Ah Pook Is Here: Graphic Novel by William Burroughs and Malcolm McNeill Finally to be Published

By David

A graphic novel created by author William Burroughs and artist Malcolm McNeill way back in the 70s will be published for the first time, according to an article by the Guardian. The title of the graphic novel? Ah Pook Is Here.

Burroughs was a major figure of the Beat Generation and well known for his novel, Naked Lunch, which was quite controversial at the time because of its references to drugs, violence and of course – paedophilia.  

Here’s an excerpt about Ah Pook Is Here from the Guardian article:

“The graphic novel sees Burroughs tell the story of billionaire newspaper tycoon John Stanley Hart, the "Ugly American" or "Instrument of Control" who is on a quest to discover the secret of immortality. He uses a formula he finds in ancient Mayan books to create a "Media Control Machine" using images of Fear and Death, but ends up getting on the wrong side of Ah Pook, the Mayan Death God.”

Sounds messed up and highly entertaining!

You can buy a copy of Naked Lunch here:

You can also find the Guardian article here.

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