History Webcomic / MonsieurCharlatan

''[[http://monsieur-charlatan.com/ Monsieur Charlatan]]'' is a webcomic takes place in Paris during TheGreatDepression. Isidore Charlatan was once a great detective but, after falling into disgrace and losing his beloved fiancée, he now spends his time drinking and contemplating suicide. His OnlyFriend is Magda, who insists into helping him to face life again, despite his jerkass behaviour. Ironically, that is what happens when she drags him into a night club and he suspects that someone is trying to commit a murder. The problem is, nobody believes him and the police commissioner hates Isidore fanatically.

''[[http://monsieur-charlatan.com/ Monsieur Charlatan]]'' is a webcomic about a formerly great detective Isidore Charlatan who now spends his time drinking and contemplating suicide. Takes place in Paris during TheGreatDepression.

* AccidentalPun: While the Count is hiring Professor Kamir to kill his wife, two students stop outside the latter's office door. One of them is wiring the other: "I am telling you, don't ever take his classes! The man is a "killer"!

* ByronicHero: Isidore, indeed. He is BrilliantButLazy, cult and perceptive, whenever he is not too drunk or obsessed with death. Also, he was the only one willing to help Magda in the past, while most people treated DomesticViolence as a taboo. And when realizes there is a murderer on the loose, his old passion returns.

* BrokenAce: Isidore, along with BrilliantButLazy.

* DomesticAbuse: [[spoiler: Magda suffered from this at the [[http://monsieur-charlatan.com/archive/page-81/ hands of her ex-husband.]] ]]

* GetItOverWith: To an assassin.

* ImmoralJournalist: Magda's boss presses her to write a deprecating article about Isidore because whatever is written about him "sells like crazy". She quits, but changes her mind after learning that Isidore told her secret to Adeline and he was quite a jerk to her when she called him out (also, because he had sex with Adeline after everything that woman did to him).
* InterruptedSuicide: Happens to Isidore a lot. The first time, he is about to give himself a shoot when Magda arrives. His cat, Luna, interrupts his second attempt by hissing when he is about cut his wrists with a razor.

* ManipulativeBastard: [[http://monsieur-charlatan.com/archive/page-52/ Adeline,]] [[http://monsieur-charlatan.com/archive/page-53/ just frickin' Adeline.]]

* ImmoralJournalist: Magda's boss presses her to write a deprecating article about Isidore because whatever is written about him "sells like crazy".
* InterruptedSuicide: Happens to Isidore a lot. The first time, he is about to give himself a shoot when Magda arrives. His cat, Luna, interrupts his second attempt by hissing when he is about cut his wrists with a razor.
* KickTheDog

* WomanScorned: Magda is showing signs of this.

* Blackmail:

* DrowningMySorrows: Isidore
* DrivenToSuicide: Isidore became an alcoholic after he has lost everything.

* Blackmail: The Count threatens to reveal Kamir's past as an assassin if he refuses to kill Adeline.
* BrokenAce: Isidore

* MessOfWoe: [[http://monsieur-charlatan.com/archive/page-4/ The condition of Isidore's office horrifies Magda.]]

* DrivenToSuicide: Isidore

* AwesomeArt: All the comic is digitally painted. Some of the sceneries are particulary awesome, like [[https://monsieur-charlatan.com/archive/page-25-26/ this one.]]

* GoodSamaritan: Magda

* InterruptedSuicide: How his first attempt is stopped.

* BigDamnKiss: [[spoiler:Between Isidore and Adeline]] on page 90.

'''''[[http://monsieur-charlatan.com/ Monsieur Charlatan]]''''' is a webcomic about a formerly great detective Isidore Charlatan who now spends his time drinking and contemplating suicide. Takes place in Paris during TheGreatDepression.

* BigDamnKiss: [[spoilers:Between Isidore and Adeline]] on page 90.

!!Tropes

* MessOfWoe: Magda is horrified by his office's condition.

* GoldDigger: Adelaide, was Isidore's fiance until he lost everything, she then decided to dump him. She then married a rich Count instead. [[spoiler: Her new husband wants her wants her dead.]]

* ManipulativeBastard: [[http://monsieur-charlatan.com/archive/page-52/ Adeline,]] [[http://monsieur-charlatan.com/archive/page-53/ just fricken Adeline.]]
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Isidore saves Adelaide from getting murdered but the bouncer comes in at the wrong time and thinks Isidore is taking advantage of her. In the end Isidore gets beaten up and humiliated for his trouble.

* OddShapedPanel: Conforming, mostly, to objects inside

* HairOfGold: Magda O'Neill

* GoldDigger: Adelaide, was Isidore's fiance until he lost everything, she promptly dumped him. She then married a rich Count instead. [[spoiler: Her new husband wants her wants her dead.]]

* GoldDigger: Adelaide, was Isidore's fiance until he lost everything. She then married a rich Count instead. [[spoiler: Her new husband wants her wants her dead.]]

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Charlatan
* DrowningMySorrows: Charlatan
* DrivenToSuicide: Charlatan

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'''''[[http://monsieur-charlatan.com/ Monsieur Charlatan]]''''' is a webcomic about a formerly great detective who now spends his time drinking and contemplating suicide. Takes place in Paris during the GreatDepression.

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