The Comic Book Guide to the Mission #[nn]

(2013)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Comic Book Guide to the Mission

Indexer Notes

Title page, front matter

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 3 pages (report information)

Letters

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Fragments in the Mission (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Jamaica Dyer (signed)

Pencils

Jamaica Dyer (signed)

Inks

Jamaica Dyer (signed)

Letters

Jamaica Dyer

Genre

non-fiction; biography

Synopsis

As a teenager, in college, and after college, Jamaica Dyer repeatedly visits the Mission District. When she realizes that all of her memories and experiences come from a six-block area, she makes that area her home. There she's fallen in love, found the best burritos ever, and never run out of things to do.

Keywords

City; Mission District; San Francisco

Adobe Bookshop (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Aindrila Mukopadhyay [as Aindrila] (signed)

Inks

Aindrila Mukopadhyay [as Aindrila] (signed)

Keywords

Bookshop; bookstore

Murray the Attorney (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Clint Woods

Pencils

Nomi Kane

Inks

Nomi Kane

Letters

?

Genre

drama

Characters

Murray; bartenders; Mission denizens

Synopsis

Murray is a lawyer, he wears a suit, he isn't hip, and he even lives in the non-trendy section of the Mission. Though he's been there for years people pretty much ignore him, until one of the bartenders at his favorite joint is arrested. Murray gets him out, and from that time is acknowledged and even welcomed around the District. After ten years, it's nice to fit in.

Keywords

Attorney; bartender; lawyer; Mission District; San Francisco

Nothing About Nothing (Table of Contents: 8)

A Waste of Time / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Rick Worley

Pencils

Rick Worley (signed)

Inks

Rick Worley (signed)

Letters

Rick Worley ?

Genre

drama

Characters

Rick Worley; roommate

Synopsis

The new resident's roommate promises to take him to the Mission District, where they can get the best burritos in the world. After wandering the District fruitlessly the guy announces that the nearby taqueria is the right one. The burritos are pretty good.

Keywords

Mission District; San Francisco

Indexer Notes

Rick Worley presents himself as a giant rabbit.

Weird Fish (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Aindrila Mukopadhyay [as Aindrila] (signed)

Inks

Aindrila Mukopadhyay [as Aindrila] (signed)

Buy Used, Buy Bulk (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Alfred Twu

Pencils

Alfred Twu (signed)

Inks

Alfred Twu (signed)

Letters

Alfred Twu

Genre

non-fiction; advocacy

Characters

Narrator

Synopsis

The narrator describes a shopping trip through the Mission's thrift and bulk stores.

Keywords

Mission District; San Francisco; shopping

Down on Mission Street (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Geoff Vasile

Pencils

Geoff Vasile [as GCV] (signed)

Inks

Geoff Vasile [as GCV] (signed)

Letters

Geoff Vasile

Genre

drama

Characters

Narrator; Jasmine; Karla; Mike; thugs

Synopsis

The narrator doesn't fit in with hipsters, none of whom seem to have time for him. He's beaten, robbed and put on crutches by street thugs. When a friendly girl in a local coffee house shows sympathy he asks her for a date, but it turns out she's dating one of the thugs.

Keywords

Mission District; mugging; San Francisco

Roxie (Table of Contents: 12)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Aindrila Mukopadhyay [as Aindrila] (signed)

Inks

Aindrila Mukopadhyay [as Aindrila] (signed)

Keywords

Mission District; San Francisco

Luna Park (Table of Contents: 13)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Aindrila Mukopadhyay [as Aindrila] (signed)

Inks

Aindrila Mukopadhyay [as Aindrila] (signed)

The Mission Taco (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Omar Mamoon

Pencils

Greg Hinkle

Inks

Greg Hinkle

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Narrator; girl friend; taco shop operators

Synopsis

When the narrator moves to the Mission District, he sets himself the mission of finding the perfect taco. After a lengthy search, he succeeds.

