Line #26 ComicBook/TheDemonMages


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2	[[caption-width-right:300:OurDemonsAreDifferent. [[note]]-From left to right: Ziggy, Ari, Tess, and Tara-[[/note]]]]
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5	The year is 2423, After Dominion Calendar. It's been twenty years since the civil war that wrecked the Republic of Koltenia. On a moonlit night, a bounty huntress named Ziggy gets roped into one last job involving the acquisition of an important object. Meanwhile, the actress Ari Laharis makes her stage debut in a presentation meant to celebrate the anniversary of Koltenia's independence--and finds herself in the middle of Ziggy's work...
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7	So begins The Demon Mages, an incomplete independent comic drawn by Jason Robinson. An (incomplete) two-part miniseries, it tells the story of a very long night in the lives of four women (the orphan Tara finds herself involved in Ziggy and Ari's mess, and soon-after, the succubus Tess is roped in as well), the story takes place in a fascinating world... [[AllThereInTheManual that sadly isn't very well developed]].
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9	Currently on hiatus, as Robinson's freelance work has taken priority.
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12	!!Provides Examples Of:
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14	* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Ari is naturally tan. Ziggy has dark-brown skin, courtesy of her Basilisk heritage. Tara has ''gray'' skin--and the list goes on.
15	* AllThereInTheManual: Most of the backstory for both the Republic of Koltenia and the characters themselves is found on the Demon Mages' [[http://thedemonmages.tumblr.com/ Tumblr page]].
16	* CharacterBlog: Jason Robinson has a [[http://thedemonmages.tumblr.com/ Tumblr]] account for The Demon Mages. Not only do the characters answer questions from fans, but piles of backstory and Koltenian history can be found there--and there only.
17	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the first volume of The Demon Mages, Ari speaks without any pronounced accents. Outside of the comics, she's known for her Southern Belle-type accent. Only in the second half of the second volume does it begin to show.
18	* ExoticEyeDesigns: Tara's pupils are cross-shaped in her artwork. Tess's pupils are also commonly drawn like spirals.
19	* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: Ari's dress reveals an ample amount of her ample cleavage. In most of her artwork outside of the comic, it also reveals a large scar on her left breast.
20	* LateArrivalSpoiler: The first issue tries to pass Ari off as a "human, reportedly". Not only is she referred and portrayed as a Gorgon everywhere else, the second issue simply accepts the matter without much build-up.
21	* LittleBitBeastly: Many citizens of Koltenia feature some feral aspects, such as Ziggy with her horn and tail, or Saffron's bird-legs.
22	* OurElvesAreDifferent: Both Tara and her friend, Gabby, are Drow elves, but [[AllThereInTheManual according to Tara]], there are two types of Drow which differ from the traditional interpretation. Both types are descendants of the "original" Drow race, the Lolth.
23	* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Tess is quite wordy...
24	* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Inverted. Tess the Succubus is always portrayed with the other three girls--and yet, to date, she hasn't appeared in the comics.
25	* SquishyWizard: The succubus Countessa "Tess" Tesryon (closer to an energy-vampire in this series) has insides that are described as being gel -- like that of a spider. This has the effect of making her both physically durable (though still weak) and, to quote artist and writer Jason Robinson, "extra squishy".
26	* StatuesqueStunner: Ari's official height is 6'5'', making her taller that most people in the entire series.
27	* WithFriendsLikeThese: Ari and Tess seem to have this dynamic, [[AllThereInTheManual according to the]] CharacterBlog.

Context ComicBook / TheDemonMages