{"product_id":"the-cage-9781552452875","title":"The Cage","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1975, \u003ci\u003eThe Cage\u003c\/i\u003e was a graphic novel before there was a name for the genre. Considered an early masterpiece of the genre, the Canadian cult comic has been out of print for decades. The new edition includes an introduction by Canadian comics master and Lemony Snicket collaborator Seth (\u003ci\u003ePalookaville; It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCryptic and disturbing, like Dave Gibbons (\u003ci\u003eWatchmen\u003c\/i\u003e) illustrating a film by Ozu, \u003ci\u003eThe Cage\u003c\/i\u003e spurns narrative for atmosphere, guiding us through a series of disarrayed rooms and desolate landscapes, tracking a stuttering and circling time and a sequence of objects: headphones, inky stains, bedsheets. It's not about where we're going but how - if - we get there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin Vaughn-James (1943-2009) was a painter and groundbreaking comics artist who published three of his early works with Coach House Press: \u003ci\u003eThe Projector\u003c\/i\u003e (1971), \u003ci\u003eThe Park\u003c\/i\u003e (1972) and \u003ci\u003eThe Cage\u003c\/i\u003e (1975). He was born in England and spent much of his youth in Australia, before moving to Canada to do his groundbreaking comics work in the 1970s. Vaughn-James is widely recognized as a pioneer in the development of the graphic novel. Later in life, Vaughn-James moved to Belgium, where he focused on painting. His works were the subject of several personal exhibitions in Brussels and Paris. Vaughn-James also published two works of prose fiction: \u003ci\u003eNight Train\u003c\/i\u003e (1989) and \u003ci\u003eThe Tomb of Zwaab\u003c\/i\u003e (1991).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50473774776594,"sku":"9781552452875","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_17b3659a-9df5-419d-b585-a36ad08bda62.jpg?v=1730202047","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cage-9781552452875","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}