Stargazer Vol. 1 - by Anthony Cleveland (Paperback)

About the Book

"Years ago Shae, her brother Kenny, and two childhood friends experienced a traumatic, unexplainable event that left Kenny scarred for life. Kenny commits himself to the belief that what they experienced was an alien abduction. Twenty years later and the friends have since drifted apart, but the sudden, mysterious disappearance of Kenny leads the group to reunite and discover the truth of what took place all those years ago."--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

Years ago Shae, her brother Kenny, and two childhood friends experienced a traumatic, unexplainable event that left Kenny scarred for life. Twenty years later Kenny has committed himself to the belief that what they experienced was an alien abduction, and the group has since drifted apart. However, the sudden and mysterious disappearance of Kenny leads the group to reunite and discover the truth of what took place all those years ago. Collects issues #1-6.

Review Quotes

BOOKLIST -- Years ago, Shae Halstead, her two best friends Adriana and Hailey, and her brother, Kenny, were abducted by "the sky people" and returned, unaware that something had been implanted in them. Years later, the troubled Kenny disappears again, and this sets Shae on a paranoid and psychedelic odyssey into the heart of an alien threat and a government plot. She's not alone, though; as it turns out, these implants allow Shae, Adriana, and Hailey to share their minds and their memories, as well as the memory of something called the Sky Mind. The secret of the Sky Mind and the circumstances behind their original abduction offer Stargazer its freshest narrative turns. Very well paced but not particularly rich in character, the book cultivates much of its humanity from its realistically idiosyncratic faces and figures, often swathed in lurid reds and caught in the midst of surreal tableaux that imbue Stargazer with a sense of dream-like menace, as well as its primary thrills and fun. Works great as a quick, creepy diversion.