Hemlock



Hemlock is a black-and-white webcomic by Josceline Fenton. Set in the forests of Scandinavia in the 1800s, it follows the story of Lumi, a young witch who, by a string of bad luck, has found herself tied up in the events of the Witches' Court, and the story of Tristan, a poor peasant boy, who, through a series of unfortunate accidents, ends up being her Familiar.

Updates every Friday, usually several pages at a time.

"Kolya: Strange. Your frog looks terribly familiar somehow.
 * Accidental Marriage:
 * Baba Yaga
 * Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Ulla appears to be this.
 * Bookworm: Tristan, according to his bio blurb.
 * Chekhov's Gunman: Tristan first shows up in the comic as a little boy that happens to spot Lumi in the forest. Needless to say, he plays a far bigger role later on.
 * Civilized Animal/Talking Animal: Subverted with Richmond. He only speaks in Snailspeak, and he doesn't live in a house: he is one.
 * Clingy MacGuffin:
 * Dark Is Evil: So far, played straight with Sindri and the Night Things.
 * The Everyman: Tristan fits the bill well...
 * The Evil Prince:
 * Face Framed in Shadow: Sindri.
 * Familiar: Suul, and later  Additionally, all of the witches are said to have these.
 * Family-Unfriendly Death:
 * Incredibly Lame Pun:
 * Family-Unfriendly Death:
 * Incredibly Lame Pun:
 * Incredibly Lame Pun:

Lumi: My familiar, yes."


 * Light Is Not Good: Holy crap, Simo.
 * The Lost Woods: Most of the story takes place in the forests of Scandinavia.
 * Meaningful Name: Tristan's last name, Grodkropp, means "frog's body".
 * Additionally, "Tristan" means "sorrow" or alternately "tumult/noise". Make of that what you will. So far, Tristan's adventures do seem both tumultuous and a bit sad.
 * The Obi-Wan: Suul.
 * Peek-a-Bangs: Lumi could be a postergirl for it.
 * Rags to Royalty: Subverted.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Lumi, Baba Yaga and all other witches, it seems.
 * Third Eye:, after transferring into the frog's body, has one appear. The eye doesn't seem to belong to him and he cannot see out of it. He covers it up with a spiffy hat.
 * Time Skip: Lumi takes a 10-year nap.
 * Witch Hunt: During the visit to Simo's Court, witches fleeing prosecution from the Salem Witch Trials were shown milling around.
 * Witches Live Longer