Epiphany (web comic)

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Epiphany follows Eli, a young boy in his first year of high school, through his life with his friends, his distant preacher father, and the Popularity Food Chain.

Oh, and there's also some subplot about duality, the major religion of this universe, and the two gods who created the world, and the fact that (spoiler) one may still be around.

A rather slow paced comic that nonetheless builds up to a very strong plot and offers a more realstic view of how a world of anthropomorphic animals would function and even come to be. Showcases a realistic set of characters with a subtle sense of humor mixed in with some bigger laugh-out-loud moments, with a very unique art style.

This series provides examples of:

 * Be Careful What You Wish For:
 * Came Back Wrong:
 * Cast of Snowflakes: Besides Eli and his dad and Andrew and his family, no two characters are the same species.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Andrew. So hard.
 * Fan Nickname: Hipster Lion for Oscar, the lion with sunglasses
 * Furry Confusion: Averted. Eli knows the difference between a "people deer" and a "deer deer".
 * God Is Flawed:
 * Jerk Jock: Scott, who also qualifies as a Jerkass Woobie.
 * Non Mammal Mammaries: Val has 'em.
 * Oh My Gods: Quite literally. Since the religion is based around two gods all phrases with 'God' use 'Gods'.
 * Pals With Jesus:
 * Psychic Nosebleed:  Combined very unsettlingly with a Slasher Smile.
 * Shout Out: President Bird is on their money!
 * Stealth Pun: The author loves these.
 * The cast are all animals. They live in Savannah, Georgia.
 * It's a deer in headlights.
 * Andrew, rebellious scion of a well-to-do family, is a sheep. While he's usually white, there are occasions when he's in shadow.
 * Wham Episode: Chapter 2, Page 37 in which
 * Or how about when Eli That's where it goes from "slice of life with funny animals" to... something else entirely.
 * Wreathed in Flames: Eli, temporarily.