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* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Rusty seemed to have lost all his emotions and even the ability to inflect his voice at some point during the time skip. [[spoiler:He’s faking, he’s withdrawn into himself after a [[TraumaCongaLine difficult breakup a few years in jail]].]]


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* ShrinkingViolet: Minutiae, appropriately given her shrinking powers, is very shy and retiring.


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* ThemeTwinNaming: The Blackthorne family includes the twins Dawn and Dusk.
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* MayDecemberRomance: After the time skip, Celeste is now married to an elderly man, retired superhero Gus “Colonel Comet” Geyer.


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* TimeTravelRomance: This is the answer to the mystery of [[spoiler:why Celeste married Gus]]; they met and fell in love in the 1950s — she had to return to her own time and he had to [[TheSlowPath just wait for her]].
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* CliffhangerCopOut: Some of the cliffhangers are resolved in ways that nullify the suspense; one issue ends with Gaia asking Olympia [[spoiler:how Doc will feel if Gaia tells him Olympia only married him because Gaia paid her to.]] The next issue opens with Olympia outraged because [[spoiler:she's never even met or spoken to Gaia before this moment; that is, Gaia is threatening to lie to strain Doc and Olympia's marriage]]

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* CliffhangerCopOut: Some of the cliffhangers are resolved in ways that nullify the suspense; one issue ends with Gaia asking Olympia [[spoiler:how Doc will feel if Gaia tells him he hears that Olympia only married him because Gaia paid her to.]] The next issue opens with Olympia outraged because [[spoiler:she's never even met or spoken to Gaia before this moment; that is, Gaia is threatening to lie to strain Doc and ruin Olympia's marriage]]

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* BackForTheFinale: The resurrected Race and Liz were conspicuously absent after the TimeSkip until the final issue, which reveals why: Race is a little busy because [[spoiler:he's the President of the United States.]]



* CliffhangerCopOut: Some of the cliffhangers are resolved in ways that nullify the suspense; one issue ends with Gaia asking Olympia [[spoiler:how Doc will feel if Gaia tells him Olympia only married him because Gaia paid her to.]] The next issue opens with Olympia outraged because [[spoiler:she's never even met or spoken to Gaia before this moment; that is, Gaia is threatening to lie to strain Doc and Olympia's marriage]]



%% * FlashBack: Usually used to cast character's actions in a more sympathetic light.

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%% * FlashBack: Usually used to cast character's actions in a more sympathetic light.



%% * GrandTheftMe: Gaia's LoonyFan switches bodies with Doc

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%% * GrandTheftMe: Gaia's LoonyFan switches bodies with Doc



%% * MeaningfulName: Nearly everyone.

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%% * MeaningfulName: Nearly everyone.Everyone in the Noble and Blackthorne families has a name that alludes to their powers, and as such they don't even use codenames like most heroes or villains.



%% * SympathyForTheDevil: At times, Draconis seems more sympathetic than Doc Noble.

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%% * SympathyForTheDevil: At times, Draconis seems more sympathetic than Doc Noble.
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* SharedUniverse: ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' and ''ComicBook/SavageDragon'' have made appearances in the comic; Zephyr was even a member of a team with Invincible, ComicBook/((Shadowhawk)), and ComicBook/{{Firebreather}}.

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* SharedUniverse: ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' and ''ComicBook/SavageDragon'' have made appearances in the comic; Zephyr was even a member of a team with Invincible, ComicBook/((Shadowhawk)), ComicBook/{{Shadowhawk}}, and ComicBook/{{Firebreather}}.
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* SharedUniverse: ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' and ''ComicBook/SavageDragon'' have made appearances in the comic; Zephyr was even a member of a team with Invincible, ComicBook/Shadowhawk, and ComicBook/{{Firebreather}}.

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* SharedUniverse: ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' and ''ComicBook/SavageDragon'' have made appearances in the comic; Zephyr was even a member of a team with Invincible, ComicBook/Shadowhawk, ComicBook/((Shadowhawk)), and ComicBook/{{Firebreather}}.

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* AbortedArc: The ongoing series seemed to end a bit abruptly, as the plot thread of Slate intentionally helping two supervillains escape the Nobles’ custody wasn’t followed up on.



