Too Much Hopeless Savages! #1
In *Too Much Hopeless Savages! #1* (2003), writer Jen Van Meter and artists Christine Norrie and Ross Campbell launch a sharp, character-driven story where Gran’s religious awakening clashes with her family’s punk legacy, while Arsenal, Twitch, Claude, and Henry head to Hong Kong for a long-awaited showdown with her old enemy, Angus Brentwood. A mysterious object slips into Arsenal’s bag at the airport, and a cryptic warning from her great-grandmother casts a shadow over their journey—foreshadowing danger, but leaving the true stakes unknown. The cover by Christine Norrie captures the tension with a bold, stylized image that hints at the group’s fractured path.
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Gran has been influenced by Reverend Tommy to protest the sinfulness of her family's punk music. Meanwhile, Arsenal, Twitch, Claude, and Henry are on their way to Hong Kong, where Arsenal will fight her old nemesis, Angus Brentwood. At the airport, someone slips something into Arsenal's bag without her knowledge. Claude and Henry introduce Arsenal and Twitch to their Great-Grandmother, who predicts a horrible future if they stay together.
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