Comic books in 'Slice of Life/Urban Angst'

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by Van Meter, O'Malley, & Norrie Following the big fiasco at the talent show, Zero isn't sure things could get any lower. So, it's basically time to ride out the grounding and wait to once more experience the sweet taste of freedom. Things get a little brighter when the entire Hopeless- Savage clan gathers to watch the new TV documentary on their family's musical career. Little does Zero know, a surprise awaits her in the final program ? will it be the answer to her teenage prayers? Similarly, Twitch is ill prepared for the special guest coming to the party! Illustrated by Bryan O'Malley, with flashbacks by Christine Norrie and covers by Terry Dodson (Spider-Man/Black Cat). b&w, 32pg (4 of 4) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects Hopeless Savages (2001) #1-4. By Van Meter, Norrie, and Clugston-Major. Featuring the first four issues and the short stories. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 136 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $13.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Ground Zero!" Collects Hopeless Savages: Ground Zero (2002) #1-4. By Van Meter, Norrie, and Clugston-Major. Ground Zero follows Zero on the dangerous path of her first love _ the scoldings, the reprimands, and worst of all, the groundings. Her teenage life is turned upside down as the Hopeless-Savage house is invaded by TV crews. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.95.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "Ground Zero!" Collects Hopeless Savages: Ground Zero (2002) #1-4. By Van Meter, Norrie, and Clugston-Major. Ground Zero follows Zero on the dangerous path of her first love _ the scoldings, the reprimands, and worst of all, the groundings. Her teenage life is turned upside down as the Hopeless-Savage house is invaded by TV crews. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Too Much!" This was supposed to be a leisurely vacation. Arsenal Hopeless-Savage has a rematch with an old high school rival in a kung-fu tournament in Hong Kong. She and her brother Twitch figured they could turn it into a nice jaunt with their boyfriends to meet their aging grandmother, a renowned Chinese fortune teller. Too bad Grandma Shi didn't phone ahead to tell them that it was going to be the trip from Hell! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.95.

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2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Hopeless Savages (2001) #1-4. By Van Meter, Norrie, and Clugston-Major. A new edition of an old favorite! Featuring the first four issues and the short stories, with a brand-new cover by Christine Norrie (Cheat), in Oni's newer, smaller size. The color section of this trade is now black-and-white. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Ground Zero!" Collects Hopeless Savages: Ground Zero (2002) #1-4. By Van Meter, Norrie, and Clugston-Major. Ground Zero follows Zero on the dangerous path of her first love _ the scoldings, the reprimands, and worst of all, the groundings. Her teenage life is turned upside down as the Hopeless-Savage house is invaded by TV crews. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.95.

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2nd Edition - Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "Ground Zero!" Collects Hopeless Savages: Ground Zero (2002) #1-4. By Van Meter, Norrie, and Clugston-Major. Ground Zero follows Zero on the dangerous path of her first love _ the scoldings, the reprimands, and worst of all, the groundings. Her teenage life is turned upside down as the Hopeless-Savage house is invaded by TV crews. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.95.

Volume 1 - 1st Printing. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. A sweet "aww"-inspiring tale of school life begins!! At school, Kyouko Hori is known for being smart, attractive, and popular. On the other hand, her classmate, the boring, gloomy Izumi Miyamura tends to get painted as a "loser fanboy." But when a liberally pierced and tattooed (not to mention downright gorgeous) Miyamura appears unexpectedly on the doorstep of secretly plain-Jane homebody Hori, these two similarly dissimilar teenagers discover that there are multiple sides to every story...and person! Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 178 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. A sweet "aww"-inspiring tale of school life begins!! At school, Kyouko Hori is known for being smart, attractive, and popular. On the other hand, her classmate, the boring, gloomy Izumi Miyamura tends to get painted as a "loser fanboy." But when a liberally pierced and tattooed (not to mention downright gorgeous) Miyamura appears unexpectedly on the doorstep of secretly plain-Jane homebody Hori, these two similarly dissimilar teenagers discover that there are multiple sides to every story...and person! Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 178 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 2 - 1st Printing. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. The sweet, "aww"-inspiring tale of school life continues!! By all appearances, Kyouko Hori and Izumi Miyamura are worlds apart. Bright and capable, Hori is always surrounded by classmates, the center of attention. For Miyamura, a quirky loner, getting through class unnoticed counts as a good day. But ever since these two started sharing secrets, they've found themselves drawn into each other's orbit little by little and the distance between them shrinking bit by bit! Softcover 5-in. x 8-in., 194 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. The sweet, "aww"-inspiring tale of school life continues!! By all appearances, Kyouko Hori and Izumi Miyamura are worlds apart. Bright and capable, Hori is always surrounded by classmates, the center of attention. For Miyamura, a quirky loner, getting through class unnoticed counts as a good day. But ever since these two started sharing secrets, they've found themselves drawn into each other's orbit little by little and the distance between them shrinking bit by bit! Softcover 5-in. x 8-in., 194 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 3 - 1st Printing. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. A sweet "aww"-inspiring tale of school life continues!! The longer Hori and Miyamura keep each other's secrets, the closer they get. When Hori blurts out an inadvertent "I like you," will Miyamura respond in kind? Or could the slipup spell the end of their friendship!?! Softcover, 178 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

