{"product_id":"the-fever-in-urbicande-paperback-by-benoit-peeters-francois-schuiten","title":"The Fever in Urbicande Paperback by Benoît Peeters; François Schuiten","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\u003eIDW Publishing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2022-11-08)\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\u003e104\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781684058037\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e612.36\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e11.63 x 9.38 x 0.38\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\n                            \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVisit a land full of mystery, ancient alchemy, and modern technologies in this award-winning graphic novel series, now in a new edition with all-new colors and an updated translation!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second book in the original \u003ci\u003eThe Obscure Cities\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eThe Fever in Urbicande\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in English by NBM in 1990 in black-and-white. This updated edition features an all-new translation and beautiful new coloring supervised by Francois Schuiten and Benoit Peeters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEugen Robick, Urbatect of Urbicande has been designing a new bridge to connect the southern portion of the city to the north, but his bid to commence construction has been denied by the Commission. Unconcerned with the politics of the situation, Eugen only cares about the balance it will bring to the city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile contemplating how he can convince the Commission to see things his way, Eugen is brought a cube made of beams discovered during construction of another project. Initially small enough to fit on his desk, it begins to grow, adding beam after beam, until it soon takes over his entire office. Growing exponentially, it eventually takes over the entire city, disrupting the social order as citizens begin using the beams to travel back and forth between the southern and northern parts of the city, previously only accessible via the guarded bridges. While the Commission wishes to put a stop to any such social change, the cube’s impact is overpowering and irreversible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                            \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                            \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenoît Peeters\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Paris on August 28, 1956. After publishing two novels early in his career, he experimented with diverse genres: essay, biography, illustrated story, photo novel, film, television, radio theater, and, of course, comics. An Hergé specialist, he has written three books to date on the subject: \u003ci\u003eThe World of Hergé\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHergé\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSon of Tintin\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eRead Tintin\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of several books on comics, storyboards, and biographical studies on Hitchcock, Nadar, Jacques Derrida, and Paul Valéry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrançois Schuiten\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Brussels on April 26, 1956, into a family of architects. Since 1980, he has worked with Benoît Peeters on \u003ci\u003eThe Obscure Cities\u003c\/i\u003e series. His graphic novels have been translated into a dozen languages and have received numerous international awards. He has also created many illustrations, posters, and postage stamps across Europe. In 2002, he received the prestigious lifetime achievement award from the Angouleme International Comics Festival. He published his first solo effort, \u003ci\u003eThe Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2012, and designed a train museum, Train World, which opened in Brussels in 2015. His 2014 exhibition and accompanying book, \u003ci\u003eRevoir Paris\u003c\/i\u003e, has met with international praise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \n                    \n                    \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43153226956961,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781684058037","price":24.69,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/products\/9781684058037.jpg?v=1692159114","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-fever-in-urbicande-paperback-by-benoit-peeters-francois-schuiten","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}