%% * CliffHanger: (one of the series' biggest strengths)
%% * ConvenientMiscarriage: ([[spoiler:Subverted with Zephyr. Supervillains faked a miscarriage and abducted the baby]].)

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strengths; it even finally ends on one [[spoiler:regarding whether Doc will stay with Olympia or go back to Gaia]].
* ConvenientMiscarriage: ([[spoiler:Subverted with Zephyr. Supervillains faked a miscarriage and abducted the baby]].)



%% * HomePornMovie: The source of a scandal around Zephyr; [[spoiler:A gun was held to a little girl's head in order to coerce her into participating.]]

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%% * HomePornMovie: The source of a scandal around Zephyr; [[spoiler:A gun was held to a little girl's head in order to coerce her into participating.]]



%% * HairTriggerTemper: Surge's entire character revolves around this.

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%% * HairTriggerTemper: Surge's entire character revolves around this.



%% * RidiculouslyHumanRobot ([[spoiler:Cosmic Rae]])

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%% * RidiculouslyHumanRobot RidiculouslyHumanRobot: ([[spoiler:Cosmic Rae]])Rae]], secretly created by Doc to comfort [[spoiler:Rusty]], who didn’t know she was a robot until…



%% * SharedUniverse: ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' and ''ComicBook/SavageDragon'' have made appearances in the comic.
%% * {{Soaperizing}}: To the point it's more like a SoapOpera with occasional superpowers.

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%% * SharedUniverse: ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' and ''ComicBook/SavageDragon'' have made appearances in the comic.
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comic; Zephyr was even a member of a team with Invincible, ComicBook/Shadowhawk, and ComicBook/{{Firebreather}}.
* {{Soaperizing}}: To the point it's more like a SoapOpera with occasional superpowers.



* TimeSkip: Issue #32 takes place five years after the previous issue.

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* TimeSkip: Issue #32 takes place five years after the previous issue.issue and wouldn’t you guess, a lot has happened.
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%% * CliffHanger (one of the series' biggest strengths)

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* ADayInTheLife

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* CliffHanger (one of the series' biggest strengths)
* ConvenientMiscarriage: ([[spoiler:Subverted with Zephyr. Supervillains faked a miscarriage and abducted the baby]].)
* FlashBack: Usually used to cast character's actions in a more sympathetic light.
* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke The source of Celeste's powers.
* HomePornMovie: The source of a scandal around Zephyr; [[spoiler:A gun was held to a little girl's head in order to coerce her into participating.]]
* GrandTheftMe: Gaia's LoonyFan switches bodies with Doc
* HairTriggerTemper: Surge's entire character revolves around this.
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim (subverted when [[spoiler:Doc Noble killed Draconis]])
* LoveRedeems: Celeste once she starts dating Dawn.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters
* MeaningfulName: Nearly everyone.
* MirrorUniverse

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%% * CliffHanger (one of the series' biggest strengths)
%% * ConvenientMiscarriage: ([[spoiler:Subverted with Zephyr. Supervillains faked a miscarriage and abducted the baby]].)
%% * FlashBack: Usually used to cast character's actions in a more sympathetic light.
%% * GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke The source of Celeste's powers.
%% * HomePornMovie: The source of a scandal around Zephyr; [[spoiler:A gun was held to a little girl's head in order to coerce her into participating.]]
%% * GrandTheftMe: Gaia's LoonyFan switches bodies with Doc
%% * HairTriggerTemper: Surge's entire character revolves around this.
%% * IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim (subverted when [[spoiler:Doc Noble killed Draconis]])
%% * LoveRedeems: Celeste once she starts dating Dawn.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters
%% * MeaningfulName: Nearly everyone.
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* RidiculouslyHumanRobot ([[spoiler:Cosmic Rae]])

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%% * RidiculouslyHumanRobot ([[spoiler:Cosmic Rae]])



* SharedUniverse: ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' and ''ComicBook/SavageDragon'' have made appearances in the comic.
* {{Soaperizing}}: To the point it's more like a SoapOpera with occasional superpowers.
* SympathyForTheDevil: At times, Draconis seems more sympathetic than Doc Noble.

