The Nobody

The Nobody
Date	2009
Page count	144 pages
Publisher	Vertigo
Creative team
Writers	Jeff Lemire
Artists	Jeff Lemire
Pencillers	Jeff Lemire
Letterers	Sean Konot
Colourists	Jeff Lemire
Original publication
Date of publication	July 7, 2009
ISBN

The Nobody is the first graphic novel by Eisner-nominated cartoonist Jeff Lemire that was published by Vertigo Comics, an imprint of DC Comics. It is a story inspired by the H.G. Wells novel The Invisible Man and recasts the iconic bandaged stranger as a modern-day drifter. His presence in a small-town American fishing village creates a frenzy that unwraps and exposes the scarred underside to their own secrets.

In 1994, the mysterious drifter John Griffen enters the small town of Large Mouth. As he walks through town, the passing townsfolk are shocked and somewhat disturbed by Griffens appearance, as he is wrapped head to toe in bandages and wears pitch-black goggles over his eyes. He eventually reaches the local motel and requests a room, his appearance scaring the inn keeper June Jaques. A few days later, June tells other locals at Big Reg's Diner of her encounter with Griffen, but is only met with skepticism. Reg, owner of the diner, and Teddy "Henfrey", another local, try to rationalize with her that Griffen can't be as bad as she claims, although she tries to explain that Griffen's secretive nature is very suspicious.

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