Line #60 Webcomic/Shaderunners


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2	[[caption-width-right:277: Ezra, Domigo, and Pamina.[[note]]Tragically not pictured: Ivo and Satinder. Less tragically not pictured: Easton.[[/note]]]]
3	->'''Radioman''': ''Is that the sweet scent of perfume liltin' through the air, or the harmonious tones burgeoning fellowship? Amongst thieves, who can say where tricks end and trust begins? Hold onto your hats, ladies and gents and those otherwise inclined, because the real test's gonna be Aces!''
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5	''Shaderunners'' is a historical fantasy webcomic written by [[http://twitter.com/linkeepsitreal Lin Darrow]] and drawn by [[http://twitter.com/alexassanart Alex Assan]]. Set in a fictional city reminiscent of a big American city in the 1920s, it centers around a poor gang called the Shaderunners, who have the goal of making sure everyone is able to glimpse color in a black and white world.
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7	Find it [[http://shaderunners.com/ here]].
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10	!!Tropes:
11	* AtTheOperaTonight: Act II, Chapter 2 features Domigo and Ezra attending the opera Song of the Siren to catch a glimpse of Faunet's Green. They get more than they bargain for, as soprano Aida Laghari's life is threatened and [[spoiler: Domigo suddenly kisses Ezra]].
12	%% * BickeringCouplePeacefulCouple: Easton and Ezra vs. Ivo and Satinder.
13	%% * BigBad: Seraphina, the "Casino Witch" is quickly shaping up to be this
14	* CapitalismIsBad: Given that it takes place in a fantasy 1920s North America, this is understandable. In the world of Shaderunners, everything is black and white, but the "gilts"--the wealthy--have gotten ahold of color, and [[TheConspiracy they don't plan on sharing.]]
15	* CastFullOfGay: Most of the cast is queer in some way or another.
16	* DealWiththeDevil: [[spoiler:Satinder turns out to be caught up in one with Seraphina for Ivo's sake]]
17	%% * FantasyWebcomics
18	* FarEast: Through context clues given by Ivo, the country of Orolin seems to borrow its identity from Asian cultures. It even serves as the country furthest east from the story's setting of Galos.
19	* FictionalZodiac: The card game of Masque operates as a universal zodiac for all folklores and religions.
20	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Domigo's side-glances towards [[spoiler: Ezra]] throughout Act I come to a head in Act II, Chapter 2. Despite knowing [[spoiler: about his relationships with Easton and Lord Hareton]], Domigo [[spoiler: kisses Ezra]] at the opera and gets the cold shoulder for it.
21	* FutureSlang: Well, technically past slang. The characters use a lot of made-up slang meant to mimic the sound of 1920s North American slang.
22	** "Shards/jagged shards/shards and garters" = general exclamation of surprise
23	** "Palpitatin'" = worrying
24	** "Had a flat tire in Dreamland" = been spacy/out of it
25	** "Keep it above water" = be honest about it
26	* {{Gayngster}}: Most of the cast seems to be gay or polysexual, and all the main cast are part of the Shaderunners gang.
27	* TheInfiltration:
28	** When TheTeam uses Dom's job to sneak into a lab facility to steal a dose of color.
29	** They also use Ivo and Domigo to infiltrate the Otrion, a house for unranked Paravinian nobles.
30	* JustLikeRobinHood: The Shaderunners consider themselves this--their goal is purely to make sure that color doesn't wind up exclusively in the hands of the elite, with no chance for the poorer classes to experience it.
31	* KidHeroAllGrownUp: Between Act I and Act II, Domigo has time to take a few odd physical jobs. Needless to say, he gets buff.
32	* LargeHam: While rehearsing for stage plays and operas, Ivo tends to chew the scenery as a joke.
33	* LongHairIsFeminine: Inverted--Satinder, one of the most masculine characters, wears her hair long, while her partner, the much more feminine Ivo, wears a short cut.
34	* MasculineFeminineGayCouple: When Ivo presents as female, she and Satinder are this.
35	* {{Narrator}}: The character of Radioman, who closes almost each chapter with a summary, is a homage to early 20th century radio narrators.
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37	* {{Polyamory}}: Domigo ends up juggling a few sweethearts at some points. His paramour Giviny agrees to an open relationship.
38	* PublicBathhouseScene: Ivo and Ezra stop by a "wine bath" to try to pick up dirt on a particular gilt.
39	* QueerMedia: Big LGBTQ cast.
40	* QueerRomance:
41	** Easton and Ezra, if one can apply the word "romance" to their relationship.
42	** Satinder and Ivo.
43	** Domigo and his male crushes
44	** Maviry and both her love interests
45	* RagsToRiches: The opera singer Miss Aida Laghari was an orphaned street urchin before the Faunets took her in.
46	* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The Shaderunners gang. They're a colorful bunch, to be sure.
47	* TheRoaringTwenties: Based on this era.
48	* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: The whole gang has this kind of attitude--their belief that everyone deserves to have access to color, not just the wealthy elite, leads them to lie, steal, and break into secure facilities in the name of fairness.
49	* ShowWithinAShow: Pam's puppet show in act II, chapter 1 serves as this.
50	* SplashOfColor: Induced via the plot. The world of Shaderunners only sees muted white, grey, black, and brown. Color is considered an exotic luxury item.
51	%% * StarCrossedLovers: Maviry and [[spoiler: Josephine]] from the Otrion house.
52	* TarotMotifs: The fictional card game of Masque takes many inspirations from the real world tarot, while inserting Shaderunner's lore and historical figures. During a round, the gang gets handed out roles by Satinder based on their personality and nationality:
53	** Domigo = [[ManifestoMakingMalcontent Poet of Ashes]], a Tourmish historical figure who composed an illegal poem detailing the book-burning crimes of the Royal House of Joya that was so inspiring, it led to a coup.
54	** Easton = [[PirateGirl The Citrine Hunter]], a pirate of uncertain origin famous for her illicit affair with Queen Sorizahana of the First-Land.
55	** Ezra = [[TheGoodKing The Great Crowned Hart]], a stag motif based on the Paravinian god of rulers.
56	** Pamina = Knight of Skies, a mythological First-Land cartographer who charted the night skies for the sun god Zoll to chase after the moon god Ara.
57	** Ivo = The Yearning Songbird, an Oroline legend whose siren's call touches the hearts of the uncertain, leading them to either clarity or death.
58	** Satinder = Maid of Western Waters, a figure in Autrian folklore.
59	** Also name dropped were the The Rogue Lark, The Idle King, Moon in Flight, and The Music Divine.
60	%% * TimeSkip: Between Act I and Act II
61	* WhamEpisode:
62	** Chapter 9. While attempting to steal the color Faunet's Green from the Verinder Laboratories, [[spoiler: Domigo burns his eye and is scarred, turning his left eye green. He wears an eyepatch onwards as a result]].

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