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%% * SharedUniverse: ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' and ''ComicBook/SavageDragon'' have made appearances in the comic.
%% * {{Soaperizing}}: To the point it's more like a SoapOpera with occasional superpowers.
%% * SympathyForTheDevil: At times, Draconis seems more sympathetic than Doc Noble.
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Jay Faerber's homage to SuperHero {{comic books}} and {{soap opera}}s.
The series revolves around the Noble family, a wealthy, famous family of superheroes. In addition to fighting supervillains, the heroes face such challenges as infidelity, unplanned pregnancies, and the tabloids.

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Jay Faerber's homage to SuperHero {{comic books}} and {{soap opera}}s. \n The series revolves around the Noble family, a wealthy, famous family of superheroes. In addition to fighting supervillains, the heroes face such challenges as infidelity, unplanned pregnancies, and the tabloids.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: [[spoiler:At the end of the third miniseries, Liz goes to an AlternateUniverse where Race is alive and well]].
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* FamilyFeud (the Nobles and the Blackthorne family)
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* RoboticReveal: A couple of these. A fake Liz is revealed when [[spoiler: a protective energy field around Zephyr's baby]] blasts off its skin; more disturbingly with [[spoiler:Cosmic Rae getting her face cut on the "space" mission.]]
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* SharedUniverse: ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' and ''SavageDragon'' have made appearances in the comic.

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* SharedUniverse: ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' and ''SavageDragon'' ''ComicBook/SavageDragon'' have made appearances in the comic.

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* AuthorsSavingThrow: ([[spoiler:at the end of the third miniseries, Liz goes to an AlternateUniverse where Race is alive and well]].)

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* AuthorsSavingThrow: ([[spoiler:at [[spoiler:At the end of the third miniseries, Liz goes to an AlternateUniverse where Race is alive and well]].)



* FlashBack (usually used to cast character's actions in a more sympathetic light)
* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke (the source of Celeste's powers)
* HomePornMovie (The source of a scandal around Zephyr; [[spoiler:A gun was held to a little girl's head in order to coerce her into participating.]])

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* HomePornMovie (The HomePornMovie: The source of a scandal around Zephyr; [[spoiler:A gun was held to a little girl's head in order to coerce her into participating.]])]]



* MeaningfulName (nearly everyone)

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* MeaningfulName (nearly everyone)MeaningfulName: Nearly everyone.



* TheRealHeroes (Frost gets an award for saving a bunch of firefighters and says they're the real heroes.)

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* TheRealHeroes (Frost TheRealHeroes: Frost gets an award for saving a bunch of firefighters and says they're the real heroes.)



* SharedUniverse: ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' and ''SavageDragon'' have made appearances in the comic)

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* SharedUniverse: ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' and ''SavageDragon'' have made appearances in the comic)comic.



* SympathyForTheDevil: (at times, Draconis seems more sympathetic than Doc Noble)

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* SympathyForTheDevil: (at At times, Draconis seems more sympathetic than Doc Noble)Noble.



* TimeSkip: Issue #32 takes place 5 years after the previous issue.
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* TimeSkip: Issue #32 takes place 5 five years after the previous issue.
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* CanonWelding: The "Faerberverse" consists of this comic, ''{{Dynamo5}}'', ''Venture'' & ''Firebirds''.

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* CanonWelding: The "Faerberverse" consists of this comic, ''{{Dynamo5}}'', ''ComicBook/{{Dynamo5}}'', ''Venture'' & ''Firebirds''.
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Jay Faerber's homage to SuperHero {{comic books}} and {{soap opera}}s.
The series revolves around the Noble family, a wealthy, famous family of superheroes. In addition to fighting supervillains, the heroes face such challenges as infidelity, unplanned pregnancies, and the tabloids.

