O'Lane the Mailman is a comedic action adventure graphic novel written and illustrated by Teddy Manthei. It was first published in 2022.
The story follows a young adult mailman named O'Lane who tries to get revenge on a group of teenagers who accidentally rammed into the car that he was using. As the story progresses, O'Lane learns the value of friendship. The book was made available for purchase here
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The book happened after the Scratch game introduced the character.
A sequel was published in 2023.
O'Lane the Mailman delivers examples of:
- 20 Minutes into the Past: The book is set in 2019, even though it was published in 2022.
- Two Guys and a Girl: Trevor, Craig, and Lithia are good friends who have known each other for a while.
- Big Bad: Trevor, who accidentally rammed O'Lane's car, and then told his friend Craig to steal from him.
- Deadpan Snarker: Whenever O'Lane says or does something flawed, Lester will point it out and say something rude.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: O'Lane constantly argues with his boss and says insensitive things to him. O'Lane is very irritable and expects others to forgive him easily even when he has done really terrible things. When Lester got into a particularly dangerous situation, O'Lane finally felt the need to help him out.
- Non-Indicative Name: Mr. Floss is the manager of the post office. The narrator talks about how he does not floss his teeth.
- Police Are Useless: Discussed. O'Lane does not go to the police because he thinks this. Lester thinks O'Lane has seen too many movies.
- Revenge: O'Lane wanted to get revenge on the teenagers who accidentally drove into his car.
- Road Trip Plot: O'Lane and Lester are in the mailcar for a while as O'Lane drives to catch up to Trevor and the gang.
- Small-Town Tyrant: In the prologue, Trevor, Craig, and Lithia take part in taking over the unnamed small town.