{"product_id":"final-cut-9780593701706","title":"Final Cut","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe beloved and award-winning author of BLACK HOLE's haunting and visually arresting story of an artist's obsessions, and the value and cost of pushing the boundaries of creativity\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a child, Brian and his friend Jimmy would make sci-fi films in their yards, convincing their friends to star as victims of grisly murders, smearing lipstick on the \"bodies\" to simulate blood. Now a talented artist and aspiring filmmaker, Brian, along with Jimmy, Jimmy's friend Tina, and Laurie--his reluctant muse--sets off to a remote cabin in the woods with an old 8 millimeter camera to make a true sci-fi horror movie, an homage to Brian's favorite movie: \u003ci\u003eInvasion of the Body Snatchers\u003c\/i\u003e. But as Brian's affections for Laurie go seemingly unreciprocated, Brian writes and draws himself into a fantasy where she is the girl of his dreams, his damsel in distress, and his savior wrapped into one. Rife with references to classic sci-fi and horror movies and filled with panels of stunning depictions of nature, film and the surreal, Burns blurs the line between Brian's dreams and reality, imagination and perception. A master of the form at his finest, \u003ci\u003eFinal Cut\u003c\/i\u003e is an astonishing look at what it means to truly express oneself through art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHARLES BURNS\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Seattle in the 1970s. His work rose to prominence in Art Spiegelman's \u003ci\u003eRAW\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in the mid-1980s, and since then he has worked on a wide range of projects including album covers, ad campaigns, and set design. He has illustrated covers for \u003ci\u003eTime, The New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Sunday Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003eand is the cover artist for\u003ci\u003e The Believer.\u003c\/i\u003e His full-length graphic novel, \u003ci\u003e Black Hole \u003c\/i\u003ereceived Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz awards. He lives in Philadelphia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pantheon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875040694546,"sku":"9780593701706","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_702b774a-15c3-4885-802d-53824e886ada.jpg?v=1738015150","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/final-cut-9780593701706","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}