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[[File:Meek_Poster_4156.png|frame|"Find the center, the lost one will know the way. A woman who cries but sheds no tears, and a man who hates in the name of love."]]
'''''[http://www.meekcomic.com/ The Meek]''''' is a graphic novel about Angora, an inexperienced young girl who has been sent on a quest to save the world. War looms on the horizon, and at its helm is Luca DeSadar, the Emperor of the North, and his hellish adviser. The two countries are overwhelmed with as much terror, crime, disease and revolution as they are with those who wish to create peace. Armed with only her instincts and an unexplainable power, she must experience and judge the world and decide once and for all if it is truly worth saving.
Readers take warning, the first chapter is definitely [[Not Safe for Work]]. You know, [[Innocent Fanservice Girl|cause she's naked for most of it]].
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** [http://wiki.shingworks.com/Main_Page The Meekipedia] provides loads of background information on the setting, characters and different cultures.
** The comic's [http://meekery.deviantart.com/gallery/ DeviantART gallery] contains several sketches, including those of characters who won't be appearing for a few chapters.
* [[Ass in Ambassador]]: Tesa, though it bites her in the ass in the next page. Her companion Lethy on the other hand seems to be much better at it.
* [[Attempted Rape]]: The very first scene features Angora dashing naked through the woods, pursued by three men who haven't "seen one woman...for months," and are "not losing this one." She's saved by her own running skills and the interference of an angry drunk. Worth noting is that Angora appears to have no idea what they wanted to do to her.
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* [[Bifauxnen]]: Soli. Lethy, too.
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: Pinter towards Angora. Yes, he finds her irritating, but it's obvious he's protective of her, especially when would-be rapist Kiz is around.
* [[Brick Joke]]: The [https://web.archive.org/web/20131031122451/http://www.meekcomic.com/2009/01/01/chapter-1-page-1/ wen] in the first page of chapter one [https://web.archive.org/web/20131022065959/http://www.meekcomic.com/2009/07/18/chapter-1-page-45/ appears again] at the end of the chapter, and he finally got his fruit.
* [[By-The-Book Cop|By The Book Officer:]] Amen
* [[Cast of Snowflakes]]: As testament to the skill of the artist, despite the relatively simple art style no two characters look exactly alike.
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* [[Cryptic Conversation]]: [http://www.meekcomic.com/2010/01/31/2-23/ Cryptic inner monolouge], technically. Although, if {{spoiler|[http://www.meekcomic.com/2010/02/21/2-26/ if you keep an eye out],}} you may be able to find some answers.
* [[Curse Cut Short]]:
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'''Soli:''' Alamand.
'''Alamand:''' --out there. }}
** Earlier:
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'''Angora''': [[Accidental Pun|Hello!]] }}
* [[Decoy Protagonist]]: In a fit of [[Genre Savvy]]-ness, the author chose to have [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]] Angora head up the first chapter. After grabbing everyone's attention with [[Rule of Sexy]], the more mature character of Luca was introduced in the next chapter. Angora is still a main character, she's just [[Out of Focus]] due to the comic using [[Rotating Arcs]].
* [[Deliberate Values Dissonance]]: Luca's values (especially his views on women and his own wife and daughters) are quite deliberately politically incorrect and racist, reflecting the culture he comes from.
* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]:
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'''Angora:''' [[Comically Missing the Point|You said "normal" twice!]] }}
* [[Divine Chessboard]]
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* [[Freak-Out]]: Luca after {{spoiler|Phe is killed}}.
* [[Grey and Gray Morality]]: You know you have a complex plot when a dictator who silences dissidents is the only person holding the morally correct position in the aftermath of a war.
* [[Groin Attack]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20131031110510/http://www.meekcomic.com/2009/07/01/chapter-1-page-40/ Happens to Kiz]. He deserved it, though.
* [[Hair Colors]]: Although it's a fantasy comic, everyone has natural hair colors- with one obvious exception. Angora has green hair, but this is not considered normal. It's been described as both green ''and mossy'', and it apparently ''blooms''. [[Flash Back|Flashbacks]] show it to have originally been a normal colour (brown).
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|The kid boss of the Tyros trade network}} is shot at the heart while trying to get {{spoiler|the kids}} to escape from soldiers.
