Illegal Alien

by James Robinson

Re-presenting the classic and out-of-print original graphic novel by Eisner award winning writer James Robinson (Starman, London's Dark) and artist Phil Elliott... It's London, 1963. The Beatles are about to hit the big time, the Cold War is escalating, and Guido Palmano has just returned from America a changed man. His family can't quite put their finger on it, but Guido, a former mobster with little regard for anything outside his own self-interest, is a different person. He's caring, compassionate, intelligent.... alien! Now, caught between the dangerous ties to his former life and the political hysteria surrounding a mysterious, crashed spaceship, Guido's doing all he can to give his loved ones the best time of their lives before his own time on this planet runs out.

Genres: Comics, Science Fiction, Fiction, Graphic Novels

80 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1994

About the author

James Dale Robinson is a British writer of American comic books and screenplays.

Reviews

[Lupa Duende · Rating 3 out of 5]

Neil Gaiman praised Illegal Alien...., silly that I thought it would be like Neverwhere.

[ComicNerdSam · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun little story. Pretty solid, even if it isn't quite my thing.

[Michael Norwitz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very early book by Robinson, a science fiction tale told in the style of early 60's British films, nicely illustrated by Phil Elliot. Some aspects of the plot are predictable, but at his best Robinson has always excelled at creating a sense of time and place, and he excells at that here. Well worth checking out.

[Datsun · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, clean artwork, well-plotted storytelling and a surprisingly touching story.

[Dan · Rating 2 out of 5]

a bit confusing an hokey for my tastes. NMCOT

[Ron Sadowski · Rating 2 out of 5]

9-21-2010

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

great read, glad to see dark horse reprinted it, my edition is from kitchen sink

[Anthony · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not very sci-fi. More magical realism. Imagine if a gaseous alien was trapped on Earth and forced to inhabit the body of an Italian mobster. I liked it.