{"product_id":"ashes-9781603095174","title":"Ashes","description":"\u003cb\u003eThree old friends reunite for the mother of all road trips! One of Spain's most brilliant graphic novelists finally makes his English-language debut in this elegantly unpredictable gem.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePolly, Moho, and Piter haven't seen each other in years. Now they've piled into a car for a loooong journey to a mysterious cross marked on a map. All their old personality quirks and conflicts are resurrected with new wrinkles as this surreal reunion gets underway. Up ahead are car chases, alcohol, roadside motels, banjo-playing thugs, a ship graveyard, violence, sensual tension, and, of course, a monkey! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe captivating first graphic novel from internationally renowned cartoonist ?lvaro Ortiz is an explosive mix of emotional road movie and hooligan thriller in which nothing is what it seems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAshes \u003c\/i\u003eis an award nominated title, including multiple Eisner Awards and the Harvey Awards, as well as Finalist in the \u003ci\u003eExcellence in Graphic Literature Award \u003c\/i\u003efor the Best in Adult Fiction! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eÁlvaro Ortiz\u003c\/b\u003e studied graphic design at the Escuela Superior de Diseño de Aragón and illustration at the Escola Massana in Barcelona. After winning several comic competitions, including the 2003 Injuve Comic Award, he has become one of Spain's most acclaimed cartoonists. After the youth graphic novel series \u003ci\u003eJulia\u003c\/i\u003e and the Norwegian-themed comic book \u003ci\u003eFjorden, \u003c\/i\u003e Ortiz released his debut graphic novel for adults, \u003ci\u003eCenizas\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eAshes\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e which was created with an Alhóndiga Bilbao grant at the Maison des Auteurs in Angoulême, France. His subsequent works include \u003ci\u003eMurderabilia\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eRituales\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), and \u003ci\u003eViajes\u003c\/i\u003e (Astiberri, 2016), as well as a collaboration with the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum and a pair of webcomics created during the COVID-19 pandemic. \u003ci\u003eAshes\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Top Shelf Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50648308678930,"sku":"9781603095174","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cd0d3883-5f7d-49dc-b4cc-6db4ed49f372.jpg?v=1733239179","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ashes-9781603095174","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}