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4 | ''The Adventures of Shan Shan'' is a fantasy webcomic by Flora Li and David Chai featuring fourteen-year-old Shan Shan, who has always been able to see and hear things that supposedly don't exist. After he is attacked by Karmavore -- a beast created from evil deeds -- he is offered a chance to become a Guardian of the universe. He's not really sure he's cut out for it. But together with Cassie, Adam and Backpack, he hopes to overcome all the ordeals of becoming a hero, saving the world and being a teenager. |
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6 | No updates since August 2016, and the website domain has since expired. |
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8 | [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160314054541/http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=001&chapterid=1 Starts here]]. It also has a [[https://www.facebook.com/ShanShanComic/ Facebook page]]. |
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10 | !!This webcomic provides examples of: |
11 | * AdultsAreUseless: Shan Shan's admittedly don't see the things he does, but even when his mother notes with concern how much he "talk[s] to himself," [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=006&chapterid=1 his father just laughs it off.]] |
12 | %%* ArtShift: Backpack in childish drawings. |
13 | * AwesomeBackpack: Shan Shan's puppy-shaped backpack serves as his companion as well as providing commentary audible only to Shan Shan. |
14 | * BlessedWithSuck: Reacting to things other people can't see or hear is a formula for trouble. |
15 | * ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=004&chapterid=1 According to Backpack]], only "special people" can hear see and hear the entities Shan Shan does...he's [[BlessedWithSuck not exactly thrilled]]. |
16 | %%* TheCavalry: Meeting Julius. |
17 | * CallItKarma: One strip [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=037&chapterid=1 defines]] "Karma" as "the negative energy a person emits or creates when a person does bad deeds." The discussion gets weirder from there... |
18 | * CirclingBirdies: Shan Shan has a [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=006&chapterid=1 circle of swirling stars]] after colliding with a gate. |
19 | * TheChosenOne: A golden dragon once told Shan Shan he would help save the world. |
20 | * CoolTrain: [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=033&chapterid=1 The "up" train]] turns out to be ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, lifting entirely off of the tracks to fly through the air. |
21 | * DarkIsEvil: [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=019&chapterid=1 The monster]] that attacks Shan Shan is pitch black, except for its GlowingEyesOfDoom. |
22 | * DisappearedDad: Cassie's dad [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=014&chapterid=1 disappeared]] and no one knows what happened to him. |
23 | * EatingLunchAlone: Both [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=010&chapterid=1 Shan Shan]] and [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=011&chapterid=1 Adam]] tend to eat alone at school, for different reasons. |
24 | * EmbarrassingCoverUp: When Shan Shan tries to give an explanation of why he [[EatingLunchAlone eats lunch alone]] (other than Backpack's suggestion of "He's a loooser!"), he [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160306092203/http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=012&chapterid=1 ends up embarrassing himself]]. |
25 | -->'''Cassie:''' Why are you way out here?\ |
26 | '''Backpack:''' He's a loooser!\ |
27 | '''Shan Shan:''' Ah. I uhh... I like the trees!\ |
28 | '''Cassie:''' But there are trees in the quad too...\ |
29 | '''Shan Shan:''' I mean I like the flowers!\ |
30 | '''Backpack:''' Girly.\ |
31 | ''[Shan Shan {{facepalm}}s]'' |
32 | * EvilSmellsBad: The smell was the first [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=018&chapterid=1 warning sign]] of the Karmavore. |
33 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: The malevolent [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=017&chapterid=1 Karmavore]] is an ominous black shadow-creature with glowing green eyes. |
34 | %%* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: the winged lion is lion-colored, except for the white wings. %%Examples need to indicate that the characters are somehow "divine", not just that they feature the color scheme. |
35 | %%* HeavenlyBlue: Blue eyes for both Julius and the winged lion %%Examples need to indicate how the characters are "heavenly", not just that they feature the color scheme. |
36 | * {{Herald}}: Shan Shan's life has been plagued by strangeness, but [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=026&chapterid=1 Julius]] gives it an actual focus and directs him to where he can learn more about what's going on. |
37 | %%* InstantMessengerPigeon: A magical bird is the messenger sent after they agree. |
38 | * ItWasAGift: Cassie has a lunchbox her dad gave her before he disappeared. |
39 | %%* JumpedAtTheCall: Cassie |
40 | * MixAndMatchCritters: A winged lion. |
41 | * NewTransferStudent: Cassiopeia [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=008&chapterid=1 enters the series]] as a new transfer student in Shan Shan's class. |
42 | %%* NotAGame: Adam asks if he thinks it's fun and games |
43 | %%* OddShapedPanel |
44 | %%* OurDragonsAreDifferent |
45 | %%* ThePhoenix: Small, yellow and red, Shan Shan's guide. |
46 | * PreciousPuppy: Backpack is shaped like a puppy for no apparent functional reason. He also [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=012&chapterid=1 invokes]] the supposed universal love of puppies when claiming he's not the reason Shan Shan [[EatingLunchAlone eats alone]]. |
47 | * ResignedToTheCall: Shan Shan apparently realizes he can't just refuse, but he tries to get time to think. |
48 | %%* SarcasticDevotee: The backpack. |
49 | %%* SealedEvilInACan |
50 | * WrittenSoundEffect: Shan Shan colliding with a gate. |
51 | * YouCanSeeMe: Both [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=025&chapterid=1 Julius]] and [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=026&chapterid=1 the lion]] comment on Shan Shan's ability to see them. |
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