History Webcomic / IWillSurvive

* ForWantOfANail: In a last-ditch attempt to talk Judy out of having an abortion, Nick asks what would have happened if Judy's mother hadn't given birth to her, saying that the world would be worse off, and he'd still be living a meaningless life..

* SkewedPriorities: To underscore Judy's trepidation about the pregnancy, the comic establishes that, to her knowledge, there has never been a predator/prey hybrid before so there is no medical precedent to determine the safety of carrying the child to term. While this also means that, as far as she knows, the child is a scientific miracle that could have a significant impact on Zootopia's understanding of interspecies offspring, Judy never learns more about the potential uniqueness of her condition and her main concern is how it could adversely impact her career.

In February 2019, Borba completed a sequel called ''Webcomic/BornToBeAlive'' which picks up a year after the events in this comic. He has said that ''I Will Survive'' and ''Born To Be Alive'' will make up a series called ''The Trilogy of Life''. A third installment, titled ''Webcomic/NeverSayGoodbye'' was finished in November 2021. A story set between this and ''Born to be Alive'' titled ''Webcomic/TheLongestNight'' would be released the following year.

* NotUsingTheZWord: Despite the subject matter being about abortion, the actual word is never used throughout the comic.

* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: ''Never Say Goodbye'' is, for the most part, this, with Judy as the mayor, she and Nick on better terms and with families of their own.

In February 2019, Borba completed a sequel called ''Webcomic/BornToBeAlive'' which picks up a year after the events in this comic. He has said that ''I Will Survive'' and ''Born To Be Alive'' will make up a series called ''The Trilogy of Life''. A third installment, titled ''Never Say Goodbye'' was finished in November 2021. A story set between this and ''Born to be Alive'' titled ''The Longest Night'' would be released the following year.

* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: ''Never Say Goodbye'' is, for the most part, this, with Judy as the mayor, she and Nick on better terms and with families of their own... [[spoiler: if you don't count the extra that [[SuddenDownerEnding shows her getting assassinated JFK-style]]]].

''I Will Survive'' is a [[MemeticMutation particularly infamous]] fan-comic for Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''. It was written and drawn by William Borba, a professional artist from Brazil.

* SoapOpera: Some readers have suggested that the story's focus on a couple painfully breaking up complete with excessive gestures, over-the-top facial expressions, and melodramatic dialog makes more sense if one considers the webcomic as a scene from a gaudy Telenovela featuring two characters that resemble Nick and Judy.

In February 2019, Borba completed a sequel called ''Webcomic/BornToBeAlive'' which picks up a year after the events in this comic. He has said that ''I Will Survive'' and ''Born To Be Alive'' will make up a series called ''The Trilogy of Life''. A third installment, tentatively titled ''Never Say Goodbye'' was finished in November 2021. A story set between this and ''Born to be Alive'' titled ''The Longest Night'' would be released the following year.

In February 2019, Borba completed a sequel called ''Webcomic/BornToBeAlive'' which picks up a year after the events in this comic. He has said that ''I Will Survive'' and ''Born To Be Alive'' will make up a series called ''The Trilogy of Life''. A third installment, tentatively titled ''Never Say Goodbye'' is currently pending. A story set between this and ''Born to be Alive'' titled ''The Longest Night'' would be released the following year.

* InformedAttribute: The final panel informs us that Nick and Judy represent an "everlasting love that has triumphed over the odds and many challenges". However, neither Nick nor Judy are ever shown demonstrating the qualities of a mature, loving relationship such as bringing a sense of compassion to an argument, making an effort to understand an opposing viewpoint or being willing to compromise for the sake of their loved one.

%%* AuthorTract: Borba has claimed it's not a pro-life author tract, but it's been noted that the story does tend to lean in a pro-life direction. The comic is peppered with Roman Catholic iconography, a religion that has a historically strong pro-life position. It's also been pointed out that showing Judy striking Nick so violently seriously undermines her argument and Nick is the one who gets the TitleDrop as the last thing he says before leaving Judy.
%%* BoldInflation: Borba peppers the dialog with words in bold typeface. However, there seems to be little rhyme or reason as to when words are presented in bold. It's done so frequently throughout the story that it becomes essentially pointless.

%%* DoubleStandard: The story has a disappointing treatment of Judy as a female character.

%%* {{Hypocrite}}: Unlike his portrayal in the movie, Nick is shown to have religious convictions that he expresses in his comments on the pregnancy. In addition to the Roman Catholic iconography present in the background, when Nick is unable to convince Judy to keep the child, he calls her decision a "premeditated sin". This tends to imply a Roman Catholic or at least a conservative Christian religious viewpoint. Both have a strong pro-life perspective, but also have a rather condemning view on sex outside of marriage. However, Nick who is only Judy's boyfriend, doesn't seem at all bothered about the sinfulness of the activity that got them into their current situation.
%%* InformedAttribute: The final panel informs us that Nick and Judy represent an "everlasting love that has triumphed over the odds and many challenges". However, neither Nick nor Judy are ever shown demonstrating the qualities of a mature, loving relationship such as bringing a sense of compassion to an argument, making an effort to understand an opposing viewpoint or being willing to compromise for the sake of their loved one.

