Line #63 Webcomic/DeadEndia


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4	''[[http://deadendia.tumblr.com/ DeadEndia]]'' is a horror-comedy webcomic by Creator/HamishSteele based on his ''Cartoon Hangover'' short ''WebAnimation/DeadEnd''. It's about the adventures of Norma, Barney (and his dog Pugsley) who are two workers at the haunted house attraction in a failing amusement park, Winslow Wonderland, that also happens to be a portal to hell.
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6	The comic has been published as graphic novels by Nobrow Press and will be reprinted by Union Square. The print version has some differences from the online version. The original version can be read [[https://tapas.io/series/DeadEndia-The-Original-Run here]] and the updated version [[https://tapas.io/series/DeadEndia here]].
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8	An AnimatedAdaptation, ''[[WesternAnimation/DeadEndParanormalPark Dead End: Paranormal Park]]'', premiered on Netflix on June 16, 2022.
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10	!!''[=DeadEndia=]'' features examples of:
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12	* ThirteenIsUnlucky: By the time of the first book, there are currently 13 planes in the Multi-Plane. At this point, things have started to go wrong for the Angelic Horde. The Demons are in full-on rebellion, they can't trust their own Ambassadors in the Demon Planes.
13	* AbstractEater: The Tristivore and Beautivore feed on sorrow and happiness respectively.
14	* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: Barney was an AmbiguouslyGay male in the original short, he's confirmed to be transgender here.
15	* AdaptationalNameChange: In the Original Run, the theme park was called Winslow Wonderland, and Plane 8 was called Dudael. In the graphic novels, the theme park is called Pollywood and Plane 8 is called Bathmos.
16	* TheAlcatraz: The Naraka Vault is this as its cells restrict prisoners and the prison itself sits above a long fall into Disarray with almost no way out.
17	* AllThereInTheManual: Most information about the universe of Deadendia comes from Hamish Steele's Patreon and Tumblr.
18	* AliensInCardiff: Courtney mentions that Temeluchus was close to picking a portal somewhere in Cardiff.
19	* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: The Demons and Fallen Angels have a variety of skin-tones.
20	* AncientEgypt: During their fight through time, Barney and the Watcher [[spoiler: Future Pugsley]] end up in Ancient Egypt.
21	* AncientRome: During the Watcher's Test, Barney and Pugsley are sent into the time of Ancient Rome.
22	* AngelicTransformation: [[spoiler: Courtney becomes an angel again in the second book after being broken by Pael.]]
23	* AntagonistTitle: The first book's title has the BigBad's name in it.
24	* TheArmiesOfHeaven: The Angelic Horde has a large army with foot soldiers and Angelic Punishers among its ranks. When Barney and the Watcher visit the bad future, large cloaked angels with gigantic halos floating behind them are seen fighting on Plane 7. In Deadendia 3, a lot of different types appear in the final battle against the Demon Rebellion.
25	* ArtEvolution: Hamish Steele's style has improved a lot.
26	* BadFuture: It's revealed that the Watcher comes from the future where Coronator Tartarus (In the Original Run) the Demon Kings (In the graphic novels) rose up to invade Plane 7, causing a war between the Demons and the Angelic Horde with a resistance consisting of neutral-planers trying to survive and repel the demonic invaders. By the end of the war, Pugsley now turned into the Watcher was the sole survivor with Plane 7 destroyed and the demons pushed back but not defeated and the Angels dividing the planes more and more until most planes were wastelands.
27	* BadGuyBar: In Issue 4 and a deleted scene in Chapter 4 of the Watcher's Test, Courtney and Pugsley meet with Danny in a bar on Plane 8 which is a den of criminal activity.
28	* BatPeople: The demonic subspecies the Chiropterans are this. They are highly-aware of non-visible frequencies and many of them are often employed in tracking down invisible criminals by the Agency of Truth which is the Lower Planes' version of the FBI. We also see other bat-like demons in the Original Run and graphic novels.
29	* BazaarOfTheBizarre: In the Original Run, Dudadel is called a demon marketplace and it shows.
