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02026aam a2200349 i 4500 001 2DBCFFD8E67F11EE94C7D61345ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240320010038 008 240319s2023 orua 6 000 1 eng d 010 $a 2022939133 020 $a 1637151993 020 $a 9781637151990 035 $a (OCoLC)1330894629 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d KCK $d DMM $d OCLCF $d JQF $d FHP $d OCLCO $d HQC $d JDP $d TXE $d SILO 084 $a TEEN $b MCG 100 1 $a McGowan, Jed, $e author. 245 10 $a My life among humans $h [graphic novel] / $c Jed McGowan. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Portland, OR : $b Oni Press, $c 2023. 300 $a 1 volume (unpaged) : $b chiefly color illustrations ; $c 26 cm. 365 $a 01 $b 25.00 520 $a A 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. 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. 650 0 $a Extraterrestrial beings $v Comic books, strips, etc. 650 0 $a Human-alien encounters $v Comic books, strips, etc. 650 0 $a Brainwashing $v Comic books, strips, etc. 650 0 $a Telepathy $v Comic books, strips, etc. 655 7 $a Graphic novels. 655 7 $a Science fiction comics. 941 $a 1 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20240320010142.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2DBCFFD8E67F11EE94C7D61345ECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search