History Webcomic / Darken

A ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''-based webcomic that stands out from many like it in that it follows an evil group. An evil group who knows they are evil and glory in it. An evil group who knows it, glories in it, and are total badasses too.

You can see the starting page [[http://darkencomic.com/?webcomic_post=20031216 here]]. It is now finished. The artist has since started another webcomic, ''{{Webcomic/Widdershins}}''.

Well written and well drawn, with a quality that increases with time. You can see the starting page [[http://darkencomic.com/?webcomic_post=20031216 here]]. It is now finished.

The artist has since started another webcomic, ''{{Webcomic/Widdershins}}''.

* CrapsackWorld: As the name might imply, Darken is a grim and unhappy place, where the balance between good and evil swung decidedly evilwards well before the start of the story. Atthe beginning, there is a holdout Good-aligned city, but what with the protagonists being pretty villainous, you can hardly expect it to remain.

* DeadpanSnarker: Casper, Jill, Lenore, Lyam, and even [[spoiler:''Komi'']] in the more recent strips.

* LoveableRogue: [[DracoInLeatherPants Despite being evil]], both Komi and Casper seem to fall into this. Interestingly, [[BlackWidow Jill]] does not.

* VillainProtagonist

* EvenEvilHasStandards
* EvilFeelsGood
* EvilerThanThou

A ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''-based webcomic that stands out from many like it in that it follows an evil group. An evil group who knows they are evil and glory in it. An evil group who knows it, glories in it, and are total {{Badass}}es too.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Surprisingly enough, Gort. After doing the typical evil thing of raising up an army and being defeated by the hero Leon, twice. He decides that next time, whilst his army has once again been crushed and the hero comes to defeat him personally, he'd bring his allies the duel and get one to stab Leon in the back when Leon was distracted with facing his nemesis. (Read: Monologuing)

* ScheduleSlip: Although originally updating three times a week, it now updates weekly.

In fact, the story begins with a knight named Gort discovering that when making a DealWithTheDevil, usually you aren't going to get away with a double-cross. Not one to take death lying down, he rapidly returns LikeABadassOutOfHell. Gathering up his TrueCompanions (the ones he hasn't killed yet), he embarks on his quest for [[AGodAmI invincibility]]. Too bad several members of his group have their own motivations. Not to mention the EvilTwin (which would be good in this case). Add in Gort's old rival returning [[LikeABadassOutOfHell Like A Badass Out Of Heaven]] and you begin to get an idea of the plot.

A ''DungeonsAndDragons''-based webcomic that stands out from many like it in that it follows an evil group. An evil group who knows they are evil and glory in it. An evil group who knows it, glories in it, and are total {{Badass}}es too.

The artist has started another webcomic called {{Webcomic/Widdershins}}

* EverythingsWorseWithBears: Michaelus the werebear.

* DeadpanSnarker: Casper, Jill, Lenore, Lyam, and even [[spoiler:"Komi"]] in the more recent strips.

* PaintingTheFourthWall: Certain characters get special speech bubbles:

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: And how!

* XanatosGambit: Maybe, we'll see how it turns out...

* EpicFlail: Mink - in a rare but truly Epic Fail moment. "Uhm... you can use swords, right?"

The artist has started another webcomic called Webcomic/Widdershins

** BookEnds: A character is resurrected to serve a demon lord.

* BlackWidow: Jill

* ImprobableWeaponUser: Jill's fans.

* PaperFanOfDoom: Jill has a one, though it inflicts bloody murder rather than amusing injuries.

* EyeScream: Casper throws Blackshard into a priest's face to save Komi from being sacrificed.

A D&D based webcomic that stands out from many like it in that it follows an evil group. An evil group who knows they are evil and glory in it. An evil group who knows it, glories in it, and are total {{Badass}}es too.

In fact, the story begins with a knight named Gort discovering that when making a DealWithTheDevil, usually you aren't going to get away with a double-cross. Not one to take death lying down, he rapidly returns LikeABadassOutOfHell. Gathering up his {{Nakama}} (the ones he hasn't killed yet), he embarks on his quest for [[AGodAmI invincibility]]. Too bad several members of his group have their own motivations. Not to mention the EvilTwin (which would be good in this case). Add in Gort's old rival returning [[LikeABadassOutOfHell Like A Badass Out Of Heaven]] and you begin to get an idea of the plot.

!This webcomic contains examples of:

* HesJustHiding: [[spoiler: Tyr ''is'' still alive.]]
* HumanSacrifice: One hundred and one Drow Elves - the last being the priest himself, killed by Komiyan - are sacrificed to Mephistopheles to save their city from a rampaging worm. His response? Enter Gort.

* {{Nakama}}: For a party composed of a hellfire-wielding warlord, a devil-worshipping dark elf, an amoral thief, a treacherous BlackWidow, and the high priestess of a GodOfEvil, they're remarkably loyal to one another. Jill in particular has had multiple opportunities to betray the party for her own profit, and in each case merely double-crossed the one making the offer.

* ThirdPersonPerson: Zathras. The other Shades too, but they aren't as bad about it...

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