Line #33 Webcomic/Lightbringer


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2	[[caption-width-right:213:Lightbringer as depicted by Chad Rocco.]]
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4	''[[http://lightbringer.comicgenesis.com/d/20060315.html Lightbringer]]'' is a webcomic on Platform/ComicGenesis that was updated [[ScheduleSlip on-and-off again]] from March 16, 2006 until September 19, 2012. It was created by Creator/LewisLovhaug, also known as Linkara, years before he became known for criticizing comic books on his WebOriginal series WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall. Lovhaug wrote the series for its entire run and drew the comic up until June 17, 2009 when [[http://chadrocco.deviantart.com/ Chad Rocco]] became the comic's artist and then on December 7, 2011 [[http://sergexiii.deviantart.com/ Sergio Ragno]] became the artist for the remainder of the comic's run. By the comic's end, Lovhaug [[http://atopfourthwall.blogspot.ca/2013/09/state-of-wall-9-30-13-and-october-2013.html lost interest in continuing the series]] and not only [[SeriesHiatus shelved the project indefinitely]] but also [[PublicDomain officially released the comic]] [[PublicDomainCharacter and all of its characters]] [[PublicDomain into the Public Domain]]. In 2021, it was announced that the series would be rebooted by none other than Lovhaug's ex-girlfriend WebVideo/IronLiz.
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6	!!!Plot
7	Carter Granholme is a humble furniture store owner living in Pharos City, a once promising city in the Midwest that has since become a crime infested mess with human traffickers at large through an organization appropriately named The Slavers. Although he was born with light-based superpowers, he had always abided by the wishes of his ultra-pacifist parents who were murdered. That is until Carter became fed up with crime in the city and took on the role of the Lightbringer to fight off the Slavers, with a little help from the city's chief of police Edward Crane, and arise victorious as the city's symbol of hope and the world's first superhero.
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9	But the rise of the superhero leads to the rise of supervillains who challenge The Lightbringer in many physical as well as philosophical confrontations. As a result, Carter often struggles with the nature of good versus evil and the role of a superhero in society.
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11	One of Carter's employees, Hannah Ments, gets wise to his double life and actively helps him in his fight against crime. She has since become a fan favorite.
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13	Lightbringer and one of his enemies the Smiling Man also play a big part in ''Webcomic/TheCrossoverlord''.
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15	!!!Not to be confused with...
16	This hero has nothing to do with the 1993 BeatEmUp released by Creator/{{Taito}}, outside maybe being a violent EpicFantasy. We hope he's unrelated to [[{{Satan}} the other guy called Lightbringer]]. Also unrelated: Literature/TheLightbringerSeries, [[VideoGame/WarCraft Uther the Lightbringer]].
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18	!!Tropes:
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20	%%* ActionGirl: Osprey, the Girl Wonder [[spoiler:Hannah's alter-ego]]
21	* ActualPacifist: Carter's parents denounce all forms of violence.
22	* AntiHero: Lightbringer. Although generally portrayed as an idealist, he has shown a willingness to use the ends to justify the means. Examples include his interrogation of the Serpent (which qualifies as torture), use of excessive force when handling General Werres (ie. chucking him through a window), and defiance of the mayor to continue vigilantism.
23	* ArchEnemy: Darkbringer to Lightbringer.
24	* ArtEvolution: Although he has since stopped drawing the comic, Lovhaug's illustrations did improve over time.
25	* AuthorFilibuster: In the earlier chapters, Lightbringer would voice a lot of Lovhaug's opinions for entire pages.
26	* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: The Gentleman claims he was Jack the Ripper and a few other famous serial killers.
27	* TheBigGuy and TheSmartGuy: Hannah doubles as both, giving Carter technical support but providing the lion's share of fisticuffs.
28	* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Outright stated a number of times.
29	* BreakoutCharacter: Hannah has become popular among the comic's fans.
30	* BreastExpansion: Subverted. Smiling Man stole a device for this purpose from another webcomic, because it was also a reality-warping weapon.
31	%%* TheCape: Lightbringer
32	* CastingAShadow: Darkbringer's abilities, as indicated by his name.
