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6	[[caption-width-right:350:L-R: [[OppositeSexClone Ellen]], [[TheHero Elliot]], [[KungFuWizard Nanase]], [[BadassAdorable Grace]], [[TheSmartGuy Tedd]], and [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Mr. Verres]]. Not pictured: [[AudienceSurrogate Ashley]], [[LovableAlphaBitch Diane]], [[ProudToBeAGeek Justin]], [[TheTeamNormal Sarah]], and [[DefrostingIceQueen Susan]].]]
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8	->''"Easily the most perverted squeaky clean comic on the net."''
9	-->-- '''"One person"''', [[https://web.archive.org/web/20170923233511/http://www.tangentsreviews.com/comic/el-goonish-shive-2/ quoted]] and popularised by '''Tangents Reviews'''
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12	''[[https://egscomics.com/ El Goonish Shive]]'' is a [[LongRunner Long-Running]] {{Dramedy}} {{Transformation\|Comic}} {{Webcomic}}, written, drawn, inked and (sometimes) colored[[note]]see [[https://egscomics.com/comic/2016-05-30 here]] for an explanation of why maintaining color is hard[[/note]] by Dan Shive. He has stated that all of the comic can be summed up in one of the main characters' quotes: [[https://egscomics.com/?date=2005-01-28 "Because it sounds like one big awkward moment."]] This comic is so {{Troperiffic}}, so ''JustForFun/TropeOverdosed'' that it's actually '''Trope Overloaded.'''[[note]]The only webcomics more overdosed are ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' and ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''.[[/note]] Oh, and pay no attention to the art quality of the early strips. [[ArtEvolution It gets better]], [[https://egscomics.com/comic/2003-01-27 drastically]] [[https://egscomics.com/comic/2014-12-16-2 better.]]
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14	It's about a [[EnsembleCast cast of characters]] and [[LoveDodecahedron their relationships]] while in the middle of [[FunctionalMagic spellcasting]], shapeshifting ({{voluntary\|Shapeshifting}} and [[InvoluntaryShapeshifting otherwise]]), [[GenderBender gender-bending]], and [[MagicAIsMagicA seemingly disregarding the laws of physics]]. Or, alternately, it's about a cast of characters who occasionally take time off from obsessing over their relationships to cast spells, change shape, and break the laws of physics. The gender-bending is pretty constant, though.
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16	The series has a heavy focus on interpersonal relationships; it's easy to get so wrapped up in the characters' lives that you forget that an inter-dimensional EvilOverlord has [[OrcusOnHisThrone possibly been attempting to attack them]] since his [[FinalBossPreview last appearance]] (seen in [[https://egscomics.com/?date=2003-01-06 a picture]]) when he sent monsters to kill his dimensional counterparts in one of the first story arcs.
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18	The comic itself is split into three publications: ''Main Story'' comics (updates M/W/F), which are a series of tightly connected storylines, ''EGS: NP'' (updates Tue/Thu/Sat), which is newspaper style comic strips that make up self-contained storylines and topical one-offs, some of which are canon with the Main Story comics, and the ''Sketchbook'' (updates rarely), a place for one-off gags, ConceptArt, fulfilling fan requests (including Patreon commissions), special occasions (like holidays and anniversaries), and other miscellaneous stuff. There is also currently some NotSafeForWork artwork on [[https://www.patreon.com/egscomics Dan's Patreon page]], usually exclusive to Patrons at first but later made available to all both on Patreon and on [[https://www.deviantart.com/danshive Dan's Deviant Art page.]]
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20	Now has a [[Recap/ElGoonishShive recap page]].
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23	!!This webcomic provides examples of:
24	[[index]]
25	* ElGoonishShive/TropesAToE
26	* ElGoonishShive/TropesFToL
27	* ElGoonishShive/TropesMToR
28	* ElGoonishShive/TropesSToZ
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30	[[/index]]

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