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HERO (Webcomic)
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- 29 feature instances
- 15 referencing feature instances
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HERO is a story about a perfectly ordinary boy with no memory of the past and no urgency for the future, who one day accepts a most extraordinary offer to travel to distant places and invisible cities.It is a fantasy webcomic with allegorical overtones, written and drawn by Malaysian artist Hwei-Lin Lim. Its plot follows the travels of the boy as he sets out to see the world and attempts to answer lingering questions about his identity. As of September 2018 it spans 300 pages and 13 chapters out of planned 15. The first page is here.The comic itself is illustrated with flowing, watercolor-esque digital painting rather than cartoony artwork. In place of speech bubbles or other text boxes, the story is told entirely through custom Alt Text (actually DHTML tooltips). The thoughtful first-person narration is maintained even in action scenes, or other tense situations.Hwei Lin Lim acknowledges influence by Italo Calvino (see: cities invisible and otherwise), Albert Camus (see: absurd heroes), and the Japanese band Mr. Children — specifically their single "Hero", which originally inspired the creation of the webcomic. | |
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2018-09-05T01:07:52Z | |
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2020-06-25T14:50:58Z | |
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Dropped link to OurMonstersAreDifferent: Not a Feature - IGNORE | |
| HERO (Webcomic) | isPartOf |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_18d15922 | type |
Title Drop | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_18d15922 | comment |
Title Drop: A buildup from page 120 leads to a sad and nearly-literal example on page 125. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_1b7a68f1 | type |
Alt Text | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_1b7a68f1 | comment |
Alt Text: Narration and dialogue in one Alty package! | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_1d435a4d | type |
A Boy and His X | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_1d435a4d | comment |
A Boy and His X: Averted, although the initial act(s) somewhat set the reader up to expect A Boy and His Cat. See: the image on this page, which is clipped from the end of the first act. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_3e848d5c | type |
Cast of Snowflakes | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_3e848d5c | comment |
Cast of Snowflakes: No two faces look alike. Even siblings are easily distinguishable from each other. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_4885c04b | type |
Road Trip Plot | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_4885c04b | comment |
Road Trip Plot: Through a surreal fantasy land, but still, traveling is both narratively and thematically important. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_49d59be9 | type |
SceneryPorn | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_49d59be9 | comment |
Scenery Porn: At times, heartbreakingly atmospheric and watercoloresque scenery porn. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_5009999d | type |
Painting the Medium | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_5009999d | comment |
Painting the Medium: In the 'city of delight' act, one must click on images to get to the next page. Directions in the header segue from the helpful but clinical "click on the rightmost element in the page below" to directions like "take what is being offered in the last panel" and "give the Serpent a hug". | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_6c3d1777 | type |
Magic A Is Magic A | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_6c3d1777 | comment |
Magic A Is Magic A: Two rules of creation are explicitly brought up — A life once ended may not be remade and A golem once ended may not be remade — and heavily affect the story. Others are implicit in brief mentions. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_79ddd4ce | type |
Rapunzel Hair | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_79ddd4ce | comment |
Rapunzel Hair: The Red Rider and her Cool Horse both both have long flowing locks. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_7bc65f57 | type |
Odd-Shaped Panel | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_7bc65f57 | comment |
Odd-Shaped Panel: Used frequently and without much fanfare. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_7e081ea0 | type |
Slice of Life | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_7e081ea0 | comment |
Slice of Life: How the story begins and what it seems to be for a while. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_8c41d6e9 | type |
Nameless Narrative | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_8c41d6e9 | comment |
Nameless Narrative: It's not just the protagonist who goes without a name and/or a capitalized title. We have the witch, the priest, the fisherman... | |
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What Measure Is a Non-Human? | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_9c45b5a2 | comment |
What Measure Is a Non-Human?: The Serpent's answer: He's not meant to protect humans, he's meant to protect people — and people are individuals who have "made spaces between each other." | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_a1e83460 | type |
Speech Bubbles | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_a1e83460 | comment |