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* [[Literary Allusion Title]]: To the Bible: "Blessed are '''the meek''', for they shall inherit the earth." (Matthew 5:5)
* [[Little No]]: Luca, and the context is one hell of a [[Tear Jerker]].
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* [[Maligned Mixed Marriage]]: [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v388/alexds1/Album2/QA-CanDan.jpg Luca and Phe]. Subverted a bit in that their children aren't persecuted for mixed heritage, and they don't seem to be either anymore (this could be because Luca is a [[Badass]] dictator and you don't mess with him).
* [[Meaningful Background Event]]: {{spoiler|The coughing}} in {{spoiler|[http://www.meekcomic.com/2010/03/28/2-31/ page 31 of chapter 2]}}. See also [http://www.meekcomic.com/2010/02/21/2-26/ this page] and look very closely at [http://www.meekcomic.com/2009/08/22/ch-2-cover/ the cover of chapter 2].
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: Chapter three starts off as a rather hilarious chapter, {{spoiler|but then, in the most recent page, shortly after introducing the boss, all the kids are forced to retreat due to oncoming soldiers, [[We Hardly Knew Ye|and a gunshot is heard, heavily implying that the boss was killed.]]}}
* [[Naked
* [[Nightmare Face]]: Good God, {{spoiler|[http://www.meekcomic.com/2010/06/22/2-43/ Luca]}}.
* [[Obviously Evil]]: The Dagre may be this.
* [[Oh Crap]]: [http://www.meekcomic.com/2010/03/07/2-28/ Tessa's face] when she realizes Phe listened to her insulting her husband. Lethy, on the other hand, seems to be mentally screaming at her companion.
* [[Open the Iris]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20131022072739/http://www.meekcomic.com/2009/06/27/chapter-1-page-39/ "Just watch!"]
* [[The Password Is Always Swordfish|The Password Is Always Something's Butt]]: Apparently, the kids in the hideout [http://www.meekcomic.com/2011/06/06/3-36/ have a one-track mind].
* [[Pre-Mortem One-Liner]]: "That was wise." {{spoiler|Delivered by Luca before [[Nightmare Fuel|burning Tesa's face off]].}}
* [[Sand in My Eyes]]: Luca would like you to know that he do not--- [http://www.meekcomic.com/2010/02/21/2-26/ is not crying.]
* [[Sarashi]]: Soli wears one as a chest-binding.
* [[Scenery Censor]]: Conveniently placed props or limbs obscure Angora's nether regions, but [[Nipple-and-Dimed|nipples are fair game to show]]. Although the penultimate panel of [https://web.archive.org/web/20131108015750/http://www.meekcomic.com/2009/04/05/chapter-1-page-15/ page 15] resorts to [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]].
* [[Scenery Porn]]
* [[Schedule Slip]]: Happened once due to a catastrophic computer failure, and, more recently, due to the author getting a new job.
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* [[Slasher Smile]]: "[http://www.meekcomic.com/2009/11/03/2-11/ In Pasori culture, toothy smiling does not connote good humour.]"
* [[Somebody Else's Problem]]: Queen Symon Amakessar refuses to take any responsibility for the brutal war that her father waged against the Northern Territories. Luca points out, quite rightly, that it was not her father alone that committed atrocities against his people. And then Phe points out that everyone who ''did'' commit those atrocities is now dead, so there's no one left to be held responsible.
* [[Spit Take]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20131030065152/http://www.meekcomic.com/2009/04/30/chapter-1-page-22/ This comic.]
* [[Tiger Versus Dragon]]: {{spoiler|Angora's Grandfather, a giant olm (cave salamander), warned her cryptically of Luca, who associates with a giant, ghostly tiger}}.
* [[Tiny Guy, Huge Girl]]: Luca and Phe. He's shorter than her and is implied to be [[The Napoleon]].
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* [[Wham! Episode]]: [http://www.meekcomic.com/2010/04/25/2-32/ Page 32 of Chapter 2]. This can't end well. Adding to the wham, this was the first page put up after a hiatus due to computer trouble, and [[The Rant]] contained several bits of good news, resulting in a rather jarring experience.
* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|What Do You Mean, It's Not A Halo?]]: The cover of chapter 1 uses a leaf as an obvious symbolic halo.
* [[Your Makeup Is Running]]: Happens to {{spoiler|Tesa}} [http://www.meekcomic.com/2010/06/13/2-41/ here].
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