The Bryces Go Shopping, Page 1

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"The Bryces Go Shopping" - A Story by Rachel Nabors - www.mangapunk.com/rachel

Decorative spiral design

PANEL 1

Olivias Mom (blonde with pearls) holds up a frilly white dress excitedly while Olivia (dark spiky hair, black outfit with skull) looks unimpressed.

OLIVIAS MOM: "Oooh! Olivia, dear! How about this one?"

OLIVIA: "Do they have it in black?"

PANEL 2

Caption: "A few stores later..."

At a different store, Olivias Mom examines some clothing while Olivia looks at something on a shelf. Shoes are visible in the background.

OLIVIAS MOM: "Dear, what are those?"

OLIVIA: "hmmm?"

PANEL 3

Olivias Mom explains while Olivia looks shocked and embarrassed.

OLIVIAS MOM: "Oh, those are thongs."

OLIVIA: "Wh-whats that??"

PANEL 4

At a goth/alternative store with band merchandise like "The Corporate Whores," "Black Tri-" and "Death Boy" visible. A "God is cruel" shirt is on display. Olivias Mom looks uncomfortable while Olivia finds what she wants.

OLIVIAS MOM: "I... I dont know if I approve of all this..."

OLIVIA: "Bingo! These are the pants I want!"

This comic I originally made for my graphic novel 18 Revolutions did end up on gURL.com eventually. Yes, that is Hot Topic. It was my favorite store when I was a teen.

(Designers, I see you laughing at my fonts. I was 18, and I liked variety.)

Comments (Archived)

  1. Lauren

    This is what I remember Hot Topic being like.

    Ramiro and I like to joke that, in the old days, we didn’t shop at Hot Topic because it was too cool for us; and, these days, we don’t shop at Hot Topic because we’re too cool for them! Never thought we’d see the day…

  2. sewthernbelle

    I have a feeling you were also writing about your own experiences shopping with your mom weren’t you? Weren’t you? Come on fess up. Admit it. Admit! lol j/k

    • Rachel the Great

      Actually, sewthernbelle, my mom loved Hot Topic. I based Olivia’s mom on a friend’s mother. I met the young lady when I was staying with a childhood friend in Pennsylvania. Her mother was very strictly Christian, and it was hard for her daughter to express herself. We were lucky. Our mothers didn’t try to dissuade us from buying big boots!