About the Comic
Borderline Boy is an online comic strip about recent college graduate Jay Wilder and his real-world struggles. Jay copes with despondency, tries to find meaningful employment, and stumbles through personal conflicts with friends. A comic about “facing all the things you wish you could ignore,” B2 addresses controversial issues with both gravity and humor.
Borderline Boy is created by Jackson Ferrell, and is updated Fridays and sometimes other days. You can contact the cartoonist by sending email to borderlineboy [at-sign] gmail [dot] com.
Cast
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Jay Wilder: Recent college graduate who’s dissatisfied with his boring job, his vapid society, and himself. Likes robots, hot pockets, and retro video games. Has a blog. He’s the guy this comic is about. |
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Lucas Black: Jay’s responsibly wacky roommate. He kids because he loves. |
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Grace: A mutual friend of Jay and Lucas from the church singles group. She likes Switchfoot, watching movies, and…the occasional beer. Gasp! |
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Chad: Jay’s co-worker. Apparently exists solely to belittle Jay? |
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Nate: He’s trying to quit smoking. Sometimes the withdrawal makes him irritable. |
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Erin: Known as “Raving Liberal Erin” due to her outspoken leftist tendencies, and also to distinguish her from “Erin with the Eighty-Gallon Fishtank.” |
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Erin with the Eighty-Gallon Fishtank: Has never actually appeared in this comic, and was only referred to once. Frankly, I’m not sure she even exists. |








