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Meet Jen Dik Seong -- or "Dixie" as she's known to her friends. Korean American, dirt poor, and living on the ragged edge of LA's Koreatown, Dixie's only outlet is the ancient martial art of hapkido. In fact, she's on the verge of winning a championship -- until she falls for fellow... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Jen Dik Seong: "Dixie"
- Adam Heller: Dixie's crush.
- Avril: Dixie's best friend.
- Nick: Add a description of this character.
- Master Choi: Hapkido instructor
- Miss Fry: Math teacher
- Megan Schofield
- Gifford: Megan's brother
- Stella: Dixie's mom, born in America
- Ku: Dixie's dad, came to America when he was ten
- Mickey: Dixie's brother
- Soon: Dixie's brother
- Tash: Dicie's cat
- Tomas "Dillinger" Drejo: The toughest guy in the whole school.
- Billy Mettlesmith
- Hermano
- Miss Kwuon: Owner of Xanadu
- Brad
- Mister Park: From the Taedong Rhee Bank
- Max Thorkelson
- Oritz: Mickey's Friend
Setting & Locations edit
Los Angeles
- Pio Pico Exhibition Center: Site of the Hapkido tournament.
- Heavenly Fire Dojang: Master Choi's Dojang
- School
- Dixie's House
- Xanadu: Store
- Adam's House: Site of Adam's birthday party
- Pico Pico Koreatown Los Angeles Public Library: Site of the street sweeps
- Dillinger's Garage: Makeshift gym
- Alice Pawn Shop
- Honest Abe Pawn Shop
First Sentence edit
When you are ready -- begin.
Table of Contents edit
Capter One: Now where did I leave my Ki?
Chapter Two: The David Copperfield stuff
Chapter Three: The Battle of the Korean Dwarf Fighting Frogs
Chapter Four: I Punch out my best friend - way to go!
Chapter Five: Dead on the Field, Dishonored
Chapter Six: Things That Count as Suicide
Chapter Seven: Meanwhile, ar Away, In Another Part of Town
Chapter Eight: Don't Even Read This Chapter Please. YOu Can Just Skip it and read the summary on page 71.
Chapter Nine: The Body as Landscape
Chapter Ten: Te Warriors Heart: First Cross Section
Chapter Eleven: Dillinger
Chapter Twelve: Still Standing
Chapter Thirteen: Breakfast of Champions
Chapter Fourteen: The Warrior's Hear (Second Cross-section)
Chapter Fifteen: Looking for the Place of Calm and Silence in South Central L.A.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Mike Carey (Author)
- Sonny Liew (Illustrator)
- Marc Hempel (Illustrator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: DC Comics
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 978-1-4012-0371-9
Page Count: 148
Publisher: DC Comics
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 978-1-4012-0371-9
Page Count: 148
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 741.5973
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