‘Station Grand’ Exclusive Excerpt: In Space, No One Can Hear You Dream
In their new graphic novella Station Grand, Xeric Grant-awarded and Ignatz Award-nominated writer Craig Hurd-McKenney and acclaimed illustrator Noah Bailey create a unique and terrifying look at the cold darkness of space. Here, they look at what happens when one researcher deals with insomnia while outside of Earth’s orbit…
In the upcoming sci-fi graphic novella:
Dr. Michael Kinney is light years from Earth, overseeing the terraformation of Venus. Michael is all alone, save for the computer, which keeps him company during the 272 day-long orbit around the sun from night to day. During this time, there is no contact with Mission Control.
With his circadian rhythms disrupted by his extended stay in deep space, his insomnia peaks. Reality as he knows it comes into question. As Michael struggles to finish his mission, what he thinks he knows will collide with the existential mysteries of the universe: Who am I? Why am I here? Am I alone? Why is this happening to me?
In our exclusive excerpt from Station Grand, Dr. Kinney experiences something strange while he sleeps…
Read it below:
Craig Hurd-McKenney is a Xeric grant-awarded and Ignatz Award-nominated writer. He lives in Seattle with his husband and four rescue dogs. Online, he lives at hspcomix.com. He’s previously won a Xeric Grant and was nominated for an Ignatz Award. Noah Bailey is a professional illustrator, designer and comic book artist living in Chicago, Illinois.
Station Grand is out now from Oni Press.
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