Line #15 ComicBook/Rags


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3	->''"This is a story about pants."''
4	A terrorist attack at the border of California unleashes a devastating [[ZombieApocalypse zombie plague]] across the state. One of the survivors is [[ShellShockedVeteran troubled former U.S.M.C. veteran]] [[FieryRedhead Regina Ragowski]]. Trapped in the small town of Paso Robles, she seeks the keys to her survival: food, shelter, and most importantly PANTS!
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6	Along the way, Regina encounters threats from not only the undead, but from [[BewareTheLiving other people]] and her own personal troubles. She eventually finds an ally in a soldier known as ‘Operator’.
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8	Rags is a 7-issue mini-series published by [[Creator/AntarcticPress Antarctic Press]].
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10	!!The comic contains the following tropes:
11	* BewareTheLiving: You'd be forgiven for forgetting about the zombies due to the series concentrating on the conflicts created by human survivors.
12	* BittersweetEnding: One bordering on NoEnding. [[spoiler: Regina saves herself and Operator from being killed by a group of soldiers and survivors who betrayed them ([[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking while also finding some decent clothes]]). She and Operator end up as FireForgedFriends. Yet they're still stuck in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Granted, it’s one with less asshole survivors to deal with.]]
13	* CrapsackWorld: It ''is'' a zombie apocalypse, after all.
14	* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Played with. In a curious twist, pre-zombie outbreak flashbacks are in full color, whereas the present-day parts of the story are mostly in greyscale, barring a few exceptions like important characters who are coloured in.
15	* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Operator is never called by his actual name.
16	* FatBastard: Regina comes across a camp of survivors. Among them is an overweight woman who shows nothing but disdain for her.
17	* FieryRedhead: A justified example. Regina's bad temper stems from her trauma from being a Marine. She also just so happens to be ginger.
18	* FullFrontalAssault: Being naked doesn't stop Regina from kicking ass.
19	* HalfTheWomanSheUsedToBe: In a flashback, Regina's friend Rachel is caught in an explosion in Iraq, leaving her with nothing below the waist.
20	* MuggingTheMonster:
21	** A hipster attempts to assault Regina, a trained Marine. She turns the tables and gives him a beating. [[SubvertedTrope Unfortunately,]] the man's buddy stops her from winning, resulting in the hipster stealing her engagement ring and rifle and [[KarmaHoudini smugly getting away]].
22	** A straighter example happens in the last issue. [[spoiler: While Regina and Operator are held captive by a group of soldiers and survivors, Regina slips away and gets herself armed before waging a [[OneManArmy one woman war]] against her captors.]]
23	** GunStripping: After losing her M4, the next rifle she acquires is California-legal, which means its magazine is fixed and she's forced to take it apart to reload it. [[spoiler:While in the process of doing so, she's attacked and almost killed by a zombie.]]
24	--->'''Regina''': "Stupid fucking ... California ... piece of ... shit!"
25	* MsFanservice: You get to see Regina, a well-built woman, naked for most of the comic. However, as the story goes on, this becomes FanDisservice as she's revealed to be a troubled woman who only ended up undressed in the first place because she was having a mental breakdown.
26	* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: Regina doesn't enjoy being naked/in only her underwear.
27	* ShellShockedVeteran: Much of the comic focuses on Regina's struggle with PTSD.
28	* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Regina possesses both qualities. Some scenes emphasize her green eyes by having them glow.
29	* SemperFi: While a trained U.S. Marine, Regina suffers from PTSD from the death of her friend, Rachel, which is one of the main focuses of the plot.
30	* StalkerWithACrush: Regina gets one in Riley, a young man who keeps following her around.
31	* UndressingTheUnconscious: [[spoiler: At the end of issue 6, Regina and Operator are knocked out, only to wake later naked and restrained.]]
32	* YouthfulFreckles: Regina has freckles all over her body.

Context ComicBook / Rags