The book’s title hints at the shared premise of the stories within: Young twins Kip and Kelly are big-city kids who find themselves living with their father on a remote farm in rural Maine. They receive an unexpected cure for their newfound doldrums in the form of Roger Rogers, an egg delivery man who, in each story, presents the kids with a mysterious egg far more likely to yield an alien vagrant, a rampaging velociraptor or a sadistic living puppet than a simple chicken. Like a carnival barker, Reilly invites readers to see the attractions of Strange Eggs: "Exploding stomachs, hobos, hobo-aliens, beheadings, horses performing emergency surgery, and a pterodactyl!”

The planning behind the anthology was a bit more reasoned, however. “We had the Strange Eggs concept in place and there was a lot of talent at SLG, so why not bring the two together and create a cost effective, quality anthology showcasing some of our favorite creators?” said Reilly, who then brought on board colleagues Steve Ahlquist (Oz Squad) and Ben Towle (Farewell, Georgia).  Together they assembled an exciting and diverse array of creators, both from within the SLG stable and without.  Contributors include Crab Scrambly, Rodger Langridge, Jamie Smart, Ian Carney & Woodrow Phoenix, Darron Laessig, Derf, Jon Adams, Ben Towle, Tommy Kovac, Kerry Callen, Steve Ahlquist, Jorge Santillan, Chris Reilly, Jennifer Feinberg & Todd Meister, Joey Weiser, and Scott Saavedra.

Each of the creators contributes his or her own distinctive take on the book's central characters and premise. “With a lot of anthologies I feel like I’m getting bullied into buying a book to read one, maybe two stories—that’s why in putting together Strange Eggs I really wanted to have a basic theme that would run throughout the book, but also allow the creators plenty of room,”  said Reilly.  Added Towle, “If the story has an interesting premise as a sort of thematic glue, that in itself can be a reason to go ahead and pick up the book, even if you’re not familiar with every single one of the creators—as is bound to be the case with just about any anthology.”

Strange Eggs is a 48-page comic book that will be released in May 2005 and has a retail price of $3.95.  Strange Eggs can be ordered now from Diamond Comic Distributors under item code MAR05 2547.