Jun 2009
More Stonebrook Tales
Iron Manuel puts on an apron to buy beer. He isn't old enough to legally buy beer but somehow he cons the cashier. It isn't the first time he has gotten away with this trick. He isn't actually shown buying the beer. The chapter opened with Chivo telling Carlos about how Manuel has been able to get away with this followed by Manuel going and doing it once again.
There is another brief interlude with the gas mask wearing character from the previous issue. This time he bursts out of an egg and is engulfed in flames. After the flames subside all that is left is a ring of thorns. Chivo is wearing a t-shirt with the gas mask dude's face on it in this issue.
Manuel tells Carlos about how Chivo gave some girl a black eye. It was an accident and she had a crush on Chivo. Later they head over to Spankfest, a party being thrown by their friend Spanky. They buy their way in with some of the beer they bring to the party. There's a bit of confusion about the term shark, which also showed up in the previous issue. Spanky mentions the "shark" and they think he is talking about someone named Alice the Shark. He is referring to a shark shaped bottle opener.
Stacy dreams while listening to music. She has a full head of hair in the dream. I'm pretty sure it is Stacy based on how she looks and what immediately follows the dream. In the dream. She is listening to the beat of drums and can't remember who she is. She wakes up and the phone rings. It is Melii. She wants to hang out.
I'm enjoying the way the story is unfolding and the pace at which it moves. It doesn't remind me of my youth but I like the feel of it. The dream sequence is my favorite part of this issue. To me it felt the most surreal and familiar, at the same time.
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