{"product_id":"night-bus-9781770464650","title":"Night Bus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJourney through the countryside in this magical realist debut from an underground Chinese cartoonist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Night Bus\u003c\/i\u003e, a young woman wearing round glasses finds herself on an adventurous late night bus ride that constantly makes detours through increasingly fantastical landscapes. Meanwhile a young cartoonist returns home after art school and tries his hand at becoming a working artist while watching over his aging grandmother whose memory is deteriorating. Nostalgic leaps take us to an elementary school gymnasium that slowly morphs into a swamp and is raided by a giant catfish. Beetles, salamanders, and bug-eyed fish intrude upon the bus ride of the round-glasses woman as the night stretches on. \u003ci\u003eNight Bus\u003c\/i\u003e blends autobiography, horror, and fantasy into a vibrantly detailed surreal world that shows a distinct talent surveying his past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNature infringes upon the man-made world via gigantism and explosive abundance-the images in \u003ci\u003eNight Bus \u003c\/i\u003eare often unsettling, not aimed to horrify, but to upset the balance of modern life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZuo Ma is part of a burgeoning Chinese art comics scene that pushes emotion to the forefront of the story while playing with action and dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZuo Ma was born in Zhijiang City in 1983. After graduating from the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology in 2005, he began his career as a cartoonist and freelance illustrator. Ma is considered one of the leaders in the nascent Chinese alternative comics scene.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50724741677330,"sku":"9781770464650","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9744c92e-0e3b-44ff-ad2f-94a5c267c366.jpg?v=1734807104","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/night-bus-9781770464650","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}