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I nearly put Jeff Lemire’s graphic novel The Underwater Welder<\/em><\/a> back before even giving the story a proper go. Why? Because the Introduction’s author likened the story to “the most spectacular episode of The Twilight Zone<\/em> that was never produced.” That’s not what set me off; I actually love The Twilight Zone.<\/em> What set me off was the author himself: Damon Lindelof. Otherwise known as “The Butcher of Gallitep<\/del>Star Trek Movie Scripts.” <\/p>\n

My honest initial reaction was, if Lindelof knows as much about The Twilight Zone<\/em> as he does about Trek, then no thank you. However, I resisted the temptation to judge the book based solely on the questionable choice of Lindelof as the one responsible for introducing this novel. And I’m very glad that I did. <\/p>\n

Lemire’s story of Jack Joseph, he of the titular profession, is equal parts eerie, surreal, mysterious, and moving. Jack is facing the life change of a newborn son<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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