Cornboy

by Joshua Dysart, Edison George (Illustrator), P.A. Corkey (Creator)

Cornboy is the bizarre story of a boy who is half man/half corn. Raised without ever being allowed outside, one day he is set free in the care of a curious doctor, and begins to experience the outside world for what it really is.

Genres: Graphic Novels

96 pages, Paperback

First published April 12, 2011

About the author

I write comic books, graphic novels and novels. I'm a three time Eisner nominee, two time Glyph award winner, New York Times bestseller, a recipient of The Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year award, and have been in competition twice at Angoulême.

I've worked on Hellboy, Swamp Thing, & Conan the Barbarian; I co-wrote a graphic novel with Neil Young; I helped restart Valiant Entertainment; and I've done on-the-ground research in Uganda (2007), Iraq (2014), & South Sudan (2016), writting graphic novels about war and famine in those regions.

Goodnight Paradise came out in 2018 with long time co-creator Alberto Ponticelli and is a murder mystery set in the houseless population of Venice Beach, Ca.

My first novel (novella - it's only 100 pages) has dropped. It combines my love of slasher horror, Agatha Christie fair-play mysteries, construction sites, and bugs. It's called BROOD X. Buy it wherever trash genre books are sold!

Reviews

[Stay Fetters · Rating 3 out of 5]

"If you were half a man I wouldn't have to fuck the groceries!"
And let the weirdness begin. A bizarre tale of a boy that was born from corn masturbation.
His family sucks and won't let him be a normal person. Mom signs his lifetime away to a "doctor" and his life gets more confusing then before.
That ending is one of the most confusing ones I have ever read. What actually becomes of Ethan? He just finds an oasis and stays put? Errr!!!!

[Rex Hurst · Rating 4 out of 5]

The bizarre story of a boy who is half man/half corn. Raised without ever being allowed outside, one day he is set free in the care of a curious doctor, and begins to experience the outside world for what it really is. This is truly a unique story and it is impossible to predict where it is going. The book is worth it simply for the scene where the protagonist pollinates a field.

[Joshua Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

one of the stranger things ive read recently. mom get's off with an ear of corn and suddenly she has a corn baby! Corn baby has magic healing powers! also, lots of nudity! are we sure this is a teen+?

[Daria Yogacoon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Читать не советую, но вряд ли забуду.

Клиника, конечно. Но в общем и целом ругать произведение не за что.
Рисовка хорошая, сюжет есть, юмор присутствует.

Но ничего существенного это произведение не даёт. Никаких новых идей. Развлекаловка на полчаса.

[Tanja L · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was really weird, but interesting.

[Matthew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Corn!