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* YourMindMakesItReal: [[spoiler: Issue 9 reveals that the Veratu and their monsters are nothing more than illusions made real by the desperation and misery of humanity.]]]]
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Donna white is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who hates her life. It's not like anything's horrible, though. She goes to a good school, gets good grades, has loving parents... But the world around her is drab and grey. Every day is almost exactly the same as the one before, but Donna knows that there's more to life than the monotony of her everyday existence. And she's proven right when she witnesses a band of teens her age come [[RefugeInAudacity charging up the street in full color battling monsters with classic muscle cars and rainbow cannons fueled by]] ThePowerOfRock. No, really.
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Donna white is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who hates her life. It's not like anything's horrible, though. She goes to a good school, gets good grades, has loving parents... But the world around her is drab and grey. Every day is almost exactly the same as the one before, but Donna knows that there's more to life than the monotony of her everyday existence. And she's proven right when she witnesses a band of teens her age come [[RefugeInAudacity charging up the street in full color battling monsters with classic muscle cars and rainbow cannons fueled by]] by ThePowerOfRock. No, really.
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* AudienceSurrogate: Donna White
* BadassCrew: Raina, Luke, Donna, and Kenji
* BadassGay: [[spoiler: Donna and Raina]]
* BadassGrandpa: Jackson
* BadassCrew: Raina, Luke, Donna, and Kenji
* BadassGay: [[spoiler: Donna and Raina]]
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* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: CharacterDeath:
** Rocky in the first issue
** [[spoiler: Donna's father and Jackson in the sixth.]]
** [[spoiler: All of the Veratu are destroyed in the final issue.]]
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve:
** [[spoiler: The Veratu were brought to life by humanity's collective misery.]]
** Rocky in the first issue
** [[spoiler: Donna's father and Jackson in the sixth.]]
** [[spoiler: All of the Veratu are destroyed in the final issue.]]
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve:
** [[spoiler: The Veratu were brought to life by humanity's collective misery.]]
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* DamselInDistress: [[spoiler: Becky and her mother for the last three issues.]]
* DealWithTheDevil: The lead Veratu repeatedly tempts Donna with these in the final three issues.
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** The lead Veratu repeatedly tempts Donna with these in the final three issues.
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* HumanoidAbomination: The Veratu are vaguely humanoid in shape, but look distinctly grotesque.
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** [[spoiler: In the final issue, Donna destroys the Veratu, knowing that with her purpose for existing fulfilled, she would fade from existence. Fortuantely, Fortunately, her friends and family save her with ThePowerOfLove.]]
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* KilledOffForReal: Rocky in the first issue
** [[spoiler: Donna's father and Jackson in the sixth.]]
** [[spoiler: All of the Veratu are destroyed in the final issue.]]
* LotusEaterMachine: The Gloom.
* {{Mooks}}: The monsters the Veratu send after the heroes.
** [[spoiler: Donna's father and Jackson in the sixth.]]
** [[spoiler: All of the Veratu are destroyed in the final issue.]]
* LotusEaterMachine: The Gloom.
* {{Mooks}}: The monsters the Veratu send after the heroes.
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** [[spoiler: Donna's father and Jackson in the sixth.]]
** [[spoiler: All of the Veratu are destroyed in the final issue.]]
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* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler: The Cleaners.Cleaners are humans who servants of the Veratu.]]
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: And how.DealWithTheDevil: The lead Veratu repeatedly tempts Donna with these in the final three issues.
** [[spoiler: The Cleaners are humans who pledged themselves to the Veratu's service.]]
* EarnYourHappyEnding: And how
* EldritchAbomination: TheVeratu.Veratu
* EliteMooks: The Cleaners
** [[spoiler: The Cleaners are humans who pledged themselves to the Veratu's service.]]
* EarnYourHappyEnding: And how
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* TwoPartTrilogy: Invoked. Issues 3 ends on a satisfyingly happy note, before the second arc continues to drive the story forward.
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** [[spoiler: The world before the Veratu was just as bad.]]
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* InvisibleToNormals: Invoked. People living in the Gloom can't see the Veratu, the Cleaners, the monsters, or anyone who's broken free from the Gloom. [[spoiler: Until the end of the third issue that is.]]
