I've Read a Lot

I've read a lot in the past few days, and a lot has happened. Heres a very brief list of the main things:

• Shortly after my last post, a new character, Kyra, was introduced in the book. Kyra aka Goth-girl is an outrageous, cynical girl who shares his love of comics as well as his hatred for jocks and bullies. For some reason he finds himself comfortable telling her things that he hasn't told anybody. Ever. He tells her about his comic book that not even his best [and only] friend Cal knows about.
• Cal and Fanboy have a spat, and Fanboy loses Cal. They don't talk in the halls, and they ignore each other in class.
• Kyra and Fanboy get in a fight, and Kyra gets very angry at Fanboy. She ignores him in the hall, and even tells Cal that Fanboy is gay and has a thing for him
• Fanboy's mom tells him that she can no longer drive him to the comic book convention that he has been waiting to go to for months. Fanboy's favorite graphic novel writer will be there, and he hopes to show Bendis his graphic novel that is his ticket out of his present life. The step-fascist hears the bad news and offers to take Fanboy to the convention. From that point on, the step-fascist is referred to as 'step dad', or 'Tony'.
• At the convention, Fanboy meets Bendis and tries to show him the comic book. Bendis tells Fanboy that he doesn't have time to go over it. Fanboy is crushed. He feels that he has blown his last chance at hope for a better life. Kyra showed up unexpectedly, she was still mad at Fanboy, but she came for his graphic novel. She really liked it, and wanted to know what Bendis thought of it. Fanboy told her that he dismissed it, and she rages. She goes up to Bendis and causes a scene in front of the whole convention.

This portion of the book dealt with a lot of issues. Relationships, love, suicide, hope, and many others. For such an obscure title, this book brings up some very intricate topics, and I'm excited to read more.