{"product_id":"dark-regards-paperback","title":"Dark Regards - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDave Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eArtyom Topilin\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOMETIMES YOU BREAK THE INTERNET--AND SOMETIMES THE INTERNET BREAKS YOU! AT LAST--THE TRUE STORY OF THE VIRAL HOAX SO INSANE IT COULD ONLY BE TOLD AS A COMIC BOOK!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the honestly pretty impressive mind of multi-hyphenate writer-comedian-actor-musician Dave Hill (\u003ci\u003eTasteful Nudes\u003c\/i\u003e) and breakout artist Artyom Topilin (\u003ci\u003eI Hate This Place\u003c\/i\u003e) comes the SHOCKINGLY TRUE, TERRIFYINGLY HILARIOUS, AND ONLY MODESTLY EXAGGERATED tale of how one stand-up comedian forged a secret online identity as America's first true black metal icon . . . and accidentally started an international incident that almost wiped Gary, Indiana, off the map! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo decades ago, Dave Hill and his first band set out to rock their high school auditorium in a fury of heavy metal hellfire. They failed miserably. Years later, Dave has made a new life for himself as a rising star in the New York comedy scene--a career where getting laughed at on stage is the entire point and not just a tragic consequence. But when Dave's metal ambitions are reawakened by the über self-serious \"satanic\" genre of Norwegian black metal, Dave creates a ridiculously hyperbolic alter ego and a band to match that, together, reignite the spark of his forgotten rock 'n' roll fantasy. But when Dave's internet-fueled rumors of Witch Taint--a metal band \"so extreme that you must remove all sharp objects from the immediate area\" when their music is played--spreads all the way to Europe, his story will spiral dangerously out of control as Norway's most extreme black metal butchers come to reap their revenge . . . and put everything and everyone Dave holds dear in the crosshairs (of their axes, which, truth be told, don't actually have crosshairs, but hey, it's a metaphor). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollects \u003ci\u003eDark Regards\u003c\/i\u003e #1-4.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave Hill\u003c\/b\u003e is a comedian, writer, actor, and musician originally from Cleveland but now living in New York City. He has appeared on \u003ci\u003eUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Joe Pera Talks with You, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Full Frontal with Samantha Bee \u003c\/i\u003eamong other programs, and is the the author of the books \u003ci\u003eTasteful Nudes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDave Hill Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Parking the Moose\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Awesome Game: One Man's Incredible, Globe-Crushing Hockey Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e. Dave also plays guitar and sings in the rock band Valley Lodge, whose song \"Go\" is the theme song for HBO's \u003ci\u003eLast Week Tonight with John Oliver\u003c\/i\u003e, in addition to fronting Painted Doll with death metal legend Chris Reifert (Autopsy, Death). Dave performs live comedy and music in theaters, prisons, and basements all over the world. Deal with it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtyom Topilin\u003c\/b\u003e is a Russian artist who has worked on such titles as \u003ci\u003eI Hate This Place\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCreepshow, Night People\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCruel Universe\u003c\/i\u003e. Give him a monster and lots of cartoonishly over-the-top violence to draw and he will be happy!\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10.1 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43156856832063,"sku":"9798894880242","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/Qbq1gkuAQ_9798894880242.webp?v=1776975824","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/dark-regards-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}