{"product_id":"blubber-9781683964865","title":"Blubber","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrawn from the first five issues of Gilbert Hernandez's comic book series \u003cem\u003eBlubber\u003c\/em\u003e, an absurdly X-rated showcase for the most surreally transgressive of Hernandez's short stories, weirdos (Blubberoo, Mr. Elvis, John Dick, the Mentor), creatures (the Mau Guag, Doogs, and Orlats...), and anthropomorphs (the Cloarks, the Kekeppy) visit places where most comics fear to go. \u003cem\u003eBlubber\u003c\/em\u003e veers between an absurdist satire of porn (and occasionally nature documentaries) and a celebration of unbridled hedonism, serving as a defiant provocation to those unable to appreciate the difference between cartooning and obscenity. As R. Crumb said, It's only lines on paper, folks! It is also a howlingly funny book, filled with a rogues gallery of colorful comic book monsters (the Pollum, the Junipero Molestat, the mythical Forest Nimmy) and characters (T.A.C. Man, Mr. Hippy, Padre Puto, the Snowman, Baron Mungo, Red Tempest) that echoes the sheer visual imagination of Jack Kirby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHernandez, Gilbert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eGilbert Hernandez\u003c\/strong\u003e is considered one of our greatest living cartoonists. He co-created the iconic series \u003cem\u003eLove and Rockets\u003c\/em\u003e, which has been ongoing since 1982, and authored numerous other comics and graphic novels, one of the greatest bodies of work the medium has ever seen. Raised in Oxnard, CA, Hernandez lives with his family in Las Vegas, NV.","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50495423873298,"sku":"9781683964865","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5463130f-f608-40da-a419-7976613ac89d.jpg?v=1730683709","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blubber-9781683964865","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}