{"product_id":"my-life-among-humans-hardcover","title":"My Life Among Humans - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJed McGowan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Life Among Humans \u003c\/i\u003eis an evocative, melancholy, and ultimately hopeful story of a solitary alien's misguided search for connection among its human subjects.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA nameless alien data compiler comes to Earth to study humans, setting up shop on the outskirts of a small desert community in North America. Working under forced labor, it must watch humans in complete secrecy while sending regular reports to its manager back home. Using spore-like technology to read the minds of his hosts, the alien quickly takes a special interest in Will, one of his early subjects. That interest proves to be a problem when the alien is accidentally revealed to Will's family and it takes desperate measures to save its own life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In doing so, it discovers a forbidden ability...it can control human minds. Now, the alien struggles to keep this secret from its manager, deal with a growing number of suspicious humans, and come to terms with its ethically questionable decisions. \u003ci\u003eMy Life Among Humans\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully painted, evocative first graphic novel from illustrator and cartoonist Jed McGowan.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJed McGowan writes and draws in Los Angeles, California. His previous comics include \u003ci\u003eGonzalo\u003c\/i\u003e (nominated for an Ignatz Award), \u003ci\u003eUninhabitable\u003c\/i\u003e (included in Best American Comics 2019), and \u003ci\u003eLone Pine\u003c\/i\u003e (published with a grant from the Xeric Foundation). He's also designed backgrounds for animation and created illustrations for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 12 x 8.79 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42170275954823,"sku":"9781637151990","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8e917b895ad89e97727378dfb3c6f795.webp?v=1733347102","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/my-life-among-humans-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}