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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"}} |
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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 (''[[ |
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. |
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The twelve parts were: |
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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]]. |
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* [[Slice of Life]] |
* [[Slice of Life]] |
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* [[Stalker |
* [[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. |
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* [[Stopped Caring]]: Possibly the "rich hottie" in #8. |
* [[Stopped Caring]]: Possibly the "rich hottie" in #8. |
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* [[Time Skip]] |
* [[Time Skip]] |