ABOUT THE COMIC

The Jock. The Cheerleader. The Popular Girls. Gym Class. Band Nerds. Riding the bus. For those who remember Middle School, and those who currently still reside between grades 6-8 know this: Middle School is hell. Jason Dobbins is in his final year of Middle School, he is now an 8th grader, and this is his time to shine… if only he knew how. Jason with the help of his best friend CJ maneuvers unrequited love, bullies, dodge-ball, good grades, and popularity in his final year of middle school.

Starting in August of 2009 initially with an M-W-F update schedule, but updated Mondays and Fridays until 2012 or so, Tales of the 8th Grade Nothing was not a normal webcomic. Although under the guise of a comic strip with the cliché pressure of each strip ending on a punchline, 8th Grade Nothing advances towards something more unique and true, seen through the eyes of its protagonist. As such, the general concept that it is a never-ending gag-a-strip is absent, as Tales of the 8th Grade Nothing is a comic that has a beginning, a middle, and an end.

Incorporating music with almost every comic strip through the eyes of the lead protagonist, Tales of the 8th Grade Nothing is half-romance, half-coming-of-age-story, as Jason Dobbins unravels his final year of Middle School. Tales of the 8th Grade Nothing is a webcomic for those who remember the hells of middle school, but also for those who perhaps need to be reminded that sometimes all it takes is just one person to believe in you, and that also perhaps, true happiness leads to those who believe in themselves.