History Webcomic / AmongTheChosen

* [[spoiler:GenderBender: Towards the very end of ''The Dualist'', Thad (a guy) ends up with his mind inside the body of Val (a gal), and it looks to be permanent.]]

* LittleBitBeastly / FurryComic: Some of the characters are human/bovine or human/goat hybrids. The author handwaves this as "metahumanity" and has at times argued that if characters such as Grij and Shannon are "furries," then Spock is a rabbit and Worf is a lobster.

* TheBattlestar: The ''Sabrosa''.
* BioAugmentation: Xand, the Addicaines, and Tantek in one form or another.
* CoolStarship: The ''Sabrosa''.
* {{Cyborg}}: Tantek, and Xand

* MegaCorp: Heirotus.

* SuperSoldier: The Addicaines.
* {{Transhuman}}: Most of the cast.

''[[http://amongthechosen.com Among The Chosen]]'' (ATC) is a planned seven book graphic novel cycle written, modeled, rendered, penciled, inked, shaded and lettered by Daniel H. ATC is -- superficially -- the story of the seven magicians who, at some point in the distant past, all but destroyed the human race. At least that is what the about page indicates. So far the story has detailed a small skirmish in the larger cold war between the MegaCorp Heirotus and its paramilitary nemesis, the Templar. That's ATC "proper" -- the color pages, The Dualist and Transitional Voices. Dead City Radio, the black and white bits, seem to be about a disaffected, [[MindScrew sometimes delusional]], college student attending an unnamed art school in 1997.

[[http://amongthechosen.com Among The Chosen]] (ATC) is a planned seven book graphic novel cycle written, modeled, rendered, penciled, inked, shaded and lettered by Daniel H. ATC is -- superficially -- the story of the seven magicians who, at some point in the distant past, all but destroyed the human race. At least that is what the about page indicates. So far the story has detailed a small skirmish in the larger cold war between the MegaCorp Heirotus and its paramilitary nemesis, the Templar. That's ATC "proper" -- the color pages, The Dualist and Transitional Voices. Dead City Radio, the black and white bits, seem to be about a disaffected, [[MindScrew sometimes delusional]], college student attending an unnamed art school in 1997.

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* DrugsAreBad: Averted. Hardcore stimulants are used often and explicitly. It is implied that the Addicaine commanders have the option of using heavy duty combat drugs to bring their troops up to battle ready status.

* Cyborg: Tantek, and Xand

* FurryComic: Sort of. Some of the characters are human/bovine or human/goat hybrids. The author handwaves this as "metahumanity" and has at times argued that if characters such as Grij and Shannon are "furries," then Spock is a rabbit and Worf is a lobster.

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Among The Chosen (ATC) is a planned seven book graphic novel cycle written, modeled, rendered, pencilled, inked, shaded and lettered by Daniel H. ATC is - superficially - the story of the seven magicians who, at some point in the distant past, all but destroyed the human race. At least that is what the about page indicates. So far the story has detailed a small skirmish in the larger cold war between the MegaCorp Heirotus and its paramilitary nemesis, the Templar. That's ATC "proper" - the color pages, The Dualist and Transitional Voices. Dead City Radio, the black and white bits, seem to be about a disaffected, [[MindScrew sometimes delusional]], college student attending an unnamed art school in 1997.

The comic is very cryptic, often assuming the ViewersAreGeniuses because [[AllThereInTheManual it's all in the liner notes]]. The military jargon, complex backstory and work in progress nature of the piece make understanding ATC akin to [[JigsawPuzzlePlot assembling a puzzle]], but thats half the fun. The art work is very polished and the integration of 2D and 3D assets is well done.


If you want to get into ATC you'll probably want to read [[http://amongthechosen.com/comic/observer-effect--1-.php the prequel]] before starting on the current story, Transitional Voices. [[http://amongthechosen.com/comic/dead-city-radio.php Dead City Radio (book 1) starts here,]] and takes place five years before the events of the color comics. The Second Edition of [[http://amongthechosen.com/comic/the-dualist.php The Dualist (book 2) starts here.]] [[http://amongthechosen.com/comic/transitional-voices.php Transitional Voices (book 3, and the current book in the series) starts here.]] Cast and cosmology can be found [[http://amongthechosen.com/universe/ here]].

This comic provides examples of:

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Updates are more [[ScheduleSlip irregular]] than anything this side of Webcomic/DresdenCodak. Of course, this is because the author never tried to keep a schedule until May of 2013, and has acknowledged that the effort required for the creation of CG assets means that the odds of a regular update schedule are unlikely at best. When he does update, he may post one to several dozen pages. In addition, the author has a habit of going back and revising his work. The Dualist, for instance. has been through two major revisions. The authors reasons for this are many and varied.

Among The Chosen (ATC) is a planned seven book graphic novel cycle written, modeled, rendered, pencilled, inked, shaded and lettered by Daniel H. ATC is - superficially - the story of the seven magicians who, at some point in the distant past, all but destroyed the human race. At least that is what the about page indicates. So far the story has detailed a small skirmish in the larger cold war between the MegaCorp Heirotus and its paramilitary nemesis, the Templar. That's ATC "proper" - the color pages, The Dualist and Transitional Voices. Dead City Radio, the black and white bits, seem to be about a disaffected, [[MindScrew sometimes delusional]], college student attending an unnamed art school in the late 90?s.

