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Line 1: {{work}} ~~== Shifters ==~~ ~~=== AKA - Shifters Redux ===~~ [[File:ShiftersRedux_Ferrah_4991.jpg\|frame\|Shifters Redux]] ''[[Shifters]]'' (AKA ''Shifters - Redux'') is a [[Web Comic]] created by Marie Tary in 1998.▼ ▲''Shifters'' is a [[Web Comic]] created by Marie Tary in 1998. The comic has been in various stages of publication and updates from that time until the present, including a long [[hiatus]] from November 2007 to July 2009. There was another long [[hiatus]] from late August 2007 to June of 2011 when circumstances were such that the author could resume updating on a weekly basis. Since this time updates have been regular with one a week. The "Original Run" (beginning [http://shifters.comicgenesis.com/d/20010810.html here]) of ''Shifters'', while conceived by Marie Tary, was initially a creative ~~colaboration~~collaboration between herself and a writer named James Strocel. Tary herself wrote and illustrated the first two issues of the comic, bringing Strocel in at the third issue ([http://shifters.comicgenesis.com/d/20011010.html "Tears of Blood"] in 2001). Strocel continued writing for the series until the issue [http://shifters.comicgenesis.com/d/20020911.html “Wolf’s Clothing”] (in 2002) when creative differences between Tary and Strocel on the direction and content of the story forced a parting of ways. Ater this point Tary was responsible for both writing and illustration.▼ ~~----~~ ~~=== Shifters vs. Shifters - Redux ===~~ After this point in the "Original Run" several plot points and characters were scaled back or trimmed from the story ~~alltogether~~altogether to bring it back into line with the artist/creator's original vision through plot but the problem of creative differences in the past writing remained such that it would have led to eventual [[Canon ~~Dis Continuity~~Discontinuity]] and many [[Continuity Snarl\|Continuity Snarls]] if the story was allowed to continue on it's course.▼ ▲The "Original Run" (beginning [http://shifters.comicgenesis.com/d/20010810.html here]) of Shifters, while conceived by Marie Tary, was initially a creative colaboration between herself and a writer named James Strocel. Tary herself wrote and illustrated the first two issues of the comic, bringing Strocel in at the third issue ([http://shifters.comicgenesis.com/d/20011010.html "Tears of Blood"] in 2001). Strocel continued writing for the series until the issue [http://shifters.comicgenesis.com/d/20020911.html “Wolf’s Clothing”] (in 2002) when creative differences between Tary and Strocel on the direction and content of the story forced a parting of ways. Ater this point Tary was responsible for both writing and illustration. Rather than institute several improvised adaptations to this that would result in numerous [[Adaptation -Induced Plothole\|Adaptation Induced Plot Holes]], and instead of writing in a [[Reset Button]] by way of a [[Deus Ex Machina]] or similar device, Tary decided to institute a full [[Continuity Reboot]] with [http://shiftersonline.com/chapter1-cover/ "Shifters - Redux"].▼ ▲After this point in the "Original Run" several plot points and characters were scaled back or trimmed from the story alltogether to bring it back into line with the artist/creator's original vision through plot but the problem of creative differences in the past writing remained such that it would have led to eventual [[Canon Dis Continuity]] and many [[Continuity Snarl\|Continuity Snarls]] if the story was allowed to continue on it's course. While the overall plot arc remains the same between [http://shifters.comicgenesis.com/d/20010810.html Shifters] and [http://shiftersonline.com/chapter1-cover/ Shifters - Redux] the story and art are now under the sole control of Tary. Several characters and side-arcs have been eliminated or scaled back and as a result many background points relevant to later plot ~~devlopment~~development have been expanded greatly to bring them into line with her vision. The overall tone is now much darker and grittier with less comedy and more drama.▼ ▲Rather than institute several improvised adaptations to this that would result in numerous [[Adaptation Induced Plothole\|Adaptation Induced Plot Holes]], and instead of writing in a [[Reset Button]] by way of a [[Deus Ex Machina]] or similar device, Tary decided to institute a full [[Continuity Reboot]] with [http://shiftersonline.com/chapter1-cover/ "Shifters - Redux"]. ▲While the overall plot arc remains the same between [http://shifters.comicgenesis.com/d/20010810.html Shifters] and [http://shiftersonline.com/chapter1-cover/ Shifters - Redux] the story and art are now under the sole control of Tary. Several characters and side-arcs have been eliminated or scaled back and as a result many background points relevant to later plot devlopment have been expanded greatly to bring them into line with her vision. The overall tone is now much darker and grittier with less comedy and more drama. ~~----~~ === Plot Summary === (Taken from the official [http://shiftersonline.com/about/about-the-comic/ website]) Line 25 ⟶ 18: ''Shifters'' is the story of a young woman and her friends who discover they share a unique fate. Set in the [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future\|not-so-far future]] of an [[Alternate Universe\|alternate earth]], there are two worlds. The Waking World that people know, and the world of [[Ancient Conspiracy\|The Veil]], which lies [[Invisible to Normals\|hidden in the shadows]]. The secret world of [[Ancient Conspiracy\|The Veil]], harbors the [[Species Lost and Found\|monsters thought lost