Mike: One of the reasons why I don’t drink coffee, is that the hot chick behind the counter never accepts my advances.
James: If I couldn’t go places where women reject my advances I’d never be able to leave my apartment.
Local Comic Shop – A Webcomic
Mike: One of the reasons why I don’t drink coffee, is that the hot chick behind the counter never accepts my advances.
James: If I couldn’t go places where women reject my advances I’d never be able to leave my apartment.
Main Cast
Martin Beck | |
The lead character of our tale. Beck has recently graduated from college and he’s living in an apartment with his best friend and ex girlfriend (how sitcom-ish!). With no luck finding a job in his chosen field Beck falls ass backwards into a job at the Local Comic Shop(LCS, get it?), almost as if it were destined to be. | |
Ed Adams | |
Beck’s best friend and roommate. Ed’s carefree attitude and lack of anything resembling shame or common sense invariably lead him and his friends into wacky schemes and idiotic stunts. He also has a fondness for wear costumes | |
Michiko “Mickey” Tezuka | |
Beck’s lesbian ex-girlfriend who came out of the closet mid-coitus. The two have maintained a strong friendship and now live together. Unlike Beck, she is still a senior in college. | |
Everett Williams | |
The Randall to Beck’s Dante. Everett is Beck’s vitriolic coworker at The Stack. Always ready to voice his opinion and sling insults when he deems necessary. It’s ALWAYS necessary. | |
Grace Perez | |
The girl from the Local Coffee Shop (Hey LCS that works too) who falls for Ed’s buffoonery and becomes his special lady friend. | |
Katie Eisner | |
The daughter of the Stack’s former owner. What she lack in comic book knowledge she makes up for by being business savvy and a tough employer. |
Supporting Characters
Don Eisner |
Heather |
Amy |
Ellen |
Bob | Bob’s Wife |
Nathan Houde |
Neil |
Erin Adams |
Professor Whiskers |
Jesus |
Derwood |
Mike: So apparently in High School on May 4th, 2005 my senior year our school had a thing where we would write a letter to ourselves and it would be delivered five years from then. I had received this letter while drawing this comic. So lets reveal some highlights: “Dear my future, now present, self, How’s it hangin’? Hope all is well in the now present future.” (I refer to and from myself using as many time tenses as possible) “So do I think this is just as stupid to write in the now present?” (yes) Now usually when I’m forced to write something like this I tend to just write the first thing on my mind, one of these horribly depressed me, “I also hope Spider-man 3 would be wicked sweet as expected” Oh young me, so full of hope…
Overall this really doesn’t amaze me or fill me with nostalgic feelings. I do chuckle at my sense of humor and the random tidbits I threw in, but overall I still know my personality has not changed in the past decade, I’m just a little wiser and a lot older. The only thing this made me go “wow” was remember I am now living at the time when the United States has a black present, something I would not expect seeing until I was much older. In fact saying that we have a black president still brings a smile to my face. So even though I haven’t change and probably won’t change that much five years from now. It still gives my hope that the future may be just a little bit better.
James: I didn’t write myself a letter 5 years ago. So I don’t have much to add.