{"product_id":"9798875001253","title":"Death in Trieste","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnter the topsy-turvy world of the Dadaists and Surrealists in this new suite of graphic short stories by the internationally acclaimed cartoonist Jason.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Any new work from Norwegian cartoonist Jason is worthy of a comics fan's full attention.-- \"The A.V. Club\" Review Quotes : Jason's subdued take on Hergé's clear-line illustration style is a reliable delight.-- \"Publishers Weekly\" Review Quotes : These aren't stories to read because you want to read about characters and their feelings; they're stories that you read because you have the same need to read them that Jason has to draw them-- that almost primal need to be living in the world of art and pure story-- \"From Cover To Cover\" Review Quotes : His strongest work in years and a great introduction to Jason's twists of pop culture.-- \"The Book Beat\" Review Quotes : Jason's delight in mixing high and low art never fails to amuse.-- \"High Low Comics\" Review Quotes : This perfectly encapsulates the ethos of utilizing the funny animal format to tell melancholic stories about getting old and living in a collapsing, ever changing world. An absurd cosmos that refuses explanation, save for unsatisfying ones. And, you know, it's absolutely delightful in doing so.-- \"The Beat\" Review Quotes : Filled with art history and pop culture obsession, Death in Trieste masterfully blends comic strip hijinks and set with a greater sense of existential wonder.-- \"AIPT\" Review Quotes : You'll see anthropomorphic characters, clean lines, and then kind of a deadpan, dry-wit humor. Those are kind of the three aspects that you get with a Jason comic book that I love.-- \"Taylor Talks Comics\" Review Quotes : Everything here is marvelously surreal and silly, with much superhero-comics-style fighting (\"BAM\") and the occasional metafictional touch, as when one character in \"The Magritte Affair\" describes another as \"the hat seller from page 14, panel 2!-- \"Shelf Awareness\" Review Quotes : There's nothing quite like a Jason story: you may not understand where it's going, but it's always a fun trip. Here he's unleashed with tales encompassing Dadism, surrealist riffs related to the artworks of Magritte, and '80s musicians reimagined as superheroes.-- \"Cinema Sentries\" Publisher Marketing : The cartoonist known as Jason returns with a collection of three short graphic stories, connected by an absurdist thread, showcasing his idiosyncratic cultural obsessions, clear line style, and deadpan humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025-09-16\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46494886035587,"sku":"9798875001253","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9798875001253.jpg?v=1770354671","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/9798875001253","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}