Graphic novel. The Dial: Reg returns from the space war to find his childhood home abandoned and the entire landscape being quarried away. Where are his parents and why does the old house decay so quickly? The Golden Age: Young Robert lives in a dream of marrying the headmistress of his school, but the dream turns to nightmare when they meet Cwiss, a dreadful incubus with other plans. Plus: The Little Blind Girl, In And Out Of The Sun, One-Panel Stories. Artwork from this book was displayed at the "Comic Timing" exhibition at Harrods, London. Previously published by Kingly Books.
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By Marc Palm
Oct 15, 2009
"outside the light" I read a review about Chris Reynolds in the Comics Journal. The review totally got me curious about the Monitor and Chris's other works. So when I found The Dial and Other Stories in a shop in Austin, TX I was excited to read it. It was just as fascinating as I expected. It's a very curious book and has so much mystery. I enjoy this aspect to art and comics. Things that seem almost like a stranger's scrapbook that you find in an antique store. There's enough information that you can relate to and grasp, but since the whole picture isn't there your imagination fills in the blanks. I like to think that Chris is very conscious of what he gives the reader. With the bold, dark and shady artwork to detail enough of a scene but still keep you an outsider.
