History Webcomic / ThisIsNotFiction

* FriendlyEnemy: Julian often declares his distaste for Landon and that he is his "enemy", yet they fall back into quite good terms. [[spoiler:Their history between late middle school till Isaiah brings them together again in high school explains why their former friendship changed as much as it did though.]]

* FriendlyEnemy: Julian often declares his distaste for Landon and that he is his "enemy", yet they are on quite good terms.

...After a bunch of hijinks the trio (and on occasion, [[GirlFriday Selby]]!) start to hang out more, and Julian and Landon's past as friends comes to light. As the two begin repairing their relationship in the midst of their adventures (and perhaps [[WillTheyOrWontThey kindling something else]]), it might turn out that in the end, what Juls really finds in his elaborate quest is friendship, and what love really is ("the real, not obsessed kind," as the comic's about puts it). And maybe, it's a story about [[CharacterDevelopment growing up]].

* ArtShift: The first chapter is in black-and-white, but the rest of the comic is in colour.

[[caption-width-right:350:...Something like that. (Certain relationships atop a horse may be [[BromanticFoil exaggerated]]. Others...may [[EveryoneCanSeeIt not]]).]]

[[caption-width-right:350:...Something like that. (Certain relationships may be [[BromanticFoil exaggerated]]. Others...may [[EveryoneCanSeeIt not]]).]]

* CharacterDevelopment: And how! Landon changes greatly from his delinquent behavior starting from late middle school after his and Julian's friendship begins to heal, as pointed out by Isaiah (as well as his [[WillTheyOrWontThey obvious crush]]). Julian too takes great strides from the boy he starts out at in the beginning, considering his friends more and worrying over them, especially Landon.

[[caption-width-right:350:...Something like that. (Certain relationships may be [[BromanticFoil exaggerated]]. Others...may [[WillTheyOrWontThey not]]).]]

The comic is available in [[http://tinf-es.nematodeinspace.com/ Spanish]] as well (though as of 2015 long outdated), and TINF also has a [[http://www.formspring.me/tinfcomic Formspring]]. What exists of the original comic can still be read [[http://thisisnotfiction.deviantart.com/ on deviantArt]].

...After a bunch of hijinks the trio (and on occasion, [[GirlFriday Selby]]!) start to hang out more, and Julian and Landon's past as friends comes to light. As the two begin repairing their relationship in the midst of their adventures (and perhaps [[[[WillTheyOrWontThey kindling something else]]), it might turn out that in the end, what Juls really finds in his elaborate quest is friendship, and what love really is ("the real, not obsessed kind," as the comic's about puts it). And maybe, it's a story about [[CharacterDevelopment growing up]].

TINF stars Julian Drees, a diminutive 17-year-old who has developed [[StalkerWithACrush an obsession]] with Sydney Morgan after reading her novel ''This Is Not Fiction''. Witnessing his disappointment at not being able to meet her at a book signing, Julian's [[BlackBestFriend best friend]] Isaiah takes him to the [[KnowledgeBroker Godfather of Highschool]] to ask for help in determining the author's true identity. But to Julian's dismay, the Godfather is none other than his own next-door neighbour and [[FriendlyEnemy arch-enemy]] Landon!

...After a bunch of hijinks the trio (and on occasion, [[GirlFriday Selby]]!) start to hang out more, and Julian and Landon's past as friends comes to light. As the two begin repairing their relationship in the midst of their adventures, it might turn out that in the end, what Juls really finds in his elaborate quest is friendship, and even what love really is ("the real, not obsessed kind," as the comic's about puts it). And maybe, it's a story about [[CharacterDevelopment growing up]].

The comic is available in [[http://tinf-es.nematodeinspace.com/ Spanish]] as well, and TINF also has a [[http://www.formspring.me/tinfcomic Formspring]]. What exists of the original comic can still be read [[http://thisisnotfiction.deviantart.com/ on deviantArt]].

...After a bunch of hijinks the trio (and on occasion, [[GirlFriday Selby]]!) start to hang out more, and Julian and Landon's past as friends comes to light. As the two begin repairing their relationship in the midst of their adventures, it might turn out that in the end, what Jules really finds in his elaborate quest is friendship, and even what love really is ("the real, not obsessed kind," as the comic's about puts it). And maybe, it's a story about [[CharacterDevelopment growing up]].

* CerebusSyndrome: After Jules and Isaiah get caught up in Landon's scheme of trying to steal another school's mascot (due to the basketball team practically coercing him, though he never tells anybody this) and they get in trouble with the police (whereupon Jules' dad turns out to be an officer), the comic takes on a more serious tone, though still with splashes of humor in it. And as Jules' and Landon's friendship becomes repaired, Landon's obvious crush on Jules is addressed directly by Isaiah, and the storyline between the two is taken not only more seriously but becomes more important than Sydney Morgan.

