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* MismatchedEyes: Sissy has one blue eye and one brown one.

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* EldritchAbomination: The Reaper of War is much less human than most of the others, and pretty terrifying.

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* EldritchAbomination: EldritchAbomination:
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The Reaper of War is much less human than most of the others, and pretty terrifying.terrifying.
** In volume three, we see the shadows of the Reapers of Hunger, Thirst, and Obsession. They ''all'' look terrifying.
* FantasticNoir: The third volume is based on this, as opposed to the WeirdWest of the first volume and the WeirdHistoricalWar of the second.



* TheGrimReaper: The central concept of the series. There is a single Death, served by a team of Reapers, all of whom started out as human beings and each of which specialises in death related to a specific concept, including Vengeance, Fear, War, Courage, and others.

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* TheGrimReaper: The central concept of the series. There is a single Death, served by a team of Reapers, all of whom started out as human beings and each of which specialises specializes in death related to a specific concept, including Vengeance, Fear, War, Courage, and others.



* {{Shinigami}}: The lesser Reapers in this series are basically a reimportation of the modern Japanese fantasy-genre shinigami concept into Western culture.

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* {{Shinigami}}: The lesser Reapers in this series are basically a reimportation re-importation of the modern Japanese fantasy-genre shinigami concept into Western culture.



* WeDidntStartTheFuhrer: A rare example related to World War I rather than World War II - the war was caused by the Reaper of War getting above himself, and ended when Ginny and friends killed him.

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* WeDidntStartTheFuhrer: A rare example related to World War I rather than World War II - -- the war was caused by the Reaper of War getting above himself, and ended when Ginny and friends killed him.

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In the first arc, published in 2013-4, a blind man, Fox, and a little girl, Sissy, go from town to town, telling the Ballad of Deathface Ginny, the Daughter of Death. But when Sissy steals a binder from a man and Fox burns it, it unleashes Deathface Ginny herself. And she won't go away until she enacts her revenge.

The second arc, published in 2015-6, made a TimeSkip into UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, following the next generation of mortal characters and the same immortals.

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In the first arc, volume, "The Shrike," published in 2013-4, a blind man, Fox, and a little girl, Sissy, go from town to town, telling the Ballad of Deathface Ginny, the Daughter of Death. But when Sissy steals a binder from a man and Fox burns it, it unleashes Deathface Ginny herself. And she won't go away until she enacts her revenge.

The second arc, volume, "The Bear," published in 2015-6, made a TimeSkip into UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, following the next generation of mortal characters and the same immortals.
immortals.

The third volume, "The Rat," published in 2019-2020, follows another TimeSkip to [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood 1930s Hollywoodland]].

The fourth volume, "The Butterfly," will go back to look at the Viking invasion of America and the origin of Big Alice.

The fifth volume, "The Rabbit," will be the final volume and wrap up the entire story of the Reapers and the progeny of Sarah Fields.
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A blind man, Fox, and a little girl, Sissy, go from town to town, telling the Ballad of Deathface Ginny, the Daughter of Death. But when Sissy steals a binder from a man and Fox burns it, it unleashes Deathface Ginny herself. And she won't go away until she enacts her revenge.

The second arc made a TimeSkip into UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, following the next generation of mortal characters and the same immortals.

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A In the first arc, published in 2013-4, a blind man, Fox, and a little girl, Sissy, go from town to town, telling the Ballad of Deathface Ginny, the Daughter of Death. But when Sissy steals a binder from a man and Fox burns it, it unleashes Deathface Ginny herself. And she won't go away until she enacts her revenge.

The second arc arc, published in 2015-6, made a TimeSkip into UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, following the next generation of mortal characters and the same immortals.
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* GreekChorus: Bones Bunny and the butterfly narrate and comment on the action.
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* {{Shinigami}}: The lesser Reapers in this series are basically a reimportation of the modern Japanese fantasy-genre shinigami concept into Western culture.
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* WeDidn'tStartTheFuhrer: A rare example related to World War I rather than World War II - the war was caused by the Reaper of War getting above himself, and ended when Ginny and friends killed him.

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* WeDidn'tStartTheFuhrer: WeDidntStartTheFuhrer: A rare example related to World War I rather than World War II - the war was caused by the Reaper of War getting above himself, and ended when Ginny and friends killed him.

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''ComicBook/PrettyDeadly'' is a WeirdWest comic by Creator/KellySueDeConnick and Emma Rios. It's a mixture of SpaghettiWestern and magical realism.

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''ComicBook/PrettyDeadly'' is was initially a WeirdWest comic by Creator/KellySueDeConnick and Emma Rios. It's a mixture of SpaghettiWestern and magical realism.



The second arc made a TimeSkip into UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, following the next generation of mortal characters and the same immortals.



* EldritchAbomination: The Reaper of War is much less human than most of the others, and pretty terrifying.



* TheGrimReaper: Ginny is the Daughter of Death himself.

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* TheGrimReaper: Ginny is The central concept of the Daughter series. There is a single Death, served by a team of Death himself.Reapers, all of whom started out as human beings and each of which specialises in death related to a specific concept, including Vengeance, Fear, War, Courage, and others.


