Kid becomes national sensation after writing comic, sneaking it into library
nypost.comGood Morning America of his unorthodox self-publishing scheme. The aspiring scribe had reportedly spent four days writing and illustrating his magnum opus, entitled “The Adventures of Dillon Helbig’s Crismis,” which tells the fictitious tale of how Helbig travels back in time after the star atop his Christmas tree explodes, the New York Times reported.“I wanted people to read it,” explained the amateur author, who has reportedly been churning out “comic book style” works since he was five.
However, as Helbig did not have a book deal lined up — being a second grader and all — the miniature Alan Moore surreptitiously stashed the sole copy of “Crismis” in the fiction section of the Ada Community Library’s Lake Hazel branch while visiting with his grandma.
During the top-secret op, the tyke was reportedly forced “sneak past the librarians” and put his back against the shelf while slipping the comic in among the other titles, KTVB reported.However, when Helbig went to check on “Crismis” a while later, he discovered that his masterpiece was gone.
After hearing the heartbreaking news, mother Susan Helbig dialed the library to see what was amiss. They instead informed her that they were so charmed by the work that they’d decided to add it to their official catalogue. “Dillon’s book definitely fit all the criteria,” insisted the branch manager, named Alex Hartman, who with, Helbig’s permission, processed the book and made it accessible to “anybody with a library card.” “We are so proud of him,” gushed Helbirg’s awestruck mom Susan. “We see him drawing and writing books, and he keeps himself busy for hours and days on end.” She added, “It was pretty awesome to see he had the gumption to put this one on the shelf.”Hartman wasn’t.
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