30	* BeachEpisode: Issue 3 centers around beach day at Winslow Wonderland in the Original Run. In the graphic novels, Chapter 3 revolves around the same events.
31	* BedsheetGhost: A bedsheet wearing demon is among the demons who watch Temeluchus' arrival on the Neutral Plane.
32	* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: The Undertaker is mentioned to be a demon wrestler.
33	* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: Downplayed as only the last appears. A Yeti Demon is among the demons who gather for Temeluchus' arrival on the Neutral Plane.
34	* BigDamnKiss: Barney and Logs share one at the end of the first book.
35	* BittersweetEnding. In Book 1: The Watcher's Test [[spoiler: The Watcher is defeated with Barney confessing his feelings to Logs but Pugsley is dead, Norma is half-ghost and the Demon Kings have learned of Temeluchus' demise.]] In the second book, heavy on the bitter [[spoiler: Courtney rejoins the Angelic Horde, forgetting who she used to be and the Divine plans on dividing the planes once more with Paimon dying but the humans have joined forces with the demons with Norma swearing to rescue Courtney, Barney reuniting with his family and repairing his relationship with Logs, and Danny has brought a clone of Pugsley to aid the rebellion.]]
36	* BlobMonster: A green blob-like demon is seen going down the stairs to the Dead End lobby to witness Temeluchus' arrival.
37	* BreathWeapon: In Issue 2 and Chapter 2, Courtney uses blue flame breath on a cowboy named Murdoch.
38	* Camelot: One of the zones in Pollywood and Winslow Wonderland is called Camelot Creek.
39	* CastofSnowflakes: Most of the characters in the comics have distinct designs. Subverted with the angels as there's hordes of them drawn the same way but the angelic species are visually distinct from each other.
40	* CobwebOfDisuse: Barney asks if Norma which spiderwebs in Dead End are real or fake.
41	* CherubicChoir: Downplayed as the cherubs seen in this universe aren't shown singing. In this universe cherubs are round winged gold-armoured creatures with 3 eyes or one eye.
42	* CityOfTheDamned: Plane 10: Necropolis is a plane-wide city that is part of the Lower Planes and inhabited by demons.
43	* CrackInTheSky: In Courtney's backstory, they see the sky cracking in Empyrean which they realise that the Division has already begun and they have failed.
44	* CryoPrison: Gord is imprisoned in a cell with ice pinning him in place.
45	* DarkIsNotEvil: Demons are not necessarily evil.
46	* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to both its [[WebAnimation/DeadEnd progenitor]] and [[WesternAnimation/DeadEndParanormalPark spawn]] ''[=DeadEndia=]'' covers pretty heavy topics. Besides introducing Barney as trans and showing in details his hardships it also deals with suicide and, in the original webcomic, HIV.
47	* DeadHandShot: A giant hand with an eye appears in the cover of Issue 3 and Chapter 3.
48	* DemonicPossession: In Issue 1 and chapter 1, Pugsley is possessed by a demon named Temeluchus.
49	* DelayedReaction: Barney doesn't realise until he is about to go to sleep that he left Pugsley outside.
50	* DemonSlaying: Barney, Norma, and Pugsley become this through killing demons ranging from half-demon cultists to a Demon King. In a flashback in the second book, we see Courtney and Norma face off against a tentacled demon.
51	* DemBones: Living skeletons are a species of demon in the Lower Planes.
52	* DwindlingParty: In a Drawlloween post on tumblr, its revealed that there used to be 6 demon kings who ruled during the golden age of demon dominion over the Lower Planes. Nowadays there's only 4 left with Temeluchus dying and Paimon following in the second book, leaving only 2 Demon Kings left.
53	* EmotionEater: [[spoiler: Dr Mckinley feeds off of people's anxieties.]]
54	* EvilOverlooker: The Watcher in the book cover of the Watcher's Test and the Demon Kings in the Broken Halo.
55	* FaunsandSatyrs: Downplayed as only the former appears. In this universe, fauns are a demon species who hail from Plane 8: Bathmos.
