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1''Sordid Details Following'' is a webcomic started in 2010 by a college student who uses the internet monikers "Ksiezniczka" or "Tenor Sax Lolita". It centers around a high school girl in a suburb in Ohio by the name of Ally O'Hannigan who, after a UFO crashes in her home town, comes across a strange girl named Nutella. HilarityEnsues
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3It can be read on deviantArt [[http://tenorsaxlolita.deviantart.com/gallery/23999488 here]] or on Platform/TheDuck [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Sordid_Details_Following here]]
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6!!''Sordid Details Following'' provides examples of:
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8* ACupAngst: Ally is a relatively minor example, but she still doesn't like it being pointed out. Living with curvy Nutella and Clio doesn't help.
9* AerithAndBob: Most of the cast has pretty normal names. Then you get Andersen, Ally's older brother, and Nutella, who is named after food.
10* AllThereInTheManual: Character profiles are currently being uploaded to deviantArt with random fun facts about the characters. Also, the creator's formspring.
11* AlphaBitch: Played with. Nancy has the personality and money of one, but is a goth and considered a bit of an outcast who harasses the main cast over something that happened when they were young.
12%%* AmbiguouslyBrown: Nutella. To a degree, Clio looks Asian, but she's actually Greek.
13* AmbiguouslyJewish: Ally has been known to use Yiddish expressions from time to time.
14%%* ArtEvolution: Though the comic isn't long yet, this is already starting to be apparent.
15%%* AuthorAppeal: The author has admitted that many elements of the story are because of this.
16* CastOfSnowflakes: The author has tried to give all the main characters distinct facial features and body types.
17%%* CharacterDevelopment: Already starting to show a little with both Ally and Nutella.
18* UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}}: According to WordOfGod, the story takes place in a suburb of Cleveland.
19%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Nutella
20%%* CoolBigSis: Clio Habchi to Ally, Nutella, and Sabrina
21%%* CosplayOtakuGirl: Sabrina
22* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Andersen's eyes are the exact same shade of brown as his hair.
23%%* DisappearedDad: Ally and Andersen are orphans.
24%%* {{Dramedy}}: Though it's considered a humorous comic, it has these moments. Nutella's nightmare in chapter one is a good example.
25%%* DumbBlonde: Betty. Sabrina also fits the stereotype, though she dyes her naturally blonde hair pink. It is worth knowing that Sabrina's identical twin Zooey is a genius though.
26%%* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Clio and Nutella are both called hot by other female characters.
27%%* EvilRedhead: To a degree, Nancy
28%%* FlashbackNightmare: Nutella has one
29%%* FlatWhat: Ally lets one go when she first meets Nutella.
30%%* FramingDevice: The first and probably second chapter are told in Ally's flashback.
31%%* FriendshipMoment: "Will you be my new ñaña?"
32%%* FunetikAksent: Nadine's Cajun accent.
33%%* GenkiGirl: Sabrina and Nutella both at times.
34%%* GISSyndrome: Done with the O'Hannigans' television.
35%%* GodivaHair: Used with Nutella
36* HarmlessVillain: Nancy and her lackeys, according to WordOfGod, are supposed to be too pathetic to be considered much of a threat. For one thing, Nancy holds a grudge over losing a beauty pageant at age 5.
37%%* HiddenDepths: Implied with Nutella
38* HollywoodVoodoo: Ally's friend Nadine is a Cajun voodoo queen, complete with her own zombie.
39%%* HumanAliens: Nutella.
40* IAmNotPretty: Ally's character page states she considers herself "absolutely average in every way", but despite her flat chest, at least her friend Jerry seems to have a crush on her.
41** In the author notes for the recently released title page for chapter 1, the author states that she herself thinks Ally is pretty, just not as gorgeous as Nutella. Ally is the only one who thinks she isn't pretty.
42%%* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Nutella
43%%* KidsAreCruel: Why Nancy hates Sabrina so much
44* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In one page, Ally questions "Who even still watches ''[[{{Literature/Slayers}} The Slayers]]'' anyway?" Sabrina starts to reply with the author's pen name.
45%%* LuminescentBlush: Every so often, characters display this.
46%%* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Nutella to Ally
47%%* MeaningfulName: Arguably, Nutella's nickname of "Nutty."
48%% * MissingMom: Zooey and Sabrina have a MissingMom
49%%* ModelCouple: Andersen and Clio.
50* MsFanservice: Nutella, who is very curvy and doesn't seem to understand why she can't just be naked.
51* MundaneFantastic: Despite that there is a UFO, a possible alien, and a voodoo zombie, the comic focuses a lot more on the relationship between Ally and Nutella.
52%%* MysteriousPast: Nutella. Only a small part of her origins have been revealed.
53%%* NaiveNewcomer: Come on. Guess.
54%%* NakedOnArrival: Nutella.
55%%* NakedPeopleAreFunny: If she isn't naked for fanservice, Nutella's chronic nudity falls under this
56* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: According to the creator, Andersen is named for Creator/HansChristianAndersen and the dog Schlitze is named after a character in ''Film/{{Freaks}}''
57%%* NeatFreak: According to the author, Clio
58%%* NerdGlasses: Sabrina's genius sister Zooey. Arguably Ally as well.
59* NoNameGiven: Nutella's actual name is unknown, so the O'Hannigans and Clio just named her after her favourite food.
60%%* OfficialCouple: Andersen and Clio, Betty and Jordyn.
61* PolarOppositeTwins: Sabrina is a ditzy, energetic otaku. Her twin Zooey is a stoic, sardonic genius.
62* PosterGalleryBedroom: The one time Ally's room is shown, she's shown to have posters on her door of ''WesternAnimation/JemAndTheHolograms'' and Zahi Hawass
63%%* PuppyDogEyes: Sabrina uses this on Ally
64%%* ScheduleSlip: A lot. Inevitably leading to...
65%%* SeriesHiatus: One lasted months on end.
66* ShoutOut:
67** Otaku Sabrina to anime tropes in general, one filler page to ''Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}'', and Nutella to, well, nutella.
68** In the recently-released title page, Nutella is wearing a costume from ''Film/{{Barbarella}}''.
69%%* SleepCute: Ally and Nutella on one page.
70%%* SpoiledSweet: Sabrina. It should be noted she was a lot brattier as a kid, though.
71%%* TheUnintelligible: Jordyn
72* TitledAfterTheSong: The comic's title is a reference to a Music/DavidBowie song; the author has stated her intention to name all the chapters after bands or lines in songs as well. It's apparently supposed to represent the music stuck in Ally's head in each chapter.
73%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Though she isn't much of one, Ally is still tomboyish when compared to ultra-girly Sabrina.
74* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Nutella is named after hers, and puts it on everything, including meat and herself.
75%%* ValleyGirl: Ally's friend Fatima talks like this.
76* WebcomicTime: The story began in early 2010 and, Ally's flashback was meant to take place in the fall of that year, which was supposed to be TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture - due to a sporadic update schedule, it's now more like Twenty Minutes Into The PAST.
77%%* YouNoTakeCandle: Nutella starts like this when she begins learning English. She's slowly improving though.

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