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* WeDidn'tStartTheFuhrer: A rare example related to World War I rather than World War II - the war was caused by the Reaper of War getting above himself, and ended when Ginny and friends killed him.
* WeirdHistoricalWar: The second arc, set in World War I with various Reapers intervening.
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* [[spoiler: DeadAllAlong: Heavily implied with Mason, Johnny and Molly in Issue 5]]

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* [[spoiler: DeadAllAlong: Heavily [[spoiler:Heavily implied with Mason, Johnny and Molly in Issue 5]]
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* MismatchedEyes: Sissy has one blue eye and one brown one.
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** [[spoiler: DeadAllAlong: Heavily implied with Mason, Johnny and Molly in Issue 5]]

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** * [[spoiler: DeadAllAlong: Heavily implied with Mason, Johnny and Molly in Issue 5]]
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* AllThereInTheManual: Johnny and Molly's backstory is only in extra material in two issues.
* TheAtoner: Fox.


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** [[spoiler: DeadAllAlong: Heavily implied with Mason, Johnny and Molly in Issue 5]]


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* HalfHumanHybrid: Ginny is half-human half-reaper[[spoiler: and half-god, according to her.]]
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* ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth: Not only is the story being told to a butterfly, but when Big Alice dies, her body turns into a herd of butterflies.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Lilly, a prostitute.

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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Lilly, a prostitute. Lily.
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''ComicBook/PrettyDeadly'' is a WeirdWest comic by KellySueDeConnick and Emma Rios. It's a mixture of SpaghettiWestern and magical realism.

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''ComicBook/PrettyDeadly'' is a WeirdWest comic by KellySueDeConnick Creator/KellySueDeConnick and Emma Rios. It's a mixture of SpaghettiWestern and magical realism.
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* FrameStory: The comic is narrated by Bones Bunny, who is telling the story to a butterfly.
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* MurderBallad: What "The Ballad of Deathface Ginny" is. It's about a man who marries a woman, then imprisons her in a stone tower for years, until she calls out for Death. When Death comes, he falls in love with her and they conceive a child...but the woman dies anyway. The child becomes Deathface Ginny, who goes after men who have sinned.

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* BlindSeer: Fox is blind and, while not precognitive, he certainly knows a lot more than he's telling.
* BountyHunter: Big Alice and her gang, who work for Death.
* ConstantlyCurious: Sissy.
In progess.Issue 3, she even refuses to move [[spoiler:until Fox tells her the entire story of why they are running]].
* DemBones: Aside from Death, the entire story is narrated by Bones Bunny, the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin skeleton of a rabbit]], talking to a butterfly.
* TheGrimReaper: Ginny is the Daughter of Death himself.
* TheGunslinger: Fox is a good shooter, even if he is blind.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Lilly, a prostitute.
* MagicalRealism: Nobody questions a lot of the weird things, like a raven that talks.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: What Ginny is out for.
* SceneryPorn: Lots of beautiful scenery by Emma Rios.
* SwordAndGun: Both Deathface Ginny and Big Alice wield a gun and a sword.
* WeirdWest: As weird as it gets.

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->''A hunter of men who have sinned''\\
->''If you done been wronged,''\\
->''Say Her name''\\
->''Sing this song''\\

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->''A ''A hunter of men who have sinned''\\
->''If ''If you done been wronged,''\\
->''Say ''Say Her name''\\
->''Sing ''Sing this song''\\



->''Sound the bell's knell''\\
->''That calls Her from hell...''\\
->''Ginny rides for you on the wind, my child...''\\
->''Death rides on the Wind!''\\

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->''Sound ''Sound the bell's knell''\\
->''That ''That calls Her from hell...''\\
->''Ginny ''Ginny rides for you on the wind, my child...''\\
->''Death ''Death rides on the Wind!''\\
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''He raised Her a Reaper of Vengeance,''\\
''A hunter of men who have sinned''\\
''If you done been wronged,''\\
''Say Her name''\\
''Sing this song''\\

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''He ->''He raised Her a Reaper of Vengeance,''\\
''A ->''A hunter of men who have sinned''\\
''If ->''If you done been wronged,''\\
''Say ->''Say Her name''\\
''Sing ->''Sing this song''\\



''Sound the bell's knell''\\
''That calls Her from hell...''\\
''Ginny rides for you on the wind, my child...''\\
''Death rides on the Wind!''\\

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''Sound ->''Sound the bell's knell''\\
''That ->''That calls Her from hell...''\\
''Ginny ->''Ginny rides for you on the wind, my child...''\\
''Death ->''Death rides on the Wind!''\\
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[[caption-width-right:350:Deathface Ginny.]]

''He raised Her a Reaper of Vengeance,''\\
''A hunter of men who have sinned''\\
''If you done been wronged,''\\
''Say Her name''\\
''Sing this song''\\
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''Sound the bell's knell''\\
''That calls Her from hell...''\\
''Ginny rides for you on the wind, my child...''\\
''Death rides on the Wind!''\\
- The Ballad of Deathface Ginny

''ComicBook/PrettyDeadly'' is a WeirdWest comic by KellySueDeConnick and Emma Rios. It's a mixture of SpaghettiWestern and magical realism.

A blind man, Fox, and a little girl, Sissy, go from town to town, telling the Ballad of Deathface Ginny, the Daughter of Death. But when Sissy steals a binder from a man and Fox burns it, it unleashes Deathface Ginny herself. And she won't go away until she enacts her revenge.

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