56	* FightingForAHomeland: The Plane 7 Resistance was formed to fight back against the Demon Kings and save Earth. They failed.
57	* FireAndBrimstoneHell: Plane 13: Tartarus is this.
58	* FishPeople: The Gillaforms are this. They have permanently moved from their native plane Bathmos to Earth in search of more polluted waters. The movie called "The Fresh-Water Fiend" had a worryingly accurate Gillaform appear in.
59	* ForegoneConclusion: In the second book flashbacks, its revealed that Courtney back when they were an angel launched a rebellion with Daniel to stop the Divine from dividing the planes once more. It's clear that the rebellion failed as Courtney and Danny are shown as fallen angels with the Divine still in charge.
60	* FloatingContinent: Plane 2: Empyrean has several floating islands.
61	* FluffyCloudHeaven: Plane 1: Divine is this as it has mountains of golden angelic masks sitting above a ocean of clouds.
62	* ForcedTransformation: [[spoiler:In Issue 4 and Chapter 4, Pugsley accidentally turns Barney into a dog and Norma into a cat]].
63	* FrankensteinsMonster: The movie "The Modern Prometheus" starred Winslow as Victor Frankenstein with it being implied that his monster was actually the real one.
64	* GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion: In the original webcomic, the theme park was called Winslow Wonderland and is run by the reclusive film director Franklin Winslow. By the time it was released as a graphic novel, the theme park was changed to Pollyland, dedicated to the actress Pauline Phoenix (who was briefly mentioned in the original version of issue 5).
65	* GladiatorGames: Barney faces off against an Ancient Roman gladiator and ends up dying.
66	* {{Glamour}}: Asmodeus uses this to disguise himself as a normal human when he visits Earth. Barney does the same when [[spoiler: he and Norma infiltrate Naraka]]
67	* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: Gold and white are associated heavily with the angels but they're just as morally diverse as the humans and demons.
68	* GorgeousGorgon: A gorgon is among those who visit the Dead End Hotel.
69	* GreatEscape: The demons stage a massive breakout of Naraka and escape using the middle finger of Fingers.
70	* GunboatDiplomacy: The threat of the Divine dividing the planes has kept the demons mostly in check and prevented them from invading Earth or the Upper Planes. It takes Temeluchus being murdered and Paimon thinking it was the angels to cause a rebellion to occur.
71	* HauntedHouse: The main location Dead End is this as its home to ghosts and demons and also a portal to the other 12 Planes. According to Hamish Steele's Tumblr, ectoplasma levels are always high when near portals.
72	* HeavenAbove: The 6 Angelic Planes sit above Earth and the Demon Planes.
73	* HeavenlyBlue: Angelic Horde scholars wear blue robes.
74	* HeavensDevils: Some demons and fallen angels work for the various organisations founded by the Angelic Horde to manage the Multi-Plane such as the Bureau of Paradoxes which deals with time-travellers.
75	* {{Hellevator}}: The elevator at Dead End functions as this as it's a elevator that links the Multi-Plane together.
76	* {{Hellhound}}: A demon hound appears in Issue 1 of the Original Run. Another one appears among the demon rebellion members at the end of the Broken Halo.
77	* HellInvadesHeaven: In the Original Run Season 2, Paimon mentions that the demons are demanding the Demon Kings to invade the Upper Planes. In the second book, Paimon tries to convince Courtney to allow the demons to use the elevators to travel up into the Upper Planes.
78	* HellHotel: Norma and Courtney reopen Dead End as a hotel to allow both angelic and demonic beings to relax and have some fun courtesy of the Neutral Plane.
79	* HelpingHands: A demon who is just a disembodied hand appears in Issue 1.
80	* HolyHalo: Every angel except for Pael have a halo sitting above their head or part of them.
81	* HolierThanThou: Norma encourages Barney to act like this when [[spoiler: sneaking into Naraka to rescue Badyah and Courtney.]]
82	* HopelessWar: The Dividing War was this to the resistance as they failed to stop the Demon Kings from ravaging Earth and all of them died in the war with only the Watcher surviving. In the Original Run Season 2, Paimon acknowledges that winning against the Angelic Horde would be impossible so the Demon Kings plan on invading Earth to sate the demons' desire for conquest.