Keywords

Mission District; restaurant; San Francisco

Beretta (Table of Contents: 15)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Aindrila Mukopadhyay [as Aindrila] (signed)

Inks

Aindrila Mukopadhyay [as Aindrila] (signed)

Keywords

Mission District; San Francisco

Veinitidos (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dan V.

Pencils

Dan V.

Inks

Dan V.

Letters

Dan V.

Genre

drama

Characters

Narrator; narrator as a child; street people

Synopsis

As a child, the narrator believed that the cracks in the sidewalk led to an underground world, and that the street people were from that world, living among us.

Keywords

Homeless; inside earth; Mission District; San Francisco

Fourteenth & Mission (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Sean Chiki

Pencils

Sean Chiki [as Chiki] (signed)

Inks

Sean Chiki [as Chiki] (signed)

Letters

Sean Chiki ?

Genre

historical

Characters

Mexican-Americans; Ohlone people; kids; constable; United Farm Workers; the Katzenjammer Kids [Hans] [Fritz] (cameo)

Synopsis

Incidents of life in the Mission District, from 1846 through today. The stories begin (1846) and end (2010) with the observation that times are hard. A crow observes the proceedings from beginning to end.

Keywords

California; Mission District; San Francisco

Indexer Notes

The 1876 sequence plays off the Katzenjammer Kids comic strip.

Fair Weather Friends (Table of Contents: 18)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Amy Martin

Pencils

Amy Martin

Inks

Amy Martin

Letters

Amy Martin

Characters

Sunbathers

Keywords

Mission District; San Francisco

O Valencia! (Table of Contents: 19)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Andrew Farago; Shaenon K. Garrity

Pencils

Andrew Farago; Shaenon K. Garrity

Inks

Andrew Farago; Shaenon K. Garrity

Letters

Andrew Farago; Shaenon K. Garrity

Characters

Andrew; Shaenon

Keywords

Map; Mission District; San Francisco

Jason. (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Roman Muradov

Pencils

Roman Muradov

Inks

Roman Muradov

Genre

humor

Characters

Smoker; tree

Synopsis

A careless smoker sets a tree on fire. The tree puts it out with a fire extinguisher, then puts up a no smoking sign.

Keywords

Cigarette; pantomime; wordless

Consuming. (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Roman Muradov

Pencils

Roman Muradov

Inks

Roman Muradov

Letters

Roman Muradov ?

Genre

humor

Characters

Artists

Synopsis

At art shows, those in attendance are more interested in the food than in the art.

Keywords

Artist; Mission District; San Francisco

No one will ever love me anymore. (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Roman Muradov

Pencils

Roman Muradov (signed)

Inks

Roman Muradov (signed)

Letters

Roman Muradov ?

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Balding guy

Synopsis

A guy tries numerous hats and headgear, without finding anything satisfactory.

Keywords

Hats; Mission District; San Francisco

How to screw up Craigslist interviews. (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Roman Muradov

Pencils

Roman Muradov

Inks

Roman Muradov

Letters

Roman Muradov ?

Genre

humor

Characters

Roman Muradov; Heather; male roommate

Synopsis

Roman Muradov goes to meet prospective roommates, and makes a fool of himself.

Keywords

Craigslist; Mission District; San Francisco

Hip. (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Roman Muradov

Pencils

Roman Muradov

Inks

Roman Muradov

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Bearded bird

Synopsis

A bird trims its beard with an axe.

Keywords

Axe; bird; pantomime; wordless

Mission Statements (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Mario Hernandez

Pencils

Mario Hernandez

Inks

Mario Hernandez

Letters

Mario Hernadnez

Genre

humor

Characters

Narrator; street people; Mission dwellers; performers

Synopsis

The narrator moves to the Mission District, and loves its vitality. Over time he morphs into a stereotypical Mission dweller.

Keywords

Cartoonist; Hispanic; Mission District; San Francisco

A True Travel Tale (Table of Contents: 26)

True Travel Tales / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Justin Hall

Pencils

Justin Hall

Inks

Justin Hall

Letters

Justin Hall ?

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Narrator

Synopsis

The narrator rides bicycle through the Mission, muses on the best things about the Mission, and concludes that the best part of going away is returning.