%%* ThePowerOfLove: The entire story is a subversion of this trope showing that even a ''One True Pairing'' can break up. Despite the story's assertion that Nick and Judy represent an ''"everlasting love that has triumphed over the odds and many challenges"'', a loving attitude is not apparent in the story. Their actions and behavior toward each other conveys no sense of compassion, understanding or willingness to compromise for the sake of their loved one. Both Nick and Judy are portrayed as seeming to only care about themselves, ignoring the other's thoughts and feelings so each can focus on what's at stake for them.

%%* SkewedPriorities: To underscore Judy's trepidation about the pregnancy, the comic establishes that, to her knowledge, there has never been a predator/prey hybrid before so there is no medical precedent to determine the safety of carrying the child to term. However, this also means that, as far as she knows, the child is a ''scientific miracle that would be the first of its kind'' which could have a significant impact on the society of Zootopia and its understanding of inter-species offspring. Yet Judy takes no steps to learn more about the potential uniqueness of her condition and her main concern is how it could adversely impact her career.
%%* SoapOpera: Some readers have suggested that the story's focus on a couple painfully breaking up complete with excessive gestures, over-the-top facial expressions, and melodramatic dialog makes more sense if one considers the webcomic as a scene from a gaudy Telenovela featuring two characters that resemble Nick and Judy.

%%* WriterOnBoard: One of the biggest criticisms levied against the story is that Borba cherry-picked only those aspects of Nick and Judy's character that served the narrative of getting into an argument that would break them up and ignored aspects that strongly imply they would have dealt with the pregnancy issue more rationally. This led to a lot of the fandom feeling they were unfairly presented.

* AuthorTract: Borba has claimed it's not a pro-life author tract, but it's been noted that the story does tend to lean in a pro-life direction. The comic is peppered with Roman Catholic iconography, a religion that has a historically strong pro-life position. It's also been pointed out that showing Judy striking Nick so violently seriously undermines her argument and Nick is the one who gets the TitleDrop as the last thing he says before leaving Judy.
* BoldInflation: Borba peppers the dialog with words in bold typeface. However, there seems to be little rhyme or reason as to when words are presented in bold. It's done so frequently throughout the story that it becomes essentially pointless.

* DoubleStandard: The story has a disappointing treatment of Judy as a female character.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Unlike his portrayal in the movie, Nick is shown to have religious convictions that he expresses in his comments on the pregnancy. In addition to the Roman Catholic iconography present in the background, when Nick is unable to convince Judy to keep the child, he calls her decision a "premeditated sin". This tends to imply a Roman Catholic or at least a conservative Christian religious viewpoint. Both have a strong pro-life perspective, but also have a rather condemning view on sex outside of marriage. However, Nick who is only Judy's boyfriend, doesn't seem at all bothered about the sinfulness of the activity that got them into their current situation.
* InformedAttribute: The final panel informs us that Nick and Judy represent an "everlasting love that has triumphed over the odds and many challenges". However, neither Nick nor Judy are ever shown demonstrating the qualities of a mature, loving relationship such as bringing a sense of compassion to an argument, making an effort to understand an opposing viewpoint or being willing to compromise for the sake of their loved one.

* ThePowerOfLove: The entire story is a subversion of this trope showing that even a ''One True Pairing'' can break up. Despite the story's assertion that Nick and Judy represent an ''"everlasting love that has triumphed over the odds and many challenges"'', a loving attitude is not apparent in the story. Their actions and behavior toward each other conveys no sense of compassion, understanding or willingness to compromise for the sake of their loved one. Both Nick and Judy are portrayed as seeming to only care about themselves, ignoring the other's thoughts and feelings so each can focus on what's at stake for them.

* SkewedPriorities: To underscore Judy's trepidation about the pregnancy, the comic establishes that, to her knowledge, there has never been a predator/prey hybrid before so there is no medical precedent to determine the safety of carrying the child to term. However, this also means that, as far as she knows, the child is a ''scientific miracle that would be the first of its kind'' which could have a significant impact on the society of Zootopia and its understanding of inter-species offspring. Yet Judy takes no steps to learn more about the potential uniqueness of her condition and her main concern is how it could adversely impact her career.
* SoapOpera: Some readers have suggested that the story's focus on a couple painfully breaking up complete with excessive gestures, over-the-top facial expressions, and melodramatic dialog makes more sense if one considers the webcomic as a scene from a gaudy Telenovela featuring two characters that resemble Nick and Judy.

* TitledAfterTheSong: This comic takes its name from the popular, late 1970s disco song by Gloria Gaynor.
* WriterOnBoard: One of the biggest criticisms levied against the story is that Borba cherry-picked only those aspects of Nick and Judy's character that served the narrative of getting into an argument that would break them up and ignored aspects that strongly imply they would have dealt with the pregnancy issue more rationally. This led to a lot of the fandom feeling they were unfairly presented.