Speech Bubbles: During "City of Delight," which textually consisted of dialogue printed directly on the panels, each character had a different font/color. In the regular acts, (mostly the nonspeaking) characters may occasionally use pictorial "speech." | |
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The Beautiful Elite | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_a2484b0e | comment |
The Beautiful Elite: Women are alluring, men are handsome, children are adorable. Unless they're not meant to be. | |
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Mood Whiplash | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_a4c37cbe | comment |
Mood Whiplash: The adjacent acts "City of Delight" and "City of Despair" are so named for a reason, but even with advance warning the whiplash is pretty jarring. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_a588c1cf | type |
Cool Horse | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_a588c1cf | comment |
Cool Horse: Nyk is a piebald black and white unicorn who can change into other black and white creatures. Vin's horses can transform into clouds and have exaggerated long necks. As Valentine calls them "mad", they are either wild, hot-blooded, or indeed mad. The red rider's horse is white with a red mane and tail, who can fly and gallop over water. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_ad1db87c | type |
Oh, Crap! | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_ad1db87c | comment |
Oh, Crap!: Several such moments, actually. Valentine realizing that D'Urfe's people are following them from the air, the protagonist and Valentine running into Ganymar and Juno just when they think they've escaped the enormous monster... | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_b90feedc | type |
Schedule Slip | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_b90feedc | comment |
Schedule Slip: Remarkable for commonly having delays of weeks or even months, but fortunately neither dying nor noticeably slipping in quality. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_b983a56b | type |
Came Back Wrong | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_b983a56b | comment |
Came Back Different: Ties in with one of the series unbreakable rules — A life once ended may not be remade. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_c3182167 | type |
Golem | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_c3182167 | comment |
Golems: Of the extremely human-like subtype. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_c75df49a | type |
Shout-Out | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: Valentine refers to the plot of The Little Prince, without specifically mentioning names, in explanation for his decision to remain with the protagonist. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_cbd0ac32 | type |
Environmental Symbolism | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_cbd0ac32 | comment |
Environmental Symbolism: In the use of different color palettes. For example, the opening act is very muted, with a lot of Deliberately Monochrome bits, perhaps in representation of the peaceful monotony of the protagonist's life before his story's inciting event. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_d8e1b5a3 | type |
Soul Jar | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_d8e1b5a3 | comment |
Soul Jar: Of the first subtype (and not without negative consequences), these are possessed by more than one character, including a main player: Valentine, the red rider, and possibly all the demons. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_e2ccee25 | type |
Animal Motifs | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_e2ccee25 | comment |
Animal Motifs: In abundance, pertaining both to individual characters (the Serpent is a pretty obvious example) and to recurring metaphors such as cats and dogs. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_e43c66bd | type |
Art Evolution | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_e43c66bd | comment |
Art Evolution: Subtle, since it's pretty good to start with, but compare the main character here and more recently. The creator had planned for it to be a black and white comic, which is why it starts out monochrome, and gradually segues into full color. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_e49686 | type |
The Hero | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_e49686 | comment |
The Hero'sJourney: Appears to be winding down where it all started. | |
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| HERO (Webcomic) / int_f1d6144a | type |
War Is Hell | |
| HERO (Webcomic) / int_f1d6144a | comment |
War Is Hell: It killed Eira, for one, and what may or may not have been a different war killed Eira's parents. | |
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| Mountain Sage And Desert Tiger / Fan Fic | seeAlso |
HERO (Webcomic) | |
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Alt Text / int_6051d6b1 | |
| Aoede | seeAlso |
HERO (Webcomic) | |
| HERO (Webcomic) | hasFeature |
Be My Valentine / int_6051d6b1 | |
| HERO (Webcomic) | hasFeature |
Big Brother Mentor / int_6051d6b1 | |
| HERO (Webcomic) | hasFeature |
Contemplate Our Navels / int_d723b2d1 | |
| HERO (Webcomic) | hasFeature |
Malaysian Media / int_605252d1 | |
| HERO (Webcomic) | hasFeature |
Name Amnesia / int_6051d6b1 | |
| HERO (Webcomic) | hasFeature |
Nameless Narrative / int_6051d6b1 | |
| HERO (Webcomic) | hasFeature |
Odd-Shaped Panel / int_6051d6b1 | |
| HERO (Webcomic) | hasFeature |
Pensieve Flashback / int_6051d6b1 | |
| HERO (Webcomic) | hasFeature |
The Little Shop That Wasn't There Yesterday / int_6051d6b1 | |
| WebcomicsMultiverses | seeAlso |
HERO (Webcomic) | |
| HERO | sameAs |
HERO (Webcomic) | |
| Hero | sameAs |
HERO (Webcomic) |
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