History Webcomic / CrowCillers

''[=Crow Cillers=]'' can be read monthly as each issue is released at [[https://www.patreon.com/lamezone Cate Wurtz's patreon.]] Alternatively, you can purchase each season in a mock 'DVD' (complete with bonus features) from the official [[http://lamezone.itch.io Lamezone itch.io page]]. The first four seasons are free [[http://lamezone.net/cco/ on the author's website]]!

* OffModel: Invoked - the author will sometimes leave or intentionally add moments of this to mimic "animation errors" that would occur on a real animated tv show

''[=Crow Cillers=]''[[note]]Pronounced "Crow Killers"[[/note]] is a [[MindScrew surrealist]] [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative drama horror comedy furry coming-of-age queer]] {{Webcomic}} by Cate Wurtz (F.K.A. Partydog, of ''[=Asscastle=]'' fame) about a [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits group of friends who band together]] to do battle with a [[SecretCircleOfSecrets mysterious and antagonistic cult-like society known as the Order of The Crow.]] Both the Crow Cillers and the Order seek to understand a mysterious [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Creature]], or maybe it's an [[EldritchLocation Eldritch Dimension of Existence]] known only as Ynce Iche.[[note]]Pronounced Yeence Eesh[[/note]]

* ApocalypticLog: The journal excerpted in "Campground of Carnage", which belonged to an anonymous Crow left in the woods to starve until he has encounter with [[AnimalisticAbomination Bloodwolfe]].

* BurnBabyBurn: On the last page of "Cross My Art and Hope to Die", Jamie throws an old photo from before she came out that her parents put on the fridge as a passive aggressive gesture on to an American flag the gang set on fire.

* CoverDrop: Beloved ends up in the exact pose depicted on [[http://lamezone.tumblr.com/image/170323673474 the cover of Season 4]] in "Mother Lee," when she [[spoiler: {{Heroic BSOD}}s after first makes contact with another [[PureEnergy Psyform]], and being met with a HannibalLecture from [[AdorableAbomination Fresh Fries]], in which she learns [[WasOnceAMan she was originally human]].]]

* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Elaine was recognizably feline in her first appearance, but over the course of the first season, her initally traingular ears narrowed and blunted into her trademark horns or whatever, along with her fur darkening from orange to blood red.

** Paisley originally appeared in a tank top with a graphic of some scissors and a dotted line on it, not gaining her CoolShades and purple, fur-trimmed jacket until her character shift from carefree troublemaker to troubled edgelord two episodes later.

* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Lord Marrow's secret lab, "The Pit," so called because it's hidden underneath the ball pit of an abandoned [[FictionalCounterpart Elation]] [[SuckECheeses Zone]]. [[spoiler: After Marrow's death, it becomes the Crow Cillers' home and headquarters.]]
* EngineeredPublicConfession: In "Best Fiends Forver," when it becomes clear that Corey is only pretending to be concerned about Cortney in order to rerecruit her into the Order of the Crow, Emma pops out of a nearby trashcan and threatens to upload the whole conversation online and let the Order punish him for breaking their secrecy. Once he's out of earchot, Emma admits to Cortney that she doesn't know how to upload video from her phone.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Several characters, notably Mr. Nail, As Told By Crittler, Ambrosia, and Final Bloodmaster Alpha. Red Velvet generally keeps her eyes shut serenely, when she isn't in psychic freakout mode.

* {{Fandom}}: A major part of the series thematically. The characters are obsessed with bands, animes, and cartoons, the results of fandom like obsessive collecting of merchandise (to the point it becomes an in-universe economy) and ESPECIALLY fanfiction are everywhere. [[ShowWithinAShow Crow Cillers itself has an obsessive fandom within Crow Cillers,]] [[FanGirl Fangirl Darkelaine227 a player within the storyline.]] Her, and presumably others like her, go so far as to obsessively seek out scans of art of Crow Cillers characters from limited-edition Poptart boxes.