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* InvisibleToNormals: Invoked. People living in the Gloom can't see the Veratu, the Cleaners, the monsters, or anyone who's broken free from the Gloom. [[spoiler: Until the end of the third issue that is.]]
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* BaitAndSwitch: [[spoiler: The story makes it look like Donna's mother and her neighbor are going to have an affair, only for them to make a DealWithTheDevil to let the Veratu back into the city.]]
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* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: [[spoiler: The Veratu were brought to life by humanity's collective misery.]]
** [[spoiler: This is also how Donna's friends and family keep her from fading out of existence after her HeroicSacrifice.]]
** [[spoiler: This is also how Donna's friends and family keep her from fading out of existence after her HeroicSacrifice.]]
* CrapsackWorld: One where Eldritch Abominations keep humanity trapped inside a LotusEaterMachine that forces the world to live in a perpetual cycle of mundane monotony.
* DamselInDistress: [[spoiler: Becky and her mother for the last three issues.]]
* DamselInDistress: [[spoiler: Becky and her mother for the last three issues.]]
* HumanoidAbomination: The Veratu are vaguely humanoid in shape, but look distinctly grotesque.
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* KilledOffForReal: Rocky in the first issue, and issue
** [[spoiler: Donna's father and Jackson in the sixth.]]
** [[spoiler: All of the Veratu are destroyed in the final issue.]]
* LotusEaterMachine: The Gloom.
* NoneShallPass: Rocky dies holding back the Veratu's minions to buy the rest of the rebels time to get Donna tosafety. safety.
* NoOntologicalInertia: [[spoiler: Once the captured Cleaner is removed from his suit, he begins to rapidly age until he finally disintegrates.]]
** [[spoiler: Donna's father and Jackson in the sixth.]]
** [[spoiler: All of the Veratu are destroyed in the final issue.]]
* LotusEaterMachine: The Gloom.
* NoneShallPass: Rocky dies holding back the Veratu's minions to buy the rest of the rebels time to get Donna to
* NoOntologicalInertia: [[spoiler: Once the captured Cleaner is removed from his suit, he begins to rapidly age until he finally disintegrates.]]
* StraightGay: [[spoiler: Donna and Raina.]]
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* WeHardlyKnewYe: Rocky is killed in the first issue, before readers can really get to know him.him.
* WhamEpisode: Issue 6. [[spoiler: The Veratu retake the city and undo the heroes' hard work, forcing them to flee as the captured citizens are taken to the Acropolis in cages.]]
* YourMindMakesItReal: [[spoiler: Issue 9 reveals that the Veratu and their monsters are nothing more than illusions made real by the desperation and misery of humanity.]]
* WhamEpisode: Issue 6. [[spoiler: The Veratu retake the city and undo the heroes' hard work, forcing them to flee as the captured citizens are taken to the Acropolis in cages.]]
* YourMindMakesItReal: [[spoiler: Issue 9 reveals that the Veratu and their monsters are nothing more than illusions made real by the desperation and misery of humanity.]]
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* KilledOffForReal: Rocky in the first issue, and [[spoiler: Donna's father in the sixth.]]
* NoneShallPass: Rocky dies holding back the Veratu's minions to buy the rest of the rebels time to get Donna to safety.
* NoneShallPass: Rocky dies holding back the Veratu's minions to buy the rest of the rebels time to get Donna to safety.
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* RockOpera: Despite lacking any audio whatsover, Comfort and Adam designed the series with the look and feel of a Rock Opera.
* Shout-Out: The series is full of references to popular '80s songs. Even the title is a reference to a song by Music/Dio.
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* RockOpera: Despite lacking any audio whatsover, whatsoever, Comfort and Adam designed the series with the look and feel of a Rock Opera.
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* WeCanRuleTogether: The lead Veratu attempts to convince Donna to join him three times, [[spoiler: and each time she rejects him.]]]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Rocky is killed in the first issue, before readers can really get to know him.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Rocky is killed in the first issue, before readers can really get to know him.
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A 9-issue comic book mini-series self-published by husband and wife writing and drawing team Comfort Love and Adam Withers. Rainbow in the Dark has been described as "a punk rock urban fairy tale about the nature of reality."
