History Webcomic / DarwinCarmichaelIsGoingToHell

* CerebusSyndrome: The comic starts out with mostly short, comedic (though always somewhat [[BlackComedy dark]] and character-based) arcs, but gradually arcs become longer and more dramatic, revealing HiddenDepths within many characters. Taken UpToEleven in the final arc, which involves [[spoiler: the MayanDoomsday.]]

* NiceHat: Ella

* PantyShot: Tends to happen with Ella. The fan service is toned down by the use of UnmovingPlaid.

** In a comic drawn by Skittles recounting his time living with Dante Aligheri, Skittles is a Renaissance painter and wears a beret while painting a portrait of Dante.

Darwin himself has to deal with a buildup of negative karma due to making the Dalai Lama "retarded", which is partially responsible for giving him a terrible life and will send him to Hell unless he does something about it. His friends include Ella, an almost-literal KarmaHoudini, his landlord Patrick, a [[{{ALoadOfBull}} Minotaur]], his pretentious artist roommate Matt, Matt's Muse girlfriend Melete, and his pet [[{{OurManticoresAreSpinier}} manticore]] Skittles, with a [[{{ReallySevenHundredYearsOld}} literal age of 2000 or so and a mental age of twelve]]. The series has a fairly detailed art style and combines comedy with serious explorations of the characters.

* ALoadOfBull: Pat, Darwin's Minotaur landlord, who seems to have been the [[http://dcisgoingtohell.com/085-beast-diaries-part-iii/ original Minotaur.]] Unlike many portrayals, he's a friendly and genial if sometimes crude guy.

Darwin himself has to deal with a buildup of negative karma due to making the Dalai Lama "retarded", which is partially responsible for giving him a terrible life and will send him to Hell unless he does something about it. His friends include Ella, an almost-literal KarmaHoudini, his landlord Patrick, a [[{{ALoadOfBull}} Minotaur]], his pretentious artist roommate Matt, Matt's Muse girlfriend Melete, and his pet [[{{OurManticoresAreSpinier}} manticore]] Skittles, with a [[{{ReallySevenHundredYearsOld}}literal age of 2000 or so and a mental age of twelve]]. The series has a fairly detailed art style and combines comedy with serious explorations of the characters.

* UnicornsAreSacred: Subverted. Unicorns still love virgins, but they can be fairly [[http://dcisgoingtohell.com/205-off-leash-unicorn-park-part-x/ lewd]] and seem to [[http://dcisgoingtohell.com/204-off-leash-unicorn-park-part-ix/ enjoy alcohol.]]

* VirginPower: Not quite, but unicorns really love virgins, much to Darwin's chagrin.
-->'''Unicorn''': *nuzzle*\\
'''Darwin''':"Hey, it's just been a while!"
** Also, they apparently follow the rule of the TechnicalVirgin, as cute, redheaded Ginny is much desired by the unicorns because, in her words, "What I do doesn't count".
* WingedHumanoid: The angels, who look like regular stoner guys with feathery wings.

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: In-Universe example. Matt's work, such as "Untitled Series #12" a.k.a. "[[http://dcisgoingtohell.com/029-matt-throws-a-party-part-ii/ I Stuck My Head Up My Ass and This Is What I Found]]".

* BreastExpansion: The strange magic [[spoiler: of the apocalypse has this effect on [[{{HornyDevils}} Ginny]],]] causing her breasts to balloon to enormous size.

* [[CheerfulChild Cheerful Tween]]: Skittles is innocent and always cheerful.

%%* [[spoiler:EarnYourHappyEnding]]: [[spoiler:In the end, Darwin's karma was in the black.]]

* EasyRoadToHell: No matter how hard he tries to make up for his actions, Darwin Carmichael is going to Hell. Inverted with Ella, who has so much ''good'' karma that she can get away with almost anything.

* FearsomeCrittersOfAmericanFolklore: The Hodag makes an appearance as a [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible conceptual artist]] from Wisconsin now living in Upstate New York.

* RapidAging: [[spoiler: Skittles in the finale]] becomes a teen and then an adult in a matter of days.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Matt, who may or may not be an alien.

** Melete, who dreams of being a serious artist, wears a beret in an Imagine Spot where she is a real artist painting.

* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Deconstructed throughout the comic. Ostensibly this holds in-universe, where angels and demons exist and where people's alignment is clearly delineated by their karma. However, the morality/agreeability of people's actual behavior does not align with their karmic status (see NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished). A lot of characterization in the comic serves to critique the universe's moral system.
* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Tolken black guy [[spoiler: Wesley is the first person to die in the battle arena]], and the first character to die (outside of flashbacks) in the comic.

* BiTheWay: Ella is suddenly revealed halfway through the story to have a girlfriend, Rhiva, after a lot of backstory about her relationships with men.

* TheJoyOfX: One comic has Ella and Rhiva consult from ''The Joy of Witchery.''

* KarmaHoudini: Ella's parents (who seem to be [[{{Expy}} expies]] of John Lennon and, um, someone else) were able to acquire so much positive karma that she is unable to do anything wrong. On the other hand, Darwin's negative karma resulting from accidentally allowing the [[{{NeverLiveItDown}} infant Dalai Lama to fall and damage his brain]] has screwed Darwin over so badly he's having trouble getting back to zero karma again. [[http://dcisgoingtohell.com/?p=409 Observe.]]

* MonsterRoommate: Darwin Carmichael is a normal (if karmically-challenged) human who lives with his pet manticore, a pretentious, ambiguously human artist and his thousand-year-old girlfriend, and a trio of pot-smoking angels. Skittle the Manticore has lived with Darwin since Darwin's teen years.

* ProgressiveEraMontage: The angels visited Darwin a few decades too early, showing up in the 1950's instead of the 2000s. One strip has a different decade in each panel, as they become hippies, go to woodstock, do lots of coke in the 80's, etc.

* SleepingDummy: When Darwin goes to pick up a departed soul, there's a bit of DramaticIrony when the dead soul turns around to "put the sheets over his dead body. He actually hides pillows in his bed to make it look like the body is still there, concealing from Darwin that he's actually still alive with his body and soul united.

* DarkSkinnedBlond: The Angels, until their [[http://dcisgoingtohell.com/082-hark-the-angels-part-xiii/ demotion]].

* EmoTeen: In the final arc, [[spoiler: Skittles undergoes RapidAging]] and becomes an angry and angsty teen.

* UnicornsAreSacred: Subverted. Unicorns still love virgins, but they can be fairly [[http://dcisgoingtohell.com/204-off-leash-unicorn-park-part-ix/ lewd]] and seem to [[http://dcisgoingtohell.com/205-off-leash-unicorn-park-part-x/ enjoy alcohol.]]