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Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. A sweet "aww"-inspiring tale of school life continues!! The longer Hori and Miyamura keep each other's secrets, the closer they get. When Hori blurts out an inadvertent "I like you," will Miyamura respond in kind? Or could the slipup spell the end of their friendship!?! Softcover, 178 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 4 - 1st Printing. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. When Miyamura murmurs an "I like you" to Hori, who's laid up in bed with a fever, is he talking to himself? Or is he actually confessing to having feelings for her?! Hori is conflicted, but their secret-filled relationship is unmistakably changing little by little? Softcover, 178 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. When Miyamura murmurs an "I like you" to Hori, who's laid up in bed with a fever, is he talking to himself? Or is he actually confessing to having feelings for her?! Hori is conflicted, but their secret-filled relationship is unmistakably changing little by little? Softcover, 178 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 5 - 1st Printing. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. Hori and Miyamura are now officially a couple, and everyone knows it. But not everything's coming up roses for Miyamura, who's worried that people are talking about Hori behind her back. When his anxiety about being Hori's boyfriend reaches fever pitch, Miyamura drastically changes his look, which changes everyone's opinion of him all at once! Softcover, 178 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. Hori and Miyamura are now officially a couple, and everyone knows it. But not everything's coming up roses for Miyamura, who's worried that people are talking about Hori behind her back. When his anxiety about being Hori's boyfriend reaches fever pitch, Miyamura drastically changes his look, which changes everyone's opinion of him all at once! Softcover, 178 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 6 - 1st Printing. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. Connect, come together, and the world will change for the better one day at a time. Seeing Miyamura and Hori together every day feels natural. They play around, long for each other, and even get into fights on occasion. What will happen as their bitter, sweet, and acidic school life continues? Softcover, 180 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 6 - 2nd and later printings. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. Connect, come together, and the world will change for the better one day at a time. Seeing Miyamura and Hori together every day feels natural. They play around, long for each other, and even get into fights on occasion. What will happen as their bitter, sweet, and acidic school life continues? Softcover, 180 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 7 - 1st Printing. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. The unbelievably attractive Akane Yanagi takes the stage...and maybe the lead from Miyamura?! The high school lives of the usual Kiri High suspects grow even livelier, as Hori abruptly starts demanding violence from Miyamura, the student council trio gets unusually flustered, and the sports festival arrives! Softcover, 180 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 7 - 2nd and later printings. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. The unbelievably attractive Akane Yanagi takes the stage...and maybe the lead from Miyamura?! The high school lives of the usual Kiri High suspects grow even livelier, as Hori abruptly starts demanding violence from Miyamura, the student council trio gets unusually flustered, and the sports festival arrives! Softcover, 180 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 8 - 1st Printing. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. The sweet "aww"-inspiring tale of school life continues!! The Kiri High crew dives into the sports festival...and thanks to some fighting words from Hori, even phys ed-phobic Miyamura is fired up and raring to go?! As Sengoku's apathy, Sakura's lack of rhythm, and Hori's manly cheerleading take center stage, his fellow third-years might get some great last memories out of their final sports fest, but for Miyamura, they'll be his first! Softcover, 180 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 8 - 2nd and later printings. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. The sweet "aww"-inspiring tale of school life continues!! The Kiri High crew dives into the sports festival...and thanks to some fighting words from Hori, even phys ed-phobic Miyamura is fired up and raring to go?! As Sengoku's apathy, Sakura's lack of rhythm, and Hori's manly cheerleading take center stage, his fellow third-years might get some great last memories out of their final sports fest, but for Miyamura, they'll be his first! Softcover, 180 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 9 - 1st Printing. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. The sweet "aww"-inspiring tale of school life continues!! Winter's here, and with it comes scarves and coats, snow, Christmas...and year-end blues? Love (and heartbreak) is still in the air, but Hori's thoughts turn to the future and what it holds for her and Miyamura. Will Hori's anxiety prove contagious, or will Miyamura be able to put her at ease? Softcover, 180 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

