Evolved from ascent magazine's regular comic strip feature this first graphic novel by Montreal artist Billy Mavreas recounts a hero's journey, from the hidden murk of the subconscious to the heights of potential and self - healing. Told with whimsy, symbolism and emotional honesty, and carefully rendered in subtle tones of grey, this cartoon journey is like no other.In this evocative illustrated escapade, Boy Priest, a young ceremonial magician, is plagued with nightmarish visions that rise from deep within to unsettle him. With the aid of his magic Vase, he performs a ritual that brings him face to face with the psychic junk that's been pestering him. Will he clear away the cobwebs and return refreshed to the everyday? Will he close the Pandora's box that's been thrown open? Or get trapped under the lid? "Mavreas' comics eschew traditional narrative in favour of time-jumping, spacewarping, organic flows of controlled ink." - HOUR magazine, Montreal