Fangs (webtoon)
{{Short description|Webcomic and graphic novel by Sarah Andersen}}
{{Tone|date=January 2025}}
{{italic title}}
{{Infobox comic strip
| title = Fangs
| image = Cover of the Published Work Fangs.jpg
| caption = Cover of published edition
| author = Sarah Andersen{{Cite web|last=Freeman|first=John|date=September 14, 2021|title=Comic Creator Spotlight: Cartoonist Sarah Andersen|url=https://downthetubes.net/comic-creator-spotlight-cartoonist-sarah-andersen|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=Down the Tubes|language=en}}
| illustrator = Sarah Andersen
| url = [https://tapas.io/series/fangscomic/info Fangs on Tapas]
| rss =
| atom =
| status = Completed, published online daily/weekly for its first 76 episodes and physically for its last 25 episodes
| first = October 31, 2019
| last = July 2, 2020 (Tapas)
September 1, 2020 (physical)
| syndicate = Tapas
| publisher = {{no wrap|Andrews McMeel Publishing{{Cite web|author=Canadian Press|date=September 10, 2020|title=Publishers Weekly Bestsellers|url=https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/the-mix/publishers-weekly-bestsellers-2703195|access-date=September 10, 2020|website=Pique News Magazine}}}}
| genre = {{ubl|Slice of life|Romantic comedy|Comedy horror}}
| rating =
}}
Fangs is a slice of life romantic comedy horror comic series written and drawn by Sarah Andersen, following the love story between 326-year-old vampire Elsie "Vamp" and 20-something werewolf Jimmy. Originally published as a webcomic on Tapas for its first 76 episodes from October 31, 2019 to July 2, 2020, a graphic novel of Fangs was published on September 1, 2020 compiling the first 76 and the final 25 episodes, concluding the series with a total of 101 episodes.{{Cite web|title=Fangs|url=https://publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/fangs|access-date=2025-01-20|website=Andrews McMeel Publishing|language=en-US}}
Written in a six-month period while Andersen was working on re-illustrating the Andy Weir webcomic Cheshire Crossing,{{Cite web|date=December 18, 2019|title=What If Sarah from Sarah Scribbles Grew Up? Author's Answer is Fangs|url=https://www.newsarama.com/48323-sarah-s-scribbles-sarah-andersen.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219021208/https://www.newsarama.com/48323-sarah-s-scribbles-sarah-andersen.html|archive-date=December 19, 2019|access-date=January 20, 2025|website=Newsarama|url-status=dead}} Fangs received a positive critical reception, becoming a New York Times bestseller, winning the 2021 Ringo Award for Best Webcomic and being nominating for the 2021 Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication.
Plot
When Jimmy and Elsie meet at a bar one night, they instantly hit it off, partially because they're both monsters: Elsie "Vamp", a 326-year-old vampire in a 26-year-old body, and Jimmy, a 20-something werewolf. As the pair get to know each other, they discover ways of being together, enjoying horror films and novels, shady strolls, fine dining (though never with garlic), and a genuine fondness for each other's unusual habits, macabre lifestyles, and monstrous appetites, and, through a series of hilarious moments and mishaps, fall in love.{{Cite web|author-link=Sarah Andersen|last=Andersen|first=Sarah|title=Fangs Episode 75: "Cream Puff"|url=https://tapas.io/episode/1662115|access-date=January 20, 2025|website=Tapas|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Arrant|first=Chris|date=August 28, 2020|title=Sarah Andersen from Sarah's Scribbles shows how she "starts messy" to get to refined line of Fangs|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/sarah-andersen-from-sarahs-scribbles-shows-how-she-starts-messy-to-get-to-refined-line-of-fangs|access-date=August 28, 2020|website=GamesRadar+|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Puc|first=Samantha|date=March 14, 2020|title=Weekend Webcomics: Shapeshift with Fangs, How to Be a Werewolf & Night Class|url=https://www.cbr.com/weekend-webcomics-fangs-how-to-be-a-werewolf-night-class|access-date=March 14, 2020|website=CBR|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Fangs|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54911057-fangs|access-date=January 20, 2025|date=September 1, 2020|website=Goodreads|language=en}}
Characters
- Elsie "Vamp" – A 326-year-old{{efn|In "Childhood Photos", this is revealed to refer to how long Elsie had been a vampire, having been over 26 and freshly turned into a vampire by the year 1693, 326 years earlier, making her 352+.{{Cite web|author-link=Sarah Andersen|last=Andersen|first=Sarah|title=Fangs Episode 22: "Childhood Photos"|url=https://tapas.io/episode/1584723|access-date=January 20, 2025|website=Tapas|language=en}}}} vampire who was turned at the age of 26, with a like of gothic culture. As a Satan worshipping "vegan vampire", she gets her blood from blood banks.
