Arden High #2
In "King Cheer," Leah’s decision to step down as cheer captain after her college plans fall through sends shockwaves through Arden High’s squad, fracturing friendships and sparking tension with the basketball team. As Rae and Gabe’s ambitions clash, the once-unified squad teeters on the edge of chaos—while Leah still hasn’t found her next step. Written by Molly Horton Booth and Stephanie Kate Strohm, with all interior art, inks, colors, and letters by Jamie Green, and a cover by Jamie Green, this 2024 Hyperion issue captures the messy, high-stakes heart of high school ambition.
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With her college plans not panning out, Leah decides that she can't devote time to the cheerleader squad and abdicates the captaincy to Rae and Gabe. This act succeeds in alienating her from her best friend and puts the squad in conflict with the basketball team. In addition, Rae and Gabe's naked ambitions threaten to sunder the cheer squad. And Leah is no closer to her college goals.
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