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Derelict is a science fiction webcomic set in a post-flood world, written and drawn by Ben Fleuter (also the author of Galactic Maximum). It's about Dang Thu Mai, a lone scavenger living on a boat and coping with her surroundings. Complicating matters is an otherworldly fog which shrouds the world, and hides the so-called "Miasmic Races", monstrous yet intelligent beings, most of whom possess nothing but ill will for humanity.

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Tropes used in Derelict (webcomic) include:

Anachronic Order
All There in the Manual: Ben has revealed in other projects, and on the Nothing Personal forums, much more information than the comic itself has.
After the End
- Author Appeal: Ben is rather fascinated by the subject, to say the least.
Chiaroscuro
Deliberately Monochrome
Depleted Phlebotinum Shells: Dang uses UV crossbow bolts against Miasmic enemies.
Disaster Scavengers
Frickin' Laser Beams
Houseboat Hero
Hostile Weather
Important Haircut: Ben uses the length of Dang's hair to help indicate time passing between events; the growth is just as important as the cutting.
Intrigued by Humanity: The White Leviathan, calling itself simply "This One". A young species became really interesting for It to watch but a few millennia ago, and oops, almost gone. Isn't this frustrating?
Les Yay: Dang has a naked pin-up poster on her wall.
Malevolent Masked Men: The humanoid Miasmic races.
My Species Doth Protest Too Much: Possibly. A common Miasmic tribe, if they catch humans, may expose them to fog or perhaps eat. Beautiful Flower was not nearly as nasty; she regretted stealing Dang's boat and later uttered a prayer when it appeared she killed Dang. Then there was a mixed faction (on Goya), apparently with both species working together for a more civilized life, at least for their own.
Odd-Shaped Panel
Ominous Fog: Which is apparently not normal fog, as it may be poisonous and hides inhuman beings who are intelligent, but not, apparently, inclined to play nicely with humanity.
- Now officially confirmed as a Fog of Doom; complete with brutal Mind Rape, implications of Genius Loci, and complementary free ballet lessons.
Painting the Fourth Wall
Rule of Perception
Rule of Three: Big time.
Scavenger World
Silence Is Golden: More often than not, the comic will go for whole pages with no spoken words or sounds. It's very effective at conveying a sense of isolation.
Shout-Out: Dang comes across a crashed passenger jet which is sporting an Oceanic Airlines logo.
Skeletons in the Coat Closet
Surrogate Soliloquy
Wall of Blather

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 * [[Hostile Weather]]
 * [[Important Haircut]]: Ben uses the length of Dang's hair to help indicate time passing between events; the growth is just as important as the cutting.
+* [[Intrigued by Humanity]]: The White Leviathan, calling itself simply "This One". A young species became really interesting for It to watch but a few millennia ago, and oops, almost gone. Isn't this frustrating?
 * [[Les Yay]]: Dang has a naked pin-up poster on her wall.
 * [[Malevolent Masked Men]]: The humanoid Miasmic races.
-* [[My Species Doth Protest Too Much]]: Possibly. At the least, Beautiful Flower was not nearly as nasty as the other miasmic beings; she regretted stealing Dang's boat and later uttered a prayer when it appeared she killed Dang.
+* [[My Species Doth Protest Too Much]]: Possibly. A common Miasmic tribe, if they catch humans, may expose them to fog or perhaps eat. Beautiful Flower was not nearly as nasty; she regretted stealing Dang's boat and later uttered a prayer when it appeared she killed Dang. Then there was a mixed faction (on Goya), apparently with both species working together for a more civilized life, at least for their own.
 * [[Odd-Shaped Panel]]
 * [[Ominous Fog]]: Which is apparently not normal fog, as it may be poisonous and hides inhuman beings who are intelligent, but not, apparently, inclined to play nicely with humanity.