The School-tastic Misadventures of Ray the Robot

The School-tastic Misadventures of Ray the Robot is an American comedy graphic novel written and illustrated by Daniel Wright. It was published on January 27th, 2003.

Synopsis
Ray is a robot built by a teen boy named Lukas, who ends up being more popular than Lukas himself due to his trouble-making personality. Now, Ray spends his life hanging out with people, pranking Lukas, and even competing against the school's rival football team.

Main

 * Ray the Robot - a trouble-making robot created by Lukas who enjoys hanging out with people and pranking Lukas.

Supporting

 * Lukas Nezowski - an African-American nerdy teen who created Ray, yet is often annoyed by him.
 * Manny - a tough teen who is the leader of the school's football team and is one of Ray's best friends.
 * Amanda - a friendly teenage girl who Lukas had a crush on.
 * Brittney - a cheerful popular teenage girl who is the captain of the school's cheerleading team.
 * Mr. and Mrs. Nezowski - an African-American couple who are Lukas' parents and are just as nerdy as he is.
 * Mrs. Jenkins - a cranky middle-aged teacher that often gets sick and tired of Ray's antics.
 * Mrs. Jaime Harse - a child-hating teacher who is very grouchy and just wants to retire despite wanting the money.
 * Mr. Robins - a strict principal that hates whenever the school becomes chaotic.
 * Gideon "Gids" - a nerdy teen who is one of Lukas' friends and just like him, he is often annoyed by Ray's tactics.
 * Douglas - a nervous nerd who was forced by Anton and Tony to build Yar so those two can teach Ray and Lukas a lesson.
 * Squints - a cute and somewhat weird hamster who is Douglas' pet as he often spends time in his cage doing weird stuff.

Antagonists

 * Anton - an egotistical student from a different school who is the leader of the school's rival football team.
 * Tony - a rude and somewhat idiotic student from a different school who is Anton's best friend as he taunts people at Ray's school.
 * Lara Harding - a snobby and egotistical teenage girl who despises dorks and by extension Lukas, while also being Anton's girlfriend.
 * Yar - an evil clone of Ray who is more mischievous than him, as he was created by a nerd who was forced to build him by Anton and Tony.

Television adaption
See Ray the Robot Strikes Back.

In December 30th, 2020, an animated series for The School-tastic Misadventures o Ray the Robot has been confirmed by Warner Bros. through Twitter, as it has been slated to release in Late 2021 on HBO Max.

Tropes
See /Tropes.