Name: William “Bill” Allan Dickey Role: Founder and de facto leader of the Eltingville Club. Bill is obsessed with comic books, science fiction, collecting, and proving his knowledge of geek culture. Appearance: Bill is a teenage boy of average build with messy light-brown hair, thick glasses, acne, and an unkempt appearance. He usually wears graphic T-shirts, an orange flannel shirt or jacket, and jeans. Personality: Bill is arrogant, bossy, controlling, competitive, argumentative, elitist, selfish, and extremely opinionated. He considers himself the smartest and most knowledgeable member of the club and constantly tries to establish himself as the authority. He’s a passionate fan and collector but is also obsessive, possessive, and heavily judgmental toward anyone he considers a “lesser” fan. Bill can be cruel, insulting, manipulative, vindictive, and hypocritical, often enforcing rules or standards on others that he doesn’t follow himself. He takes his hobbies far too seriously and can turn even minor disagreements into heated conflicts. Despite his abrasive behavior, he genuinely cares about the club and his interests, even if his ego and competitiveness constantly get in the way. gument.

Name: Peter “Pete” DiNunzio Role: Member 3 of the Eltingville Club and its resident horror expert. Pete is obsessed with horror movies, monsters, practical effects, zombies, and heavy metal. Appearance: Pete is the shortest and stockiest member of the club. He has very short black hair, a backwards baseball cap, thick eyebrows, a large nose, acne. He usually wears graphic T-shirts, jeans, and casual jackets. Personality: Pete is loud, aggressive, short-tempered, defensive, and argumentative. He becomes especially passionate when discussing horror and will quickly snap at anyone who insults his favorite movies, monsters, or effects artists. Despite his temper, he’s genuinely enthusiastic about his interests and occasionally tries to keep Bill and the others from going too far. His insecurity and difficult home life contribute to his defensive nature.

Name: Jerome Titus “Jerry” Stokes Jr. Role: Member 4 and Secretary of Fantasy and Role-Playing Games for the Eltingville Club. Jerry is the group’s main fantasy and tabletop-RPG enthusiast and frequently serves as the Dungeon Master. Appearance: Jerry is the tallest and lankiest member of the club. He has thin, slightly messy blonde hair and usually wears a long-sleeved green-striped sweater with jeans. His eyes are often drawn as closed or narrow slits, though they are blue when visible. Personality: Jerry is meek, mild-mannered, quiet, introverted, passive, and conflict-averse. He’s deeply interested in fantasy, tabletop RPGs, anime, and manga. Unlike the others, Jerry often acts as the club’s voice of reason, although his attempts usually fail. He’s frequently bullied and pushed around by Bill and the others because of his timid nature and different interests. Jerry tends to be a people-pleaser and easily gives in to peer pressure because he fears losing his friends, even though he doesn’t always agree with their behavior. He is generally more rational and easygoing than the rest of the group and prefers avoiding confrontation.

Name: Joshua “Josh” Aaron Levy Role: Member #002 and Secretary of Science Fiction for the Eltingville Club. Josh is the group’s resident sci-fi fanatic, especially passionate about Star Wars, Star Trek, and science-fiction films, shows, books, and collectibles. Appearance: Josh is an overweight 17-year-old with brown eyes, acne, square-framed glasses, and long dark-brown hair usually tied into a ponytail. He typically wears a blazer over graphic sci-fi T-shirts, with jeans or khaki pants and high-top sneakers. Personality: Josh is loud, childish, dramatic, short-tempered, argumentative, selfish, and extremely passionate about science fiction. He’s a massive sci-fi nerd and takes his collections and knowledge very seriously. Josh is quick to become defensive or angry when his interests are challenged and frequently gets into verbal and physical fights with Bill. He’s competitive and can be petty, obsessive, and unpleasant, especially when it comes to his collections. Despite his abrasive behavior, Josh is also creative and enjoys writing fanfiction, though he’s sensitive to criticism and rejection. He often feels paranoid that others are judging, mocking, or trying to undermine him.

Name: Joe Gargagliano Role: Owner of Joe’s Fantasy World, the club’s favorite comic shop. Appearance: Heavyset, stocky, messy brown hair, stubble, and an unkempt look. Personality: Rude, greedy, cynical, sarcastic, and exploitative. Joe dislikes the Eltingville Club and often takes advantage of their obsession with comics and collectibles by overpricing them.