{"product_id":"king-of-the-flies-vol-1-hardcover-by-pirus","title":"King of the Flies Vol. 1 Hardcover by Pirus","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eFantagraphics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2010-04-06)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e64\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781606993200\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e567.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuburban horror delineated in a lush noir style.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in a suburb that is both nowhere and everywhere, \u003ci\u003eKing of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e is a glorious bastard, combining the intricacy and subtlety of the best European graphic novels with a hyperdetailed, controlled noir style derived from the finest American cartoonists.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMezzo and Pirus, previously best known in Europe for a series of cynical, brutal gangster stories, have abandoned their guns and gals for this cycle of suburban stories, but in \u003ci\u003eKing of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e the violence has just (for the most part) been interiorized.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eKing of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e first appears to be a series of unrelated short stories, each starring (and narrated by) a different protagonist, but it soon becomes obvious that these seemingly disparate episodes weave together to form a single complex narrative, with events that are only glimpsed (or even referred to) revisited from different perspectives—revolving around Eric, a ne’er-do-well, drug-taking teenager at war with his stepfather and, apparently, the whole world. (He is the titular King.)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eKing of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e is designed as a trilogy of albums, which will combine to form a single graphic novel of stunning intricacy and intensity. (Vol. 2, “The Beginning of All Things,” will be released by Fantagraphics in the Summer of 2010.)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eMichel \u003cb\u003ePirus\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Thionville, France, in 1962. He broke into comics (as a writer\/artist) with his series “Champagne and Cookies” for \u003ci\u003eMétal Hurlant\u003c\/i\u003e in 1983. He was the co-writer on the Richard McGuire-designed segment of the French animated horror anthology \u003ci\u003eFear(s) of the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, released in 2008.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePascal (\u003cb\u003eMezzo\u003c\/b\u003e) Mesenburg (artist) was born in Drancy, France, in 1960. His French graphic novels (with Pirus) include \u003ci\u003eTwo Killers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMickey Mickey\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently working on the third and final volume of \u003ci\u003eKing of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556040954017,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781606993200","price":25.64,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781606993200.jpg?v=1781803841","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/king-of-the-flies-vol-1-hardcover-by-pirus","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}