Donna white is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who hates her life. It's not like anything's horrible, though. She goes to a good school, gets good grades, has loving parents... But the world around her is drab and grey. Every day is almost exactly the same as the one before, but Donna knows that there's more to life than the monotony of her everyday existence. And she's proven right when she witnesses a band of teens her age come [[RefugeInAudacity charging up the street in full color battling monsters with classic muscle cares and rainbow cannons fueled by]] ThePowerOfRock. No, really.
A 9-issue comic book mini-series self-published by husband and wife writing and drawing team Comfort Love and Adam Withers. Rainbow in the Dark has been described as "a punk rock urban fairy tale about the nature of reality."
Donna white is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who hates her life. It's not like anything's horrible, though. She goes to a good school, gets good grades, has loving parents... But the world around her is drab and grey. Every day is almost exactly the same as the one before, but Donna knows that there's more to life than the monotony of her everyday existence. And she's proven right when she witnesses a band of teens her age come [[RefugeInAudacity charging up the street in full color battling monsters with classic muscle cares and rainbow cannons fueled by]] ThePowerOfRock. No, really.
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A 9-issue comic book mini-series self-published by husband and wife writing and drawing team Comfort Love and Adam Withers. Rainbow in the Dark
Donna white is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who hates her life. It's not like anything's horrible, though. She goes to a good school, gets good grades, has loving parents... But the world around her is drab and grey. Every day is almost exactly the same as the one before, but Donna knows that there's more to life than the monotony of her everyday existence. And she's proven right when she witnesses a band of teens her age come [[RefugeInAudacity charging up the street in full color battling monsters with classic muscle
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* BadassCrew: Raina, Luke, Donna, and Kenji
* BadassGay: [[spoiler: Donna and Raina]]
* BadassGrandpa: Jackson
* BetaCouple: Luke and [[spoiler: Becky]]
* BigBad: The Veratu
* BadassCrew: Raina, Luke, Donna, and Kenji
* BadassGay: [[spoiler: Donna and Raina]]
* BadassGrandpa: Jackson
* BetaCouple: Luke and [[spoiler: Becky]]
* BigBad: The Veratu
* HammerSpace: Invoked with both the Closets, Donna's jewelry box, and Kenji's bomb stash.
* HeroicSacrifice:
** [[spoiler: Rocky self-destructs himself and his car to distract the Veratu's monsters long enough for the rest of the rebels to escape in the first issue.]]
** [[spoiler: Non-lethal variant. When the Cleaners attack the rebel camp, Raina allows herself to be captured to protect Donna.]]
** [[spoiler: In issue 6, Jackson sacrifices himself to buy time for the rebels to escape to the city when the Veratu reclaim it.]]
** [[spoiler: In the final issue, Donna destroys the Veratu, knowing that with her purpose for existing fulfilled, she would fade from existence. Fortuantely, her friends and family save her with ThePowerOfLove.]]
* HeroicSacrifice:
** [[spoiler: Rocky self-destructs himself and his car to distract the Veratu's monsters long enough for the rest of the rebels to escape in the first issue.]]
** [[spoiler: Non-lethal variant. When the Cleaners attack the rebel camp, Raina allows herself to be captured to protect Donna.]]
** [[spoiler: In issue 6, Jackson sacrifices himself to buy time for the rebels to escape to the city when the Veratu reclaim it.]]
** [[spoiler: In the final issue, Donna destroys the Veratu, knowing that with her purpose for existing fulfilled, she would fade from existence. Fortuantely, her friends and family save her with ThePowerOfLove.]]
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* OfficialCouple: Donna and Raina[[spoiler: Raina]]
* RockOpera: Despite lacking any audio whatsover, Comfort and Adam designed the series with the look and feel of a Rock Opera.
* RockOpera: Despite lacking any audio whatsover, Comfort and Adam designed the series with the look and feel of a Rock Opera.
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* AllJustADream: Inverted. [[spoiler: The Veratu are the embodiment of humanity's nightmares,]] and [[Donna represents their dream for a brighter future.]]
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* AllJustADream: Inverted. [[spoiler: The Veratu are the embodiment of humanity's nightmares,]] and [[Donna [[spoiler: Donna represents their dream for a brighter future.]]
