UFO Mushroom Invasion

Ryan Holmberg explores the strange, real-life intersection of Cold War paranoia and psychedelic culture in this Living the Line series, which launched in 2024. Drawing on a single, dense issue, the comic examines the bizarre mid-20th-century phenomenon of UFO sightings and mushroom mania, blending historical research with surreal comic storytelling. It matters as a unique, scholarly-minded look at how fringe beliefs shaped American and Japanese pop culture.