The Witness
An illustrated supernatural thriller
One witness.
215 voices.
Written by Eisner Award winner J. M. DeMatteis
Illustrated by J. H. Williams III
Illustrations © 2023 J. H. Williams III
The crash
Jonah Blake goes for a drive—and witnesses a 757 plunge into the woods. All 215 people aboard Flight 77 die.
What he sees among the wreckage is only the beginning.
The haunting
Voices crowd his thoughts. He sees the faces of people who died aboard Flight 77. Jonah knows things about their lives he cannot explain.
Are they reaching out—or is his mind breaking under the weight of what he witnessed?
The family
His wife, Kira, is determined to help him. His children want their father back.
But as Jonah becomes consumed by the lives lost aboard Flight 77, the distance between him and his own family grows.
Screen potential
After Jonah Blake becomes the sole witness to a 757 crashing in the woods, he is overwhelmed by voices and visions that may belong to the 215 people killed aboard—forcing him to determine whether he is losing his mind or being summoned by the dead.
Supernatural thriller · Novella
Jonah knows intimate details about strangers who died in the crash. He has no way to explain how.
Kira struggles to reach her husband as his obsession with the dead pulls him away from their children.
Souls rise from burning wreckage. Faces gather in Jonah’s tears. A vortex opens above the trees.
Jonah comes to believe the voices are demanding a murder—and that he must carry it out.
Illustrations © 2023 J. H. Williams III
The illustrated novella
A story of haunting, grief and connection by J. M. DeMatteis, with illustrations by J. H. Williams III.
Behind The Witness
The author
Eisner Award winner J. M. DeMatteis was a professional musician and rock music journalist before launching a long career writing comic books, novels, television, and film.
The illustrator
J. H. Williams III is the acclaimed artist behind works including The Sandman: Overture, Promethea, Batwoman and Echolands. His work spans comics, illustrations for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and album covers for The Sword and Blondie.
His many honors include Eisner and Harvey awards.
Illustrations © 2023 J. H. Williams III