Comic notes:

• The other inspiration for this little storyline is "Bart of Darkness".
• Ivanhoe will do anything but blame himself! I thought it was really funny for him to regurgitate that boomer line about people not taking responsibility for his actions. Sounds like something his parents would say...

This is the origin story of the origin story! How did the pirates become friends? What was Ivanhoe like in school? After getting expelled and denied entrance to a private high school, Ivanhoe Scott gets sent to Black River Secondary where he meets his future best friends who later become the π-rates. Ivanhoe is approached by an older student named Kingston, who convinces him to dig up some "treasure" buried and abandoned by some gangsters. What follows is the camping trip from hell...

Minor Niner releases September 2025 as a digital download or print edition. The comic is 48 pages long.