A review by bbpettry
Cellies, Vol. 1 by Joe Flood, Davis Stuart II
2.0
Cellies starts off looking like an anti-tech Shaun of the Dead story but is actually a wholesome slice of retail life comedy about some people who work at a cell phone store.
Devin, the protagonist, is 21 year old guy who just wants to work his 8 and go home to play video games. Parker, the CEO’s daughter has a casual racism problem and a gaggle of friends that show up at the store to take up space. Rey, a Muslim teenager, tries to stoke a social life in between strict parents, mountains of homework, and her job. Jerry used to be a journalist and often has the dropsies. Christian, the manager, who is actually using Tom Cruise lines to train employees when he’s not posing for selfies. Elena is overqualified, a new employee who somehow knows and does more than all of the people I just listed.
For Fans of: Moonstruck, Over Easy.
Art: Cartoon style, heavy inks.
Sell it: To tired retail workers and folk who used to be tired retail workers.
Devin, the protagonist, is 21 year old guy who just wants to work his 8 and go home to play video games. Parker, the CEO’s daughter has a casual racism problem and a gaggle of friends that show up at the store to take up space. Rey, a Muslim teenager, tries to stoke a social life in between strict parents, mountains of homework, and her job. Jerry used to be a journalist and often has the dropsies. Christian, the manager, who is actually using Tom Cruise lines to train employees when he’s not posing for selfies. Elena is overqualified, a new employee who somehow knows and does more than all of the people I just listed.
For Fans of: Moonstruck, Over Easy.
Art: Cartoon style, heavy inks.
Sell it: To tired retail workers and folk who used to be tired retail workers.