- Jimmy – A 20-something werewolf with a like of flannel, able to turn into a large white wolf.
Reception
=Critical reception=
Comic Book Resources lauded the series for "tak[ing] monster tropes and creat[ing] beautiful parallels with real-world relationship issues", praising Elsie's and Jimmy's "pitch-black humor [which] adds a refreshing openness to their interactions",{{Cite web|last=Caicoya|first=Bea|date=July 22, 2020|title=Sarah Andersen's Fangs Is a Touching Tale About Supernatural Soulmates|url=https://www.cbr.com/fangs-sarah-andersen-review|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=CBR|language=en}} making for "an utterly charming series [whose] romantic elements make it a light and entertaining read".{{Cite web|last=Wyatt|first=Liz|date=October 29, 2020|title=Sarah Andersen's Fangs Is This Halloween's Best Supernatural Romance|url=https://www.cbr.com/sarah-andersen-fangs-halloween-romance|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=CBR|language=en}} Screen Rant praised the series' "adorable characters and wholesome chemistry" with a style "so well-written that it's impossible not to love",{{Cite web|last=Davis|first=Angela|date=February 24, 2022|title=Fangs Is the Wholesome Vampire-Werewolf Romance Comic You Must Read|url=https://screenrant.com/fangs-sarah-andersen-werewolf-vampire-romance-comic|access-date=February 24, 2022|website=Screen Rant|language=en}} with Comics Beat similarly complimenting its "breezy, funny" writing style.{{Cite web|last=Kaplan|first=Avery|date=October 29, 2020|title=A Year of Free Comics: Fangs is a messy supernatural romance|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/a-year-of-free-comics-fangs-is-a-messy-supernatural-romance|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=Comics Beat|language=en}} In October 2020, Fangs made the New York Times Best Sellers list.{{Cite news|title=Graphic Books and Manga – Best Sellers – Books – Oct. 4, 2020 – The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2020/10/01/graphic-books-and-manga|access-date=January 20, 2025|date=October 4, 2020|work=The New York Times|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}
=Accolades=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Recipient ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" | Ref. |
| 2020
| rowspan="3" | Fangs | Fan Favorite Award for Best New Series | {{Won}} |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Best Humor Publication | {{Nominated}} |{{Cite web|last=Dominguez|first=Noah|date=July 24, 2021|title=2021 Eisner Award Winners Announced at Comic-Con|url=https://www.cbr.com/eisner-awarsd-2021-winners|access-date=January 20, 2025|website=CBR|language=en}} |
| Ringo Award
| Best Webcomic | {{Won}} |
Collected edition
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|Witch Creek Road collections}} |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" | #
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Material collected ! scope="col" | Publication date ! scope="col" | Pages ! scope="col" | Publisher ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | ISBN |
|---|
| colspan="2" | Fangs
| {{no wrap|Episodes 1–76 + 25}} | {{dts|2020-09-01}} | 112 | {{ISBNT|978-1524860677}} |
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://tapas.io/series/fangscomic Fangs] on Tapas
{{Tapas (platform)|state=collapsed}}
Category:2020 webcomic endings
Category:American comic strips