{"product_id":"attaboy-9781545811757","title":"Attaboy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBoy robots. Fallen fathers. Evil motherboards.\u003cbr\u003e Do we ever stop playing the games we played as children?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There's a video game from when I was a kid that no one else seems to remember.\"\u003cbr\u003e Attaboy is an action-adventure comic disguised as an illustrated instructional booklet for a video game. The \"byte\"-sized hero is forced to avenge the destruction of his father and creator, Dr. Atta, by the sinister rebellious mechazoid Motherboard. However, the turn of each page unravels a much deeper story of pixelated thoughts, real world references, and heartbreaking truths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTony McMillen makes comic books as well as some books without pictures too. Even though those usually also contain a few pictures. He can't help himself. He's behind the heavy metal horror novel An Augmented Fourth published by Word Horde, the sci-fi fantasy graphic novel Lumen and now Serious Creatures; his comic book series about a teenage special fx artist working in Hollywood, riding the wave of practical effects that carried the blockbuster movie industry of the 70s, 80s and 90s.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mad Cave Studios","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50564136141074,"sku":"9781545811757","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_24249c50-77cd-4f7c-9f6b-0828e6d7f305.jpg?v=1731874334","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/attaboy-9781545811757","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}