Archives of the Unexplained: Area 51

Ages 8 to 12

Welcome to the first venture into the Archives of the Unexplained, a middle grade fiction graphic novel series exploring historical and mysterious hair-raising events. In this dive, we take a look into Area 51!

Creepy is having a comeback! Open the Archives of the Unexplained as we delve into unearthly real-life stories, explore the unknown, and examine the elusive facts of history’s many mysteries. Each book in this series takes one or two high-interest and relatively focused events and presents a lively, thorough, but open-ended examination of what occurred.

When TJ attends his uncle's funeral he expects to be bored. But when he escapes into his uncle’s office and discovers a secret door to a basement, his uncle's classified documents open up a whole world of unidentified aircraft, strange gray men, and alien conspiracies he knew nothing about. What will TJ learn from these hidden files? Or will the mysterious men in black who appeared at the funeral get to him first?

About the Author

Steve Foxe is the Eisner and Ringo Award-nominated author of over 100 comics and children's books including X-Men ’97 and the Spider-Ham series from Scholastic. He is also the co-creator of Razorblades: The Horror Magazine alongside James Tynion IV, and is the editor of W0RLDTR33, The Deviant, and the multiple-Eisner-nominated The Department of Truth at Image Comics. In the world of licensed kids books, he has written for properties like Pokémon, Mario, LEGO City, Batman, Justice League, Baby Shark, and many more. He lives somewhere cold with his partner and their dog. SteveFoxe.com

Fran Bueno's goal has always been to draw comics, and he started doing it professionally with Os Escachapedras, written by Marilar Aleixandre. Shortly afterward he published fleetingly in France and more regularly in the United States, for collections such as Noble Causes or Graveyard Shift, both written by Jay Faerber. He has also published, pamphlets, advertisements, manuals, and books for children and young people in Spain, France, UK and USA. His current personal projects include Ribao, a comic written by Diego Ameixeiras, and another one created entirely by himself, called Mother Star.