Alex Paknadel is irritated by writers who think they are too good for āgenre fiction.ā āNo one wants to be Ian McEwan, who absolutely insisted what he was doing wasnāt science fiction,ā he tells me over Zoom, and he would know. Paknadel holds a Ph.D. in English literature. His masterās thesis was titled, āāThey’re Nuts…
Everything ends. In fire. In truth. In a lot of house-punching, in the final issue of Home Sick Pilots, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by Aditya Bidikar and designed by Tom Muller. Dan Grote: Those motherfuckers got us! They Sixth Sensed us! They last-episode-of-Lost-ed us! They. Are. GhoOoOoOoOosts! Forrest, letās just…
A haunted battle rages across the West Coast, watched by the whole world … including the world’s ghosts. Let’s hope they don’t get any bright ideas. Or really stupid ones. Weāre almost at the end in Home Sick Pilots #14, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by Aditya Bidikar and designed by…
Hell on Earth will rise if the final ghost cannot be quieted, which is rather a lot for the Pilots to be managing as a band that struggles with three-chord songs. And yet they persevere in Home Sick Pilots #13, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by Aditya Bidikar and designed by…
The history of the ghosts is laid bare as Rip and Buzz’s hunt for the final missing ghost of the Old James House takes them deep into the past sins of America in Home Sick Pilots #12, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by Aditya Bidikar and designed by Tom Muller for…
The Old James House might turn out to be Ami’s only hope, but it’s still missing a piece. And if anyone’s going to survive, that final ghost must be found. Home Sick Pilots returns for a new set with issue #11, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by Aditya Bidikar and designed…
It’s the Home Sick Pilots vs. the Nuclear Bastards in a final battle of the bands that could well be the final battle of the bands on the planet. No advance tickets, drink tokens available at the door. The second arc ends in Home Sick Pilots #10, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard,…
A national trauma has been successfully weaponized, which is probably fine and very unlikely to end in tears or provoke an army of ghosts to flood from the Earth to seek revenge. But letās keep an eye on it anyway in Home Sick Pilots #9, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by…
As its horrors emanate across America, the Home Sick Pilots must return to the Old James House. Which could be difficult, as they did leave it at the bottom of the ocean. Letās plug into issue #8, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by Aditya Bidikar and designed by Tom Muller for…
Presumed dead, traveling across the country, Ami just might finally be happy. But you can’t outrun your problems forever ā which is particularly a problem if your problems take the form of a one-hundred-ton haunted house. Letās go on a road trip in Home Sick Pilots #7, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard,…
It’s been three months since a haunted house walked through Santa Manos, and now the U.S. military would like a walking ghost-powered weapon of their own, thank you very much. The Home Sick Pilots might be the key to their getting one. If they can be convinced to sell out, that is. A new arc…
The Old James House turns on Ami. If she can’t conquer her own demons, how can she expect to conquer those that haunt its hallways? Perhaps demons aren’t for conquering. Perhaps we must fight alongside them. Also, a house fistfights a monster. Dan Watters writes, Caspar Wijngaard draws, Aditya Bidikar letters and Tom Muller designs…
The Home Sick Pilots are reunited, but not for long. Who else knows about the ghosts? Who is killing for them? What has been crawling out of the VHS machine at night with blood on its rewindable mind? Be kind as we rewind Home Sick Pilots #4 by Dan Watters, Caspar Wijngaard, Aditya Bidikar and…
The rest of the Home Sick Pilots continue their search for Ami through the Old James House. But the house doesn’t want them to find her … and is now full of very angry, restless spirits. Will the Pilots live to cover āBlitzkrieg Bopā another day? Wait, I thought Buzz said the Ramones suck. Letās…
The Old James House has lost its ghosts. With her new powers, it’s up to Ami to bring them back, whether they want to come home or not. Even when they’re really big ghosts wrapped in metal, with lots of sharp edges and things. Letās unpack Image Comicsā Home Sick Pilots #2 by Dan Watters,…