* KnowWhenToFoldEm: After Emma's kidnapping by Brother Marcus at the end of Season 1, she and her friends come to the conclusion that being cult-busting girl detectives is dangerous work, and largely elect to just chill for a bit and let the grown-ups handle it. Emma herself is left lasting trauma from the from the whole idea, and isn't able to work up the will to take on adventures again until late Season 4.

* MalevolentMaskedMen: The Order of the Crow at large. The standard mask has a curved beak, like a parrot's, but higher ranked Crows get different designs, like Lord Marrow's scythe-shaped deal, or Master Vein's [[Franchise/SilentHill Pyramid Head]] jawn.

* PathofInspiration: The Order of the Crow. Despite their sinister machinations the Crow seem generally accepted by the rest of society (albeit with suspicion) and even had enough goodwill to sustain a touring pop group in the past.

* PsychicStrangle: A favourite move of Harlyn's. When Jill ends up on the receiving end of this, she can't help but wonder about the [[PowerPerversionPotential bedroom applications.]]

* SeasonalRot: Played with as part of the aforementioned ShowWithinAShow nature of Crow Cillers, in which later seasons, e.g. season 8-12 are referred to freely, [[NoFourthWall even though they do not exist at time of writing.]] (At least, not in our world.) In-universe, or at least, in-universe where Crow Cillers is a show in-universe, Crow Cillers is a long-running and highly popular TV show that has "glory days" and lame later seasons.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Just to the left. While heavy themes abound, and characters are faced with constant ordeal, generally problems can be solved with effort and the side of good will come out on top.

* TonightSomeoneDies: In "Last Night a TV Saved My Life," a cutaway to TV presenter Final Bloodmaster Beta announces that one of either fan favourite Doris or underdeveloped side character Coby will be killed, with the outcome being decided by a viewer poll. [[spoiler: Coby gets the most votes, but ultimately her death by the hands of Lord Marrow is averted when [[DeusExMachina Lisa Simpson busts through a monitor in his control room and eats him alive.]]]]

** Notably, when [[spoiler: Elaine Sr. [[GrandTheftMe kills Dustin and steals his body]]]] passerby are immediately able to parse her as a woman, despite the only cues besides the eyelashes being the [[RapidHairGrowth suddenly shaggier hair]].

* ThemeNaming: The three members of [=Three4One=] are named after flavors of ice ream.

* CoverDrop: Beloved ends up in the exact pose depicted on [[http://lamezone.tumblr.com/image/170323673474 the cover of Season 4]] in "Mother Lee," when she [[spoiler: {{HeroicBSOD}}s after first makes contact with another [[PureEnergy Psyform]], and being met with a HannibalLecture from [[AdorableAbomination Fresh Fries]], in which she learns [[WasOnceAMan she was originally human]].]]

* ParodyEpisode: Played for drama in Season 6 when [[RealityWarper Fresh Fries]] attempts to control the cast by trapping them in twisted versions of Franchise/DungeonsAndDragons, FilmNoir, MyLittlePony, Franchise/YuGiOh, Series/SaturdayNightLive, and... [[LeFilmArtistique experimental cinema.]]

* SeasonalRot: Played with as part of the aforementioned [[ShowWithinAShow Show Within A Show]] nature of Crow Cillers, in which later seasons, e.g. season 8-12 are referred to freely, [[NoFourthWall even though they do not exist at time of writing.]] (At least, not in our world.) In-universe, or at least, in-universe where Crow Cillers is a show in-universe, Crow Cillers is a long-running and highly popular TV show that has "glory days" and lame later seasons.

* BigBadassBattlesequence: [[spoiler Season 7]] builds up to a climactic showdown between the Crow Cillers and the Crow.

* DoUntoOthersBeforeTheyDoUntoUs: When Emma encounters an alternate universe's version of herself while fleeing from Fresh Fries, [[spoiler the clone insists that the only way to stop Fresh Fries is to find the best possible universe and destroy all others.]] Emma is understandably horrified.

