The Dropouts (Wally Gropius)

Band from the oddball comic Wally Gropius by Tim Hesley, originally run in alt comics mag Mome and collected into a single volume Wally Gropius (Fantagraphics, 2010). Protagonist Wally is a teenage millionaire and loose, post-modern parody of old 1960s Richie Rich-type comic books and drawn in that style. Occasionally Wally has this band with three seemingly identical bandmates.

Lineup:

• Wally Gropius
• Fred
• Red
• Ed

Interview with Newsarama.com, 2010:

Newsarama: What do you think the Dropouts sound like?

Hensley: Maybe an all-male version of the Shaggs, just as Bell Biv Devoe were the gender complement to TLC, or completely silent pantomime.

External Links

• https://www.newsarama.com/5487-indie-cartoonist-makes-money-funny-in-wally-gropius.html
• https://www.denofgeek.com/us/books-comics/5946/wally-gropius-the-umpteen-millionaire-graphic-novel-review
• https://medium.com/@warcelowendes/wally-gropius-i-was-a-teenager-millionaire-e4218ac1c67d