Li'l Karate Pants

<p><strong>Li'l Karate Pants: The First 99 Strips</strong></p><p>By Emerson Murray</p><p></p><p>The first volume of Emerson Murray's <em>Li'l Karate Pants</em> collects comic strips originally published from June 11 through October 24 2024. Set in the year 1985 the strip follows seventh grader Li'l Karate Pants a nervous impulsive kid as he navigates school heartbreak and life in a struggling rural town.</p><p></p><p>Living in a garage with his gruff dad and horror-obsessed little brother Snikt Li'l Karate Pants drifts through a rough world of drugs self-harm schoolyard fights G.I. Beau action figures and wrestling. His friends and enemies include barefoot nerds two-headed brutes and skull-faced bullies. </p><p></p><p>Rough-edged funny and unexpectedly tender <em>Li'l Karate Pants</em> blends classic newspaper comic aesthetics with a punk spirit and emotional depth.</p><p>Perfect for fans of underground comics coming-of-age stories and 1980s weirdness.</p>