Red Eye, Black Eye

Red Eye, Black Eye is a graphic novel by cartoonist and Internet celebrity K. Thor Jensen, published by Alternative Comics.

Summary

The book recounts Jensen's sixty day, 10,000 mile trip across the United States via Greyhound bus. Starting shortly after the September 11th, 2001 attacks, Jensen's journey takes him on a circuitous route across America, staying primarily in the homes of people he met on the Internet, often through the web site he co-founded, Portal of Evil. Jensen visits various landmarks, both national (Plymouth Rock, Disneyland) and local (The Varsity in Atlanta, a burnt-out "wilderness preserve" in rural Alabama), smuggles drugs across the Mexican border, and is dragged behind a pickup truck while riding a burning couch. Throughout his journey, Jensen documents stories told to him by his hosts, their friends, and other people he meets, capturing tales of deviant [...], jobs gone awry, and a host of minor triumphs and tragedies.

Reviews

• Greg Burgas, Comic Book Resources
• [http://www.popimage.com/content/viewnews.cgi?newsid1170853117,56576, Ed Matthews], PopImage
• Publisher's Weekly (registration required).