{"product_id":"king-of-the-flies-vol-1-hallorave-hardcover","title":"King of the Flies Vol. 1: Hallorave - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePirus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMezzo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a suburb that is both nowhere and everywhere, \u003cem\u003eKing of the Flies\u003c\/em\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\u003cbr\u003e Mezzo 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 \u003cem\u003eKing of the Flies\u003c\/em\u003e the violence has just (for the most part) been interiorized.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eKing of the Flies\u003c\/em\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eKing of the Flies\u003c\/em\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.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 12.6 x 9.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726038667327,"sku":"9781606993200","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/15610973b931eae85904db1e3e5726e2.webp?v=1765108989","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/king-of-the-flies-vol-1-hallorave-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}