{"product_id":"system-9781604868111","title":"System","description":"\u003cp\u003eActions speak louder than words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's said that the flutter of insect wings in the Indian Ocean can send a hurricane crashing against the shores of the American Northeast. It's this premise that lies at the core of \u003cem\u003eThe System\u003c\/em\u003e, a wordless graphic novel created and fully painted by award-winning illustrator Peter Kuper. From the subway system to the solar system, human lives are linked by an endless array of interconnecting threads. They tie each of us to our world and it to the universe. If every action has an equal and opposite reaction, get ready to run for cover!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA sleazy stockbroker is lining his pockets. A corrupt cop is shaking down drug dealers. A mercenary bomber is setting the timer. A serial killer is stalking strippers. A political scandal is about to explode. The planet is burning. \u003cem\u003eAnd nobody's talking\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTold without captions or dialogue, \u003cem\u003eThe System\u003c\/em\u003e is an astonishing progression of vivid imagery, each brilliantly executed panel containing a wealth of information, with layer upon layer forming a vast and intricate tour of an ominous world of coincidences and consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Kuper\u003c\/b\u003e is a cofounder and editorial board member of political graphics magazine \u003ci\u003eWorld War 3 Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and a teacher who has taught at New York's School of Visual Arts and Parsons the New School for Design. Best known for drawing \u003ci\u003eMad\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's Spy vs. Spy comic since 1997, he has also illustrated covers for \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He is the author of the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eSticks and Stones\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the New York Society of Illustrators Gold Medal; \u003ci\u003eDiario de Oaxaca: A Sketchbook Journal of Two Years in Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDrawn to New York\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2016 Eisner Award for Best New Graphic Album. \u003cb\u003eCalvin Reid\u003c\/b\u003e is a contributing editor and head of the comics department at \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, where heads the magazine's annual African American issue and coedits its online comics newsletter, \u003ci\u003ePW Comics Week\u003c\/i\u003e. They both live in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"PM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52103669940498,"sku":"9781604868111","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dd57c9f9-772b-43c8-8dc4-669d754f8a10.jpg?v=1773152930","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/system-9781604868111","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}