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Issue: Bad Machinery #7
Publication Date: May 2017
 
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Title: The Case of the Forked Road
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagOni Press
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Indicia Publisher: Oni Press Inc.
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Volume:
Pages: 132
ISBN: 9781620103906
UPC/EAN: 9781620103906
Price: $14.99 USD
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Content Items: 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ari Yarwood
Disclose Notes: Printed in China
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Color
Dimensions: 8.9" w x 12.1" h (first six issues); 5.9" w x 8.9" h (beginning with issue 7)
Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Format: Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
John Allison
John Allison
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Subject Matter
Lottie; Shauna; Mildred; Calvin; Grumpaw; Ollie; Adam; Marc
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Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Allison [as Charlotte] (fictional character)
John Allison
John Allison
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Subject Matter
Charlotte [Lottie]; Shauna; Mildred; Linton; Jack; Sonny; Ryan Beckwith [Mr. Beckwith]; Amy Beckwith-Chilton
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Allison
John Allison
John Allison
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?; typeset
Subject Matter
science fiction, teen
Bad Machinery
Lottie [Charlotte]; Mildred; Shauna; Jack; Linton; Sonny; Ollie; Adam; Marc; 1960 Calvin; contemporary Calvin [Grumpaw] [Vinnie] [Mr. Goater]; Neil; Mr. Beckwith
October 10, 3:45PM
The girls encounter a strange young boy wearing an obsolete version of their school's uniform, and also find that Mr. Goater has a particular interest in him. They surmise that the boy is a time traveler.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Allison
John Allison
John Allison
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?; typeset
Subject Matter
science fiction, teen
Bad Machinery
Lottie [Charlotte]; Mildred; Shauna; Jack; Linton; Sonny; Ollie; Adam; Marc; 1960 Calvin; contemporary Calvin [Grumpaw] [Vinnie] [Mr. Goater]; Neil; Mr. Beckwith; Mr. Knott; Amy Chilton
Hello! Hello?
Mildred discovers a time portal wormhole in their school's chemistry lab. With Shauna on guard, Mildred and Lottie enter 1960, where they encounter Calvin, who has an argument with his mother. Despite doing their best to avoid affecting the timeline, they find upon returning that Shauna has a boy friend never known before to exist, while Mr. Beckwith is a drunk and Amy despises him.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Allison
John Allison
John Allison
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?
Subject Matter
science fiction, teen
Bad Machinery
Lottie [Charlotte]; Mildred; Shauna; Jack; Linton; Sonny; Ollie; Adam; Marc; 1960 Calvin; contemporary Calvin [Grumpaw] [Vinnie] [Mr. Goater]; Neil; Mr. Boughy; Mr. Beckwith; Amy Beckwith-Chilton; Calvin's father; Keith
It's a teacher training day, so you've got until five to get back from 1960.
The girls figure out that three bad boys from school have also discovered the wormhole and are causing the variant time stream by derailing the Flying Scot in 1960. They thwart the boys and restore the time stream by the simple expedient of warning railway workers that there's an obstruction on the track. Before returning, Lottie impresses on Calvin how vital it is to tell his parents he loves them; she has found in her research that they will die one week later. Thanks to their sojourn in 1960 the girls are now avid fans of the Beetles... an all-girl group.
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Back in Tine*: The History of the the Forked Road

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Allison [as Lottie (fictional character)]
John Allison
John Allison
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Bad Machinery
Charlotte [Lottie]
Charlotte introduces the following stories of Ryan and Amy.
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The Bat Is Eating Acorns

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Allison
John Allison
John Allison
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?; typeset
Subject Matter
humorous, romantic
Bad Machinery
Ryan; Amy; bat
Amy confronts Ryan about his overdrinking and his disgusting condition.
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A Load of Excess

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Allison
John Allison
John Allison
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?; typeset
Subject Matter
humorous, romantic
Bad Machinery
Ryan; Amy; bat
Amy helps Ryan out of the bar.
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The Road to Success

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Allison
John Allison
John Allison
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?; typeset
Subject Matter
humorous, romantic
Bad Machinery
Ryan; Amy
Amy lends Ryan the use of an empty bedroom at her place.
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Classic Crones

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Allison
John Allison
John Allison
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?; typeset
Subject Matter
humorous, romantic
Bad Machinery
Ryan; Amy; old woman; old woman
Ryan comforts Amy after competitors torch her store.
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Melanie Soap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Allison
John Allison
John Allison
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?; typeset
Subject Matter
humorous, romantic
Bad Machinery
Melanie; Melanie's father
Melanie considers whether to make a play for Ryan.
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