Social Studies is loaded with a cast of unique characters. Almost all the characters are comprised of pieces of the comic's creators. Who we were at that age. How we saw ourselves, who we wanted to be. We wanted to show all aspects of the (our) high school experience for our readers to relate to.
Social Studies is loaded with a cast of unique characters. Almost all the characters are comprised of pieces of the comic's creators. Who we were at that age. How we saw ourselves, who we wanted to be. We wanted to show all aspects of the (our) high school experience for our readers to relate to.
Len Hunter finds himself socially ostracized on his first day of High School. By chance he ends up falling in with a tight knit group of friends. Len gets a glimpse of high school hierarchy and what it feels like for someone to really have your back.
Social Studies Issue 2 – The gang faces the first real trial of their High School lives. Homecoming! Len and Lee get set up on blind dates. Turner and Wesley despise school spirit. Iris puts on a brave face. Roy and Vicky try to have a good time but don’t always see eye to eye. A couple new characters join the fun with mixed results.
Turner is roped into painting a mural for the school. When someone sabotages his work, Zimmerman blames Turner. With a spotted past already Turner and his friends must work quick to clear his name. Len spies on his old friends. Iris awkwardly asks Vicky for help. A shadow looms over the group. Meanwhile, Lee thinks a prank goes too far and Wesley pays the price.
Len’s forced into a confrontation for the hand of a girl he has no interest in. Turner and Wesley enjoy playing in his grief. They can’t help but stoking the fire. Vicky drags Roy to their first real High School party. Roy rather spend time with his friends. At the party the two need to figure out if this is really what they want.
The gang goes to their usual spot for a game of paintball. The Winner’s Circle is there! The two opposing groups decide to settle their differences by facing off. Roy and Iris work well together. Lee freaks out. Len is stuck babysitting Wesley when he eats a ton of candy with some unexpected ingredients.
Social Studies Issue 6 – The gang’s heard about the craze of Escape Rooms forever. They’re excited to finally dive in. Maybe a bit too excited. An innocent couple get roped into being locked into a tight space with the overzealous group. Things unravel quickly with some outside influence the participants are unaware of. Big personalities clash and the name ‘escape room’ is taken WAY too literally.
Social Studies Issue 7 – A charismatic student summons the cliques of Empire High to come together at a Halloween fundraiser. When he’s attacked, the D-Gens are falsely blamed and now must fight their way home while every other clique is hunting them down.