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"Patrick: So, do you think it'll be great here in Wisconsin?
Francis: Sure! We'll have fun!
Patrick: Well, wherever we are, I'm just happy to be with the world's greatest brother!
"
―Patrick and Francis McReary

Hello, Wisconsin! is the first comic of the Sibling Rivalries series.

Plot[]

The McReary siblings arrive at their new home in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the characters are introduced to the reader one by one; Kate is the "spoiled brat", Gerry is the football-loving athlete, Derrick is the nerd obsessed with math, and the oldest siblings Packie and Francis are the "normal ones".

Character Appearances[]

♥ = character's debut
♠ = character does not speak throughout comic
♣ = character is mentioned only
♦ = character appears in a speaking/non-speaking cameo only

McReary Family[]

Siblings' Extended Family[]

Others[]

Trivia/Goofs[]

  • This is the first comic of the main series, but it is not the first chronological comic of the franchise. That position is technically held by Zachary which is mostly set in 2000-2001.
    • However, opening scenes of future SR comic "Pack To The Past" span from 1992 to the main events in 2006.
  • It is made evident that the characters were intended to be a bit meaner to each other (staying in line with the series' name), especially due to Packie's attitude; he talks about how he is "stuck in a car with my weird family", and then goes on to criticize each of his siblings (except for Francis who he deems the most "normal" besides him).
    • When the first scene of this comic is revisited in "The 100th Comic Spectacular!", Francis comments that Packie "sure was a grump for no reason!"
  • Packie is the first character seen in the series.
  • Gerry has the first spoken lines in the series: "Drew Brees is running, he's going, and...TOUCHDOWN!!", although Packie has the true first lines: "It's been a day since we left our home in British Colombia" in thought bubbles.
  • Packie speaks the last out of the entire family, with his first spoken lines: "It's a shame dad's not here to share the house".
  • Kate is the first family member Packie introduces to the reader.
  • Running Gag: Francis saying he has to pee.
  • Someone gets hit in the face twice: When Francis tosses a small football back to Gerry, it accidentally hits Gerry. Gerry later throws the ball back into their room and hits Packie (it is unknown why Gerry did this, unless he intended on Packie catching it to toss it back).
    • Given how great Gerry is at football, it is quite strange that he failed to catch the ball thrown by Francis, especially because future comics have shown how he is the strongest of the siblings.
  • The title is a reference to the theme song of That '70s Show, where at the end someone shouts "Hello, Wisconsin!".
  • Cletus makes a cameo appearance as a sticker on a moving box.
  • The sign that says "Welcome To Green Bay" says "Population: 104, 779". This is the correct (estimated) population in 2013, the year this comic takes place in.
  • Packie was supposed to narrate the beginning of every comic in the series like he did in this comic. This idea, however, was scrapped by the next comic. The reason why Packie narrated the beginning of this comic was to simply introduce his family to the readers.
  • The name McReary was never explicitly mentioned in this comic; it would not be until the next comic where the characters' surnames are revealed within the series.
  • One of the moving boxes contain the original nickname for Francis, "Frankie", which was never used again aside for one time in "Maureen Be Not Proud", but Francis did not like being called that.

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