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Candace Burke
Candace Burke is Tick’s new friend in art class. Candace is overweight, not particularly popular, and an unmotivated student, which is not surprising given that her mother’s favorite endearment for her is “moron.” Candace prefers discussing her love life to actually participating in class, and she begins most of her sentences with, “Oh-my-God-oh-my-God!”
Walt Comeau
Walt Comeau is a cocky, cheerful blowhard who challenges Miles to an arm-wrestling match every day. Walt wastes little time looking beyond the...
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