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{{quote|''"Where am I from? All over, really. No place exciting."''|Megan McKeenan, "The Last Lonely Days at the Oxford Theatre"}}
{{quote|''"Where am I from? All over, really. No place exciting."''
|Megan McKeenan, "The Last Lonely Days at the Oxford Theatre"}}


A 12-part comic series published by Oni starting in 2005 and ending in 2008, ''Local'' covered twelve years in the life of Megan McKeenan. Each issue was a stand-alone [[Slice of Life]] story, sometimes with Megan as the main character, sometimes with her only in the background. Written by Brian Wood (''[[DMZ (Comic Book)|DMZ]]'', ''[[Northlanders (Comic Book)|Northlanders]]'') and beautifully drawn by Ryan Kelly (''Giant Robot Warriors''), each issue took place in a different city in North America and featured Megan at a different place in her life.
A 12-part comic series published by Oni starting in 2005 and ending in 2008, '''''Local''''' covered twelve years in the life of Megan McKeenan. Each issue was a stand-alone [[Slice of Life]] story, sometimes with Megan as the main character, sometimes with her only in the background. Written by Brian Wood (''[[DMZ]]'', ''[[Northlanders]]'') and beautifully drawn by Ryan Kelly (''Giant Robot Warriors''), each issue took place in a different city in North America and featured Megan at a different place in her life.


The twelve parts were:
The twelve parts were:
* "Ten Thousand Thoughts Per Second" (Portland, Oregon)
# "Ten Thousand Thoughts Per Second" (Portland, Oregon)
* "Polaroid Boyfriend" (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
# "Polaroid Boyfriend" (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
* "Theories and Defenses" (Richmond, Virginia)
# "Theories and Defenses" (Richmond, Virginia)
* "Two Brothers" (Missoula, Montana)
# "Two Brothers" (Missoula, Montana)
* "The Last Lonely Days at the Oxford Theatre" ([[Canada Eh|Halifax, Nova Scotia]])
# "The Last Lonely Days at the Oxford Theatre" ([[Canada, Eh?|Halifax, Nova Scotia]])
* "Megan and Gloria, Apartment 5A" ([[Big Applesauce|Brooklyn, New York]])
# "Megan and Gloria, Apartment 5A" ([[Big Applesauce|Brooklyn, New York]])
* "Hazardous Youth" (Tempe, Arizona)
# "Hazardous Youth" (Tempe, Arizona)
* "Food as Substitute" ([[The Windy City|Wicker Park, Chicago]])
# "Food as Substitute" ([[The Windy City|Wicker Park, Chicago]])
* "Wish You Were Here" (Norman, Oklahoma)
# "Wish You Were Here" (Norman, Oklahoma)
* "Bar Crawl" ([[Everything Is Big in Texas|Austin, Texas]])
# "Bar Crawl" ([[Everything Is Big in Texas|Austin, Texas]])
* "The Younger Generation" ([[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]])
# "The Younger Generation" ([[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]])
* "The House That Megan Built" (Vermont)
# "The House That Megan Built" (Vermont)


Each issue also has an amount of back matter, notes from both Wood and Kelly, including their own soundtracks to each issue. It is a definite must read.
Each issue also has an amount of back matter, notes from both Wood and Kelly, including their own soundtracks to each issue. It is a definite must read.


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'''This series contains the following tropes:'''

* [[Abusive Parents]]: {{spoiler|Megan's dad}} to an extent.
* [[Abusive Parents]]: {{spoiler|Megan's dad}} to an extent.
* [[Allergic to Love]]
* [[Allergic to Love]]
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* [[Imagine Spot]]: The first issue is mostly Megan's imaginings of what will happen at the pharmacy {{spoiler|if she tries to use a forged note from her boyfriend}}.
* [[Imagine Spot]]: The first issue is mostly Megan's imaginings of what will happen at the pharmacy {{spoiler|if she tries to use a forged note from her boyfriend}}.
* [[Mama Bear]]: {{spoiler|Megan's mother}} to an extent.
* [[Mama Bear]]: {{spoiler|Megan's mother}} to an extent.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: An interesting issue about a band ("Theories and Defenses") is immediately followed by a [[Wham Episode|Wham Issue]], "Two Brothers."
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: An interesting issue about a band ("Theories and Defenses") is immediately followed by a [[Wham! Episode|Wham Issue]], "Two Brothers."
* [[Nippled and Dimed]]: Averted. This is an indie comic, of course.
* [[Nippled and Dimed]]: Averted. This is an indie comic, of course.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: In spades.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: In spades.
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* [[Silent Scenery Panel]]: So much, it could count as [[Scenery Porn]].
* [[Silent Scenery Panel]]: So much, it could count as [[Scenery Porn]].
* [[Slice of Life]]
* [[Slice of Life]]
* [[Stalker With a Crush]]: Sort of; the eponymous "Polaroid Boyfriend" lets himself into Megan's apartment and leaves a polaroid of himself. In return, she actually leaves a polaroid of ''herself'' for him to find.
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Sort of; the eponymous "Polaroid Boyfriend" lets himself into Megan's apartment and leaves a polaroid of himself. In return, she actually leaves a polaroid of ''herself'' for him to find.
* [[Stopped Caring]]: Possibly the "rich hottie" in #8.
* [[Stopped Caring]]: Possibly the "rich hottie" in #8.
* [[Time Skip]]
* [[Time Skip]]


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[[Category:US Canadian Comics]]
[[Category:US Canadian Comics]]
[[Category:Local]]
[[Category:Comic Books of the 2000s]]
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[[Category:Comic Books]]

Latest revision as of 23:57, 1 October 2020

"Where am I from? All over, really. No place exciting."

—Megan McKeenan, "The Last Lonely Days at the Oxford Theatre"

A 12-part comic series published by Oni starting in 2005 and ending in 2008, Local covered twelve years in the life of Megan McKeenan. Each issue was a stand-alone Slice of Life story, sometimes with Megan as the main character, sometimes with her only in the background. Written by Brian Wood (DMZ, Northlanders) and beautifully drawn by Ryan Kelly (Giant Robot Warriors), each issue took place in a different city in North America and featured Megan at a different place in her life.

The twelve parts were:

  1. "Ten Thousand Thoughts Per Second" (Portland, Oregon)
  2. "Polaroid Boyfriend" (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
  3. "Theories and Defenses" (Richmond, Virginia)
  4. "Two Brothers" (Missoula, Montana)
  5. "The Last Lonely Days at the Oxford Theatre" (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
  6. "Megan and Gloria, Apartment 5A" (Brooklyn, New York)
  7. "Hazardous Youth" (Tempe, Arizona)
  8. "Food as Substitute" (Wicker Park, Chicago)
  9. "Wish You Were Here" (Norman, Oklahoma)
  10. "Bar Crawl" (Austin, Texas)
  11. "The Younger Generation" (Toronto, Ontario)
  12. "The House That Megan Built" (Vermont)

Each issue also has an amount of back matter, notes from both Wood and Kelly, including their own soundtracks to each issue. It is a definite must read.

Tropes used in Local include:
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