone.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Lex, Lyndi, Isabella, Sarah, Moon Raven, and Lucy all qualify.
* RealityWarper: Sebastian does this both unwittingly and knowingly.
* StalkerWithACrush: Vermilion to Lex, to the point of getting a job at Shadow of the Bat just be near her and writing her a love letter pretending to be Damion to lure her to his mansion at one point. He later gets a taste of his own medicine when Moon Raven comes about.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Vermilion, who is convinced that he's a modern day Byronic poet, he sucks.
* StarCrossedLovers: Lex and Damion. They're both cursed.
* TheCameo: In the chapter “Bad Goth Poetry with your host Vermilion” there is a figure in the background that looks like a certain [[JohnnytheHomicidalManiac homicidal maniac.]]
* TotallyRadical /BuffySpeak: Lex has come up with her own set of slang terms (including, Squishy, Oogie, and Yummy) that are used by her and the rest of the cast.
* VampiresOwnNightClubs: Vermilion gets invited to one [[spoiler: and gets turned into a vampire.]]
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Castor and Pollux. [[spoiler: Near the end of the series Sebastian gives the Monster the ability to switch between human and monster form.]]
* WhatDoesSheSeeinHim: Lyndi and Chrys question why Lex stays in her on again, off again relationship with Max.
* WomanScorned: Isabella
* YouAreWhatYouHate: [[spoiler: An interesting example with Chrys. She hates Isabella for cursing Lex and causing her "death" in book three. She attacks Isabella on three separate occasions out of rage motivated revenge. Chrys however, has the ability to absorb powers from other mythical creatures and she is unaware of it for awhile. A side effect of her powers is that she absorbs [[{{Emotion Eater}} emotions too.]] Well, let's just say three times was one too many.]]
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The series had 28 issues published, and a one-shot ChristmasSpecial. Artist that have worked on the series are Ted Naifeh, John Gebbia, Breehn Burns, Harley Sparx, and Vincent Batignole.
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!!Tropes used by the series:
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Vermilion to Lex and later Moon Raven to Vermilion.
* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler: Chrys was a wax doll brought to life by a woman that really wanted a child.]]
* AttentionWhore: Moon Raven.
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Lex]]
* BlackComedyRape[=/=]DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: [[spoiler:Moon Raven taking advantage of Vermilion when he thinks he's drunk is played completely for laughs.]]
* ClingyJealousGirl / CrazyJealousGuy: Isabella is one towards Damion and curses Damion when he doesn't return her feelings for him. Vermilion towards Lex but he can't take a hint. Moon Raven becomes one towards Vermilion but she won't take a hint. [[spoiler: Near the end of the series Damion becomes one towards Lex.]] It's just one big cycle of jealousy isn't it?
* {{Dark is Evil}} Marguerite and Carnival de Mort which she runs. Though, some of her minions seem to be [[AffablyEvil affably evil]] or [[PunchClockVillain punch clock villains.]]
* {{Dark is not Evil}}: The main cast and Carnival Macabre.
* DependingOnTheArtist: Seeing as five different artist have worked on the series, the designs tend to change quite a bit. This can be seen in most of the trade paperbacks, and a few of the issues when a new artist is to be announced.
* DestructiveRomance: Max and Lex's relationship. Lex loves Max but if she tried to tell him that she want to be more than just fuck buddies, he leaves her. Though once she says she's over it, he comes back. This cycle ended when Lex began to date Damion.
** Just about everything in Isabella and Damion's [[TheMasochismTango relationship embodies this.]]
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Sebastian
* DreamingTheTruth: Early in the series Lex [[spoiler: Has a dream about her past life with Damion and Isabella. She finds out later that it's all true.]]
* ElegantGothicLolita: Naturally, as it satirizes a lot of Goth tropes.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: Vermillion's real name [[spoiler: Herbert]]
* EmoTeen
* EnergyAbsorption: [[spoiler: Chrys, as a [[{{LoopholeAbuse}} side effect of the spell that brought her to life]] Chrys can absorb super powers from other magical creatures. So far she's gotten powers from a monster, a werewolf, and a gargoyle.]]