83	* HumanSacrifice: Pauline Phoenix mentions that the elevator is powered by human sacrifices at each end of a pentangle but she later learned that it was the screams that fueled the elevator.
84	* IncitingIncident: Temeluchus' death sets off a chain of events that leaves the fate of the Multi-Plane hanging in the balance.
85	* InsectoidAliens: A fly-like demon wrestler is one of the many lining up to fight Barney.
86	* JackTheRipoff: When Barney, Norma, and [[spoiler: the ghost of Pugsley]] are sent into the past, they face off against a Jack the Ripper-style woman who kills Norma.
87	* KaleidoscopeHair: Barney dyes his hair a different color every issue.
88	* KickedOutOfHeaven: [[spoiler: Following their failed rebellion, Courtney along with Danny and every other rebel angel were banished to the Neutral or Lower Planes.]]
89	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:So far, 3D in the Original Run,the pinky of Fingers and Pugsley have been killed off. In the second book, Kushiel and Paimon both die with the latter taking him with her]]
90	* LightIsNotGood: Angels are not necessarily good. In the second book, the angels become the main antagonists with Mindraping Courtney into becoming an angel again and trying to kill Barney and Badyah for getting in their way.
91	-->'''Courtney:''' The higher planes might seem more heavenly in their aesthetic, but they're just as ethically diverse as yours!
92	* LeaveNoSurvivors: The Plane 7 Resistance all ended up dying with the exception of the Watcher.
93	* LivingLava: A demon made out of fire is seen relaxing at the Dead End Hotel pool.
94	* LosingYourHead: A demon head with no body is among those who watch Barney's fight and glare angrily at the humans
95	* TheMaze: Plane 12: Dudadel is a plane-wide version of this.
96	* MockyMouse: An evil looking Mickey can be seen [[https://tapas.io/episode/720814 in one of the guest comics]].
97	* MonsterArena: The Necropolis Stadium is this as its one of the locations that DWF matches take place.
98	* TheMothman: The Mothman is among those who visit the Dead End hotel.
99	* MultiArmedAndDangerous: One of the demon wrestlers seen fighting when Barney and Hox enter the King's Crown Stadium has four arms and is fighting a smaller green demon.
100	* MushroomMan: A demonic version of this is seen among those in the Dead End lobby.
101	* NeverSuicide: [[spoiler: In Issue 6 of the Original Run Swan states that he never actually hung himself, and that his brother Winslow strangled him to death.]]
102	* TheNeutralZone: Earth (Plane 7) is supposed to be this as the Angelic Horde and Demons have signed a treaty that states Earth is to remain demon and angel-free and knowledge of demons and angels are to be hidden from the human population.
103	* TheNightThatNeverEnds: Bathmos seems to be subjected to this.
104	* TheNicknamer: Norma has nicknames for everyone in Winslow Wonderland. It's stated by her sister that she used to call Barney "The Wrestler".
105	* NoodleIncident: In the first book, Courtney mentions Grace Jones as a case of never meet your heroes.
106	* NotWhatItLooksLike: Swati and Ana Khan find Norma and Badyah in a compromising position.
107	* OceanPunk: Plane 9: Doress is this as it's a plane-wide ocean home to gigantic sea monsters with civilisation living on CityOnTheWater.
108	* Oculothorax: The demon species the Opticlops are this. In the Original Run, Plane 8 is heavily monitored by the Bael Authority since its the last of the Lower Planes before Plane 7. Despite being heavily monitored, it still is a den of criminal activity.
109	* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Many species inhabit the Upper Planes and vary in appearance ranging from gold-armoured cyclopic birds to water elementals.
110	* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Demons vary in appearance and size across the Lower Planes.
111	* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: In Deadendia, goblins are an umbrella term for a number of magically mutated species of human and demons who abused their powers for selfish reasons leading to them mutating.
112	* OurVampiresAreDifferent: In Deadendia, vampirism is a disease that most demons are immune to.
