History Webcomic / ThisIsNotFiction

* HappilyAdopted: Landon was adopted, though since his adoptive father is "too old", he refers to him as Grandpa. [[spoiler:...It turns out their relationship may be colder and more difficult at this point in his life, as revealed with the words from Landon's grandfather that Juls' father reiterates to Juls after Landon is arrested late in middle school--"Keep him for a few days, he ''deserves'' it."]]

** Most drastically, instead of the short of stature chubby {{Tsundere}} we come to know and love in the longer-running 2010 incarnation, Julian in the 2007 incarnation is a taller, thinner, more conventional {{Bishonen}} (of a sort) with a deadpan personality that seems to react to Landon's existence and pestering with a FlatWhat more often than not. While Landon and Isaiah look more alike, some significant overhauls center around them as well, as seen under CharacterizationMarchesOn.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: As noted under ArtEvolution, Julian's appearance and personality differ significantly between the 2007 incarnation and 2010 and onward reboot incarnation, going from a [[{{Bishonen}} conventionally attractive]] beleaguered person with a SugarAndIcePersonality to a short and chubby {{Tsundere}}.

** This is now CanonDisconinuity, along with the possible connection of one of the TINF characters being the baby mentioned in the ''BFF Comic'' summary. Instead, there are renamed and redone original characters in their place.

** This is now {{Retgone}}, along with the possible connection of one of the TINF characters being the baby mentioned in the ''BFF Comic'' summary. Instead, there are renamed and redone original characters in their place.

* TheCameo: As the creators of ''TINF'', ''Webcomic/BestFriendsForever'', and ''Webcomic/ToddAllisonAndThePetuniaViolet'' are friends, their respective characters make occasional cameos each other's comics (for example, Cecil from TAPV cameos in TINF, while Landon cameos in TAPV). In ''TINF'' the cameos of characters from ''[=BFFComic=]'' become borderline crossovers, however, as they wind up integrated during their occasional appearances into the plot, seeming to be 15 years (or so) older counterparts. For example, since early on in ''TINF'', Vincent has often been referenced as a well-known actor, and later [[spoiler:Teddy winds up a guest lecturer at Isaiah's girlfriend's university. And topping the both of their cameos, Louis has been appearing in the comic since the very beginning, and turns out even further integrated as someone in the publishing industry who works with Sydney Morgan. Later on he and Vincent appear together.]]
** Likely for reasons regarding publishing or creative content, the characters' names and appearances are no longer the same.

Starting off in a now-deleted early site, it moved to Inkblazers/Mangamagazine in 2013 until the site closed down in early 2015. It has since moved to Hiveworks, and can be read [[http://www.thisisnotfiction.com/ here]]. The comic is available in [[http://tinf-es.nematodeinspace.com/ Spanish]] as well (though as of 2015 long outdated), and has had a [[http://www.formspring.me/tinfcomic Formspring]]. What exists of the very first incarnation of the comic can still be read [[http://thisisnotfiction.deviantart.com/ on deviantArt]].

Starting off in its early archive, still found [[http://tinf.nematodeinspace.com/about.php here]], it moved to Inkblazers/Mangamagazine in 2013 until the site closed down in early 2015. It has since moved to Hiveworks, and can be read [[http://www.thisisnotfiction.com/ here]]. The comic is available in [[http://tinf-es.nematodeinspace.com/ Spanish]] as well (though as of 2015 long outdated), and has had a [[http://www.formspring.me/tinfcomic Formspring]]. What exists of the very first incarnation of the comic can still be read [[http://thisisnotfiction.deviantart.com/ on deviantArt]].

''TINF'' stars Julian Drees, a diminutive 17-year-old who has developed [[StalkerWithACrush an obsession]] with Sydney Morgan after reading her novel ''This Is Not Fiction''. Witnessing his disappointment at not being able to meet her at a book signing, Julian's [[BlackBestFriend best friend]] Isaiah takes him to the [[KnowledgeBroker Godfather of Highschool]] to ask for help in determining the author's true identity. But to Julian's dismay, the Godfather is none other than his own next-door neighbour and [[FriendlyEnemy arch-enemy]], Landon!

* TheArtifact: Landon's brattier personality from the 2007 incarnation--being the type to make light of and using as an insult the term "gay"--is initially carried over in a much more subdued fashion to the 2010 and onward reboot (getting rid of his ArmouredClosetGay phobic reactions), but becomes obsolete after about a dozen chapters as the revamped series GrowsTheBeard and Landon's character becomes more firmly established.

* BiTheWay: Early on, Landon makes an [[ShipTease awful lot of passes]] at Julian, but they're generally played off as him trying to get under his skin. After the story becomes serious, it becomes more overt that he's had a crush for a long time (though he won't admit it), and Isaiah even says he does to his face. In the same manner, while Landon's only shown with and around girls in the beginning, later it becomes well-established that he's open about also being attracted to men.

** As for Landon, in the 2007 incarnation he's more-so of a BookDumb PluckyComicRelief than his ObfuscatingStupidity reboot counterpart, though both suck at putting effort into school projects. More significantly, 2007!Landon is very prone to acting bratty, calling Julian "gay" as a means to insult him for liking a romance novel, and using the term frivolously as a joke. Unlike previous plot points, early chapters of the 2010 incarnation contain [[TheArtifact remnants]] of Landon's behavior in 2007 incarnation in a lighter (less cringe-worthy) tone, [[GrowingTheBeard but these are eventually phased out]], with Landon turning out openly BiTheWay.

* BigDamnKiss: After a lot of dancing around, [[spoiler:Landon and Julian]] finally kiss on chapter 23.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: As noted under ArtEvolution, Julian's appearance and personality differ significantly between the 2007 incarnation and 2010 and onward reboot incarnation, going from a [[{{Bishonen}} conventionally attractive]] beleaguered {{Kuudere}} to a short and chubby {{Tsundere}}.

** The entire quest for Sidney Morgan becomes pretty much a background for Julian and Landon's WillTheyWontThey, with a bit of ComingOfAgeStory for Julian. It's outright recognized between the characters that Julian interest in Sidney Morgan is slowly dropping, with him becoming much more interested in simply spending time with his friends, particularly Landon.

* TenderTears: Julian is brought to tears quite easily.