* DoUntoOthersBeforeTheyDoUntoUs: When Emma encounters an alternate universe's version of herself while fleeing from Fresh Fries, [[/spoiler the clone insists that the only way to stop Fresh Fries is to find the best possible universe and destroy all others.]] Emma is understandably horrified.

''[=Crow Cillers=]'' can be read monthly as each issue is released at [[https://www.patreon.com/lamezone Cate Wurtz's patreon.]] Alternatively, you can purchase each season in a mock 'DVD' (complete with bonus features) from the official [[http://lamezone.itch.io Lamezone itch.io page]]. The first season is free!

...At least, that's what it's BASICALLY about. [[GenreBusting Crow Cillers defies the traditional format of a webcomic.]] It's also a meta-commentary on pop culture, often of the past [[AuthorAppeal (particularly the mid-2000s)]] but also of the contemporary era, both celebrating and poking fun at obsessive fandom, while in the world of Crow Cillers, fiction and reality blend into a confusing mess and nothing is certain, the audience and characters about as confused as each other.

* Retool: Season 8 brings ''Crow Cillers: The New Breed/The Next Generation'', which introduces an entirely new cast of characters to explore Puke City.

* DocumentaryEpisode: While "Fanfic of Horror II" is [[mainly focused on Final Bloodmaster Alpha]], there are periodic cutaways to the main characters being interviewed about ''Goblin's Crusade: Yellow Rose'', the ShowWithinAShow on which she played the villain.

* RealityEnsues: After Emma's kidnapping by Brother Marcus at the end of Season 1, she and her friends come to the conclusion that being cult-busting girl detectives is dangerous work, and largely elect to just chill for a bit and let the grown-ups handle it. Emma herself is left lasting trauma from the from the whole idea, and isn't able to work up the will to take on adventures again until late Season 4.

* RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic: Averted. Everybody speaks in a very real, down-to-earth manner, complete with "Uhh"s abound. This extends to their texting habits, nerds Jamie and Emma sharing roleplay-style {{Adorkable}} hugs and kisses through text.

* HereWeGoAgain: At the end of "Fanfic of Horror II," after witnessing [[spoiler:[[Final Bloodmaster Alpha's [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence untimely cancellation,]] and the creation of her replacement, Final Bloodmaster Beta]], Lisa Simpson makes her way back to the theater where the rest of the Dress Gang has been and picks up on MSTing the previous episode like they were at the start, until eventually clicking to the next page just brings you back to the first.

* MushroomSamba: While there have not been any particularly hallucinogenic sequences (so far), the characters in the show often do drugs, in two particularly memorably sequences, Jamie introduces Emma to weed, causing her to get paranoid and eventually comforted, and the In-A-Dress gang do MDMA and ruminate on their love for each other, and even embrace some new identity.]]

* MushroomSamba: While there have not been any particularly hallucinogenic sequences (so far), the characters in the show often do drugs, in two particularly memorably sequences, Jamie introduces Emma to weed, causing her to get paranoid and eventually comforted, and in an especially [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming sequence, the In-A-Dress gang do MDMA and ruminate on their love for each other, and even embrace some new identity.]]

* DramaticUnmask: Played with at the climax of the ''{{Franchise/Scream}}'' [[WholePlotReference episode]]: when Emma unmasks Fresh Fries-as-Ghostface, she's treated not to her face, but a vision of her origins as [[spoiler: a doppelganger of Harlyn that Harlyn killed as a child.]] Then she wakes up.

* WholePlotReference: Seasons 3 and 4 are capped off with special episodes where Emma dreams she's in ''Franchise/TheMatrix'' and {{Franchise/Scream}}, respectively. The former is largely an exploration of how the film relates to queer identity, coupled with Emma's [[RefusalOfTheCall reluctance to fight the Order]], while the second one is more directly plot-relevant and shakes up the formula by having the [[AndYouWereThere other characters]] being just as aware of the situation as Emma.

