Following their Lives After their adventures.
Life After
is a Star vs. the Forces of Evil and Amphibia Crossover fan-comic written by Ivan Navi and art by ZaicoMaster14.The story takes place after the finale of both series. Thus far the story consists of shorts jumping around the lives of Marco Diaz and Anne Boonchuy. The story begins as Marco and Anne meet in a group therapy that specializes in helping people deal with trauma brought on by dimensional travel. They soon become fast friends and realize they understand each other’s baggage.
While the story focuses on slice-of-life elements, there are hints of a greater story unfolding.
The comic can be read here and here and on the author's site here.
Tropes provided:
- Ancient Conspiracy: Dipper believes there is one relating to an individual to has covered up magic and the supernatural for ages. Dipper believes he is also responsible for hiding the frog invasion and other events, and Marco and Anne are in league with them. He seems to be right.
- And the Adventure Continues: The main premise of the series. It follows Marco and Anne after their series have wrapped up, and what follows.
- Anonymous Benefactor: Someone — hinted to be Dipper— is looking for one who they believe is connected to Anne and Marco. Only describing them as Him.
- Accidental Hero: Anne and Marco become this after one night working as security guards. Their actions lead to evidence about murders that get William Afton arrested. It suggests that because of this they prevent several of his future crimes, and him getting uploaded into an animatronic.
- Alternate Timeline: One where Star vs and Amphibia take place in the same world.
- Some hints suggest that there are other differences such as Marco stating he saw a friend die, and it seems like Earth and Mewni weren't cleaved together, keeping Marco and Star separated.
- Bowling for Ratings: Marco and Anne’s parents do this, even forming a winning bowling team together, the Heavy Metal Rollers.
- Cats Are Magic: A black cat with the ability to speak appears out of hat during Mariposa's magic show. The cat seems to manifest as a shadow on wall to spy on Dipper.
- Has a Type: Anne's parents certainly think so, noting how she is drawn to cute clumsy girls and fierce cheerleaders.
- Halloween Episode: Happy Halloween page focuses on Marco and Anne's family during a Halloween party.
- I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: In a flashback, Anne insists Sabrina follow her dreams instead of staying with her. Anne isn’t willing to let her give up her dreams, in the end it works out.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Anne describes Brittney Wong as being sweet but couldn’t get past her issues to show it.
- Karaoke Bonding Scene: Anne and Marco have one.
- Laser-Guided Karma: Brittney after being a jerk for so long, and refusing to better herself is seen as successful but alone and miserable missing Anne.
- Lonely Rich Kid: Anne describes Brittney as such, stating her parents were barely around.
- Mysterious Stranger: Whoever Dipper thinks is behind Marco and Anne.
- Noodle Incident: Exactly what happened at the pizzeria, how the building vanished, who they called in, or how it lead to William Afton being arrested is never explained.
- Oblivious to Love: Both Marcy and Sasha seem interested in Anne, but she seems completely oblivious.
- She Is Not My Girlfriend: Anne has to explain to Mariposa that she isn’t Marco’s girlfriend.
- Shout-Out:
- Anne and Marco's therapy group includes a Norse god, a time traveling detective, Trigger-Chan, and a Reluctant Dimension Hopper.
- Eda’s wanted poster is seen in the background.
- Stan’s picture is on a forbidden-for-life board along with a drawing of Bill Cipher a door.
- A certain BlackHat Logo pops up at the pizzeria and as a card on Brittney’s desk.
- Marco and Anne get jobs as security guards at a Pizzeria.
- Death shows up at the wedding and gives a wedding present, even alluding to another variant Death doing the same thing at another wedding.
- String Theory: Dipper has a wall of magical mysteries that he believes are covered up by someone, he seems to be right.
- The Cameo: Zaico (The Artist) has popped up in the background, along with his graffiti saying he was there.
- There Are No Therapists: Averted, there is one who even deals with dimensional travel-induced trauma.
- Tropaholics Anonymous: There is a therapy group specifically to help people deal with the trauma caused by dimensional travel.
- Wedding Episode: Wedding day is one, showing Marco's marriage to Hekapoo.