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A 9-issue comic book mini-series self-published by husband and wife writing and drawing team Comfort Love and Adam Withers. Rainbow in the Dark has been described as "a punk rock urban fairy tale about the nature of reality."
Donna white is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who hates her life. It's not like anything's horrible, though. She goes to a good school, gets good grades, has loving parents... But the world around her is drab and grey. Every day is almost exactly the same as the one before, but Donna knows that there's more to life than the monotony of her everyday existence. And she's proven right when she witnesses a band of teens her age come [[RefugeInAudacity charging up the street in full color battling monsters with classic muscle cares and rainbow cannons fueled by]] ThePowerOfRock. No, really.
After getting tangled along in the chase, Donna learns that humanity is trapped inside a field known as The Gloom, which keeps mankind locked in the dull monotony of everyday routine. The Gloom is controlled by monstrous creatures known as the Veratu for an unknown purpose, and the Veratu are determined to stamp out all pockets of resistance once and for all.
!! Rainbow in the Dark provides examples of:
* ActionGirl: Raina.
* ActionSurvivor: Donna starts out as this but eventually grows into a full-on ActionGirl.
* AllJustADream: Inverted. [[spoiler: The Veratu are the embodiment of humanity's nightmares,]] and [[Donna represents their dream for a brighter future.]]
* AudienceSurrogate: Donna
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Invoked. Just as the Veratu were created by the collective misery of the cleaners, Donna was created by generations of rebels hoping for a savior to destroy the Gloom and the Veratu once and for all.]]
* EarnYourHappyEnding: And how.
* EldritchAbomination: The Veratu.
* Expy: Luke is described as "Jimi Hendrix as a Jedi Knight."
* InvisibleToNormals: Invoked. People living in the Gloom can't see the Veratu, the Cleaners, the monsters, or anyone who's broken free from the Gloom. [[spoiler: Until the end of the third issue that is.]]
* OfficialCouple: Donna and Raina
* Shout-Out: The series is full of references to popular '80s songs. Even the title is a reference to a song by Music/Dio.
* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler: The Cleaners.]]
* WeCanRuleTogether: The lead Veratu attempts to convince Donna to join him three times, [[spoiler: and each time she rejects him.]]
Donna white is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who hates her life. It's not like anything's horrible, though. She goes to a good school, gets good grades, has loving parents... But the world around her is drab and grey. Every day is almost exactly the same as the one before, but Donna knows that there's more to life than the monotony of her everyday existence. And she's proven right when she witnesses a band of teens her age come [[RefugeInAudacity charging up the street in full color battling monsters with classic muscle cares and rainbow cannons fueled by]] ThePowerOfRock. No, really.
After getting tangled along in the chase, Donna learns that humanity is trapped inside a field known as The Gloom, which keeps mankind locked in the dull monotony of everyday routine. The Gloom is controlled by monstrous creatures known as the Veratu for an unknown purpose, and the Veratu are determined to stamp out all pockets of resistance once and for all.
!! Rainbow in the Dark provides examples of:
* ActionGirl: Raina.
* ActionSurvivor: Donna starts out as this but eventually grows into a full-on ActionGirl.
* AllJustADream: Inverted. [[spoiler: The Veratu are the embodiment of humanity's nightmares,]] and [[Donna represents their dream for a brighter future.]]
* AudienceSurrogate: Donna
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Invoked. Just as the Veratu were created by the collective misery of the cleaners, Donna was created by generations of rebels hoping for a savior to destroy the Gloom and the Veratu once and for all.]]
* EarnYourHappyEnding: And how.
* EldritchAbomination: The Veratu.
* Expy: Luke is described as "Jimi Hendrix as a Jedi Knight."
* InvisibleToNormals: Invoked. People living in the Gloom can't see the Veratu, the Cleaners, the monsters, or anyone who's broken free from the Gloom. [[spoiler: Until the end of the third issue that is.]]
* OfficialCouple: Donna and Raina
* Shout-Out: The series is full of references to popular '80s songs. Even the title is a reference to a song by Music/Dio.
* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler: The Cleaners.]]
* WeCanRuleTogether: The lead Veratu attempts to convince Donna to join him three times, [[spoiler: and each time she rejects him.]]