The main family members are:
* Dudley "Doc" Noble: A GadgeteerGenius who is more interested [[ForScience in working on inventions in his lab than spending any time with his family.]]
* Gaia: The matriarch of the family, who does everything she can to make herself and her family look good in the public eye. Currently divorced from Doc and serving a prison term.
* Rusty: The oldest son, a Super-Strong hero with a bad temper who had his consciousness transferred into a robotic body after nearly being beaten to death. In years since, he's struggled with his humanity, and, evidently, given in. He now speaks in a harsh monotone, doesn't use contractions, and rarely indicates emotion. [[spoiler: He's faking it.]]
* Frost: Gaia's son from an extra-marital affair with [[spoiler:The Doc Noble of an AlternateUniverse]]. Has ice-based powers and [[AntiHero a huge chip on his shoulder]].
* Race: The middle child. He has SuperSpeed and seems to be the nicest and most well-adjusted member of the family. [[WeHardlyKnewYe No wonder they killed him off at the end of the first issue...]]
* Zephyr: The youngest child. A teenage girl who sleeps around. This results in her getting knocked up by [[spoiler:Draconis, her father's archenemy]].
* Liz Donnely-Noble: A [[{{Muggle}} normal girl]] who runs a bookstore. Her good looks and unpretentious nature caused Race [[SoHappyTogether to fall in love with her and marry her.]] She continues to live in the Noble Family mansion after Race's death.
* Krennick: Race's best friend, and the son of Draconis, Doc Noble's ArchEnemy. A demon who [[MadLove holds unrequited feelings for Zephyr.]]
* Celeste: A publicity-hungry heroine with stellar energy powers who was married to Rusty, but had a long-standing affair with Frost.
* Olympia: Doc's second wife, a superstrong beauty queen with two children from a previous marriage.
* Surge: Olympia's son, and the youngest of the Nobles. In need of a serious attitude adjustment; gets on poorly with just about everyone due to his explosive temper.
* Minutae: Olympia's daughter. Extremely introverted and removed from social interactions, she strikes a quick friendship with Doc due to her love of science.
* Amy: Surge's girlfriend, who accused Frost of raping her after he resisted her advances. [[spoiler:The real Amy had actually been killed and replaced by a shapeshifting assassin before her introduction in the comic]].
* Slate Blackthorne: The youngest of the villainous Blackthorne family, who can turn into a gigantic rock-man and eventually abandoned his family to marry Zephyr.

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!!This comic book series provides examples of:

* ADayInTheLife
* AIIsACrapshoot: ([[spoiler:Icarus, Doc Noble's Robotic Assistant, sees himself as Doc's firstborn and makes attempts on the lives of all of his "siblings", since they were such a disappointment to Doc]].)
* AuthorsSavingThrow: ([[spoiler:at the end of the third miniseries, Liz goes to an AlternateUniverse where Race is alive and well]].)
* CliffHanger (one of the series' biggest strengths)
* ConvenientMiscarriage: ([[spoiler:Subverted with Zephyr. Supervillains faked a miscarriage and abducted the baby]].)
* FamilyFeud (the Nobles and the Blackthorne family)
* FlashBack (usually used to cast character's actions in a more sympathetic light)
* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke (the source of Celeste's powers)
* HomePornMovie (The source of a scandal around Zephyr; [[spoiler:A gun was held to a little girl's head in order to coerce her into participating.]])
* GrandTheftMe: Gaia's LoonyFan switches bodies with Doc
* HairTriggerTemper: Surge's entire character revolves around this.
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim (subverted when [[spoiler:Doc Noble killed Draconis]])
* LoveRedeems: Celeste once she starts dating Dawn.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters
* MeaningfulName (nearly everyone)
* MirrorUniverse
* TheRealHeroes (Frost gets an award for saving a bunch of firefighters and says they're the real heroes.)
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot ([[spoiler:Cosmic Rae]])
* SharedUniverse: ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' and ''SavageDragon'' have made appearances in the comic)
* {{Soaperizing}}: To the point it's more like a SoapOpera with occasional superpowers.
* SympathyForTheDevil: (at times, Draconis seems more sympathetic than Doc Noble)
* CanonWelding: The "Faerberverse" consists of this comic, ''{{Dynamo5}}'', ''Venture'' & ''Firebirds''.
* TimeSkip: Issue #32 takes place 5 years after the previous issue.
* UnCanceled
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