Curvy is a webcomic by M. Magdelene. It updates weekly on Saturdays. The comic is way too NSFW to link.Anaïs Phalèse is an Ordinary High School Student, who plays softball and worries about passing her Physics class. One day she meets Fauna Lokjom, Despoina (Princess) of Candy World. Anaïs helps Fauna flee from the bad guys who are chasing her. They flee from reality to reality. They are chased by the minions of Prince Boglox of Stupid World, and by Fervid Wexler, a Federal Agent who believes that Anaïs and Fauna are terrorists.
Abusive Parents and Arranged Marriage: The Imperator of Candy World (Fauna's father) agreed to marry his daughter to Prince Boglox. In exchange, Boglox will pay the royal gambling debts.
Accidental Marriage: In marriage ceremonies on Candy World, the bride is wrapped in a plastic bag and the groom unwraps her. Anaïs arrives in the nick of time, breaks up the wedding between Fauna and Prince Boglox, and unwraps Fauna herself. Fauna now believes that she's married to Anaïs.
Air Vent Passageway: used by Fauna. Justified, as her liquorice body is more... squeezable than a human body.
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: After returning home she covers for her absence by admitting to working on a political campaign.
Awesome McCoolname: The humans (with the exception of Anaïs' mother Colette and Boglox' teacher Mallory) all have unusual or outright off-the-wall names, including Anaïs' brother Torus, and dumber-than-a-sack-of-hammers special agent Fervid Wexler.
Badass Normal: On Super World, Anaïs adopts the identity of Slurve, who beats up muggers and other bad guys with her baseball bat.
Barrier-Busting Blow: After "Dropping some carnal knowledge" with Anais, Mallory jumps downstairs with her, slightly disappointed that Fauna isn't there. Cue Fauna punching through the wall, and into Mallory's face.
Big Bad: Prince Boglox is Too Dumb to Live, but his evil scheme (marry Fauna, then invade Boring World) launches the plot.
Big Damn Heroes: Anaïs and fifty mimes arrive just in time to break up the wedding.
Bizarro Universe: In Fauna's universe, ice cream is a staple, but broccoli is a treat and should be avoided when one is dieting.
Captain Obvious: A literal one. He's a hero in Super World. It's a bit of a subversion; he has yet to say anything humorously obvious or understated.
Clothing Damage: About as prevalent as any other method of getting someone naked. Anaïs falls victim to this when Mallory hits her with a nudifier spell.
Cosmic Retcon: How the heroes of Super-World are always brought back from the dead. Captain Obvious uses it to finally kill himself for good.
Crapsack World: Out of all the ones shown so far, Corporate World is one of the least friendly, with all people basically slaves to the leaders of the world, and absolutely everything must be bought and paid for, including pleasantries like small talk (to say nothing of smooches or sex).
Culture Clash: Fauna believes that she's married to Anaïs. Anaïs doesn't believe that she's married, and doesn't understand that Fauna has no clue about monogamy or sexual faithfulness. This causes Anaïs to run away from Fauna in Chapter 3-1. As of 1-2, they seem to have an understanding.
Everyone Is Bi: Practically, anyway. Even, eventually, the obnoxiously straightlaced Wexler.
Fake-Out Make-Out: Upon seeing the leader of Stupid World, and Acuto on the streets of Corporate World, Anaïs promptly grabs her new roommate Katey Anne, and plants one on her. Katey Anne...doesn't seem to have much of an issue with it.
Flung Clothing: When Anaïs accidentally calls Fauna in superhero disguise by her actual name, Fauna is naked before her flung clothes even hit the ground.
Hypocritical Humor: Fauna has no problem hooking up with whoever catches her fancy, even inviting a jealous Anaïs into the action, but gets just a little grouchy after finding out about Anaïs and Jonathan.
Important Haircut: Anaïs cuts her hair shortly after she becomes disillusioned with Fauna.
Inspector Javert: Fervid Wexler, The Men in Black who has convinced himself that Anaïs and Fauna are terrorists out to get the United States and keeps pursuing them, confusing the alternate worlds for Middle Eastern countries.
Intimate Healing: Fauna's brand of magical healing often involves smooching.
Know-Nothing Know-It-All: Stupid World is apparently an entire world of this. Its inhabitants insist that it's really called "Smart World."
Multiverse: Each reality has its defining characteristic (or gimmick, as Fauna refers to it): Candy World, Stupid World, Water World, Mosquito World (Now with more poison ivy!). Anaïs is upset to learn that her reality, which has no particular defining characteristic, is known to the rest of reality as Boring World.
Naked on Arrival: Anaïs, upon entering Corporate World in Chapter 4-1; she apparently forgot she was nude at the time she grabbed the transfer device and winds up in a human resources department surrounded by people.
Paper-Thin Disguise: this trope seems to operate in full force in Super World, apparently preventing Fauna and Anaïs from recognizing each other while they're in their superhero suits.
Planet of Hats: Anaïs insists you can't sum up a whole world in one word, but apparently you can.
The chapters are divided among which Hat Planet Anaïs is on. So far, Boring World, Candy World, Ocean World, Corporate World, and Super World.
Political Stereotype: The Candy World word for politician is actually "liar". Hence the line, "I must speak to your nation's liars".
Porn With Plot: And humor. Virtually every scene involves at least a little nudity or sex.
Pretty Freeloader: Katey-Anne, after leaving Corporate World. Anais gets fed up with her, and kicks her out.
Runaway Bride: Fauna really doesn't want to marry Prince Boglox.
Schoolgirl Lesbians: and how! (Although Anaïs seems to be bisexual — she did hook up with mer-transman Jonathan and her softball cardcast listing describes her as a switch-hitter. Fauna, on the other hand, has shown no interest in any males so far.)
Anaïs was really enjoying watching the two male prison guards get it on, until she remembered that she wanted to escape. Not to mention the roomful of gay porn actors.
Ship Sinking: Anaïs' promising proto-relationships with Jonathan and Katey-Anne hit the rocks surprisingly fast.
Stranger in a Familiar Land: Anaïs makes it back to Boring World in Chapter 1-2 and before she realizes it she's almost back right where she started. Fauna disappears (secretly kidnapped by the government), Anaïs is drugged to think the whole thing was a dream (maybe), and she's surrounded by reminders of how humdrum everything is.
Who Wants to Live Forever?: The heroes of Super World are Immortal, due to selling the right to their lives to Corporate World, in exchange for a planet saving laser. They effectively are living comic book characters, dying, and never staying dead. And they don't like it.
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