{"product_id":"joe-the-barbarian-new-edition-9781779527981","title":"Joe the Barbarian (New Edition)","description":"\u003cb\u003eJoe is an imaginative eleven year-old boy. He can't fit in at school. He's the victim of bullies. His dad died overseas in the Iraq war. He also lives with Type 1 diabetes. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne fateful day, his condition causes him to believe he has entered a vivid fantasy world in which he is the lost savior -- a fantastic land based on the layout and contents of his home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis desperate attempts to make it out of his bedroom transform into an incredible, epic adventure through a bizarre landscape of submarine pirate dwarves, evil Hell Hounds, Lightning Lords and besieged castles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut is his quest really just an insulindeprived delirium -- from which he can die if he doesn't take his meds -- or something much bigger?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriter Grant Morrison is known for his innovative work on comics from the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eBatman: Arkham Asylum\u003c\/i\u003e to acclaimed runs on \u003ci\u003eAnimal Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDoom Patrol\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as his subversive creator-owned titles such as \u003ci\u003eThe Invisibles, Seaguy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWE3\u003c\/i\u003e. Grant has written best-selling runs on \u003ci\u003eJLA, Seven Soldiers of Victory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew X-Men\u003c\/i\u003e and helped to reinvent the DC Universe in \u003ci\u003eThe Multiversity, All Star Superman, 52, Batman, Batman \u0026amp; Robin \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBatman Incorporated\u003c\/i\u003e.More Recently Grant has had his creator owned series \u003ci\u003eHappy!\u003c\/i\u003e turned into a TV series on the SYFY network. He also made his return to monthly comics in 2018 with \u003ci\u003eThe Green Lantern\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"DC Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50894246609170,"sku":"9781779527981","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3aa47da9-eb2e-47d0-b93e-38a4142aab31.jpg?v=1738246757","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/joe-the-barbarian-new-edition-9781779527981","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}