Far Down Below - by Chris Condon (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Journey to the Center... of Eastern Pennsylvania. On a rainy 1983 summer day, two friends decide to investigate a haunted house, and inadvertently discover a tunnel to the center of the earth.

It all begins in 1865. Somewhere beneath Pennsylvania, in darkness. A distant sound is heard. A whirring... Suddenly, the wall explodes and a gigantic drill bit bursts through, revealing a train-like cab and locomotive wheels encased by sharp, metal treads. This metal beast is known, simply, as THE MONOLITH. Explorers emerging from the cab look at the massive cavern they are standing in, and declare that they have found it--The Hollow Earth. From the darkness, something slithers up the cab, kills the lights, and the explorers are never seen alive again... A century later. 1983. It's a rainy day in Eastern Pennsylvania. Two friends, Mike and Brian, are bored at Brian's house. While down in the basement, they uncover the key to Brian's grandfather's house--abandoned since the mid-60s and presumed haunted after his grandfather mysteriously disappeared.

Review Quotes

Condon draws us into another wonderful mystery, this time with a warm heart and sense of adventure, tongue firmly in cheek as astonishing world-changing discoveries are made, single-parenting continues to be a strain, and our youngest continue to be our bravest, pushing forward into the past in search of answers and connections to each other. Schall renders it all with aplomb--this is a story that might equally absorb you on your family television set, or the Jules Verne section of catacomb-like library. That's what makes it a perfect comic book.--Christopher Cantwell (Doctor Doom, The Mask, Iron Man, Captain America, and Star Wars: Obi-Wan)

If you liked the fantasy kid flicks of the '80s--stuff like Explorers, Goonies, Weird Science, The Last Starfighter--you'll find Chris Condon & Gege Schall's graphic novel Far Down Below a fun ride. It's a clever amalgam of Jules Verne and Eerie Indiana, with classy artwork and an intriguing storyline that keeps you guessing.--Joe Dante (Gremlins, Piranha)

About the Author

Chris Condon is the writer of the ongoing Image Comics series That Texas Blood, as well as its acclaimed Wild West spinoff, The Enfield Gang Massacre. He is currently writing Green Arrow for DC Comics and Ultimate Wolverine for Marvel. He has a rescue pitbull named Obi who actually does most of the writing.

Barcelona-based Brazilian author Gegê Schall has been making comics for over 20 years. You can see her work in books such as Made In Korea (Image Comics), Better Angels (Boom! Studios), and Chasing Echoes (Humanoids Inc), among many more. You can find her on her Patreon channel, and also challenging people to a Street Fighter match at your nearest arcade.