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Isabella]]
* {{Goth}}: Satirized.
* GothSpirals
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Lex and Damion. Really, any guy with Lex.
* ImAHumanitarian: The Monster and Marguerite. [[spoiler: Chrys also qualifies for a while after eating The Monster in the first arc, not realizing that she had been eating the boys she slept with after getting in a fight with Sebastian over his leaving to find the Carnival Macabre. She returns to normal after coughing The Monster up.]]
* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler: Throughout most of the series Sebastian can't control reality warping powers and his [[{{PeekABangs}} hair covers his eyes]]. When he finally accepts his powers and begins to control them, we finally see his face unobscured by his hair.]]
* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Everything Moon Raven wears.
* LoveRedeems: [[spoiler: Well, it did for Isabella and [[{{SecondLove}} Artemis]] ]]
* NewOldFlame: Artemis to Isabella.
* OneHourWorkWeek: The main cast is always shown at night clubs or cafes, and Lex and Vermilion are the only ones who are shown to have jobs.
* OfCorsetsSexy: Lex and Isabella often wear corsets as part of their goth attire.
* OnlyMostlyDead: [[spoiler: Lex after she [[{{CameBackWrong}} came back wrong]] ]]
* OurGargoylesRock: Damion and Isabella can change from human to gargoyle form, and summon other smaller gargoyles to do their bidding.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Can come back from the dead if they so choose. However, only psychics and mediums are aware of their presence.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: [[{{VampiresOwnNightClubs}} Meet in a goth night club]], several of them [[{{LooksLikeOrlock}} look like Orlock]], and are shown to be either [[{{CharacterAlignment}} neutral or evil.]]
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Artemis, is more of the wolf man variety. He also has a hard controlling himself when he transforms into his werewolf form. [[spoiler: Made worse by his past history with Isabella.]]
** [[spoiler: He gets better.]]
* PerkyGoth: Lex, at times.
** Chrys and Lyndi too. Chrys more so than anyone.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Lex, Lyndi, Isabella, Sarah, Moon Raven, and Lucy all qualify.
* RealityWarper: Sebastian does this both unwittingly and knowingly.
* StalkerWithACrush: Vermilion to Lex, to the point of getting a job at Shadow of the Bat just be near her and writing her a love letter pretending to be Damion to lure her to his mansion at one point. He later gets a taste of his own medicine when Moon Raven comes about.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Vermilion, who is convinced that he's a modern day Byronic poet, he sucks.
* StarCrossedLovers: Lex and Damion. They're both cursed.
* TheCameo: In the chapter “Bad Goth Poetry with your host Vermilion” there is a figure in the background that looks like a certain [[JohnnytheHomicidalManiac homicidal maniac.]]
* TotallyRadical /BuffySpeak: Lex has come up with her own set of slang terms (including, Squishy, Oogie, and Yummy) that are used by her and the rest of the cast.
* VampiresOwnNightClubs: Vermilion gets invited to one [[spoiler: and gets turned into a vampire.]]
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Castor and Pollux. [[spoiler: Near the end of the series Sebastian gives the Monster the ability to switch between human and monster form.]]
* WhatDoesSheSeeinHim: Lyndi and Chrys question why Lex stays in her on again, off again relationship with Max.
* WomanScorned: Isabella
* YouAreWhatYouHate: [[spoiler: An interesting example with Chrys. She hates Isabella for cursing Lex and causing her "death" in book three. She attacks Isabella on three separate occasions out of rage motivated revenge. Chrys however, has the ability to absorb powers from other mythical creatures and she is unaware of it for awhile. A side effect of her powers is that she absorbs [[{{Emotion Eater}} emotions too.]] Well, let's just say three times was one too many.]]
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