History Webcomic / NatureOfNaturesArt

* AnAesop: Or, in the words of Braun, the [=NofNA=] stories are "Aesop's fables for our times".

* PowerWalk: The last panel of [[http://www.nofna.com/?T=1-1-88-46 this page]] of ''Solar System''.

* FurryDenial: In-universe and in the supplementary material, "man" and "woman" refer not to humans, but to sentient animals that are male or female. It can be a bit jarring to hear one animal call another animal a man. This practice continues in ''Solar System'', so presumably it's part of the TranslationConvention.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: This comic is in love with this trope - so much so that it averts SmallTaxonomyPools. The first arc alone has a maned wolf, two tamanduas, two kinkajous and a [[RodentsOfUnusualSize patagonian cavy]]. The second arc has several degus, two jerboas, and a chinchilla among others. ''Lycosa'' might as well be called the Spider Species Variety Showcase Arc.

** This went UpToEleven in Lycosa, with its ''animated speech bubbles''. [[spoiler:Lycosa's facture]] names must be seen to be believed.

* '''Wild Style''': [[SomethingCompletelyDifferent Not so much an arc as a series of gag a day comics]]. It's had cameos from ''Secretary'' protagonist SV and ''10%+'' protagonist Meander, but not much else to connect it the other arcs thematically beyond sapient animals.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: ''Wild Style'' - gag-a-day strips after three lengthy story-arcs.

* InfiniteCanvas
* InfantImmortality: Subverted. It's not pretty.

* MartialArtsAndCrafts

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: ''Lycosa'' in a nutshell.

* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler:''Secretary'']].

* '''10%+''': It is the year 2[[OneHundredAndEight 108]]. Meander, a maned wolf and college student, develops a metanoia (an innovative martial arts style) which allows him to focus his attention on dozens of things at once -- [[DeadlyUpgrade but this turns out to be damaging to his mind]]. Meanwhile, two teachers at the same college have been working on a solution to an economic crisis: [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything turn wild coyotes into mindless slaves]]. When Meander finds out, he is outraged. Cue the epic battle.

* '''Syconium''': XX is a stoat with two innate gifts: abstract painting, and [[HelloNurse amazing physical beauty]]. After society fails to appreciate her artwork, she takes up prostitution to make ends meet. However, she soon catches the attention of the MoralGuardians, and is escorted to a brothel where escape is both literally and figuratively impossible. As her trapped situation becomes clear, her passionate artist persona is slowly replaced by a [[SexierAlterEgo seductress facade]], and nobody seems really interested in knowing the real XX. Is there still a way for her to return to being a respectable member of society?

** [[MortalKombat "GET OVER HERE!!"]] With an animated Scorpion cameo, no less!

** One of the games on Abe's high score list is ''[[{{Raiden}} Raidendendendendenden Jr. & Lil' Son]]''.

* '''Pika''': Braun's contribution to AprilFoolsDay, which proved so popular that it's now permanently up on the site. A {{Pokemon}} trainer takes a ''very'' unorthodox approach to training a Pikachu. (Be warned: it's all on one long page.)

** [[{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]] has a cameo appearance in one comic. And then there was ''[[AprilFoolsDay Pika]]''.

* '''Lycosa''': This arc is about SPIDERS. Specifically, it stars ''Lycosa gulosa'', a "[[RuleOfCool spider ronin]]" who's looking for her lost egg sack. Meanwhile, a group of spiders called the Venom 8 Team are trying to create some sort of internet-like information network... using egg sacks. [[MamaBear Guess who's unhappy when she finds out that her unhatched kids have been stolen?]]

->'' Animals have long been our cohabitants on this planet, but they have no structure in their lives apart from instinct.'' Homo sapiens sapiens ''has dominated the landscape thanks to its unsurpassed primacy in communication skills. But what forces fueled this engine?''

->''It is the power of Art which the animals turn to in solving this problem. Ambitiously adopting the title of "man," they are determined to control Art and create a prosperous society for themselves. But Art is not easily understood, its powers dangerous and meaning fleeting. For to understand Art, the animals must peer into the depths of their own nature, and excise the animal itself, becoming human. Just how incredible is this feat?''

* ScheduleSlip: Generally averted, which is quite impressive given the quality of the art and how often the comic updates. Occasionally the author takes breaks or updates later than usual, but on the whole [=NofNA=] doesn't suffer from this too badly.

-->'' Animals have long been our cohabitants on this planet, but they have no structure in their lives apart from instinct.'' Homo sapiens sapiens ''has dominated the landscape thanks to its unsurpassed primacy in communication skills. But what forces fueled this engine?''

-->''It is the power of Art which the animals turn to in solving this problem. Ambitiously adopting the title of "man," they are determined to control Art and create a prosperous society for themselves. But Art is not easily understood, its powers dangerous and meaning fleeting. For to understand Art, the animals must peer into the depths of their own nature, and excise the animal itself, becoming human. Just how incredible is this feat?''

* OneSteveLimit: Averted in ''Lycosa'', despite the spiders only using scientific names. Two spiders of the same species are using different classifications for themselves, giving them different genus names.

** There are even distinct patterns of familiarity, implying that species name is less formal and more familiar than genus. Note how the recurring ''Pisaurina mirablis'' character is called "Mira", implying that Lycosa knows her well.

* ImprovisedWeapon: Lycosa of, um, ''Lycosa'' uses plenty of improvised weaponry. Thanks to spiders being so much smaller than humans, a ''pill'' effectively becomes a gigantic club.
* InstantExpert: When major characters learn Metanoia/Telenoia, they tend to also learn all of their factures within the systems. [[spoiler:Most obvious when SV unlocks the Telenoia of Malice and Lycosa invents the first factures.]]
* [[IndividualityIsIllegal Individuality Is Outdated]]: Venom 8's plan to borrow eggsacs from every spider wasn't some diabolical scheme by they and their supporter's estimation due to this trope. Every one else was so thoroughly on board with it, it hadn't occurred to them that someone would object.

* FinalSpeech: Every single antagonist in ''Lycosa''.

* BigBadassWolf: Rule in ''10%+''.