Eric Bittle, originally from Georgia, is starting his freshman year playing hockey at Samwell University in Massachusetts. Between classes and baking pies Eric has to learn to come to terms with two very important things, checking in a game and coming out to his new friends.
Publishers Description:
Eric Bittle—former Georgia junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and amateur pâtissier—is starting his freshman year playing hockey at the prestigious Samwell University in Samwell, Massachusetts. And it’s basically nothing like co-ed club hockey back in the South. For one?
There’s checking.
It’s a story about hockey and friendship and bros and trying to find yourself during the best 4 years of your life.
Genre: Sports
Representation
Gender:
Cis girls: Larissa “Lardo” Duan
Cis boys: Eric “Bitty” Bittle, B. “Shitty” Knight, Jack Zimmerman, Adam “Holster” Birkholtz Justin “Ransom” Oluransi
Sexuality:
Gay: Eric “Bitty” Bittle,
Heterosexual: B. “Shitty” Knight, Larissa “Lardo” Duan, Adam “Holster” Birkholtz, Justin “Ransom” Oluransi
Not Mentioned: Jack Zimmerman (but he does date Eric)
Romantic Orientation:
Not mentioned in the book.
Race/Ethnicity:
White: Eric “Bitty” Bittle, B. “Shitty” Knight, Jack Zimmerman, Adam “Holster” Birkholtz
Nigerian: Justin “Ransom” Oluransi
Vietnamese: Larissa “Lardo” Duan
Location: Fictional Northeastern College
Trigger Warnings: Internalized Homophobia, Swearing, Drinking, sports type violence
Additional Notes: This one is free to read online and is being published in print this year. Read online here: http://omgcheckplease.tumblr.com/episodes
Ownvoices: Author is Nigerian.
Ending: Comic is ongoing.