From Ignatz Award-Nominated Cartoonist Adam Syzm, Enter the Dreamlike and Disturbing Realms of Extraterrestrial Abduction and Non-Human Intelligence in August 2025
Oni Press – the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997 – is proud to unveil Little Visitor & Other Abductions – the debut graphic novel from rising star and cartoonist Adam Szym! Coming to comic shops and bookstores everywhere in August 2025, this collection presents Szym’s Ignatz and Bram Stoker Award-nominated graphic novella “A Cordial Invitation”, alongside two brand new tales of human encounters with unknowable extraterrestrial intelligences that transcend the boundaries of the world we know and the worlds we don’t …
“The fear of us or our loved ones being taken and absorbed into something we don’t understand, supernatural or not, lingers in the peripheral vision of many,” said writer and illustrator Adam Szym. “I’m excited to share this collection of stories that taps into childhood fears of mine and anxieties that still permeate our society today.”
The cast and crew of an obscure film recount a tragedy that occurred during its doomed production. A young girl searches for her father in the darkness of the desert and stumbles upon an otherworldly cocktail party. Two strangers nurture violent thoughts in a bitter, lonely child as his village’s harvest festival nears. Connecting these three stories is one horrific theme . . .
From cartoonist and illustrator Adam Szym comes a triptych of otherworldly science fiction stories about the horrors of alien abduction … and the negligence and malice that allows it to happen.Perfect for fans of The Twilight Zone, The X-Files, and all things beyond our understanding, this uncanny trilogy of graphic novellas will cut deep into your psyche when Little Visitor & Other Abductions arrives in comic shops and bookstores everywhere in August 2025.
About the Creator
Adam Szym has been making comics for 15 years now, and some of them have been nominated for awards. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, daughter, and two cats.