{"product_id":"intro-to-alien-invasion-paperback","title":"Intro to Alien Invasion - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOwen King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Jude Poirier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNancy Ahn\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this wildly entertaining collaboration, novelists Owen King and Mark Jude Poirier team up with illustrator Nancy Ahn to present a wickedly funny graphic novel about an alien invasion on a college campus.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStacey, a brilliant, overachieving astrobiology major at Fenton College, had planned on just another lonely Spring Break on campus. But when a hurricane batters the small college town, downing power lines and knocking out cell phone reception, Stacey and her friends are stranded with no way to communicate with the outside world at the worst possible moment: in the midst of an alien invasion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As space insects begin to burrow into students and staff--transforming them into slobbering, babbling monsters--a conglomeration of misfits must band together to prevent the infestation from spreading. Meanwhile, Stacey's long-stifled romantic feelings for her friend Charlotte begin to surface, while the professor she had admired and respected becomes the students' worst enemy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Illustrated with enormous wit and dynamism--mixing classic tropes from science fiction, indie comics, B-movies, and campus culture--this graphic novel is something different, a large-scale action\/adventure story as seen from the point-of-view of a contemporary, realistic heroine. The result is a funny and singular work unlike anything else you've ever read.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOwen King is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eDouble Feature\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWe're All in This Together: A Novella and Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eIntro to Alien Invasion\u003c\/i\u003e and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eWho Can Save Us Now? Brand-New Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Upstate New York with his wife, the writer Kelly Braffet, and their daughter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mark Jude Poirier is the author of two novels and two story collections\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e In 2014, IFC released \u003ci\u003eHateship Loveship\u003c\/i\u003e, which he adapted from an Alice Munro story. He holds a Briggs-Copeland lectureship in the creative writing faculty at Harvard. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nancy Ahn studied painting and writing at Bennington College. She lives in Brooklyn and wants to meet your dog.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 7.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760689611040,"sku":"9781476763408","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2afa36385e66838382c624be44a4cd2b.webp?v=1780186988","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/intro-to-alien-invasion-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}