The Eltingville Club

Full name and role: Pete DiNunzio (the horror and sci-fi nerd)

•Appearance: Short, skinny, and scruffy. He often wears T-shirts with images from horror movies.

•Personality: Obsessive fan of the horror and sci-fi genres, especially the classics. He can be intense and condescending; he believes his opinion on genre films and literature is definitive.

•Likes/Hobbies: Collecting horror magazines (Fangoria), monster movies, horror comics, pulp fiction. Loves role-playing games involving monsters or the supernatural.

Full name and role: Jerry Stokes (The Frustrated Artist)

Physical appearance Jerry is the tallest and thinnest member of the club, with a lanky physique that makes him notable for his lack of robustness. He has thin, somewhat scruffy blond hair, similar to that of Bill Dickey (the group's leader). His usual attire includes a long-sleeved sweater with green stripes and jeans, although it varies slightly in some stories, such as in the comic "Bring Me The Head Of Boba Fett."

Personality and role in the group Jerry is the most withdrawn, quiet, and easygoing member of the Eltingville Club, often acting as the "sane man" by attempting to mediate his friends' constant fights and irrational arguments. However, his submissive and "weak" attitude makes him a prime target for teasing and bullying, especially from Bill, who views him with contempt and insults him using role-playing game terms (such as "you've never passed your saving throws"). Despite this, Jerry is ambidextrous (he can use both hands with equal dexterity) and humorously describes himself as having "elven feet" and "gentle bones." He serves as Secretary of Fantasy and Role-Playing Games and is the group's regular Dungeon Master (DM) during their Dungeons & Dragons sessions. His passion for RPGs defines him, and he's the only one in the group who shows even a hint of maturity.

•Full name and role: Josh Levy (the cynical glutton)

•Appearance: Overweight, round-faced, slightly sweaty, short dark hair. Usually eating.

•Personality: Lazy, sarcastic, and almost permanently in a bad mood. He constantly makes fun of everyone, but is sensitive when others make fun of him. He has a "I hate everything, but I'll come anyway" air about him.

•Likes/Hobbies: Watching TV, Star Wars, Star Trek, B-movie horror, comics. He enjoys collecting toys and figurines, but especially eating while criticizing.

•Full name and role: William Alan Dickey (the self-proclaimed leader)

•Appearance: Tall, thin guy with thick glasses and somewhat messy black hair. He often wears T-shirts with geeky logos.

•Personality: Self-centered, loud, abusive, with a leader complex. He always wants to be right and boasts of knowing more than everyone else. He tends to humiliate other members and exploit his "authority" as club president.

•Likes/Hobbies: Comics (particularly Marvel and DC), science fiction and horror series, role-playing games (D&D). He loves collecting rare comics and figurines. He enjoys showing off his knowledge more than sharing.

The Eltingville Club A suburban club made up of teenagers obsessed with geek culture: comics, science fiction, horror, role-playing games, collectibles, TV, movies, etc. They meet in one of their basements to discuss, play games, and, most of the time, fight each other over trivial matters. Although they share the same interests, they all have toxic traits: they are elitist, competitive, foul-mouthed, selfish, and cruel to each other. The comic uses them as a satire of fanatics who take the hobby to the point of unhealthy obsession.

In summary The Eltingville Club represents the toxic, competitive, and selfish side of geek fandom. They are all smart in their own way, but they use that knowledge to humiliate each other. His hobbies revolve around: comics, role-playing games, horror, science fiction, collecting, TV, cult movies. The comic is a dark satire: there's no positive development in them, they always end in violent arguments, demonstrating how pathetic and destructive a hobby can be when taken to the extreme.