Skin Deep (webcomic)
fantasy webcomic series written and drawn by Missourian Kory Bing
Skin Deep is a fantasy webcomic series written and drawn by Missourian Kory Bing. The story follows the lives of various mythical creatures, such as a gryphon, a nixie, a satyr, and a sphinx, as they disguise themselves (using magical medallions) into the world of humans.
The story's narrative, which began its twelfth arc in January 2015, presents the point of view of Michelle, a college-aged Sphinx who has only recently learned that she is not a human, and the various points of view of the citizens of Liverpool's Avalon, an entire magically hidden city.
The plot often works to establish a theme of different versions of normalcy, promoting acceptance and diversity.
Premise
The story of Skin Deep chronicles around a world where most, if not all, mythical creatures, objects and terminology (e.g magic) exist, but are hidden away from the world of humans. Most Mythical Creatures have magical medallions, which can hide their true forms from human sight.
The comic is split into chapters, some of which are single multi-page short stories, others are multi-chaptered long stories. The story, as of February 2018, mostly takes place in the year 2004, though one story takes place in the year 2000 and two of latest stories take place in 2005.
Arcs
Orientations - Takes place in the US state of Missouri, in September 2004. Focuses on the turning (de-spelling of human disguise) of Michelle, a member of the supposedly extinct sphinx species.
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