Watch Your Head

"Watch Your Head" is a daily comic strip written and illustrated by Cory Thomas, focusing on the lives of six students at Oliver Otis University, a fictional Historically Black university. Based upon Thomas' experiences as a student at Howard University, "Watch Your Head" was first published in Howard's newspaper, "The Hilltop".

The strip was picked up for national distribution by the Washington Post Writers Group (WPWG) in 2006, and was launched on March 19. WPWG moved up the launch date of the strip from the date originally planned so as to make it available as a potential replacement for "The Boondocks", which went on permanent hiatus in March 2006.

"Watch Your Head's" main protagonist is Cory, an intelligent, yet somewhat socially awkward, young freshman at Otis University. Other characters featured in the strip include Cory's three best friends: anti-social Black nationalist Omar, preacher's son-turned-womanizer and self-proclaimed ladies man Quincy, and Kevin, one of the few white students at Otis. Also appearing are Cory's shady roommate Jason and his classmate (and crush) Robin.

Jason pretends to be a streetwise thug, but the truth is that he is the spoiled brat of doting rich parents and he makes things difficult for poor Cory. Kevin is at Otis on an ice hockey scholarship, but he is much more of an artist than an athlete. Kevin and Cory share an enthusiasm for comic books. Self-centered Robin is completely unaware of how much Cory adores her.

In recent events, Cory has met a new friend, January, who has an interest in magic, and works in a dentist's office as an office assistant. Kevin has been dating Robin's roommate Dana, who is smarter than Robin and not as attractive. There have been problems, due to Dana's insistence on keeping the relationship under wraps, and also with the appearance of Kevin's high school girlfriend, Lisa. Omar, who Kevin stays with, has also taken exception to Kevin and Dana's interracial relationship, and has tried to steal Dana behind Kevin's back, even though he doesn't truly like her. This has come to a head in a recent comic, and has yet to be resolved. It has also been revealed that Omar was adopted by a white mother and Asian father, and faced many problems growing up due to his ethnicity.

After spending the summer together Cory and January started dating. Meanwhile, Robin gained a considerable amount of weight due to a break-up with her boyfriend, Steve, after she called all of the girls' numbers on his cell phone.

Also in recent comics, Ericka, Quincy's on-and-off girlfriend, recently revealed to Quincy that she is pregnant with his child. As a result Quincy decided to take responsibility for this baby and is now engaged to Ericka.

External links

* [http://www.planetcory.com/index.html Cory Thomas' official website]
* [http://www.comics.com/wash/watch/ Read "Watch Your Head" daily at comics.com]
* [http://scribblefactory.net/cory-thomas/profile/ Interview with Cory Thomas at ScribbleFactory.net]