Comics & Graphic Novels Occult & Supernatural Paperback E-book
Toronto, 1968. Herbie Weingarten, a teenager in his last year of high school, finds that his uncle Jeffrey, a holocaust survivor, has been taken in by a new religious movement called, “Exalted Consciousness.” The young man tries to extricate his uncle from the group even while his uncle tries to pull him into it. Visit Toronto’s downtown core when Yorkville was a hippy haven, Rochdale College was a centre of the illicit drug trade and bands had names like Intercontinental Ballistic Grapefruit. Watch as personalities are broken down and moulded in the pursuit of power and money by the mysterious Baron Gerhard Von Albrecht. Take a walk along “cult row” from Davenport and Avenue Road through to Yorkville, as pernicious gurus create ugly alternatives within the Age of Aquarius.
This propulsive plot is matched by Kasman’s meticulous and lavish illustrations capturing a bygone era of Canada’s largest city and the seedy characters within.
“No one has a better insight into angst and innocence.”
– James Waley, publisher of Orb Magazine, creator of Northern Light
“Ron Kasman is the unsung genius of Canadian comics.”
– Mark Shainblum, co-creator of Northguard and Fleur de Lys
“In one word . . . PHENOMENAL.”
– Stephen Lipson, historian, consultant to the Overstreet Price Guide
“A great read. Can’t wait for the next.”
– Gabriel Morrissette, co-creator of Northguard and Fleur de Lys, artist of Doc Savage, Spider-man 2099 and Ragman
“Beautifully constructed storytelling as good as anything out there. More than a comic, a full fledged coming of age indie movie. A memorable read.”
– Rob Walton
