A mild graphic anthology of mild short stories. I picked this up because some of the stories feature characters from Boom! series that I have previously read, like Lumberjanes, The Backstagers, Midas Flesh, and Slam!. Mostly I got it for the two Giant Days stories by John Allison, which turned out to be just okay. And that sums up the whole anthology: none of it is bad, but it is all just okay.

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Originally published as BOOM! BOX 2014 Mix Tape, BOOM! BOX 2015 Mix Tape, and BOOM! BOX 2016 Mix Tape.

Table of Contents:

BOOM! BOX 2014 Mix Tape
• Hambourgeois & Chip / written and illustrated by Rian Sygh
• Paz & Richard: A Midas Flesh Short Story / written by Ryan North; illustrated by Braden Lamb; inked by Chris O'Neill
• Punk Rock Grandma / written and illustrated by Alexis Ziritt
• Misunderstood Haunted House / written by Shannon Watters; illustrated by Kendra Wells
• The Last Bigfoot / written and illustrated by Becca Tobin
• The Math's Easier. We All Win: A Munchkin Short Story / written and illustrated by John Kovalic
• Animals Are Pretty Weird, Y'All / written and illustrated by Rosemary Mosco
• Teen President / written and illustrated by Eryk Donovan
• A Girl and Her Raptor: A Lumberjanes Short Story / written by Noelle Stevenson and Shannon Watters; illustrated by Carey Pietsch
• Help Us! Great Warrior: A Preview / written and illustrated by Madeleine Flores
• The Port-a-Potty on Remington Lane / written and illustrated by Stefan Tosheff
• Wake Up, Thug Pug! A Teen Dog Short Story / written and illustrated by Jake Lawrence
• A Selection of Cyanide and Happiness / by Kris Wilson, Rob DenBleyker and Dave McElfatrick
• Worst Witches / written and illustrated by Paul Maybury

BOOM! BOX 2015 Mix Tape
• Narwhal Janitor / written and illustrated by Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
• Fridge Raider: A Giant Days Short Story / written and illustrated by John Allison
• Musical Knights: A Power Up Short Story / written by Kate Leth; illustrated by Matt Cummings
• The Return of Misunderstood Haunted House / written by Kelly Thompson; illustrated by Savanna Ganucheau
• Go the FHTAGN to Sleep!: A Munchkin Short Story / written and illustrated by John Kovalic
• Gab Mask: A Bad Mask In-World Experience / written and illustrated by Jon Chad
• Tip o' the Hat / written and illustrated by Adam X Vass
• Mixing It Up: A Lumberjanes Short Story / written by Shannon Watters; illustrated by Carey Pietsch
• A Selection of Cyanide and Happiness / by Kris Wilson, Rob DenBleyker and Dave McElfatrick
• Help Us! Great Warrior: Tiny Tales / written and illustrated by Madeleine Flores
• Postmarked: Urgent / illustrated by Kendra Wells

BOOM! BOX 2016 Mix Tape
• Music Is Important: A Giant Days Short Story / written and illustrated by John Allison
• Tour Life / written and illustrated by Stefan Tosheff
• Holiday Cards / by Anna Strain
• Puzzle Fest / written and illustrated by Sammy Borras
• The Backstagers in "The Pits" / written by James Tynion IV; illustrated by Rian Sygh
• Band Camp: A Lumberjanes Short Story / written by Shannon Watters; illustrated by Ayme Sotuyo
• B Minor / written and illustrated by Sina Grace
• Fresh Meat: A Slam! Short Story / written by Pamela Ribon; illustrated by Veronica Fish
• Change of Tune: A Goldie Vance Short Story / written by Ngozi Ukazu; illustrated by Olivia Margraf ( )