Hopeless savages volume 2 ground zero jen van meter book

Collecting the second miniseries, ground zero follows ze. Jen van meter s punk rock family have never had what you might call a normal life, and when the parental units turn up missing, its up to the kids to get united and find out whos behind the. This book collects all four issues of the oni press comic book series hopeless savages. Ground zero collects all four issues of the oni press comic book series hopeless savages. Ground zero as well as other short material from various sources. Ground zero jennifer van meter, author, jen van meter, author, jen van meter, author, illus. I read the first three volumes of hopeless savages a couple years ago ground zero was my favourite. And i love artist meredith mcclarens webcomic, hinges. Jen van meter and christine norrie clearly had a lot of fun making the comic, and it shows this book is great fun. Incantation by alice hoffman published 1006 192 pages purchase from amazon or powells synopsis from publisher.

So ive been looking forward to this one for pretty much this whole year. The setup, a family drama centered around a nowsettled punk couple dirk hopeless and nikki savage, the hopelesssavages and their many children, is rich with possibilities, but it stumbles from the first issue. By jen van meter all the hopeless savages are back in this fourth volume of the criticallyacclaimed series. Jen van meter is the author of hopeless savages volume 1 3. During the time of the spanish inquisition, she is one of a community of spanish jews living double lives as catholics. Previously purchased books will continue to be available in my books. Andi watson rat hopeless rebels against his parents, a superstar couple from the punk era, but when they are kidnapped, rat realizes his parents arent so bad and sets out to rescue them.

Ground zero digest van meter, jen, omalley, bryan lee, norrie. Our narrator and surrogate is skank zero hopeless savage. Ground zero digest paperback may 11, 2004 by jen van meter author. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Hopeless savages greatest hits, volume 1 by jen van meter. Hopeless savages books by jen van meter, meredith mcclaren. Hows a selfrespecting young lady supposed to handle all that.

Van meter s work at oni led to other series at dc, including the miniseries cinnamon. The hopeless savage family, stars of the last two oni press color specials, are finally setting up the equipment and playing their own gig. Ground zero by jen van meter and christine norrie, bryan lee o. Ground zero focuses more on the youngest hopeless savage, zero.

Jen van meter zero s in college and hating it, though a tour with the dusted bunnies promises to rejuvenate her spirits, at least, thats what shes telling her therapist. The original miniseries was followed by two more fourissue miniseries, hopeless savages. Year one, and at marvel, where she recently wrote a miniseries featuring black cat. Its also perhaps the most frisky that van meter gets with her narrative order, hopping back and forth and in and out of sequence, keeping things always lively, tense, and on. When youre sixteen, the world is a different place. Ground zero, an editorial comments on how few and far between compassionate portrayals of. Thomas aquinas catholic secondary school in london, ontario, canada.

See all books authored by jen van meter, including buffy the vampire slayer omnibus vol. For this years band books week, i thought id revisit one of my favourite. See all books authored by christine norrie, including hopeless savages volume 2. Hopeless savages is a comic book series created and written by jen van meter, and published. Jen van meter books list of books by author jen van meter. Ground zero, drawn principally by omalley in his prepilgrim days, is a love story and one of the best ive read in comics form. Hopeless savages volume 1, hopeless savages volume 2. Where volume 1 plays as an introductory comic romp and volume 2 turns in a. Break by jen van meter, 9781620102527, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Incantation by alice hoffman as usual, i need more. Zero s in college and hating it, though a tour with the dusted bunnies promises to rejuvenate her spiritsat least, thats what shes telling her therapist.

Second hopeless savages tpb in stores in march cbr. In a nutshell it describes zeros troubles in her senior year. My sister lent me this book ages ago and i adored it, so as i mentioned in a previous post, when feeling guilted into spending money at the local comic book store, i knew it was a safe bet. By jen van meter, christine norrie, and chynna clugstonmajor. The main protagonists name is skank zero hopelesssavage. Christine norrie, bryan lee omalley, chynna clugston flores, ross campbell, andi watson, vera brosgol, becky cloonan, mike norton, tim fish, catherine noorie, meredith mcclaren, and terry dodson. When youre zero hopeless savage, the youngest daughter of rock stars dirk hopeless and nikki savage, the world is practically unrecognizable.

If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. This march, the hopeless savage family will muscle its way into yet another slot on the bookshelves with their second trade paperback collection, hopeless savages. Ground zero is a change of pace for the hopeless savages, the first collection was more of a light adventure, as well as a way to introduce the characters. My personal favourite story is, of course the mostly omalleyillustrated ground zero, while too much hopeless savages is. Andi watson follows the hopeless savages, the first family of punk, as they navigate through. In this chapter of hopeless savages we find skank zero faced with the daunting task of balancing fame, love, music, school and family, while being hounded by a film crew. When youre zero hopelesssavage, the youngest daughter of rock. Its got a classic punk attitude that always remembers not to take itself too seriously.

The book introduces the reader to dirk hopeless and nikki savage, two legendary punk rockers from the 1970s, now living in the present day with their youngest daughter zero. Hopeless savages series by jen van meter goodreads. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. He went on to start in film studies at the university of western ontario, but dropped out before completing prior to having his own material published, omalley illustrated the oni press miniseries hopeless savages. When zero wakes up one morning to find their house ransacked and her parents allegedly kidnapped, she calls up her older brother and sister twitch and arsenal for help. All the hopeless savages are back in this fourth volume of the criticallyacclaimed series. Zero s in college and hating it, though a tour with the. Jen van meter is currently considered a single author. Golden streets of gotham and illustrated by bryan omalley oni press color special 2002, this fourpart series focuses on the. Hopeless savages is a comic book series created and written by jen van meter, and published by oni press. Hopeless savages by jen van meter all the hopeless savages are back in this fourth volume of the criticallyacclaimed series. Hopeless savages issues 4 book series wie hopeless savages vol. By oni press written by jen van meter release date 812002.