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| - Shortpacked! is a webcomic by David Willis and a part of the Walkyverse. The title refers to the toy store where the main characters work, and the strip starts with Robin -- It's Walky's hyperactive speedster -- taking a position there as a saleswoman. Mike has already been working there for some time by then, in spite of... certain factors that may render this unlikely. The cast also includes:
* Ethan Siegal, a toy-obsessed 30-year-old Unlucky Everydude.
* Amber O'Malley, a bespectacled, detached Nerd type who has become a lot more confident and outgoing over the course of the comic. Currently engaged to Mike.
* Faz, an unctuous Smug Snake who only pauses from climbing the corporate ladder to try and get into Amber's pants. Turns out to be Amber's half-brother (much to her horror).
* Leslie Bean, a self-sacrificing romantic young lesbian who falls for Robin. They're currently exes, and now it's Robin who's pining after her.
* Jacob, the resident straight man (in both senses), trying to make sense of his coworkers' quirks. He's also a recovering sex addict with an addictive personality.
* Galasso, the deranged, tyrannical manager of the Shortpacked Toy Store.
* Ultra-Car, a talking car with robotic arms an an arrogant attitude. He works in the stock room and has been described as a "poor man's Mike."
* Drew, Ethan's ex-boyfriend.
* Roz, Robin's selfish, freeloading sister who runs a porn site.
* Ken, hired to fill the Asian quota. His main gag so far is the fact that people keep forgetting he exists. Also the Dogged Nice Guy to...
* Malaya, one of Ken's roommates. She started dating Leslie after her breakup with Robin, much to Robin's chagrin. Looks down upon nerds and pretty much everyone else that's not her or Leslie.
* Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States of America, capable of singlehandedly fending off armed criminals. With Patriotism. Left the store for parts unknown, though he's cameoed at least twice since.
* Jeshua, the historical Jesus Christ, brought back to work in the store by the same means Galasso resurrected Reagan.
* The following appear pretty sporadically these days:
* Conquest ('Connie'), Galasso's beautiful daughter. Used to really get around to satisfy her father's need for an heir, but has since moved on to be a successful toy-store-chain owner in her own right.
* Ninja Rick, who is obsessed with all things ninja and is under the delusion that his life is a manga. He doesn't talk much. The general tone of the comic is lighter and wackier than its predecessors, and though its characters do indulge in angst from time to time, it's more the result of, say, the moral ramifications of keeping your boss prisoner in a storage closet than any realism in the storylines. It's also more pop-culture oriented -- jokes regarding Transformers and Batman abound -- and more prone to filler than Willis's previous works. Whether or not this is a bad thing depends on how big a fan you are of Transformers and Batman.
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