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 A Transformation Comic uses transformation as the central plot device. A main character is transformed for either a short or a long term so the story can examine the consequences. Plots involving more characters or more transformations are just elaborations on this basic theme, though if the story involves multiple transformations or transforms multiple characters expect each transformation to present a different dilemma or illustrate a specific point.
Since transformation as a primary theme tends to appeal to a niche market, most examples are Webcomics, which can be published easily and cheaply, and usually with few or no editorial restrictions on content. While a Transformation Comic might have some Author Appeal or be slanted towards specific Fanservice, transformation can also be used to explore gender roles, racism, isolation, belonging, and the maturation process.
Common transformations include but are not limited to:
Species Transformation - Human to alien, magical, or other non-human being.
Animal Transformation - Human to either anthropomorphic or "normal" animal.
Human Transformation - A non-human to a human.
Gender Bender - Male to female is most common (First Law Of Genderbending at work), but female to male or either to hermaphrodite are not unknown. This does not include characters who are Transgender or Crossdressers, though they may also appear.
Age Change - Both Overnight Age-Up and Fountain of Youth.
Ethnic/Racial Transformation - Black Like Me, White Like Me and so forth. Relatively rare, possibly because Race Tropes are likely to trigger some readers' Berserk Button, and thus it can be easier to deal with them through Fantastic Racism if the author is interested in approaching those subjects.
Mental Change - The character becomes Not Himself.
Mind Swap - Can be any of these, but applied to two characters at once, sticking them with each other's bodies in a "Freaky Friday" Flip plot.
Even a Grand Theft Me plot could be the basis of a transformation comic if the author chooses to explore the implications of becoming someone else.
If one of the main characters has Functional Magic or Mad Science skills, more exotic transformations may show up from time to time.
Note that the vast majority of these comics focus on forced transformations — either a Curse on a specific individual, or a few characters who transform others as a habit (or hobby). For purposes of this page, examples should be limited to comics where the transformations are central to the storyline or themes.
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