Ngozi Ukazu: Check, Please is the story of Eric “Bitty” Bittle, a former figure skater who starts his freshman year as a member of Samwell University’s men’s ice hockey team.īitty is a vlogger who shares recipes on pie making, is several inches shorter than most of his teammates, and is deathly afraid of checking - which is when you get hit on the ice. This book ncludes updated art and a hilarious, curated selection of Bitty’s beloved tweets.ĭen of Geek talked to Ukazu last year about why she thinks Check, Please is so popular, whether she ever dream-casts an on-screen adaptation of the comic, and what is next for the talented storyteller/artist…ĭen of Geek: Can you give a brief synopsis of what Check, Please is about for people who have yet to dive into the wonderful world of Check, Please? And then, there is Jack -his very attractive but moody captain.Ī collection of the first half, freshmen and sophmore year, of the megapopular webcomic series of the same name, Check, Please!: #Hockey is the first book of a hilarious and stirring two-volume coming-of-age story about hockey, bros, and trying to find yourself during the best four years of your life. It is nothing like co-ed club hockey back in Georgia! First of all? There’s checking (anything that hinders the player with posession of the puck, ranging from a stick check all the way to a physical sweep). Eric Bittle may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talented amateur pâtissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new challenge.

Check, Please! Book 1 by Ngozi Ukazu