Line #8 Webcomic/LostCause


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Mintcy, Ben, Charlie, Jethro]]
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4	->''"We sure as Hell ain't a lost cause."''
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6	A historical American Civil War webcomic, [[http://lostcausewebcomic.com/ Lost Cause]] refers not only to the devastated physical and psychological state of the south, but a story following four young southerners as they face individual hardships of the Civil War.
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8	In the year 1861, Benjamin "Ben" Sorderer volunteers to fight for the Confederate army in hopes of [[WellDoneSonGuy winning his father's approval]] , and proving his courage to himself and a certain girl. Ben finds out the hard way that being a war hero means sacrificing the things he loves the most. The webcomic offers a modern look into the social and ideological issues faced by adolescents of the era.
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11	The story begins in 1851, exploring each of the four character's starkly different childhoods growing up in the Victorian period. Read the comic [[http://lostcausewebcomic.com/ here]].
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15	!!Tropes used by Lost Cause
16	* UsefulNotes/{{Appalachia}}: Jethro Pelsman. Grade A hick.
17	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Lilah ft. Jethro. Jeez, Jeth.
18	* UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar: Self explanatory.
19	* AnyoneCanDie: It's a comic about the Civil War. Any character is at risk.
20	** [[spoiler: Ben's older sister Mary...Who saw that coming?]]
21	* ArchnemesisDad: Jethro Pelsman's (Jr.) relationship with his father, and maybe even Ben. Who has a good relationship with their dad in this thing?
22	* BigFancyHouse: The Bishop mansion, complete with white pillars in the front and acres of indigo.
23	* ChildrenAreInnocent: William, and to be honest, all of the Sorderer boys.
24	* CripplingOverspecialization: Antebellum talk.
25	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Jethro S. Pelsman, the poor man. His father was an alcoholic, beat him and his mother, and verbally abused him.
26	* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: In a flashback, Mintcy's mother has nothing but good words about her father, recently passed away.
27	* DrowningMySorrows: Despite his bad experiences with alcoholism, a bottle of whiskey is seen on Jethro's nightstand when we catch up to him in 1859.
28	* FieryRedhead: Ben, the Irish ginger.
29	* FunetikAksent: When Jethro and his "fam'ly" speak, their accent's spelled out phonetically so's the reader hears what they sound like.
30	* GorgeousPeriodDress: Charlotte Bishop, daughter of a wealthy planter, can't keep her grubby paws off beautiful dresses.
31	* HalfBreedDiscrimination: Mintcy's father was a white man, but her mother was Cherokee. Antebellum South being the [[SarcasmMode tolerant, progressive place it was]], the poor girl endured all sorts of prejudice growing up.
32	* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: Technically all of the main characters.
33	* LoveInterests: It's a romance. There are multiple love interests and pairings throughout the course of the story.
34	* MinorLivingAlone: In order to save her son from a life of abuse in the house of an alcoholic, Jethro's mother sends him to his uncle's house in Missouri - on his own, with no way to give him any sort of food or supplies, and no way of knowing if he'll make it there safely.
35	* MoodWhiplash: Goes from happy, whimsical childhood memory to depressing funeral and a family ripped apart by grief in a single page.
36	%%* NewMeat: Ben just bought some! %%
37	* PeriodPiece: Takes place in the 1860's. Strives to be as accurate as it can in respect to clothing, customs, and style of speech, as well as the history of the Civil War.
38	* ProperLady: Charlotte Bishop has been trained to adhere to the strict behavioral and social rules of a proper Southern lady, thanks to her mom.
39	* RichBitch: Guess who? Charlotte Bishop.
40	* ShirtlessScene: Jethro's seen in bed with another woman in [[RightThroughHisPants only his trousers]].
41	* ShownTheirWork: The artists don't claim to be experts, but they've put time and effort researching the time period and the events surrounding the story, and it ''shows''. An informational blurb relevant to the page (mourning customs, the Cherokee language, etc.) is occasionally provided, meant to expand the reader's understanding of the context.
42	%%* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Benny.%%
43	* SouthernBelle: Charlotte's family doesn't grow indigo for nothing.
44	* SweetHomeAlabama: Jethro. He's proud of it too.
45	* TheSquad: Mintcy, Ben, Charlie, and Jethro.
46	* TheOneThatGotAway: Ben, you gotta get Charlie back.
47	* TheUnfavourite: Ben's dad honestly doesn't care about poor Ben.
48	* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: [[spoiler: Mary was kind, talented, supportive of Ben's writing, and loved her parents and little brother. We knew she wouldn't last long.]]
49	* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Mary dies soon into the comic.]]
50	* WellDoneSonGuy: How Ben feels about his relationship with his father. And he's right.
51	* WhyAreYouNotMySon: Ben hates Jethro for this, as his father loves Jethro more than him.
52	* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: Ben's pa wishes [[spoiler:Ben had died instead of Mary]], and he puts no effort into hiding this fact from anyone. Despite this, Ben still tries to put himself in his father's good graces. It hasn't worked so far.
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