Dark Horse's 'Insomnia Cafe' detailed

Acclaimed comic book artist M.K. Perker has revealed details on Dark Horse's upcoming graphic novel Insomnia Cafe.

Illustrated by Perker and written by long-time collaborator G. Willow Wilson, the novel tells the story of rare book expert Peter Kolinsky, who finds his life in danger after discovering a secret library housing rare texts.

"Insomnia Cafe is a very strange graphic novel in approach to the storyline but with realistic characters with real emotions, ideas, failures and fears," the artist told Newsarama. "The story evolves around Peter Kolinsky, a former hand-written books expert, and a cafe called Insomnia Cafe and the girl who runs the place.

"One day, an old client of Kolinsky, a very dangerous one, shows up with an old book and the story takes off. Kolinsky, with no sleep starts escaping from things, but also chasing things in a hallucination-like life. You know how it happens in dreams - 'It's you, but it's not you' - same thing happens to Kolinsky while he's awake. It's his life but it's not."

Perker and Wilson have previously collaborated on the Vertigo series Air, which was nominated for best new series at this year's Eisner Awards.

Insomnia Cafe is released on November 18.