{"product_id":"sweatshop-paperback-by-peter-bagge","title":"Sweatshop Paperback by Peter Bagge","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(2015-02-08)\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\u003e152\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781606998120\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368.55\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\u003eThis situational comedy graphic novel is about a newspaper strip \"sweatshop\" of aspiring cartoonists who are attempting to make it \nbig like their boss, but on their own terms.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMel Bowling is the unhappy, out-of-touch creator of a very bad, daily newspaper comic strip called \u003ci\u003eFreddy Ferret\u003c\/i\u003e (a cross between \u003ci\u003eDilbert\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGarfield\u003c\/i\u003e). He spends most of his time listening to Rush Limbaugh and coming up with horrible catchphrases to merchandise, while his “sweatshop” cast of studio assistants grind out all the hard work. \u003ci\u003eSweatshop\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious situational comedy from acclaimed author Peter Bagge (\u003ci\u003eBuddy Does Seattle, Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story\u003c\/i\u003e) that ingeniously incorporates the visual styles of cartoonist guest stars like Stephen DeStefano (\u003ci\u003ePopeye\u003c\/i\u003e) and Johnny Ryan (\u003ci\u003ePrison Pit\u003c\/i\u003e) to give voice to Bowling’s colorful cast of misfit, aspiring cartoonists, all attempting to make it big like their boss, but on their own terms. Originally published as a six-issue series by DC Comics in 2003 that was never collected, this is one of the best and most undervalued works of one of the key voices of his generation.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Bagge\u003c\/b\u003e  created \u003ci\u003eHate\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the bestselling and most influential comic book series of the past quarter century. Born in New York in 1957, after graduating from the School of Visual Arts, Bagge contributed to and, along with R. Crumb, edited the underground anthology \u003ci\u003eWeirdo\u003c\/i\u003e. Bagge's numerous original graphic novels and collections of comics have won him multiple Harvey Awards, an Inkpot Award, and numerous Eisner Award nominations. He lives in Tacoma, WA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen DeStefano\u003c\/b\u003e has been a professional cartoonist since he was 15. He has drawn comics for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Oni and Fantagraphics. In 1992 he began working in television animation on \u003ci\u003eRen \u0026amp; Stimpy\u003c\/i\u003e, and more recently was a supervisor on Adult Swim’s \u003ci\u003eThe Venture Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently resides in Hoboken, New Jersey, with his wife Siobha´n.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohnny Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Glendale, CA with his daughter. He is the creator of the cult favorite \u003ci\u003eAngry Youth Comics\u003c\/i\u003e, a co-creator of the Nickelodeon series \u003ci\u003ePig Boat Banana Cricket\u003c\/i\u003e, and was the story editor of Warner’s mid-2010s reboot of \u003ci\u003eLooney Tunes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Texas, \u003cb\u003eJim Blanchard\u003c\/b\u003e has lived all across the U.S.A. and in Norway. From 1982–1988, he was the editor and publisher of the punk rock\/graphics zine \u003ci\u003eBlatch\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1987, he moved to Seattle, Washington, where he’s been an illustrator, designer, and comic book artist, as well as an art director. His previous books for Fantagraphics include \u003ci\u003eMeat Warp, Beasts \u0026amp; Priests, Glam Warp\u003c\/i\u003e and earlier retrospective \u003ci\u003eVisual Abuse: Jim Blanchard's Graphic Art 1982-2002\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Bellingham, Washington, with his wife Diana and his dog Lucius.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Wray\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of sociology at Temple University. In addition to recent research on suicide in Las Vegas, the city with the highest metropolitan suicide rate in the United States, Wray has studied the stigmatization of poor rural whites and is a long-time participant observer of the Burning Man Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556078669985,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781606998120","price":26.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781606998120.jpg?v=1781804774","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/sweatshop-paperback-by-peter-bagge","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}