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Gloomcookie is a [[Goth]] comic. By Serena Valentino, it functions as both a [[Satire]] of [[Emo Teen|goth subculture]] and a supernatural fantasy story. The main character is Lex, a [[Perky Goth]] who works at a novelty shop and partakes in a lot of the goth subculture. She finds out that she's [[Star
The series had 28 issues published, and a one-shot [[Christmas Special]]. Artist that have worked on the series are Ted Naifeh, John Gebbia, Breehn Burns, Harley Sprax, and Vincent Batignole.
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* [[Goth]]: Satirized.
* [[Goth Spirals]]
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: Lex and Damion
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: The Monster and Marguerite.
* [[Important Haircut]]: {{spoiler|Throughout most of the series Sebastian can't control reality warping powers and his [[Peek
* [[Impossibly Tacky Clothes]]: Everything Moon Raven wears.
* [[Love Redeems]]: {{spoiler|Well it did for Isabella and [[Second Love|Artemis]] }}
* [[New Old Flame]]: Artemis to Isabella.
* [[One
* [[Of Corsets Sexy]]: Lex and Isabella often wear corsets as part of their goth attire.
* [[Only Mostly Dead]]: {{spoiler|Lex after she [[Came Back Wrong|came back wrong]] }}
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* [[Perky Goth]]: Lex, at times.
** Chrys and Lyndi too.
* [[Raven Hair, Ivory Skin]]: Lex, Lyndi, Isabella, Sarah, Moon Raven, and Lucy all qualify .
* [[Reality Warper]]: Sebastian does this both unwittingly and knowingly.
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: Vermilion, who is convinced that he's a modern day Byronic poet, he sucks.
* [[Star
* [[The Cameo]]: In the chapter “Bad Goth Poetry with your host Vermilion” there is a figure in the background that looks like a certain [[Johnny the Homicidal Maniac|homicidal maniac.]]
* [[Totally Radical]] /BuffySpeak: Lex has come up with her own set of slang terms (including, Squishy, Oogie, and Yummy)that are used by her and the rest of the cast.
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: Castor and Pollux. {{spoiler|Near the end of the series Sebastian gives the Monster the ability to switch between human and monster form.}}
* [[What Does She See in Him?]]: Lyndi and Chrys question Lex why stays in her on again, off again relationship with Max.
* [[Woman Scorned]]: Isabella
* [[You Are What You Hate]]: {{spoiler|An interesting example with Chrys. She hates Isabella for cursing Lex and causing her "death" in book three. She attacks Isabella on three separate occasions out of rage motivated revenge. Chrys however, has the ability to absorb powers from other mythical creatures and she is unaware of it for awhile. A side effect of her powers is that she absorbs [[Emotion Eater|emotions too.]] Well, lets just say three times was one too many.}}
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