{"product_id":"nils-the-tree-of-life-9781962413305","title":"Nils: The Tree of Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe struggle between man and nature comes to a climax!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis ecological future fantasy by writer Jerome Hamon tells the story of a young man and his father searching for clues as to why life has ceased to thrive. Their journey will uncover a supernatural conspiracy between the nearby high-tech kingdom and their ruinous pursuit of eternal life. Mix in the return of long-forgotten (and jealous) gods and you have a surreal fantasy of truly Wagnerian scope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOut of print for two years, this new edition features a new cover and backmatter gallery of additional artwork and concept design. This premium softcover is printed on quality 140gsm paper stock, with spot-UV on the cover and Magnetic's signature curved corners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJérôme Hamon\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1977. A graduate of the Rouen Business School and a university in the United States, he began his professional life in New York as a financial analyst. Two years later, convinced that his future was elsewhere, he left the world of finance and traveled around the world for a year. It was during these reflective travels that his imagination ran wild, giving birth to many stories that would haunt him for years. Returning to France, he worked in cinema and video games for a bit before finding himself working at France Télévisions. He took this opportunity to develop some of his ideas into several short film and comic book projects. In 2008, he presented his first comic book scripts in Angoulême and met the cartoonist Marc Van Straceele, with whom he would sign his first project a year later on \u003ci\u003eYokozuna\u003c\/i\u003e, a graphic novel about the sumo world in Japan. Following that publication, he began working on \u003ci\u003eNils\u003c\/i\u003e with artist Antoine Carrion. Since then, he has written several popular books, including \u003ci\u003eDreams Factory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGreen Class\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaunching his career under the pseudonym Tentacle Eye, \u003cb\u003eAntoine Carrion\u003c\/b\u003e entered comics in 2012 with the release of \u003ci\u003eNo Parasan (They Shall Not Pass)\u003c\/i\u003e, which immediately led to a nonstop string of projects lasting to this day. He has collaborated with Antoine Ozanam on numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eSong of the Sabers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTo Love \u003c\/i\u003e(as Tentacle Eye), followed by \u003ci\u003eThe White Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTemudjin \u003c\/i\u003e(under his real name). He has since illustrated the dystopic fantasy \u003ci\u003eNils: The Tree of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Jerome Hamon, and is currently writing and illustrating a graphic novel adaptation of the classic Henrik Ibsen play \u003ci\u003ePeer Gynt\u003c\/i\u003e (which itself inspired the classical score by Edvard Grieg).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Magnetic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966994874642,"sku":"9781962413305","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2b227ce7-b696-4dd9-a087-bc36a663e4d3.jpg?v=1768918688","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nils-the-tree-of-life-9781962413305","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}