College Buddies

The cover of College Buddies, featuring the four main characters of the series.

College Buddies is a comic written by Nicolas Sequeira between 2018 and 2019. Generally considered to be his masterpiece, it focuses on the lives of college students Bob, Rob, and Snob, and their psyches as they defend the Political Right against all odds and struggle for power against their nemesis, Don The Dean. The series consists of a trilogy, a spin-off, and a final wrap-up.

## Background

The College Buddies series was inspired by the 80s college film genre, Animal House and Sixteen Candles and Revenge Of The Nerds, but was given an edge through its political realism and accurate portrayal of bigotry. This was spurred in part by the Brett Kavanaugh affair.

## College Buddies

College Buddies, the first comic in the series, introduces Bob and Rob. This installment is relatively simple compared to the others. Bob and Rob engage in parodies of traditional fraternity culture, including:

-Togas

-Neo-Communism

-Greasy Pole

-Dorm Life

-Marshmallow Roasts

Snob is introduced halfway through to illustrate pledge rituals. Don the Dean is introduced as a parental/guardian figure. Finally, the Soror is introduced. The climax occurs when Don is about to disband the Frat, but Snob wins him over with one of the famous College Buddy tacos.

## College Buddies In Space!

The second installment, College Buddies in space, takes place a few months after the original. College Buddies In Space, unlike many Nicolas Comics, starts with a 4-page opener during which Herman the Hitchiker is accused of shooting up a gas station which was in reality shot up by the Frat.

The story proper begins with the College Buddies driving down to Cape Canaveral for Spring Break. Being irresponsible and misguided, they trespass and enter a rocket. After pushing the launch button, they exceed the limits of the Earth's atmosphere and are propelled into the cosmos. Two astronauts on the ground are shocked to find that their rocket has been stolen, and proceed to figure out who did it.

The situation is further complicated when it's revealed that Don the Dean has stowed away, and he doesn't seem to mind that the College Buddies have stolen a rocket, considering it a somewhat educational experience, but assures the Buds that he will be strict and keep them safe. This is followed by a montage of the College Buddies dancing in zero-gravity, playing zero-gravity football, and putting on their togas (this is the only other appearance of the togas in the series).

Meanwhile, Herman escapes from prison and catches a ride on a rocket, knowing that he's innocent. He sneaks aboard the College Buddies' rocket and plots.

The College Buddies' rocket is then boarded by aliens, who are complete pacifists but are offended by the intolerance of the Frat. The Frat mistakes an overheard conversation among the aliens for a hostile threat. Rob cuts one of the aliens' hands off with a lightsaber, and while the hand regenerates, the College Buddies end peaceful interstellar relations as we know them.

The College Buddies notice something out the window and are shocked to discover that it's Earth, then Herman appears , reveals he's steered the rocket back, and gives them a choice: They can either admit to shooting up the gas station and absolve Herman of guilt, in which case Herman will land the rocket safely, or they can keep their lips sealed and Herm will take responsibility for a crime he didn't commit, in which case he'll parachute out and the rocket will burn up in the atmosphere with the College Buddies aboard.

The College Buddies accept the latter and Herm jumps out, but at the last moment Don the Dean asks the College Buddies about the incident, and demands they admit guilt or they'll all burn up, and the College Buddies do. The rocket lands safely and everyone rushes to Herman's trial.

Just as Herman is about to be accused of theft and armed robbery, Don and the Frat rushes in and Don admits that the Frat shot the gas station up, to which the Frat agrees. just as they're about to be sentenced, however, they bribe the judge with cigarettes and tacos, and are let off scot-free.

## College Buddies At The Feetball

The third and final installment in the College Buddies trilogy, this one picks up roughly three months after the events of College Buddies In Space. Bob stabs a female student, angered at being rejected. Subsequently, Don ejects all three College Buddies from the campus.

The College Buddies decide to move to Denver, where they mock the locals and engage in pseudo-Coloradan activities before settling on a Broncos game. The next few pages are a pastiche of the College Buddies engaging in such classic football activities as a BBQ in the parking lot, halftime show, doing the "wave," etc. This is interrupted when Bob tries to lean closer, and all three Buds fall out of their seats into the arena.

They're cushioned by the grass and the fact that they're stick figures. While before they didn't understand the game or what was going on in it, they realize that the Broncos are losing, and they save the day by scoring a touchdown simultaneously. Having done this feat for their adopted city, they are accepted as quarterbacks into the Broncos and develop a relationship with Peyton Manning.

The comic concludes with a short end-scene of Don the Dean witnessing the College Buddies' rise to fame and becoming enraged, as well as recipes for tacos.

## Reception

College Buddies was the first comic exposed to the Internet. Nicolas now regrets this choice, saying that the morons on the Internet don't understand satire and thought that he was a racist and Homophobe like the College Buddies are. College Buddies was attacked by an angry troll horde. Luckily, Nicolas Sequeira doesn't let this get him down and hopes that soon he's accepted into the mainstream. Non-biased reviews of College Buddies are relatively positive. (See below) Soon, College Buddies will become an inevitable cult classic, and earn the respect it deserves.

## Trivia

* Mutt The Mutt doesn't appear with Herman in College Buddies 2. In addition, he has three hairs behind his head in the normal series, whereas in his College Buddies 2 appearance his hair is slicked down. this error was rectified in College Buddies 5.
* The Soror is equivalent to the Frat in every way, and they even have a recipe equivalent to the famous "College Buddies tacos," however their signature dish was mentioned only once, in College Buddies 1. They make nachos, though the secret ingredient of the nachos remains unclear.
* The College Buddies cameo in every issue of the new run of Herman The Hitchiker except #26.
* The College Buddies are into retro media, such as the John Leguizamo film "The Pest". They believe that video games haven't progressed past Pac-Man or Tetris, and in College Buddies 4 the Soror can be seen obsessing over Tetris.
* The College Buddies taco was inspired in part by the Textastrophe thread with the lousy tacos consisting of cheddar, a tortilla, and Taco Bell sauce. This is reflected in the bonus feature from College Buddies At The Feetball, "Taco Recipes".