Keywords

Bicycle; Mission District; San Francisco

SF Dyke March (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Ariel Schrag

Pencils

Ariel Schrag

Inks

Ariel Schrag

Letters

Ariel Schrag

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Narrator; lesbians; street people

Synopsis

The narrator has a series of pathetic experiences in connection with a demonstration.

Keywords

Gay; homosexual; lesbian; LGBT; Mission District; San Francisco

Field Notes from the Hipster Habitat (Table of Contents: 28)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Stewart

Pencils

John Mathis

Inks

John Mathis

Letters

?

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Narrator; hipsters

Synopsis

The narrator and his wife observe hipsters on visits to the Mission, then move into the neighborhood. There's much they enjoy there, but surrounded by the hipsters' aggressive self-centeredness at the expense of neighbors, landlords, and customers, they move out after eleven months. They enjoy their new neighborhood much better, and can still make easy forays into the Mission.

Keywords

Mission District; San Francisco

Indexer Notes

Written in a parody of a scientist observing wildlife.

Boogaloo's (Table of Contents: 29)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Aindrila Mukopadhyay [as Aindrila] (signed)

Inks

Aindrila Mukopadhyay [as Aindrila] (signed)

Keywords

Mission District; San Francisco

All Over Coffee #396 (Table of Contents: 30)

All Over Coffee / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Madonna

Pencils

Paul Madonna

Inks

Paul Madonna

Letters

Paul Madonna ?

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

The artist tries to assemble a narrative from his life.

Keywords

California

What Hazel Eats (Table of Contents: 31)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jonas Madden-Connor

Pencils

Jonas Madden-Connor [as JMC] (signed)

Inks

Jonas Madden-Connor [as JMC] (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Hazel (dog); Hazel's owners

Synopsis

Hazel eats everything, and she finds plenty on the streets of the Mission.

Keywords

Dog; Mission District; San Francisco

Indexer Notes

The male owner is presented as a penguin.

Eight Blocks (Table of Contents: 32)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Jen Oaks

Pencils

Jen Oaks

Inks

Jen Oaks

Letters

Jen Oaks

Genre

humor

Characters

Artist; Mission dwellers

Synopsis

As the artist walks from home to studio, her mind churns on all sorts of topics and images. Once she starts work, the mind is blank.

Keywords

Artist; Mission District; San Francisco

Amnesia (Table of Contents: 33)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Aindrila Mukopadhyay [as Aindrila] (signed)

Inks

Aindrila Mukopadhyay [as Aindrila] (signed)

The Murals of the Mission (Table of Contents: 34)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Jeff Walker

Pencils

Jeff Walker

Inks

Jeff Walker

Letters

Jeff Walker

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Jeff; Susan Kleck Cervantes; Sirron; muralists; Yuka; kids

Synopsis

Mission dwellers begin creating outdoor murals in the early 1970s as an expression of conscience and heritage. Over time murals become (and now remain) major presentations in the Mission.

Keywords

Artist; Mission District; mural; San Francisco

Indexer Notes

Last page ("How It's Done") shows creation of a mural.

Amity Blamity Presents: The Mission (Table of Contents: 35)

Amity Blamity / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Mike White

Pencils

Mike White

Inks

Mike White

Letters

Mike White

Genre

humor

Characters

Chester; Gretchen; Downey; Leef Smith

Synopsis

The kids enjoy all the best that the Mission has to offer, while Downey wallows in its seedy aspects.

Keywords

Comic book store; Mission District; pig; San Francisco

Indexer Notes

Chester is presented as a piglet.

Places Seen in the Comics (Table of Contents: 36)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Letters

Typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

Mission District; San Francisco

Contributor Bios (Table of Contents: 37)

text article / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

Typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

Artist; cartoonist

Acknowledgements & Notes (Table of Contents: 38)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Lauren Davis

Letters

Typeset

Genre

non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

blank page(s) / 4 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Take a Cartoon Tour Through San Francisco's Mission District...

Indexer Notes

Back cover