The Eye Collector - by Jonathan Ball (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

"A bizarre, surreal trip into a child's mind." --Silvia Moreno-Garcia, The New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic

The Department of Truth meets Jeff VanderMeer in this all-new, existential scream.

A story that could only be told in comics? Seeing is believing...

An ancient being has its curiosity toward Earth reignited when the humans of the Apollo 10 mission make wishes over the Moon. But what is this spectral creature, and what does it want with our world?

Soon after, the monstrous entity begins to invade the dreams of a young child, Nathan. He soon realizes he must protect his only friend, Clara, from the strange visitor. But in order to protect her, Nathan must uncover the secret deal that his family has made with the monster, and what role he plays in their sacrifice for power over dreams...

In a story that unfolds over decades, we come to better know a creature we may never understand... beginning on the Moon, crashing to Earth, then winding around a claustrophobic family's nightmare, before spiralling through dreams and madness as an entire city falls under the thrall of a spiderlike goddess.

You look at the page, and it looks back at you...

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Review Quotes

"The Eye Collector is the exquisite and elemental territory somewhere below surface and somewhere above depth. It is insufficient to merely explain these pages, or even say you've read them. The correct reaction, I think, is to drool."--Tony Burgess, author and screenwriter of Pontypool

"An entrancing and endlessly disturbing read that you won't soon forget."-- "Get Your Comic On"

"If you're into weird, then this one is for you."-- "Comicon.com"

"No one else is playing with the comic book medium quite like The Eye Collector. This daringly original work demands to be in your pull lists."--Scott Snyder (Absolute Batman, Wytches)

"Something that could only come from the minds of great madmen." -- "Nerd Initiative"

"The atmosphere and artistry make a powerful first impression."-- "AIPT"

About the Author

Jonathan Ball, PhD, Poet Laureate of Hell, has won numerous awards for his many books of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and comics. He is the owner of Stranger Fiction, a publisher that develops its own stories and also provides creative services to other independent publishers and producers, and hosts a podcast called Writing the Wrong Way, which teaches serious writers what the MFA didn't. Jonathan lives in Winnipeg, Canada, and teaches creative writing at the university level when he has nothing better to do. Connect with Jonathan through his newsletter and get a free story at www.StrangeInk.ca.

GMB Chomichuk is an award-winning writer and illustrator whose work has appeared in comics, graphic novels, books, role-playing games, film, television, and theatre. Gregory's work in words and pictures ranges from the heartwarming to the bloodcurdling. His other books include Apocrypha: The Legend of Babymetal from Z2, Will I See? from Portage & Main Press, The Automatic Age and Backbone of Night from Great Plains Press, Dragon Nanny from Stranger Fiction, Dead Work, and many other works. He is also the host of Super Pulp Science, a podcast about how genre gets made, and lives in Winnipeg, Canada.