33	* CharacterFilibuster: Darkbringer... [[http://lightbringer.comicgenesis.com/d/20070202.html oh, Darkbringer...]]
34	* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Hannah is capable of hoisting a stone table over her head without any sign of strain or effort despite her only mildly muscular frame and Lovhaug's insistence that she does not have any superpowers of her own.
35	* CluelessAesop: In the original comic's author's notes, Linkara states that he made the antagonists slavers because slavery is a real life issue that not many comic books cover... Except the depiction of slavery in this comic, where a gang of slavers took over an American city, killed all the policemen who opposed them, and paraded their slaves around in broad daylight just made them come off as cartoonishly evil and about as far from reality as it gets.
36	%%* TheCommissionerGordon: Police Chief Eddie Crane.
37	* CrapsackWorld: Pharos city when it was in control of the Slavers. Kidnappings happened every day and gang members would walk the streets with their victims in toe. Lightbringer put an end to this.
38	* {{Crossover}}: With Linkara (a character from ''Angel Armor'', not the creator), a character from a fantasy trilogy written by Lovhaug when he was 13. Webcomic/{{Mindmistress}} also appeared for one story as part of the ''Webcomic/CrossoverWars''.
39	* CrossoverCameo: A few characters from other webcomics have appeared in the comic without speaking roles.
40	* DatingCatwoman: Carter's girlfriend becomes a supervillain thief.
41	* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Carter's parents were shot to death before the events of the comic.
42	* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:General Werres]], in the third issue.
43	* ForTheEvulz: Smiling Man's first appearance had him killing people and causing mayhem for fun. In ''Webcomic/TheCrossoverlord'', his more complex motivations were made clear.
44	* HardLight: Lightbringer's powers enable him to create this.
45	%%* HartmanHips: Since Chad Rocco took over the art.
46	* HopeBringer: Lightbringer makes Pharos city a much better place to live after the slavers are defeated.
47	* LampshadeHanging: A few issues in, Lightbringer is apparently ''tired'' of all his enemies acting on some kind of twisted philosophy about hurting people to do the right thing. "If this is about how you need to do evil things for the greater good..."
48	* LargeHam: Darkbringer. [[http://lightbringer.comicgenesis.com/d/20080618.html Behold your savior, Pharos City! Bear witness to his defeat!]]
49	* LegacyCharacter: Referenced when Lightbringer thinks that if he dies, there would be no one to be his Legacy Character.
50	* LightEmUp: As indicated by his name, Lightbringer can control and manipulate photons.
51	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast:
52	** Darkbringer speaks for himself. Also parodied when Lightbringer meets Mister Threat during ''Webcomic/CrossoverWars''.
53	** Lightbringer himself since his name sounds like a Devil that is also called [[{{Satan}} Lightbringer]]
54	* NotSoDifferentRemark: This happens so often, that Lightbringer quickly becomes tired of listening to villains compare him to themselves.
55	* Really700YearsOld: The Gentleman claims to have lived over four centuries.
56	* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Darkbringer started as a servant of ''Angel Armor'''s BigBad, but here became a Lightbringer villain.
57	* ShoutOut: A lot of them, mostly to Creator/DCComics, particularly ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}''. Carter even quotes Doctor Manhattan in a romantic way.
58	* ShutUpHannibal: Darkbringer get one from ''a whole crowd of people''.
59	** Lightbringer also does this to General Werres, by throwing him out a window.
60	* SlasherSmile: The appropriately named Smiling Man is usually sporting one.
61	* TakeThat: Some people believe Darkbringer is one big TakeThat to the NinetiesAntiHero archetype.
62	* TechnicalPacifist: Lightbringer will fight crime and in one case tortured a criminal for information but does not believe in killing.
63	%%* VigilanteMan: Bruiser.
64	* WallOfText: The aforementioned filibuster tropes would often result in this.
65	* WellIntentionedExtremist:
66	** Darkbringer believes that the only way to defeat evil is by embracing darkness and despair. He wants to kill Lightbringer because "he brings false hope".
67	** General Werres, who rationalizes all the terrible things he has done with the fact that part of his ill-earned money goes to charity.

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