To Mom and Dad the storyteller and the artist and my first inspirations Thanks to Norm Fuetti Joshua Pruett Tom Richmond Dan Povenmire Swampy Marsh Jeff Smith Kim Roberson Mike Maihack Travis Hanson Tom Dell Aringa Steve Ogden and Broose Johnson for their support encouragement and help along the journey Travis Hanson Jose Flores Sean Balsano Janelle Bell Martin and Ginny Pittman for color and production assistance The readers commenters and fans of the Red's Planet webcomic for keeping me going Chad W Beckerman Pam Notarantonio and the whole team at Abrams Judy Hansen my super ninja agent Charlie Kochman my amazing editor for taking a chance on this little book And to my beautiful wife Beth and my amazing kids Ginny and Teagan my first and most important audience
a HEY HERE'S A GOOD ONE THE MYSTERIOUS ZEKE HAINEY INCIDENT by Ivan Gadunt Pine Mountain Georgia On cold October night
Chapter One Thing from Another Planet a full moon shone brightly over the tall Georgia pines It was one of those cold nights and full moons that stories are written about stories told around campfires on other cold nights under less impressive moons On a lonely country road an even lonelier old pickup truck rambled along Down the lonely road of destiny Zeke Hainey was returning home from a weekend hunting trip his old hunting dog and a fading radio station His only companions a cup of bad coffee AW C MON STOP THE BORING STUFF AND START READING THE GOOD PARTS WILL YA
