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''[[The Challenges of Zona]]'' is a webcomic by J.E. Draft, begun in 2005. It is a sequel to an earlier work, ''The Three Challenges of Zona''. Despite the title, the viewpoint character is a second-rate busker called Mentl, who finds a [[Great Big Book of Everything]] and is transported to a fantasy world where he discovers both the love of the title character and the ability to cast magic through his music. He then {{spoiler|becomes convinced that Zona only loves him because he inadvertantly enchanted her, goes back home, and Zona is left to carry on alone while Mentl gets drunk and farts around back on earth.}} After which the viewpoint splits into many.
Feel free to explore [https://web.archive.org/web/20130327104442/http://www.soulgeek.com/comics/zona/2005/08/01/page-01/ here].▼
▲Feel free to explore [http://www.soulgeek.com/comics/zona/2005/08/01/page-01 here].
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* [[Always Chaotic Evil]]: The Urrts▼
* [[Amazonian Beauty]]: Zona.
* [[Aristocrats Are Evil]]: Averted with the Erogenians, with the exception, so far, of [[Jerk Jock]] Pontagar. The Kivalians are a more mixed bag. Prince Maldik is [[The Caligula]], Queen Yanora is a [[Magnificent Bastard|Magnificent Bitch]], but Count Tethik is definitely one of the good guys.
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** Trying to bully Mentl or endangering Zona in front of him is also a bad idea.
* [[Best Her to Bed Her]]: Yatta-Ta thinks Zona is this. ''Boy'' is he wrong!
* [[Bi the Way]]: [[Word of God]] is that the Erogenians as a culture practice "situational bisexuality".▼
* [[Big Bad]]: Shuach, god of Fire
* [[Big Bad Wannabe]]: Maldik
▲* [[Bi the Way]]: [[Word of God]] is that the Erogenians as a culture practice "situational bisexuality".
* [[Blood Knight]]: Yatta-Ta is a parody of this.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Done inadvertantly to {{spoiler|Ginsha}} by {{spoiler|Mentl}}
* [[Bullying a Dragon]]: Even A [[Gentle Giant]] like Keltan [http://www.soulgeek.com/comics/zona/2011/04/01/page=451 has]{{Dead link}} [http://www.soulgeek.com/comics/zona/2011/04/05/page=452 his limits]{{Dead link}}
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Vito
* [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]]: The Church of Thrasu in Kivallia.
* [[The Dragon]]: Gruach
* [[Eccentric Mentor]]: Vito
* [[Fan Service]]: My Gods, the fan service, both male and female.
* [[Fish Out of Water]]: Mentl, although he's adapted fairly quickly and fairly well.
* [[
* [[Functional Magic]]: Theurgy, Mentl's music magic (which may be unique to him) and Item Magic. Hinted that Vito uses Rules Magic but we haven't actually seen him in operation.
* [[Genius Ditz]]: Yatta-ta, while a buffoon in most cases has proven to be an excellent swordsman.
* [[Gentle Giant]]: Keltan and Liri, especially Liri when it comes to the "gentle" part of the trope.
* [[Half
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Mentl has one after {{spoiler|he becomes convinced that Zona only loves him because he inadvertently enchanted her}}
* [[Hot Amazon]]: Zona
* [[Hot Mom]]: Ipola. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120704093014/http://www.soulgeek.com/comics/zona/2009/10/16/page-315/ See for yourself.] Yanora too.
* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: {{spoiler|Why Mentl goes back to our world.}}
* [[
* [[Large Ham]]: Yatta-ta
* [[Manly Gay]]: Count Tethik
* [[Music Magic]]
* [[Musical Assassin]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20120706181521/http://www.soulgeek.com/comics/zona/2008/09/12/page-214/ Mentl].
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: The ruling family of Kivallia bears an awfully strong resemblance to the Plantagents. Maldik (Prince John), Yanora (Eleanor of Acquitaine) and the absent Gudik (Richard the Lion Hearted).
* [[The Obi
* [[Our Giants Are Bigger]]
* [[Prince Charmless]]: Pontagar
** Maldik too. Unlike Pontagar, he's shown shades of [[Heel Realization|realizing he's an abhorrent little tool]]. Whether or not he'll act on that insight is left to be seen.
* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Proud Warrior Race]]: The Erogenians
▲* [[Power Trio]]: Mentl with his powers barely under control is definitely the Id and Tula is the mediative Super Ego. Zona might seem an odd choice for the Ego but except when she's in the middle of battle qualifies. Pontagar, Carshik and Brantik may also form a similar group in which case Pontagar is ''definitely'' the Id.
* [[Psycho for Hire]]: Morcai, neh?
* [[Religion Is Magic]]: Tula gets her powers from the Moon and Earth goddesses, while Gruach gets his from Shuach.
* [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]]: The Big Bad's [[Mook|Mooks]] are a race of [[Lizard Folk]] called the Urrt
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: Tula and Zona are both princesses of Erogenia as is Pontagar. Queen Yanora does more to run her kingdom than her son, the nominal ruler, who to be fair, is busy running a war.
▲* [[Straight Gay]]: Count Tethik. In fact although he lacks the bulk and over-the-top trappings of the usual [[Hard Gay]] he's every bit as tough. [http://www.soulgeek.com/comics/zona/2009/09/01/page-304 as] [http://www.soulgeek.com/comics/zona/2009/09/04/page-305 shown] [http://www.soulgeek.com/comics/zona/2009/09/08/page-306 here].
* [[Sword and Sorcerer]]: Zona, Tula and Mentl form a trio version of this.
* [[Trapped in Another World]]
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