• Cover: A green cover with black block printing on it. Leaves on vines hang down from the top of the cover, and a figure stands in the brush on a hill, silhouetted. The figure is Link from Legend of Zelda, holding his shield and a sword.
  • P1: Text box sets the scene: “2020, a grocery trip at the height of lockdown”. A group of friends sits in a car. One in a bandana, Arielle, leans forward to the driver, Lee, and says, “Giant Eagle never has pesto. Can we go to Heinz’s too?” P2: As Arielle leans on the back of the driver’s seat, Lee responds, “Yeah sure we-“ P3: Lee whips their head to their right, squinting their eyes at something in the distance. Arielle looks confused.
  • P1: An ink drawing of heavily forested area. Some flowers and a bush with berries are in the foreground. Behind the bush is a black silhouette of a shape with a sword and a shield. The forest stretches out behind him.
  • P1: Lee squints their eyes with their hands on the wheel. Question marks surround them. P2: The whole car looks at Lee as they yell, “WAS THAT #!@*ING LINK?”
  • Another page of the comic: Narration reads: “New friends moved in,” P1: A panel of a new roommate arriving, Abby, in a beret. Lee carries a box. P2: Abby and Lee read in the grass outside. P3: Sophie, Arielle, and Lee run through a dark field. Sophie smiles while holding a jar of fireflies. Arielle excitedly catches one. A firefly flies by over top. Lee (afraid of bugs) worriedly runs from one of the fireflies. P4: Lee, Sophie, Arielle, and Abby visit the Cleveland Art Museum, masked and walking through the
  • A sequential page to the last. P1: Lee, Arielle, Sophie, and Abby are strawberry picking in the summer. A basket of strawberries sit in the foreground. P2: Lee lies in a hammock with fresh top surgery scars on display. The rest of the group swims nearby the dock of Sophie’s family’s lake house. P3: A drawing of the entrance to Cedar Point. P4: Abby waves bye to Sophie as Lee hugs her and cries. Arielle smiles bittersweetly. They all are saying goodbye to Sophie as she moves out. Sophie has drawn everyone on
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Lee Onysko

The Boy

The Boy

$9.00 USD
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A cut out of Link, hidden on the side of the road in small town Ohio, sparks joy amidst a dreary pandemic. 

There is something in the woods... Something wooden... and shaped like Link...

Somewhere in small town Ohio, off the side of the road, hidden in the woods, is a giant cut out of The Boy. Or, as he's more commonly known, Link. Centered around a group of friends graduating from art school in the 2020 Covid pandemic, "The Boy" is a silly and poignant story about friendship, creation, and saying goodbye.

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Lee Onysko

Lee Onysko is a storyboard and comic artist from Ohio, transplanted to Chicago. They love making funny and heartfelt stories with their friends. Self proclaimed and friend endorsed robot lover, cat person, and space nerd, they love a good sci-fi/fantasy story, but can always be tempted by the mundane and slice-of-life.

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