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FamilyManDylanMeconis |
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Family Man is the story of Luther Levy, a Pietist by upbringing, half-Jew by heritage, and possible atheist by belief, living in what is now Germany in 1768. After alienating his wealthy patroness and being expelled from university for daring to turn in a paper essentially asserting that everything most people believe about God is false, Luther has little choice but to accept an acquaintance's offer of a job as a theology lecturer in an obscure university in Moravia. But all is not as it seems at Familienwald University, not least between the troubled rector and his enigmatic librarian daughter.Read it here. Comes complete with its very own notes section, in which the author recounts all the cool research she did in order to make everything historically accurate. The entire comic, in terms of art and writing, is not only beautifully done, but extremely accurate to the place and period. Lovers of history and fantasy should be pleased. Also of interest may be the author's earlier, more comedic webcomic Bite Me!, which also features Luther and Lucien; Family Man is something of an Alternate Continuity prequel.Despite of the title, it has nothing to do with this trope. Not to be confused with Family Guy.On hiatus as of June 2017. A mirror of the comic can be found here. |
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The Artifact |
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As explained in the FAQs, this is in part The Artifact from Bite Me!. Luther had a long nose in that comic too, but it wasn't really because he was Jewish; it was because he was a werewolf. |
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Cool Old Guy |
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Cool Old Guy: Nolte. |
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Dean Bitterman |
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Dean Bitterman: Averted in that while the cast page describes him as "bitter," Rector Nolte seems to have taken a liking for Luther; though it has been implied that you don't want to get on his bad side. |
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Gratuitous German |
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Gratuitous German: Averted, apart from a few very minor mistakes. (It should be "Guten Morgen...") |
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Rule of Cute |
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Rule of Cute: Word of God has it that the Levy family's dog is a mix of breeds that probably didn't exist in 18th century Germany, but she doesn't care due to this trope. |
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Gag Nose |
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Gag Nose: Luther, his father, and his twin brother all have very noticeable noses that are just big enough to seem unrealistic while not big enough to cause real distraction. Looks like the other Jews got 'em, too. As explained in the FAQs, this is in part The Artifact from Bite Me!. Luther had a long nose in that comic too, but it wasn't really because he was Jewish; it was because he was a werewolf. It's been implied that only Luther sees these noses this way. |
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Ãœberwald |
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Ãœberwald: Familienwald has some shades of this. Just look at the name. |
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One Head Taller |
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One Head Taller: Inverted. Ariana is one head taller than Luther. |
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Late-Arrival Spoiler |
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Late-Arrival Spoiler: Luther featured as a supporting character in the author's earlier webcomic Bite Me! (set 24 years after this one and in a somewhat alternate universe), in which he is a werewolf and Lucien de St. Yves is a vampire. |
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Hot Librarian |
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Hot Librarian: Ariana |
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Large Ham |
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Large Ham: Luther: "What, ''melodram''?! In a HOUSE of ''LEARNING''?! You SHOCK me, sir!" Luther again "I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD, AND I KNOW MY OWN." |
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Stunned Silence |
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Stunned Silence: Well, that is the natural reaction for an 18th century for a rector and theology professor, even in a university out in the wilderness as it were, when you say your the topic of your dissertation was ''Spinoza''! |
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Town with a Dark Secret |
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Town with a Dark Secret: Familienwald doesn't seem malevolent, but it's certainly got a secret... |
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Real Is Brown |
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Real Is Brown |
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Tantrum Throwing |
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Tantrum Throwing: Luther upends a table after his thesis is unfairly rejected. |
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Word of God |
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It's been implied that only Luther sees these noses this way. |
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Our Werewolves Are Different |
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Our Werewolves Are Different, also they are kind of mysterious. |
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Old Maid |
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Old Maid: Ariana can't be more than 30, but she's considered a spinster by the standards of the time; Luther initially calls her by "frau" instead of "fräulein", assuming she must be married at her age. |
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Shown Their Work |
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Shown Their Work: Each strip is accompanied by 1-3 paragraphs explaining all of the research the author put into it. |
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