to time]], secretly alive and well in the dark places of the isolated [[Mega City\|Shade City]]. [[Ancient Conspiracy\|The conspiracy]] to keep the knowledge of their existence [[Masquerade\|secret]], [[Ancient Conspiracy\|The Veil]] itself, has been kept, [[Killed to Uphold ~~The~~the Masquerade\|by force]] , for centuries under the careful watch of the races that form it. Silent wars of [[Ancient Conspiracy\|The Veil]] races have raged [[Invisible to Normals\|right under humanity's noses]], and continue to simmer on and under the streets of [[Mega City\|Shade City]]. Currently the [[Our Vampires Are Different\|New Gen Vampires]] and [[Our Werebeasts Are Different\|Shifters]] have been silently escalating their [[Fur Against Fang\|long standing war]], and the [[Our Vampires Are Different\|vampires]] have come up with a plan to win. [[It Got Worse\|But what they didn’t count on]] was the re-appearance of an [[Eldritch Abomination\|ancient horror]] so powerful and terrible that it is only spoken of with whispered hatred, [[The Scottish Trope\|its name cursed]]. ~~----~~ ~~=== Tropes included: ===~~ {{tropelist}} * [[Abandoned Area]]: Many sections of The Undercity, which also qualify as the subtrope [[Ghost City\|Ghost Cities]], as well as anywhere effected by the "Nuclear Incident". * [[Above Good and Evil]] Line 34 ⟶ 26: * [[Admiring the Abomination]] * [[After the End]]: A "Nuclear Incident" led to the creation of the [[Mega City\|MegaCities]]. * [[Age -Appropriate Angst]] * [[Alpha Bitch]]: Holly Tate Line 76 ⟶ 68: * Later in [http://shifters.comicgenesis.com/d/20030312.html "The Other Team"] you see Ferrah in a [http://shifters.comicgenesis.com/d/20030505.html very revealing corset], then in [http://shifters.comicgenesis.com/d/20030512.html a more than 'sexy' club outfit]. * In the "Original Run" issue [http://shifters.comicgenesis.com/d/20031021.html "The Price of Power"] Ferrah is shown displaying her (involunatary) vampiric power while [http://shifters.comicgenesis.com/d/20031112.html nude except for being covered by shadow power]. * Shown extensively in "Shifters - Redux" issue 3 ([http://shiftersonline.com/chapter-3-nightmare/ Nightmare])) where Ferrah ends up [[Naked ~~On Arrival\|Naked On~~on Arrival]] but preserves her modesty through [[~~Hand or Object Underwear\|~~Hand or Object Underwear]]. This also ends up showing [[~~Side Boob\|~~Sideboob]]. * [[Filler Strips]]: Several of these have popped up in the "Original Run" of the comic when [http://shifters.comicgenesis.com/d/20030113.html disaster] or circumstance has prevented the artist from updating on time or for special occasions such as holidays (such as [http://shifters.comicgenesis.com/d/20021225.html this]), [[Fourth Wall Mail Slot\|"reader mail"]], or other extras. * [[Finagle's Law]] Line 90 ⟶ 82: * [[Functional Magic]] * [[Fur Against Fang]]: [[Our Vampires Are Different\|Vampires]] and [[Our Werebeasts Are Different\|Werebeasts]] in the Shifters universe do NOT like each other. * [[The Future]]: Shifters is set in [[The Future~~\|the future~~]]. Though this trope is more [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]] as the comic is set in 2034. * [[Ghost City]]: Several cities now located in The Undercity, beneath the current [[Mega City\|Shade City]]. * [[Government Conspiracy]]: The Government is an integral part of [[Ancient Conspiracy\|The Veil]]. Line 108 ⟶ 100: * [[It Got Worse]] * [[Involuntary Shapeshifter]] * [[Killed to Uphold ~~The~~the Masquerade]] * [[Layered World]] ** Detailed in the "Original Run" issue [http://shifters.comicgenesis.com/d/20061017.html "On Gossamer Wings"]. Line 116 ⟶ 108: * [[Love Triangle]]: ** {{spoiler\|Ferrah loves Ben, who loves Alice, who appears to be attracted to Ferrah.}} * [[The Masquerade]]: [[Ancient Conspiracy\|The Veil]] is a prime example of this trope. Punishment for breaking it can be [[Killed to Uphold ~~The~~the Masquerade\|very severe]]. * {{spoiler\|[[The Masquerade Will Kill Your Dating Life]]}} * [[Mega City]]: The comic takes place in [[Mega City\|Shade City]], a [[Mega City]] that encompasses a vast amount of territory in the Pacific North West. * [[Mental World]] ** {{spoiler\|Ferrah ends up in her own one of these while hypnotized or dominated by a vampire's mental power. She also shows up there [[Naked ~~On Arrival\|Naked On~~on Arrival]]}} * [[Murphy's Law]] * [[Naked Onon Arrival]] ** Ferrah ends up in this trope when she arrives in a {{spoiler\|Mental World after being hypnotized or dominated by a vampire's mental power}}, though she quickly employs [[~~Hand or Object Underwear\|~~Hand or Object Underwear]] seen [http://shiftersonline.com/chapter-3-pg-3/ here]. * [[No Place for Me There]] * [[One-Winged Angel]] Line 151 ⟶ 143: * [[Shining City]]: [[Mega City\|Shade City]], or any of the other [[Mega City\|MegaCities]] (Provided you're in the 'Upper' portion of them). * Sideboob ** Ferrah ends up showing this when she ends up [[~~Naked On Arrival\|~~Naked on Arrival]] in a {{spoiler\|Mental World after being hypnotized or dominated by a vampire's mental power}}. * [[Species Lost and Found]]: Most of the races in [[Ancient Conspiracy\|The Veil]]. * [[Spoiled Brat]]: Line 158 ⟶ 150: * [[Tempting Fate]] * [[Toplessness From the Back]] ** Shown [http://shiftersonline.com/chapter-3-pg-1/ here] in [http://shiftersonline.com/chapter1-cover/ "Shifters - Redux"] {{spoiler\|when Ferrah arrives in a [[Mental World~~\|mental world~~]] quite naked.}} * [[Transformation Comic]] * [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]]: Shifters is set in the year 2034. 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