{"product_id":"dogs-prelude-prelude-9781421527024","title":"Dogs: Prelude: Prelude","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn action-packed, stylish shoot-'em-up.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoasting furious action, switchback plotting, magnetic characters and dazzling art, Dogs tells the story of four individuals struggling to survive a dystopian urban future by gun and sword and courage and luck. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMIHAI\u003c\/b\u003e, the \"Weepy Old Killer\" A former hitman now trying to live a quiet life but haunted by the deaths of his victims and his lover. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBADOU\u003c\/b\u003e, the \"Gun Smoker\" A chain-smoking \"information broker\" and hired gun whose reckless façade hides a serious intent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAOTO\u003c\/b\u003e, the \"Blade Maiden\" A preternaturally skilled swordswoman with a single desire: revenge against the assassin who cut down her family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHEINE\u003c\/b\u003e, the \"Stray Dog\" A cipher with a metal collar bolted to his neck, a disturbing talent for mayhem, and a childhood sacrificed to the thing known as \"Kerberos.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDriven by their ghosts\u003c\/b\u003e--both dead and alive--and their desire for truth, all are struggling to solve the secrets of the past while surviving the dangerous present--by \u003cb\u003egun\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003esword\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ecourage\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eluck\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShirow Miwa debuted in \u003ci\u003eUltraJump \u003c\/i\u003emagazine in 1999 with the short series \u003ci\u003eBlack Mind. \u003c\/i\u003eHis next series, \u003ci\u003eDogs\u003c\/i\u003e, published in the magazine from 2000 to 2001, instantly became a popular success. He returned in 2005 with \u003ci\u003eDogs: Bullets \u0026amp; Carnage\u003c\/i\u003e, which is currently running in \u003ci\u003eUltraJump\u003c\/i\u003e. Miwa also creates illustrations for books, music videos and magazines, and produces doujinshi (independent comics) under the circle name m.m.m.WORKS. His website is http: \/\/mmm-gee.net.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544446439698,"sku":"9781421527024","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7d8ac8c1-b2d3-4819-802a-34375fdfc296.jpg?v=1731528236","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dogs-prelude-prelude-9781421527024","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}