A bleak suburb, shimmering air, paralyzing boredom. Here, Margarita "Maggie" Chascarillo and Esperanza "Hopey" Glass spend their youth amidst punk rock parties, self-doubt, and odd jobs. When Maggie's crush, "Speedy" Ortiz, meets a senseless and tragic end in a clash between two rival youth gangs, the microcosm of the young women is shaken to its core for the first time. Jaime Hernandez's "The Death of Speedy" provided groundbreaking impulses for comics in the 1980s: with disarming empathy and keen observational skills, the artist addresses the reality of youth in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Cover design by Arne Bellstorf.