Squeaks

"Squeaks," now at the GPO's newly renovated bookstore, was written by James Cameron and drawn and co-written by Nick Crawford, who's a graphic designer for GPO's Creative Services.

THE MOUSE THAT SCORED: GPO publishes its own comic book (*starring Gutenberg!) 2010

And children get their own corner with cushions, toys and ample copies of the first government comic book: Squeaks Discovers Type!,

Federal bookstore rebrands itself for policy wonks in and out of Beltway Lisa Rein 2010

And children get their own corner with cushions, toys and ample copies of the first government comic book: Squeaks Discovers Type!,

Federal bookstore rebrands itself for policy wonks in and out of Beltway Lisa Rein 2010

And children get their own corner with cushions, toys and ample copies of the first government comic book: Squeaks Discovers Type!,

Federal bookstore rebrands itself for policy wonks in and out of Beltway Lisa Rein 2010

And children get their own corner with cushions, toys and ample copies of the first government comic book: Squeaks Discovers Type!,

Federal bookstore rebrands itself for policy wonks in and out of Beltway Lisa Rein 2010

And children get their own corner with cushions, toys and ample copies of the first government comic book: Squeaks Discovers Type!,

Federal bookstore rebrands itself for policy wonks in and out of Beltway Lisa Rein 2010

The office -- which has published comics from Pip the Safety Elephant to a "Pogo" parental primer over the past half-century -- now comes out with "Squeaks Discovers Type," featuring the titular space mouse.

THE MOUSE THAT SCORED: GPO publishes its own comic book (*starring Gutenberg!) 2010

When Jake falls asleep while playing "Squeaks the Space Pirate," the raygunning mouse pops out of the videogame screen -- "Purple Rose of Cairo" - style -- and zaps Jake with the power of his ring, shades of "The Green Lantern."

THE MOUSE THAT SCORED: GPO publishes its own comic book (*starring Gutenberg!) 2010

In deciding on a space-age swashbucking character, that's how I came up with Squeaks the Mouse.

THE MOUSE THAT SCORED: GPO publishes its own comic book (*starring Gutenberg!) 2010

"Squeaks Discovers Type!" was designed to be a teaching tool and can be found in the GPO's newly renovated bookstore at 732 N. Capitol St. NW, near Union Station.

Squeaks the mouse channels Gutenberg 2010