An alien spacecraft appears, sucking up space garbage for fuel.
Oh, noooo! Young Zokx’s spacecraft gets pulled into a nebula–
that sends him hurtling toward an unknown planet.
Zokx’s arrival makes breaking news.
He abandons his spacecraft before it crashes.
Distraught at the loss of his spacecraft and unaware of the dangers of high-tech 4x4s, Zokx’s first earthly experience makes a lasting impression.
The following page resembles the “teaser” usually found on the last page of a paperback.
So there you have it folks.The first installment of my 9-yr-old son’s comic novel.
And if that’s not enough, he also created a “Celebrate Falling” stamp:
to send to HeyLookAWriterFellow(Mike Allegra) as a thank you for drawing a “Celebrate Cats!” stamp —despite Mike’s deep dislike for all things feline.
It all started with HACKS, the Just Say No to Celebrity Books campaign, if you want to do a little research.
So what do you think? Do you want to see a second installment when the budding graphic novelist is finished?
Jilanne Hoffmann 
Yes, yes, yes!
He’s working on it. Stay tuned to this alien channel…:o)
Groovy. That boy of yours has a great sense of humor.
Yes! Bring on the next section! I want to know what happens to Zokx. I love the celebrate falling stamp. Your son’s humor reminds me of one of my students, who is rather dry and irreverent. I always look forward to grading his work just to see what he came up with.
Although, it took me a moment to realize that Zokx got hit by a car and not a length of wood. I thought maybe he landed in a construction site. Ha!
Ah, yes, that’s funny! A 4×4 could be a piece of wood or an SUV.
I’ll let him know that his “fans” await the second installment. No pressure. :o)
What a talented young man!
On some days. Let’s just say that, like any 9-yr-old, he’s a work in progress. I will pass along your praise for his work. Thank you!
I couldn’t agree more with the other comments, Jilanne. I love your son’s imagination (and his drawing, he’s got mad skills!), and also the way you present it. I’ve got a nine year old at home who needs to see this!
Thank you, Nick! He and some friends have been drawing together ever since kindergarten. It’s good to see so many kids absorbed with “creating” rather than consuming–although they have plowed their way through a fair share of Tintin, Captain Underpants, and Squish.
I’m so not surprised that your offspring is creative! Yes, I want to see more!
Ha! I’ll let him know. Thanks! :o)
This is FANTASTIC! I definitely want to see a second installment!
Thank you, Letizia! He’s very excited to see so many positive responses.
This is very, very impressive! My man keeps bugging me because I’ve been “working on” a graphic design for the best part of a year now… I need to get my butt into gear! Kudos to your boy, make sure he keeps going! 🙂
Thanks! You know, some things just can’t be rushed. With that said, you’ve been a bit distracted by other things. 😮 So maybe you’ll have a little more time now to work on your design projects!
Yes, I need to get my backside into gear, really! I’m taking too too long getting back into the swing of things!
Cool 😀
Thanks, Samir. He’s really enjoying the process. And isn’t that what it’s all supposed to be about?
Absolutely!