{"product_id":"watch-your-head-paperback","title":"Watch Your Head - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCory Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis strip is the culmination of a life's worth of dreams. I'm using the opportunity to entertain, enlighten, and be the trembly voice of the socially awkward everywhere.\" -Cory Thomas\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn edgy and nuanced strip-chronicling the demanding but reflective lives of six urban teens at Oliver Otis University.\u003c\/p\u003eMore Watch Your Head\u003cp\u003eCory Thomas's \u003ci\u003eWatch Your Head\u003c\/i\u003e is presented through the eyes of Cory, an academically brilliant but socially inept college student. His friends at Otis U. include Omar, a recluse who seems umbilically tied to his computer; Quincy, Omar's friend (and therefore Cory's friend by default); and Kevin, who, as both a Canadian and one of the few whites on a predominantly black campus, feels like a foreigner times two. Robin, the object of Cory's crush, and Jason, Cory's roommate and polar opposite, round out the cast.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough this diverse group, Thomas provides a raw critique on current social issues while perfectly relating the amusements, angst, and growth that come with the college experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWatch Your Head\u003c\/i\u003e currently appears in papers stretching from New York, Washington, D.C., and Boston to Chicago, Dallas, and St. Petersburg. This inaugural book offering collects more than 40 weeks of strips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCory Thomas grew up in San Fernando, Trinidad. In 1998, he accepted a full academic scholarship to Howard University to study mechanical engineering. He graduated magna cum laude in 2002 and earned his master's degree in 2003. During this time, he became an illustrator at Howard University's newspaper, the \u003ci\u003eHilltop\u003c\/i\u003e, where he presented the earliest versions of \u003ci\u003eWatch Your Head\u003c\/i\u003e. Today, Cory works from his home just outside Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.98 x 8.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694044811327,"sku":"9780740771033","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/aee6a74a95235c6a494cbe6ddf98bde8.webp?v=1765000836","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/watch-your-head-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}