''[=Crow Cillers=]'' can be read monthly as each issue is released at [[https://www.patreon.com/lamezone Cate Wurtz's patreon.]] Alternatively, you can purchase each season in a pretend 'DVD' (complete with bonus features) from the official [[http://lamezone.itch.io Lamezone itch.io page]].

* HereWeGoAgain: At the end of "Fanfic of Horror II," after witnessing [[Final Bloodmaster Alpha's [[AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence untimely cancellation,]] and the creation of her replacement, Final Bloodmaster Beta,]] Lisa Simpson makes her way back to the theater where the rest of the Dress Gang has been and picks up on MSTing the previous episode like they were at the start, until eventually clicking to the next page just brings you back to the first.

''[=Crow Cillers=]'' can be read monthly as each issue is released at [[https://www.patreon.com/lamezone Cate Wurtz's patreon.]] Alternatively, you can purchase each season in a pretend 'DVD' (complete with bonus features) from the official [[http://lamezone.net/ Lamezone site.]]

* BrandX: The Chips, [[UsefuleNotes/McDonalds Legally Food's...]]

* MediumBlending: Frequently dips into photo collages, hand-drawn pages, and all-text pages, as well as a handful of embedded YouTube videos from darkelaine227 toward the end of season 2.

* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: In "Eye for an Ida", when Joslyn and Emma fall into [[OneWingedAngel Beloveless]]'s clutches, Joslyn launches intoa monologue where she [[spoiler: [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight recognizes Beloved as Ida]], and offers her understanding but not forgiveness, shaming her for what she's become.]] Beloved immediately annuls her fusion with the Curse Hand and releases them.

''[=Crow Cillers=]'' is a [[MindScrew surrealist]] [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative drama horror comedy furry coming-of-age queer]] {{Webcomic}} by Cate Wurtz (F.K.A. Partydog, of ''[=Asscastle=]'' fame) about a [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits group of friends who band together]] to do battle with a [[SecretCircleOfSecrets mysterious and antagonistic cult-like society known as the Order of The Crow.]] Both the Crow Cillers and the Order seek to understand a mysterious [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Creature]], or maybe it's an [[EldritchLocation Eldritch Dimension of Existence]] known only as Ynce Iche.[[note]]Pronounced Yeence Eesh[[/note]]

...At least, that's what it's BASICALLY about. [[GenreBusting Crow Cillers defies the traditional format of a webcomic.]] It's also a meta-commentary on pop culture, often of the past [[AuthorAppeal (particularly the mid-2000s)]] but also of the contemporary era, both celebrating and poking fun at obsessive fandom, while in the world of Crow Cillers[[note]]Pronounced "Crow Killers"[[/note]], fiction and reality blend into a confusing mess and nothing is certain, the audience and characters about as confused as each other.

''[=Crow Cillers=]'' is a [[MindScrew surrealist]] [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative drama horror comedy furry coming-of-age queer]] {{Webcomic}} by Cate Wurtz (F.K.A. Partydog, of ''[=Asscastle=]'' fame) about a [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits group of friends who band together]] to do battle with a [[SecretCircleOfSecrets mysterious and antagonistic cult-like society known as the Order of The Crow.]] Both the Crow Cillers and the Order seek to understand a mysterious [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Creature]], or maybe it's an [[EldritchLocation Eldritch Dimension of Existence]] known only as Ynce Iche.

...At least, that's what it's BASICALLY about. [[GenreBusting Crow Cillers defies the traditional format of a webcomic.]] It's also a meta-commentary on pop culture, often of the past [[AuthorAppeal (particularly the mid-2000s)]] but also of the contemporary era, both celebrating and poking fun at obsessive fandom, while in the world of Crow Cillers, fiction and reality blend into a confusing mess and nothing is certain, the audience and characters about as confused as each other.