Three of the books, Dead City Radio (DCR), The Dualist (TD2E, where 2E is 'second edition'), and Transitional Voices (TV), are in various stages of completion, meaning that the story is very fragmented at the moment. Updates are more [[ScheduleSlip irregular]] than anything this side of Webcomic/DresdenCodak. Of course, this is because the author has never tried to keep a schedule, and has acknowledged that the effort required for the creation of CG assets means that the odds of a regular update schedule are unlikely at best. When he does update, he may post one to several dozen pages. In addition, the author has a habit of going back and revising his work. The Dualist, for instance. has been through three or four revisions. Or five, or six, or PUBLISH ALREADY. It depends on who you ask. The authors reasons for this are many and varied.

The comic is very cryptic, often assuming the ViewersAreGeniuses because [[AllThereInTheManual it's all in the liner notes]]. The military jargon, complex backstory and work in progress nature of the piece make understanding ATC akin to [[JigsawPuzzlePlot assembling a puzzle]], but that?s half the fun. The art work is very polished and the integration of 2D and 3D assets is well done.


If you want to read ATC you will want to read all of The Dualist before starting Transitional Voices. [[http://dcr.amongthechosen.com/-whitehouse-.html Dead City Radio (book 2) starts here,]] and will be a prequel to The Dualist once completed. The Second Edition of [[http://dualist.amongthechosen.com/the-dualist.html The Dualist (book 3) starts here.]] [[http://tv.amongthechosen.com/transitional-voices.html Transitional Voices (book 4) starts here.]] And here are the [[http://old.amongthechosen.com/cast/ old cast list]], [[http://old.amongthechosen.com/lexicon/ old lexicon]], and [[http://old.amongthechosen.com/etc/cat_faq.php old FAQ]], all of which are missing from the current version of the website.

Oh and much of this may be {{NSFW}} due to nudity, language, etc. But mostly language and etc.

* CoolStarship: The Sabrosa.

* FurryComic: Sort of. Some of the characters are human/bolvine or human/goat hybrids. The author handwaves this as "metahumanity" and has at times argued that if characters such as Grij and Shannon are "furries," then Spock is a rabbit and Worf is a lobster.
* [[spoiler:GenderBender: Towards the very end of ''The Dualist'', Thad (a guy) ends up with his mind inside the body of Val (a gal).]]

** [[spoiler:Except it's really ''not'' so insignificant, as it's the origin point of the human species. Metahumanity in the larger universe is the distant cousin of Earth-humanity, after having been sucked off-planet some thirty thousand years ago by NeglectfulPrecursors and dumped on a variety of planets. They may have genetic engineering and FTL travel, but they're known as the "Human Diaspora" for a reason. This is probably incredibly interesting and important news, but it's being kept under wraps - by whom, and for what reasons, is currently unknown.]]

* {{Revision}}: The author sometimes revisits and does a new edition of a comic. Historically, this has been used as a justification for ret-conning CG elements, rewriting the story (but not the plot), and reformatting to improve pacing. The biggest revision took place over 2008-2009, in which The Dualist was completely rewritten and reformatted from 3:4 to 6:9.
* SecretProjectRefugeeFamily: Johnathan West's companions include an Addicaine, a disgraced Marine, and a cyborg with amnesia.

* SubspaceAnsible: The Quantum Analogue Relay (QAR). One-of-a-kind prototype, but allows for absolutely instantaneous communication.

* TheBattlestar: The Sabrosa

* MegaCorp: Heirotus

* MindScrew: Often, especially in Dead City Radio (arguably the entire point of Dead City Radio).
* MostCommonSuperPower: Most of the female characters. Especially Raven, Val, and Xand

* PsychicNosebleed: Victims of psychic attacks suffer bleeding from nose, eyes, and ears

* SecretProjectRefugeeFamily: Johnathan West?s companions include an Addicaine, a disgraced Marine, and a cyborg with amnesia.

* SubspaceAnsible: The Quantum Analogue Relay (QAR). Apparently very rare.

* SuperSoldier: The Addicaines (though they have yet to prove this).

* WetwareCPU: Carbon computers like IKON and Storm are carried by female transhuman hosts in a form of artificial pregnancy. It is not clear whether the computer has a personality of its own or is an extenuation of her host.

Three of the books, Dead City Radio (DCR), The Dualist (TD2E, where 2E is 'second edition'), and Transitional Voices (TV), are in various stages of completion, meaning that the story is very fragmented at the moment. Updates are more [[ScheduleSlip irregular]] than anything this side of DresdenCodak. Of course, this is because the author has never tried to keep a schedule, and has acknowledged that the effort required for the creation of CG assets means that the odds of a regular update schedule are unlikely at best. When he does update, he may post one to several dozen pages. In addition, the author has a habit of going back and revising his work. The Dualist, for instance. has been through three or four revisions. Or five, or six, or PUBLISH ALREADY. It depends on who you ask. The authors reasons for this are many and varied.