ABOUT THE BOOK AND CHARACTERS
Two Italian Guys: A graphic novel taking place at the end of the Great Depression. This is the main story that will continue throughout all books in the series... and it's full of surprises.
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Frankie Contino The youngest son of an immigrant family, Frankie doesn't know what he wants out of life. He tags along with his older brother Sammy, which usually gets him into trouble. Frankie is a nice guy, but probably gets labeled as an underachiever because of his shyness. |
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Sammy Contino Sammy is strong, good looking, and outgoing but he can't hold a regular job. He has a problem with authority and will start a fight over a parking space... and he doesn't even own a car. Sammy thinks working for an up and coming gangster in the electric city of Scranton, Pennsylvania is his ticket to the good life. Who knows, maybe it is. |
Lou Peppino: Stereotypical Italians, stereotypical everyone else. Follow Lou and his crew on random adventures in real life. Cartoons aren't just for kids anymore!
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Lou Peppino Lou has a small cable access cooking show that nobody really watches. He always says the first thing that comes to mind, but nobody takes offense since he has the mind of a chimp. Lou likes beautiful women, complaining, and eating. He lives in New Jersey. |
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Tommy Pomodoro Third generation American, "100% fucking Italian." Tommy grew up on the same block as Lou, and ended up marrying Lou's sister. He walks a fine line between instigator and mediator even though he probably doesn't know what those words mean. Tommy likes fashion, antiques, and dance music... but that's his little secret. |
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Darrin Melanzane Angry black guy alert! No, just kidding... he's a pretty cool guy. Darrin was adopted by a nice Italian family when he was seven. He reads political books written by left-wing comedians and thinks the media is honest. Darrin likes kung fu movies, comic books, and mayonnaise on his French fries. |
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Gary Shiitake Gary's family moved to America from Japan when he was five. He says he doesn't take baths with his family, but nobody believes him. Lou and his pals are careful not to tease Gary too much, though... he probably knows karate, right? |
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Jerry Bagel Yes, he loves technology... but not as much as bacon, you see (but he still loves technology). Jerry is Jewish, and is working hard to elevate the king of meats to a kosher status. I mean, it's bacon... they must have made some sort of mistake with that one. |
Joe Pazzo once said, "There is no such thing as the mafia, but if there was I was made boss yesterday."
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Joe Pazzo, A.K.A. Crazy Joey Pazzo Mr. Pazzo is a psychopath. He goes from charming fellow to bat-shit insane and back again in about as long as it takes to order a cheeseburger and fries. Joe is rumored to head a certain criminal organization, but we don't feel comfortable commenting further on the matter. |
Mouse Carpone: He'd put his pants on one leg at a time if he wore any.
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Mouse Carpone Mouse lives in a decent place in a middle class neighborhood. He's married to his wife, Tina Titmouse, for about as long as she'll put up with his shit. |
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