http://omgcheckplease.tumblr.com/episodesMy NEW Obsession--an African American Yalie cartoonist named
Ngozi Ukazu from Houston, Texas (daughter of Nigerian immigrants) who writes/draws obsessionally about a collegiate hockey team (hockey team???) at a small (fictional) undergraduate college ("
Samwell") in Massachusetts--
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![](https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/projects/1567675/photo-original.png?w=1536&h=1152&fit=crop&v=1429633887&auto=format&q=92&s=66d7ad2d338eddc387f02a2b03e9987a)
Oh yeah--May 20, 2015, her Kickstarter campaign (original $15,000 goal) successfully raised $74,290 USD with 1,577 backers. Ah-hem!
This is Eric Richard Bittle.
'Dickie' to his Mom.
'Bitty' or 'Bits' to his teammates.Eric Bittle (known as 'Bitty') is a slight 5'-6" Frosh (then Sophomore) gay figure skater (and master baker and pie maker!) from the South (Madison, GA) who joins the Samwell hockey team (AND hockey frat) and--at the end of the second year--is
SHOCKED TO DISCOVER
![Shocked :o](https://bettermost.net/forum/Smileys/cowboy/shocked.gif)
that
Jack Zimmermann, the graduating 6'-1" hunk Senior hockey captain (graduating and going pro) from Quebec (French bilingual, son of a famous Canadian hockey star)
HAS FALLEN LOVE WITH HIM.
(Now I'm totally certifiable, right?? Or does this mean I have been a Fangurl ALL ALONG without never knowing it???)
This is Jack.
![](https://68.media.tumblr.com/539b3448668baa8b5d137398f1759939/tumblr_o4kgfgngNM1szaospo1_500.jpg)
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THIS guy ('Parse') is bad news!
![](https://33.media.tumblr.com/a8ab39c39803d63012ace123315e7fa6/tumblr_inline_nkgn5iBdNR1qehtw5.jpg)
Fratmates/Teammates (and, after Jack graduates, now apparently boyfriends)
![](https://40.media.tumblr.com/d811cc37fbaecc00fff2b839ee6ec2c2/tumblr_o427oiE7qW1szaospo2_500.jpg)
Teammate Jack visiting with the boyfriend's mom in GA during the 4th of July weekend--
Jack Zimmermann visiting Madison, GA for the 4th of July, Summer 2015.Hmm. Doesn't this look FAMILIAR? (Only a lot more--friendlier??)
http://omgcheckplease.tumblr.com/post/142644954797More to follow....