Five Bucks an Hour
Five Bucks an Hour is an online web comic. It is mainly centered around Kelly Prachett and her friends all of whom are teenagers in high school. Except for Bianca, all of the characters are in tenth grade. It is co-written and drawn by Rian Lizada while the site is designed and co-written by Torin Lee. One should note that these are pen names.
Plot
The comic is about Kelly and her life, as well as the babysitting she does to make money. Though mainly it is punchline oriented, some plots are developing. There have been the beginnings of a romance between Kelly and her childhood friend/mortal enemy, Andy as well as hints of issues between Kelly and her father, although the main characters' parents have been absent so far.
Characters
Kelly Prachett: A sixteen-year-old high school student and baby-sitter. She normally has a wry, deadpan attitude, although she is known for delusions of grandeur. Kelly claims to hate Andy but this may not be true. She lives in a single-parent family.
Sally Adams: Kelly's best friend, also a sixteen-year-old high school student. She does not baby-sit. Sally's trademarks are pigtails and elaborate, black outfits. The authors refer to her as a kindergoth, suggesting that Sally's tendency for black and goth lifestyle is not sincere.
Andy Bernardo: A sixteen-year-old teenage boy and the youngest of five siblings. He and his sister, Bianca, are the only ones who remain at home. Although he hated Kelly as a child, he has since developed a strong crush on her and they did attend a school dance together, although the animosity returned quickly.
Bianca Bernardo: A seventeen-year-old, high school junior and Andy's older sister. She is usually seen drawing and painting and appears to have her own art studio at home. Lizada has mentioned that Bianca and Andy's older sister, Emelia, also has her own studio as well, implying their parents are very rich.
Takanori 'Taka' Tsukitaisho: Taka is another sixteen-year-old teenage boy who rides Kelly's bus to and from school. He is well-known for his Star Wars obsession. The authors have mentioned that Taka's family, in general, likes to obsess. Taka's little sister, Chihiro, has been shown to be obsessed with shojo manga and anime and takes on the persona of Magical Ninja Kitten Chihiro-Chan.