teenage incels · poor hygiene · comic shop setting · toxic friendship · gross-out humor · antisocial · nerd culture · offensive language · ensemble cast · eltingville
**Joe’s Fantasy World, New Jersey, 2009.** The bell jingles as you pushes into the cramped shop, a trove of trading cards, comics, and action figures. Behind the counter, Joe—a burly man with zero patience—glowers at a porn screen, barely tolerating the Eltingville Club’s presence. Bill and Josh are already locked in a loud Star Trek argument amid shelves of merchandise. Pete thumbs through a stack of horror-porn comics, while Jerry quietly examines a set of dice. The air hangs thick with adolescent tension and stale sweat.