New scifi adventure is fun filled "War of the Worlds"!!!

Added: (Wed Sep 21 2005)

Pressbox (Press Release) - They came from outer space. Life alien to our own. Using science and technology far advanced of our own. Boldly seeking out new worlds and new civilizations like our own. Not to explore, but to conquer. And, of course--To meet the original cast of "Star TreK".

What is "G.A.A.K", the new scifi alien invasion adventure graphic novel by writer Darryl Hughes and artist Monique MacNaughton? It's like "ET"--With teeth. It's like "The Gremlins" if they came from outer space and had great comic timing. "G.A.A.K" is what you get when you mix Steven Spielberg's "The Goonies" with classic 50's style creature feature movies like "The Invaders from Mars".

When aliens from outer space invade a small suburban town called Eden'sVille and hatch a fiendish plot to take over the eath and meet the original cast of "Star Trek"; four 6th grade misfits named Zach, Jemmy, Plato, and Chubs set out to stop the invasion, save the world, and show the alien invaders that the kids of america don't take crap from nobody. And no body-snatchers, either. And they have to do it all before bedtime--Because tonight's a school night.

"It's a story in which kids are cast as the heroes", said Hughes of his creation. "So young readers will immediately indentify with them. And it's written in a way that the story itself, and the humor within the story, will appeal not only to their older brothers and sisters, but to their parents as well. Most of whom grew up with classic scifi movies like "War of the Worlds", as well as Spielberg movies like "ET" and "Close encounters of the third kind".

Originating online as a popular webcomic, "G.A.A.K" is now available as a full length graphic novel through publisher Lulu Press. From the moment it appeared in print, "G.A.A.K" immediately begin to garner the praise of both reviewers and scifi fans who followed it's evolution from web to print. The Sequential Tart wrote of "G.A.A.K":

"...It's a fresh take on classic themes. And if Hughes' quirky humor or creepy horror stylings wasn't enough, MacNaughton's inks are nothng short of stunning..."

The Independent Comics Front wrote:

"...Heavy comedy, back to back jokes, stabs at miliatry officers that feel like they should have found their way into Dr.Strangelove, and all around good wholesome entertainment..."

And the Webcomic Book Club raved:

"Imagine Steven Spielberg and Tim Burton having a love-on and doing a UFO invasion epic with ordinary kids as the heroes..."

"G.A.A.K: Volume One", the new scifi monsters-run-amok alien invasion adventure graphic novel by writer Darryl Hughes and artist Monique MacNaughton is available through Lulu Press, and at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and better bookstores everywhere.

"G.A.A.K: Volume One"
ISBN: 1-4116-1666-9
Publisher: Lulu Press
128 pages, $11.99
www.lulu.com/content/79525