Local (2005) comic books 2007-2009
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Issue #8
Local (2005) #8$2.50
$2.50
by Brian Wood & Ryan Kelly "Food as Substitute" ? Working as a waitress at a popular restaurant, Megan starts a passionate love affair with one of the young chefs, and at the same time negotiates an awkward relationship with a much older customer. Late nights, good food, better sex, steamy kitchens, love triangles... all set in the diverse and artistic neighborhood of Wicker Park, Chicago. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W (8 of 12) Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #9
Local (2005) #9$2.50
$2.50
by Brian Wood & Ryan Kelly "Wish You Were Here" ? After hearing news of her parents' death, Megan McKeenan travels to Norman, Oklahoma to see the exact location where her parents first met ? in front of the Bizzel Library on the UO Norman Campus. She has an old family photo from that moment in the past, and in an effort to process her loss, she attempts to recreate it with her new boyfriend. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W (9 of 12) Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #10
Local (2005) #10$2.50
$2.50
by Brian Wood & Ryan Kelly "The Process." The flipside to the previous issue of Local, this Austin, TX-based story tracks Megan's brother Matthew McKeenan, as he also reacts to the news of their parent's death. While Megan's journey was proactive, sentimental, and in the end, rather uplifting, Matthew's process is radically different, and possibly dangerous. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W (10 of 12) Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #11
Local (2005) #11$2.50
$2.50
by Brian Wood & Ryan Kelly Set in the Toronto fine arts scene, this penultimate issue of Local focuses on a young art student trying to manipulate the scene as best she can, who sees a source of material too good to pass up: Megan McKeenan. But as Megan turns thirty, how will she deal with this cocky upstart? Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #12
Local (2005) #12$2.50
$2.50
by Brian Wood & Ryan Kelly More than a decade after Megan McKeenan set off on her cross-continental vagabond lifestyle, she's gone from a naive and brash teenager to a woman in her thirties, wise beyond her years. In this final issue, she travels to rural Vermont and the vacation house she remembers from her early childhood to finally settle down. She reflects on her life and what the future holds. Her entire life has been running from one situation to the next - can she find peace of mind in the New England woods? Cover price $2.99.
