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A [['''Transformation Comic]]''' is centered around a magical or [[Applied Phlebotinum]] transformation of some sort. One variety transforms a main character for the long term, and follows the consequences of this incident; another involves repeated transformation of several characters, and a third variety mixes these. Since transformation as a primary theme tends to appeal to a niche market, most examples are [[Web Comics]], which can be published easily and cheaply, and usually with few or no editorial restrictions on content.
 
While a [['''Transformation Comic]]''' might have some [[Author Appeal]] or be slanted towards specific [[Fan Service]] and/or [[Fetish Fuel]], transformation can also be used to explore such themes as gender roles, racism, feelings of isolation/not belonging, and the maturation process.
 
For purposes of this page, examples will exclude comics where transformations occur, but are not central to the storyline or themes.
 
Types of transformation seen in a [['''Transformation Comic]]''' include but are not limited to:
* [[Gender Bender]] - Male to female is most common ([[First Law of Gender Bending]] at work), but female to male or either to hermaphrodite are not unknown. This does not include characters who are realistic [[Transsexualism|transsexuals]] or [[Transvestite|transvestitestransvestite]]s, though they may also appear in the strip.
* [[Animorphism|Animal Transformation]] - Human to either anthropomorphic ([[Furry Comic|furry]] or [[Little Bit Beastly|kemonomimi]]) or "normal" animal, or vice versa.
* Species Transformation - Human to alien or magical being, and vice versa.
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If one of the main characters has [[Functional Magic]] or [[Mad Science]] skills, even more exotic transformations may show up from time to time.
 
Note that the vast majority of these comics focus on [[Involuntary Transformation|involuntary transformations]] -- either—either a [[Curse]] on a specific individual, or a few characters who transform others as a habit (or hobby).
 
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* ''[[Misfile]]''. Ash is a [[Gender Bender]] and Emily has been hit with a [[Fountain of Youth]]. The former is used to [[Deconstructed Trope|deconstruct]] most gender bender tropes and the latter is a very subtle use of the trope as she's only "lost" two years. They just happen to have been two very important years from her perspective.
* ''[[Abstract Gender]]''. Brian and Ryan are both on a [[Gender Bender]]; Brian (who likes it) can go back to his original form, while Ryan (who doesn't) can't, a cause of considerable irritation on the latter's part.
* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'': From [[Gender Bender|Gender Benders]]s to [[Shape Shifter|shapeshifting]], magic to mad science, EGS showcases every form of transformation [[Incredibly Lame Pun|known to Dan.]]. Every major character has been transformed at least once. In fact, one could even argue that a character isn't truly a main character until they've been transformed at least once.
* ''[[Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki]]''. Yuuki, of course, is a [[Gender Bender]] for the long haul. Hermod and Loki are both currently in [[Animorphism|Animal Transformation]], with Loki additionally being a plushie.
* ''[[Zebra Girl]]''. The title character is permanently stuck with the body of a demon. Probably the least [[Fan Service]]-y example of the genre -- thegenre—the fact that Sandra's every bodily secretion is now incredibly acidic might have something to do with that.
** They did have a quick scene where fanservice was alluded to, but offscreened, early on. Later, some more explicit fanart of the incident was drawn, but nothing too revealing.
* ''[http://urgentcrisis.comicgenesis.com/ Urgent Transformation Crisis]'' is surprisingly serious about its subject matter. The transformations are usually one-way, less fan-servicey than normal, and the implications are taken far more seriously than in other strips of this nature. Hard-to-reverse transformation with life-changing effects ''would'' be a crisis, after all.
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* ''[[Exiern]]'' is the story of a barbarian adventurer turned into a woman by a sorcerer's spell gone awry. [[Hilarity Ensues|Hilarity]] and [[Fan Service]] ensue in equal measure, as well as other characters transforming in various ways. The sub-comic ''Dark Reflections'' takes the same plot and spins it around as a [[What If]] the hero didn't save the princess in time. In this version the gender-changed hero/heroine ends up mind-controlled by the [[Big Bad]] and becomes his bimbo [[The Dragon|Dragon]].
* The fancomic ''[[Char Cole]]'' details a ''Pokémon'' journey from the perspective of a human-turned-Charmander.
* ''[http://www.drunkduck.com/Synthea/index.php?p=16928 Syn][http://kingmonster.deviantart.com/gallery/#Synthea-Comic thea] is a trope-filled comic about a [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|amnesiac woman]] ending up in a Stasis pod right before death being woken up in the distant future by a good [[Mad Scientist]] using experimental [[After the End|ancient]] biotech that gave her a body with the consistency of lime jello -- ajello—a so called [[Blob Monster|Slime-Girl]]. Synthea gains some powers from the shift -- sheshift—she can change shape at will, stretching, punching, creating mallets, etc, but her control over her body is very limited, as she oozes and drips all over the place. She even has to sleep in a barrel as when unconscious she reverts to a big puddle. She's also apparently physically immortal -- sheimmortal—she's been cut up, blown up, and vacuumed up by a sapient humanoid vacuum with little more than a headache.
* The two sets of webcomics based on ''Erika's New Perfume'' are minor forms of this, as they play on the transformations of Marie and Sarah but do not so far include any more from there.
* ''[[The Dragon Doctors]]'' - Four magical doctors, a shaman/therapist, a surgeon, a magical scientist, and a wizard all get their respective genders reversed in the first chapter while trying to cure a cursed valley that causes everything within it to be female. They wind up stuck that way, and deal with that as they continue to diagnose and cure unusual diseases, curses and other problems -- theirproblems—their methods often involving additional transformations -- intransformations—in a [[Schizo-Tech]] fantasy setting.
* ''[[Demon Eater]]'' has demons that change form every time they eat another demon. [[I'm a Humanitarian|It's a dog eat dog world for reals.]] Saturno the main character has so far been in 30 different forms and counting.
* ''[[The Key to Her Heart]]'' follows a part-time [[Gender Bender]]'s relationship with a closeted lesbian, and occasionally features further one-off transformations, especially in dreams. Since it's marketed as an adult comic and has a graphic sex scene at least [[Once an Episode|per chapter]], any [[Fetish Fuel]] is purely intentional.
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* ''[[High School Changed Me]]'': the predecessor to MSF High. While not the premise of the web comic, transformations into other species or genderbending were quite common.
* ''[[Skin Deep]]'' reverses the usual take on this subject since the main characters are all mythological creatures transformed into humans. In this case human is the transformation.
* The website [http://www.tgcomics.com TGComics.com] (mostly NSFW) is devoted to gender transformation comics, many of which are less pornographic than you'd think. While TGComics.com focuses on original art (including a large number of works created with Poser and similar programs), sister site [http://tgcaps.com/caps/ TGCaps.com] is devoted to TG [[Remix Comic|Remix Comics]]s.
* ''[[Wereworld (webcomic)|Wereworld]]'': revolves around Steve, a cyborg who comes to the eponymous planet looking to make his body stop rejecting the implants. The planet, Sidra, is inhabited by several species of human-animal transforming hybrids.
* ''[[Ruby's World|Rubys World]]'' has the main character turned into a nine foot tall giantess, though this soon becomes the least of her problems.
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