{"product_id":"king-of-the-flies-vol-1-hallorave-9781606993200","title":"King of the Flies Vol. 1: Hallorave","description":"Set in a suburb that is both nowhere and everywhere, \u003cem\u003eKing of the Flies\u003c\/em\u003e is a glorious bastard, combining the intricacy and subtlety of the best European graphic novels with a hyperdetailed, controlled noir style derived from the finest American cartoonists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mezzo and Pirus, previously best known in Europe for a series of cynical, brutal gangster stories, have abandoned their guns and gals for this cycle of suburban stories, but in \u003cem\u003eKing of the Flies\u003c\/em\u003e the violence has just (for the most part) been interiorized.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eKing of the Flies\u003c\/em\u003e first appears to be a series of unrelated short stories, each starring (and narrated by) a different protagonist, but it soon becomes obvious that these seemingly disparate episodes weave together to form a single complex narrative, with events that are only glimpsed (or even referred to) revisited from different perspectives--revolving around Eric, a ne'er-do-well, drug-taking teenager at war with his stepfather and, apparently, the whole world. (He is the titular King.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eKing of the Flies\u003c\/em\u003e is designed as a trilogy of albums, which will combine to form a single graphic novel of stunning intricacy and intensity. (Vol. 2, \"The Beginning of All Things,\" will be released by Fantagraphics in the Summer of 2010.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePirus:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Michel \u003cstrong\u003ePirus\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Thionville, France, in 1962. He broke into comics (as a writer\/artist) with his series \"Champagne and Cookies\" for \u003cem\u003eMétal Hurlant\u003c\/em\u003e in 1983. He was the co-writer on the Richard McGuire-designed segment of the French animated horror anthology \u003cem\u003eFear(s) of the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e, released in 2008.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMezzo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Pascal (\u003cstrong\u003eMezzo\u003c\/strong\u003e) Mesenburg (artist) was born in Drancy, France, in 1960. His French graphic novels (with Pirus) include \u003cem\u003eTwo Killers\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMickey Mickey\u003c\/em\u003e. He is currently working on the third and final volume of \u003cem\u003eKing of the Flies\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50918172197138,"sku":"9781606993200","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8b3cf979-e720-4347-ab25-a369d00347a5.jpg?v=1738878697","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/king-of-the-flies-vol-1-hallorave-9781606993200","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}