113	* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Being turned into a werewolf is caused from contracting a disease called lycanthroposis.
114	* PictorialLetterSubstitution: The "D" in the logo is a D-shaped ghost, with its gaping mouth making up the hollow part.
115	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: In a moment of spite The Watcher calls Barney (who is a trans man) a girl. [[spoiler:This hurts even more given who he actually is]].
116	* PottyFailure: In the Watcher's Test, at the Log Plume, Logs is helping kids get off when he realises that the water's warm. A young girl apologises in response, implying that she peed while on the log.
117	* PretextForWar: Paimon's plan involves revealing that the humans killed Temeluchus in order to convince the demon hordes into invading Plane 7 and the Upper Planes.
118	* RapePillageAndBurn: Plane 7 was subjected to this during the Dividing War with the Demon Kings and their armies burning it to the ground.
119	* ScaryJackInTheBox: A minor example. When Barney sleeps in his new bedroom, he gets spooked by one of these.
120	* SceneryGorn: In the Original Run and graphic novels, we see a lot of the BadFuture where Plane 7 has been turned into a wasteland. In the final issue of the Watchers Test and the Original Run Season 1, we see Pollywood in ruins with a large gaping hole in it and the rest of the park in flames.
121	* SceneryPorn: Plane 3: Paradiso seems to be this with lush vegetation and big lakes.
122	* SnakesAreSinister: A snake-looking demon is among those who gather for Temeluchus arriving on the Neutral Plane. Downplayed as demons aren't necessarily evil.
123	* SpikesOfVillainy: The demonic species the Madobite from Plane 10: Necropolis wear spiked armour. Downplayed as demons are not necessarily evil.
124	* TheStinger: In Deadendia: The Watcher's Test, after the ending, we see Courtney meeting with the Demon Kings on Plane 13: Tartarus and informing them of who killed Temeluchus.
125	* SunkenCity: In Norma's fear world, Winslow Wonderland (In the Original Run) Pollywood (In the graphic novels) get flooded.
126	* TagTeam: The Demon Kings do this during their match with Barney.
127	* ThisMeansWar!: Paimon declares war on the Neutral Plane when she learns that Barney and Norma killed Temeluchus.
128	* TragicVillain: The Watcher, [[spoiler:who is Pugsley long twisted by demonic possession and war.]]
129	* TrashTheSet: Dead End is destroyed in both the Original Run season 1 and the Watcher's Test by Pugsley unleashing his magic after his friends die.
130	* TheUndead: Vampires, skeletons, and zombies exist in this universe. The former two are demon species.
131	* {{Uberwald}}: Plane 8: Bathmos is this.
132	* VestigialEmpire: The Empire of Tartarus. It used to be a mighty empire with the demons united as one. Nowadays, its emperor sits petrified with his top commanders the Demon Kings reduced in number and large swathes of demons have moved to Earth or are working for the Angelic Horde.
133	* ViciousVac: In Pugsley's fear vision, he, Ana, and Norma hang on for dear life as a giant vacuum tries to suck them in.
134	* WarArc: The Divine Order is this as it's the final book where the Demon rebellion and their allies make their final stand against the Angelic Horde
135	* WarIsHell: The Dividing War was the most devastating war that occured on Plane 7. We only see little bits of it but judging from how Earth is a wasteland, and how powerful are the demons and angels, it goes without saying that it was pretty destructive.
136	* TheWarRoom: The Dead End lobby seems to be this for the demon rebellion.
137	* WorldSundering: The 13 Planes used to be one world until the First Division.
138	* WretchedHive: In the Original Run, Plane 8 is this as its home to all kinds of criminals.
139	* YearInsideHourOutside: For Norma and Barney, it's been a hour since the angels took [[spoiler: Courtney, Badyah, the Demon Kings, and the other demons]] but for the prisoners, it's been a week or two.
140	* {{Youkai}}: During his meeting with Hox discussing his next fight, he names a duo of demon wrestlers "The Yokai Brothers" as one of his potential enemies in his next fight.

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