{"product_id":"the-internal-sea-mare-internum-paperback","title":"The Internal Sea: Mare Internum - 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\u003eDer-Shing Helmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDer-Shing Helmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eDer-Shing Helmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Colorist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJourney to the Center of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eGhosts of Mars\u003c\/i\u003e in the supernatural science fiction mystery on Mars, \u003ci\u003eTHE INTERNAL SEA: Mare Internum\u003c\/i\u003e where the divide between the living and the dead is more transparent - and delicate - than humanity ever suspected.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLife on Mars... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No man is an island entire of itself, but Dr. Michael Fisher, a disgraced planetary geologist living on Mars, has never felt more isolated. The situation worsens when both he and Dr. Bex Egunsola, the station's newest biologist, accidentally break through the floor of an unstable lava tube into an ancient subterranean world... and they are not alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Is this purgatorial abyss a prison or a sanctuary? Genuine or constructed? How thin runs the line between life and death? And is there a chance for the fallen to return to the world of the living? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For fans of: \u003ci\u003eTerra Formars\u003c\/i\u003e (Yu Sasuga), \u003ci\u003eThe Weatherman\u003c\/i\u003e (Jody LeHeup\/Nathan Fox), \u003ci\u003eThe Space Between \u003c\/i\u003e(Corinna Bechko\/Danny Luckert), DU\u003ci\u003eNE: House Astreides\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Martian Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e (Ray Bradbury), \u003ci\u003eSentient\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMars, Inc\u003c\/i\u003e. (Ben Bova), \u003ci\u003eThe Strange\u003c\/i\u003e (Nathan Ballingrud), \u003ci\u003eDoom 3: Worlds on Fire \u003c\/i\u003e(Matthew Costello), The \u003ci\u003eMARS \u003c\/i\u003eTrilogy (Kim Stanley Robinson), \u003ci\u003eThe Expanse, The Martian, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Red Rising, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Ghosts of Mars, The Expanse, The Martian, Scavengers Reign, Red Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written, illustrated, colored, and lettered by Eisner-nominated and critically-acclaimed writer\/artist\/editor Der-shing Helmer, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Internal Sea: Mare Internum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, was an acclaimed webcomic that ran 2015-2019.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDer-shing Helmer \u003c\/b\u003eis the Eisner-nominated and Ignatz-award winning independent science-fantasy and educational comic artist from the CA Bay Area, now based in the San Diego Area. Der-shing is currently the Managing Editor at Vault Comics. She is a self-taught artist, and has a biology degree from UC Berkeley as well as a formal background in secondary science education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 10.16 x 6.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43155765919807,"sku":"9781638492979","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/59J-IGltX39781638492979.webp?v=1776966372","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-internal-sea-mare-internum-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}