Bacchus, Vol. 4: The Eyeball Kid: One Man Show

Bacchus #4

by Eddie Campbell

Synopsis: The Kid is down and out and wasted after the events at the top. Seeks vengeance on the Telchines. Hermes is here, too. Ed (The End of the Century Club) Hilyer is the artist.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

80 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1999

About the author

Eddie Campbell is a British comics artist and cartoonist whose work has shaped the evolution of modern graphic storytelling. He is widely known as the illustrator and publisher of From Hell, his long collaboration with Alan Moore that reimagines the Jack the Ripper case through an ambitious and meticulously researched narrative. Campbell is also the creator of the long-running semi-autobiographical Alec series, later collected in Alec: The Years Have Pants, and the satirical adventure cycle Bacchus, which follows a handful of Greek gods who have wandered into the contemporary world. His scratchy pen-and-ink technique draws on impressionist influences and early masters of expressive line art, while his writing blends humor, candor, and literary ambition in a manner that critics have compared to Jack Kerouac and Henry Miller.
Campbell began developing autobiographical comics in the late 1970s before expanding the Alec stories throughout the following decades, publishing early instalments through small press networks in London and later with major independent publishers. After moving to Australia in the mid-1980s, he continued to produce both Alec and Bacchus stories while contributing to a range of international anthologies. His partnership with Moore on From Hell, initially serialised in the anthology Taboo, became one of the most acclaimed graphic novels of its era and further cemented his reputation for grounded, character-driven illustration.
Across a varied career Campbell has worked as a creator, editor, publisher, and occasional court illustrator. His contributions to comics have earned him numerous industry awards, including the Eisner Award, the Harvey Award, the Ignatz Award, the Eagle Award, and the UK Comic Art Award. He continues to produce new work while maintaining a strong presence in both literary and comics circles.

Reviews

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Those one man monologues from the Eyeball Kid are tough to sit through. It's much more interesting whenever the story focuses on the Telchines. So Telchines, good. Eyeball Kid, bad. Even though they are all bad.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the Eyeball Kid, but only as supporting cast.
-m