{"product_id":"brian-blomerths-mycelium-wassonii-9781944860417","title":"Brian Blomerth's Mycelium Wassonii","description":"Brian Blomerth first fused his singularly irreverent underground comix style with heavily-researched history in 2019's \u003ci\u003eBrian Blomerth's Bicycle Day, \u003c\/i\u003e a Technicolor retelling of the discovery of LSD. Now, the illustrator and graphic novelist continues his wild and woolly excursions into the history of mind expansion with \u003ci\u003eMycelium Wassonii, \u003c\/i\u003e an account of the lives and trips of R. Gordon and Valentina Wasson, the pioneering scientist couple responsible for popularizing the use of psychedelic mushrooms. A globetrotting vision of hallucinatory science and religious mysticism with appearances by Life Magazine, the CIA, and the Buddha, \u003ci\u003eMycelium Wassonii\u003c\/i\u003e is a visual history and a love story as only Blomerth's Isograph pen can render it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlomerth, Brian:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBrian Blomerth\u003c\/b\u003e is an illustrator, cartoonist and musician based in Brooklyn. His previous publications--released via Anthology Editions, Tan \u0026amp; Loose, and through his own Pupsintrouble Press--include the zines \u003ci\u003eXak's Wax, iPhone 64: A User's Guide, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHypermaze.\u003c\/i\u003e A veteran of the underground music and arts scene whose work has graced numerous album covers, Blomerth released his first full-length book, the acclaimed visual history \u003ci\u003eBrian Blomerth's Bicycle Day, \u003c\/i\u003e in 2019.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStamets, Paul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003ePaul Stamets\u003c\/b\u003e is a mycologist, author, speaker, entrepreneur, and leading voice in mushroom advocacy. His lectures and presentations have helped deepen the worldwide conversation around medicinal fungi, and his original research has led to discoveries in sustainability and immune enhancement. The author of six books (most recently \u003ci\u003eFantastic Fungi: How Mushrooms Can Heal, Shift Consciousness \u0026amp; Save the Planet\u003c\/i\u003e), Stamets has discovered and named numerous new species of psilocybin mushrooms and is the founder and owner of Fungi Perfecti, LLC.","brand":"Anthology Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592277397778,"sku":"9781944860417","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2f0687b7-f4dd-4f1a-b762-63e3f8fb5754.jpg?v=1732102120","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/brian-blomerths-mycelium-wassonii-9781944860417","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}