{"product_id":"panther-9781770462267","title":"Panther","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Evens is the finest ambassador for Belgian illustration since Herg?.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrecht Evens, the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wrong Place \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Making Of\u003c\/i\u003e, returns with an unsettling graphic novel about a little girl and her imaginary feline companion. Iconoclastic in his cartooning and page layouts, subtle in his plotting, and deft in his capturing of the human experience, Evens has crafted a tangled, dark masterwork. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristine lives in a big house with her father and her cat, Lucy. When Lucy gets sick and dies, Christine is devastated. But alone in her room, something special happens: a panther pops out of her dresser drawer and begins to tell her stories of distant Pantherland, where he is the crown prince. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA shape-shifter who tells Christine anything she wants to hear, Panther begins taking over Christine's life, alienating her from her other toys and friends. As Christine's world spirals out of control, so does the world Panther has created for her. \u003ci\u003ePanther\u003c\/i\u003e is a chilling voyage into the shadowy corners of the human psyche. The Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly edition of \u003ci\u003ePanther\u003c\/i\u003e is an extended \"director's cut,\" featuring additional material not included in the original book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cartoonist and illustrator \u003cb\u003eBrecht Evens\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1986 and studied illustration in Ghent, Belgium. His debut graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Wrong Place\u003c\/i\u003e, started out as a graduation project and went on to win an award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. Evens's follow-up, \u003ci\u003eThe Making Of\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for the Eisner Award and an Angoulême award. His comics have been published in English, French, Spanish, German, Norwegian, Italian, and Flemish. Evens lives in Paris.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50707597492498,"sku":"9781770462267","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e0fdb34b-67fd-4120-90a9-414b89d091c5.jpg?v=1734499689","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/panther-9781770462267","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}