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Volume 9 - 2nd and later printings. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. The sweet "aww"-inspiring tale of school life continues!! Winter's here, and with it comes scarves and coats, snow, Christmas...and year-end blues? Love (and heartbreak) is still in the air, but Hori's thoughts turn to the future and what it holds for her and Miyamura. Will Hori's anxiety prove contagious, or will Miyamura be able to put her at ease? Softcover, 180 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 10 - 1st Printing. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. Hori and Miyamura decide to ring in the New Year at the local shrine...but with it also comes the beginning of their last term in high school. As the pair and their friends return to their everyday lives and the usual hijinks, both the special days and the humdrum ones prove irreplaceable as the Kiri High gang looks to the future! Softcover, 180 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

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Volume 10 - 2nd and later printings. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. Hori and Miyamura decide to ring in the New Year at the local shrine...but with it also comes the beginning of their last term in high school. As the pair and their friends return to their everyday lives and the usual hijinks, both the special days and the humdrum ones prove irreplaceable as the Kiri High gang looks to the future! Softcover, 180 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

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Volume 11 - 1st Printing. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. Not everyone is as quick on the draw as Hori and Miyamura when it comes to love. Ever the trustworthy friend, Ishikawa has seen the couple through thick and thin, but his own heart seems to be taking a more meandering road to romance. Having realized that he and Yoshikawa might be more than "just friends," Ishikawa is now stuck attempting to navigate the murky waters between friendship and love. But one thing he does know is that the time he spends with Yoshikawa, however mystifying, is special in its own right! Softcover, 180 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

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Volume 11 - 2nd and later printings. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. Not everyone is as quick on the draw as Hori and Miyamura when it comes to love. Ever the trustworthy friend, Ishikawa has seen the couple through thick and thin, but his own heart seems to be taking a more meandering road to romance. Having realized that he and Yoshikawa might be more than "just friends," Ishikawa is now stuck attempting to navigate the murky waters between friendship and love. But one thing he does know is that the time he spends with Yoshikawa, however mystifying, is special in its own right! Softcover, 180 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 12 - 1st Printing. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. Something's got the usually quiet Sakura all fidgety! And for once, it's not Tohru! Will sparks fly when Sakura, unexpectedly worked up by a shounen manga, of all things, runs into the equally quiet Yanagi, himself a shounen manga fanboy?!! Softcover, 178 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

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Volume 12 - 2nd and later printing. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. Something's got the usually quiet Sakura all fidgety! And for once, it's not Tohru! Will sparks fly when Sakura, unexpectedly worked up by a shounen manga, of all things, runs into the equally quiet Yanagi, himself a shounen manga fanboy?!! Softcover, 178 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 13 - 1st Printing. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. The sweet aww-inspiring tale of school life continues!! When hes out and about, Iuras the lovable guy who gets on everyones nerves. But at home, hes actually a strict yet kind older brother! Just like Hori and Miyamura, theres more to their friends than meets the eye! Softcover, 210 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

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Volume 13 - 2nd and later printings. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. The sweet aww-inspiring tale of school life continues!! When hes out and about, Iuras the lovable guy who gets on everyones nerves. But at home, hes actually a strict yet kind older brother! Just like Hori and Miyamura, theres more to their friends than meets the eye! Softcover, 210 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 14 - 1st Printing. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. The student council members are usually pretty buddy-buddy. But thats not to say they get along 24-7...When an all-out fight explodes among them, will it be just another chapter of their average high school life? Or will their friendships be forever broken...? Softcover, 210 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

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Volume 14 - 2nd and later printings. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. The student council members are usually pretty buddy-buddy. But thats not to say they get along 24-7...When an all-out fight explodes among them, will it be just another chapter of their average high school life? Or will their friendships be forever broken...? Softcover, 210 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 15 - 1st Printing. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. The sweet aww-inspiring tale of school life continues!! So…what exactly are Yuki and Tooru? A cute moment between Toorus not-quite-girlfriend and the helpless physics teacher Nakamine lead to new realizations for both Tooru…and their teacher Yasuda?! Meanwhile, Sengokus worried about getting closer to Akane-because hes just not stupid silly enough for him...! And with Valentines Day fast approaching, the members of the HoriMiSawa triangle are all stressed out about making the perfect chocolates!! Softcover, 194 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