* HappilyAdopted: Landon was adopted, though since his adoptive father is "too old", he refers to him as Grandpa. [[spoiler:...It turns out their relationship may be colder and more difficult at this point in his life, as revealed with the words from Landon's grandfather that Jules' father reiterates to Jules after Landon is arrested late in middle school--"Keep him for a few days, he ''deserves'' it."]]

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[[caption-width-right:445:...Something like that. (Certain relationships may be [[BromanticFoil exaggerated]]. Others...may [[WillTheyOrWontThey not]]).]]

[[caption-width-right:445:...Something like that. ]]

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[[caption-width-right:228:The basic premise.]]

''[[http://tinf.nematodeinspace.com/ THIS IS NOT FICTION]]'' is a webcomic chronicling a high-schooler's quest to profess his love to an anonymous romance novelist. It was originally published in 2007 and eventually {{orphaned|Series}}, but one of the creators [[ContinuityReboot rebooted]] the comic at the end of 2010, to the great pleasure of fans.

...After a bunch of hijinks the trio (and on occasion, Selby!) start to hang out more, and Julian and Landon's past as friends comes to light. As the two begin repairing their relationship in the midst of their adventures, it might turn out that in the end, what Jules really finds in his elaborate quest is friendship, and even what love really is ("the real, not obsessed kind," as the comic's about puts it). And maybe, it's a story about [[CharacterDevelopment growing up]].

* TheCameo: As the creators of ''TINF'', ''BestFriendsForever'', and ''ToddAllisonAndThePetuniaViolet'' are friends, their respective characters make occasional cameos each other's comics (for example, Cecil from TAPV cameos in TINF, while Landon cameos in TAPV). In ''TINF'' the cameos of characters from ''BFF Comic'' become borderline crossovers, however, as they wind up integrated during their occasional appearances into the plot, seeming to be 10 years (or so) older counterparts. For example, since early on in ''TINF'' Vincent has often been referenced as a well-known actor, and later [[spoiler:Teddy winds up a guest lecturer at Isaiah's girlfriend's university. And topping the both of their cameos, Louis has been appearing in the comic since the very beginning, and turns out even further integrated as someone in the publishing industry who works with Sydney Morgan. Later on he and Vincent appear together.]]

* TheCameo: As the creators of ''TINF'', ''BestFriendsForever'', and ''ToddAllisonAndThePetuniaViolet'' are friends, their respective characters make occasional cameos each other's comics (for example, Cecil from TAPV cameos in TINF, while Landon cameos in TAPV). In TINF the cameos of characters from BFF Comic become borderline crossovers, however, as they wind up integrated during their occasional appearances into the plot, seeming to be 10 years (or so) older counterparts. For example, since early on in TINF Vincent has often been referenced as a well-known actor, and later [[spoiler:Teddy winds up a guest lecturer at Isaiah's girlfriend's university. And topping the both of their cameos, Louis has been appearing in the comic since the very beginning, and turns out even further integrated as someone in the publishing industry who works with Sydney Morgan. Later on he and Vincent appear together.]]

* CharacterDevelopment: And how! Landon changes greatly from his delinquent behavior starting from late middle school after his and Julian's friendship begins to heal, as pointed out by Landon (as well as his [[WillTheyOrWontThey obvious crush]]). Julian too takes great strides from the boy he starts out at in the beginning, considering his friends more and worrying over them, especially Landon.

* HappilyAdopted: Landon was adopted, though since his adoptive father is "too old", he refers to him as Grandpa.

* StalkerWithACrush: If Julian wasn't this, there wouldn't be much of a plot.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Landon makes an [[ShipTease awful lot of passes]] at Julian, but they're generally played off as him trying to get under his skin. But then there was that time when he dressed Julian up as his "wife", complete with a moustache...

* AccidentalInnuendo: In-universe; Julian's quite innocent in describing how he feels about waiting around for Landon to finish writing a song ("This is awkward", "He won't go faster"), but his desperate texts are vague enough for Isaiah to assume otherwise ("Just ask him to be gentle").

The comic is available in [[http://tinf-es.nematodeinspace.com/ Spanish]] as well, and TINF also has a [[http://www.formspring.me/tinfcomic Formspring]].

* UnsoundEffect: Many. "NAKED", "HACKED", and "CRIMINAL" are among the straight examples, but even the regular sound effects are normally just verbs with letters removed ("SMK" [smack], "WBBLE" [wobble], "GRB" [grab]).