Demonology 101 (sometimes abbreviated as D101) is a webcomic written and drawn by Faith Erin Hicks from August 1999 to June 2004. It tells the story of Raven, a 16-year-old demon being raised by a human in ordinary human society. Hicks' first public work gained attention as an early story-focused webcomic, and ran for 700 pages before being concluded.
Hicks was inspired Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the creation of her first webcomic, alongside Jeff Smith's comic Bone and the Gabriel Knight video game series.[1] Hicks launched Demonology 101 in August 1999 with its first episode. By 2003, the webcomic consisted of five self-contained stories. Hicks redrew the entirety of Episode 1 in 2002. Demonology 101 is manga-influenced, and nearly the entire webcomic is rendered in black-and-white with heavy grey shading.[2] Hicks drew her webcomic on printer paper she took from her parents.[3]
Hicks completed Demonology 101 in 2004, after having created 700 pages.[3] After the conclusion of Episode Five, Hicks also wrote two short character-based stories, as well as a flashback webcomic titled A Distant Faith.
Because there were relatively few story-focused webcomics available in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Demonology 101 very quickly acquired a small readership anticipating its weekly update. Hicks was very critical of her own art, but later said that Demonology 101 "was so important to me. ... it was all mine and that was wonderful."[4]
Synopsisedit
Demonology 101 is centered on seemingly "normal" girl named Raven, who is actually a 16-year-old demon who had been adopted by a human. Raised in isolation, Raven is eager to join the outside world and enrolls in high school. Although Raven is nominally the main character, the supporting cast is well-developed, adding depth to the world and highlighting the themes of the webcomic. The character Raven is mainly concerned with figuring out her own nature and fate, and Demonology 101 largely explores these questions through her family ties and relationships. Demonology 101 also explores the ideas of "good" and "evil" through its complex cast of characters.[5]
Awardsedit
Demonology 101 won two Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards in 2004, in the categories "Outstanding Dramatic Comic" and "Outstanding Long Form Comic".[6]
Referencesedit
^Hicks, Faith Erin. . faith.rydia.net. Archived from the original on 2008-04-01.
^Cooper, Kelly J. (2003-03-23). "Demonology 101 by Faith Erin Hicks, Reviewed". Comixtalk.
^ abAyres, Andrea (2018-03-24). "WonderCon '18: Faith Erin Hicks Shares Her Tips for Becoming a Cartoonist". Comics Beat.
^de Guzman, Jennifer (2016-02-25). "There Is No Greater Thrill Than Making Something That's Yours: An Interview with Faith Erin Hicks". ComicsAlliance.
^Malnassy, LK (2002-12-01). "Demonology 101". Sequential Tart.
demonology, sometimes, abbreviated, d101, webcomic, written, drawn, faith, erin, hicks, from, august, 1999, june, 2004, tells, story, raven, year, demon, being, raised, human, ordinary, human, society, hicks, first, public, work, gained, attention, early, stor. Demonology 101 sometimes abbreviated as D101 is a webcomic written and drawn by Faith Erin Hicks from August 1999 to June 2004 It tells the story of Raven a 16 year old demon being raised by a human in ordinary human society Hicks first public work gained attention as an early story focused webcomic and ran for 700 pages before being concluded Demonology 101Author s Faith Erin HicksWebsitefaith wbr rydia wbr netCurrent status scheduleConcludedLaunch dateAugust 1999 1999 08 End dateJune 2004 2004 06 Genre s Fantasy Drama Contents 1 Development 2 Synopsis 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksDevelopment editHicks was inspired Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the creation of her first webcomic alongside Jeff Smith s comic Bone and the Gabriel Knight video game series 1 Hicks launched Demonology 101 in August 1999 with its first episode By 2003 the webcomic consisted of five self contained stories Hicks redrew the entirety of Episode 1 in 2002 Demonology 101 is manga influenced and nearly the entire webcomic is rendered in black and white with heavy grey shading 2 Hicks drew her webcomic on printer paper she took from her parents 3 Hicks completed Demonology 101 in 2004 after having created 700 pages 3 After the conclusion of Episode Five Hicks also wrote two short character based stories as well as a flashback webcomic titled A Distant Faith Because there were relatively few story focused webcomics available in the late 1990s and early 2000s Demonology 101 very quickly acquired a small readership anticipating its weekly update Hicks was very critical of her own art but later said that Demonology 101 was so important to me it was all mine and that was wonderful 4 Synopsis editDemonology 101 is centered on seemingly normal girl named Raven who is actually a 16 year old demon who had been adopted by a human Raised in isolation Raven is eager to join the outside world and enrolls in high school Although Raven is nominally the main character the supporting cast is well developed adding depth to the world and highlighting the themes of the webcomic The character Raven is mainly concerned with figuring out her own nature and fate and Demonology 101 largely explores these questions through her family ties and relationships Demonology 101 also explores the ideas of good and evil through its complex cast of characters 5 Awards editDemonology 101 won two Web Cartoonists Choice Awards in 2004 in the categories Outstanding Dramatic Comic and Outstanding Long Form Comic 6 References edit Hicks Faith Erin FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS faith rydia net Archived from the original on 2008 04 01 Cooper Kelly J 2003 03 23 Demonology 101 by Faith Erin Hicks Reviewed Comixtalk a b Ayres Andrea 2018 03 24 WonderCon 18 Faith Erin Hicks Shares Her Tips for Becoming a Cartoonist Comics Beat de Guzman Jennifer 2016 02 25 There Is No Greater Thrill Than Making Something That s Yours An Interview with Faith Erin Hicks ComicsAlliance Malnassy LK 2002 12 01 Demonology 101 Sequential Tart 2004 Results Web Cartoonists Choice Awards Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 External links editDemonology 101 archived on the Wayback Machine Faith Erin Hicks website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Demonology 101 amp oldid 1174411976, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
