{"product_id":"canary-9781506728315","title":"Canary","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn 1884 a mine collapsed into itself. What was the dark substance found 666 feet underground? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending modern horror, historical fact and Western lore, Scott Snyder and Dan Panosian have created a uniquely terrifying thriller with \u003ci\u003eCanary\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the final days of the Gold Rush, one mining company in Utah pulled up radioactive Uranium, and then the mine then collapsed in on itself. Legends sprung up about the mine being cursed or even haunted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow the Frontier is closed and the gold and silver mines have dried up. The country is becoming \"civilized,\" and yet, in one stretch of the Rocky Mountains, a terrifying, new kind of violence is suddenly emerging. Random killings. People going mad and murdering neighbors and classmates without real cause. When a schoolboy kills his teacher with a hatchet, a famous federal marshal named Azrael William Holt is called in to investigate the killings. What he and a brilliant young geologist uncover is stranger and more horrifying than anything they could have ever imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott Snyder\u003c\/b\u003e is a New York Times bestselling author and one of comics' bestselling writers. He is the recipient of two Eisner Awards, a Harvey Award, an Eagle Award, three Stan Lee Awards, and an Inkpot Award. Snyder made his comic book writing debut in 2009, with Marvel Comics. In 2011, Vertigo and DC Comics published \u003ci\u003eAmerican Vampire\u003c\/i\u003e, his creator-owned debut, with artist and co-creator Rafael Albuquerque. The first story was co-authored by Stephen King and received international acclaim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSnyder is best known for writing Batman including seminal runs on \u003ci\u003eDetective Comics\u003c\/i\u003e (with artist Jock) and \u003ci\u003eBatman\u003c\/i\u003e (with frequent collaborator Greg Capullo). Snyder has co-created some of the most successful creator-owned comics, including \u003ci\u003eWytches\u003c\/i\u003e (with Jock and in development at Amazon Studios for animation), \u003ci\u003eThe Wake\u003c\/i\u003e (with Sean Murphy), \u003ci\u003eA.D.\u003c\/i\u003e (with Jeff Lemire) and \u003ci\u003eUndiscovered Country\u003c\/i\u003e (with Charles Soule, Guiseppe Camuncoli, and Daniele Orlandi). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2020, Snyder unveiled his Best Jackett Press label. He lives on Long Island with his wife and three sons. He is an avid and non-ironic fan of Elvis Presley.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dark Horse Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611586728210,"sku":"9781506728315","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3c27971e-2f05-461d-b190-a58e48d637e9.jpg?v=1732363945","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/canary-9781506728315","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}