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Volume 15 - 2nd and later printings. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. The sweet aww-inspiring tale of school life continues!! So…what exactly are Yuki and Tooru? A cute moment between Toorus not-quite-girlfriend and the helpless physics teacher Nakamine lead to new realizations for both Tooru…and their teacher Yasuda?! Meanwhile, Sengokus worried about getting closer to Akane-because hes just not stupid silly enough for him...! And with Valentines Day fast approaching, the members of the HoriMiSawa triangle are all stressed out about making the perfect chocolates!! Softcover, 194 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 16 - 1st Printing. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. As the school year concludes and the building empties with the newly graduated students planning to leave for good, Miyamura wanders the hallways one last time. Wondering who he would be if he had never gotten to know his friends—if he had never met Hori—Miyamura breathes in air steeped in nostalgia before finally stepping out under the blue sky to start a new chapter of his life! Softcover, 194 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

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Volume 16 - 2nd and later printings. Written by HERO. Art and Cover by Daisuke Hagiwara. As the school year concludes and the building empties with the newly graduated students planning to leave for good, Miyamura wanders the hallways one last time. Wondering who he would be if he had never gotten to know his friends—if he had never met Hori—Miyamura breathes in air steeped in nostalgia before finally stepping out under the blue sky to start a new chapter of his life! Softcover, 194 pages, 5-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $13.00.

1st Printing. No dust jacket.

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1st printing. Story and by Trevor Alixopulos. The Hot Breath of War takes seemingly unrelated episodes of life during wartime and entwines them into a signle narrative. This subtle and well-written novel explores love amid conflict and the seduction of violence itself. Alixopulos displays artistic abilities well beyond his years, and his stories offer some of the most thoughtful insights on the nature of war and its effect on human existence available to comic book readers. His drawings are loose and comfortable but sharp and graphic. The Hot Breath of War is perfect for fans of Joe Sacco or Jules Feiffer but stands as a unique work of graphic art. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $13.00.

1st printing.

Story and art by Ebony Flowers.

Hot Comb offers a poignant glimpse into Black women's lives and coming of age stories as seen across a crowded, ammonia-scented hair salon while ladies gossip and bond over the burn. The titular story is about a young girl's first perm-a doomed ploy to look cool and to stop seeming "too white" in the all-black neighborhood her family has just moved to. Realizations about race, class, and the imperfections of identity swirl through Flowers' stories, which are by turns sweet, insightful, and heartbreaking.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $21.95.

2nd and later printings.

Story and art by Ebony Flowers.

Hot Comb offers a poignant glimpse into Black women's lives and coming of age stories as seen across a crowded, ammonia-scented hair salon while ladies gossip and bond over the burn. The titular story is about a young girl's first perm-a doomed ploy to look cool and to stop seeming "too white" in the all-black neighborhood her family has just moved to. Realizations about race, class, and the imperfections of identity swirl through Flowers' stories, which are by turns sweet, insightful, and heartbreaking.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $21.95.

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1st Printing. Written by Megumi Nishizaki. Based on the Manga by Miki Aihara. Hatsumi Narita lives in a typical company housing complex with her seemingly typical family, but the dramatic turn her life is about to take is anything but, well, typical. Her precocious younger sister Akane is way too popular with boys, her childhood friend Azusa, now a hunky male model, might want to ruin her life, her super-mean and very privileged neighbor Ryoki considers her his slave, and her dreamy older brother Shinogu might not be what he seems at all. What is a hapless heroine to do? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 168 pages, Text, with B&W sample manga chapter. Cover price $7.99.

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1st printing. Story, art and cover by Naomi Nowak. A slice-of-life story about a rich girl who gets a new perspective after shes forced to work in a sweatshop in a small seaside town. Soon she finds herself in the middle of a love triangle, and her only friends and confidantes are a rude old fortune-teller with a hidden past and a mute girl. Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 144 pages, Full Color. Cover price $12.95.

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Story, art and cover by Mark Murphy. A spin-off from the graphic novel featuring Murphys slice-of-life stories centering on a Seattle coffeehouse, The House of Java. Steven strikes up a friendship with the two female clerks at his local comics shop, but of course, he has to go and ruin it. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Story, art and cover by Mark Murphy. A spin-off from the graphic novel featuring Murphys slice-of-life stories centering on a Seattle coffeehouse, The House of Java. Working on a summer project, a student encounters a young woman who dreams of escaping her small-town existence, but she may not have the courage to leave. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Story, art and cover by Mark Murphy. A spin-off from the graphic novel featuring Murphys slice-of-life stories centering on a Seattle coffeehouse, The House of Java. A college student interning as a therapist tries to help a young man jailed for drug possession to change his future. Based on a true story. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Story, art and cover by Mark Murphy. A spin-off from the graphic novel featuring Murphys slice-of-life stories centering on a Seattle coffeehouse, The House of Java. Jason returns to his rustic hometown of Jacksboro and stumbles on a long-buried secret involving several of its prominent citizens. Final issue of the series. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.