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Because I think shortfatdyke has a point... This isn't intended to be a thread in which people recommend comics which don't have *any* straight white men in them, just ones that don't *entirely* revolve around protagonists who fall into that criteria. We could maybe even make it more general - let's say that this thread is dedicated to comics which might appeal to people who don't visit the Comics Forum very often, if at all...
I'll start with the delightful Hopeless Savages: Ground Zero, from - yes! - Oni Press.
Jen Van Meter's punk rock family returns for a second go-around at this comic book thing. The youngest Hopeless-Savage, Zero, has developed her first crush-on the sweet, smart boy in science class. Unfortunately, the fates seem to be conspiring to keep them a apart, as a series of mishaps gets her confined to her home (hence the title, Hopeless Savages: Ground Zero). How can she spark a romance when someone's taken away the matches? Joining Jen for this series is new cover artist Terry Dodson (Harley Quinn) and interior artist Bryan O'Malley. But don't fear! The original artists are also hanging around. Andi Watson will contribute art to the flashback sequence in #1, while Christine Norrie and Chynna Clugston-Major will return for later issues.
The original Hopeless Savages mini-series introduced us to the Hopeless-Savage family (the retired punk rocker parents whose names I can't remember, wise elder brother Rat, recently returned from ill-advised career in corporate coffee hell, gay mod brother Twitch, kick-ass sister Arsenal and Zero). This mini-series concentrates more on Zero Savage, specifically on her troubled school, home and love lives... It's smart, funny, cute without being cutesy, and the characters grow on you like a rash. It'll strike chords with people's own lives while at the same time doing what comics arguably do best - portraying a world and a group of people who aren't like anything you've ever seen before... Plus Van Meter seems to have a knack for getting talented, distinctive artists to work with her (the 'flashback' device works particularly well).
Issues 1 & 2 are out now, and should both be easy to find in any comic shop that doesn't deserve a good burningdown. There should also be a trade eventually, and in the meantime you can also pick up the first HS series as a neatly-sized trade. Black 'n' white punk rock grrl adventures GO!
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