Episode 7: Tsunami
Episode 6: The Heist
Episode 5: Guest Signing
Epsiode 4: Passholes
Episode 3: The Upsell
Episode 2: Dead Man’s Comics
Episode 1: Pilot
NAME: Richard
ALIAS: Ginger Snap
GROUP AFFILIATION: The National Cheerleaders Association, National Institute of Pop Performers and Live Entertainers
DOB: June 5th
BIO: Richard first rocketed to the top of the Indonesian charts with Love You Like the Spin Cycle. However 15 minutes of fame doesn’t always mean eternal obscurity. The comic Nightcat – America’s Hottest Singing Sensation, Now Marvel’s Newest Super Hero could also describe Richard’s transcendence from pop stardom to comic retailer…except with more issues.
DID YOU KNOW: Richard was used in the legal arguments for the Texas concealed weapons law after a wardrobe malfunction during his Ann Margaret Review.
NAME: Keli
ALIAS: Mary-Jane
GROUP AFFILIATION: NA
DOB: November 27th
BIO: Keli is an aspiring actress whose career is about as successful as her love life. She has been in various c-list movies such as “Softball, the musical,” “I Know What You Did at Bible Camp” and “Jury Duty II.” She tends to get lured into roles that have her making out with other girls or losing parts of her clothing in some way but she keeps pushing for break-out role and dreams of an Daytime Emmy. In between movies, she works at the comic shop using her charms to sell comics and toys to unsuspecting shoppers.
DID YOU KNOW: Keli was kicked out of the 2005 Hungry Hungry Hippos Regional Championship (HHHRC) for alleged cheating.
NAME: Barry
ALIAS: Baz
GROUP AFFILIATION: None and he likes it that way.
DOB: August 6th
BIO: County records can verify his place and date of birth while other details are scarce at best. It is known that his is a pedigree uncommon among even the most hardcore, combining a thorough knowledge of eastern and western comic tradition. In addition to his devotion to the comic arts, Barry possesses an almost unparalleled and masterfully wielded knowledge of arcane pop music, most notably that of the period known commonly as “90s Britpop”.
DID YOU KNOW: Barry once combined his unnatural love for Leslie Hall of Leslie and the Ly’s infamy and the horrific fashion choices of early 90’s Morrissey to create his own line of affordable sparkly menswear. Presented in select boutiques across the country, the line was a complete disaster and forced the would-be designer into an early retirement and a great deal of debt.
NAME: Joe
ALIAS: The Conquistador of Love Pedro Garcia
GROUP AFFILIATION: The 4HWF, Scout Pack 130 (Rochester NY), N.O.W.
DOB: November 4th
BIO: As a Dallas radio personality, Joe was caught up in the glitz and glamour of being a C-level local celebrity. He used his influence to further his own agenda and gave no thought to those less fortunate struggling down on the streets below. It wasn’t until his microphone was stripped from him and his ivory tower was crushed that he realized the error of his ways. Joe now uses his powers and useless pop culture knowledge for good as a register jockey and customer assistant at Zeus Comics. Joe likes windsurfing, long walks on the beach and Kurt Russell movies. P.S. No fatties.
DID YOU KNOW: Open up your copy of Bruce Campbell’s If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor. Turn to page 237/the title page for Chapter 40. Yes. That is THIS Joe.
NAME: Vlad
ALIAS: Stockroom Guy
GROUP AFFILIATION: NRA, NKOTB
DOB: February 6th
BIO: Though he is as much a fixture of the comics shop as the comic racks and cash register, little is known about the mysterious entity called “Vlad.” What is known is that he manages the stock room and does not take kindly to anyone–except Barry and, occasionally, Richard–stepping into his domain without his permission, and that Ugly Dolls have a way of disappearing from the shelves near his door almost as soon as they’re put out.
DID YOU KNOW: Rumors persist that Vlad is not one person but actually a group of quintuplets with the same name.
