The hunger 1: Snowman vs Squid. Nr. 1 - Snowman vs Squid (E), Rogiers, Peter, Paperback
The Snowman and the Squid
In this classic epic of the battle between the sexes we meet Jill and John. Jill is the object of desire, John falls in love with Jill. One day John is on his way to see ''the scientist'', Jill's husband. It's love at first sight, things start to slide: otherwise inconspicious John starts an affair with Jill. On his way to one of their secret rendez-vous John has a bizarre car crash. He survives but will be tranfsormed for ever into The Snowman. He does not have a clear recollection of his past, nor of his affair with Jill. As the Snowman he gradually discovers he can take on properties of other creatures. One day he transmutes into an insectlike personae and the inevitable takes place: he meets Jill again. They recognise each other and, amazingly, Jill explains John that he has killed her. He had to because it was an essential part of the alien transformation. They realise they have only one option for survival: they have to become one. Super heroes as they have become however, the process takes on dimensions of almost cosmic copulation. In the end they merge in The Mental Wagon and take off in time and space seeking new adventures. In a surprising epilogue The Mental Wagon is transformed into a horse, riding the desert of a planet that may well be earth.
