{"product_id":"the-idris-file-9798875000690","title":"The Idris File","description":"In Wales 1974, a fisherman inadvertently reels in a Nazi flag. Meanwhile, young Idris and his mother ride a train in the countryside. Idris's mother has a new housekeeping job awaiting her in the small town of Bothelli, by the sea. Her new employer, a wealthy man named Mr. Miller, is confined to a wheelchair and beginning immediately upon their arrival, Mr. Miller's unceasing demands as an employer leave the socially awkward Idris adrift in his new town, friendless. That is, until he meets the mysterious and profane Gwen in the local cemetery. When Idris shows Gwen a map that he found at Mr. Miller's, it sucks them into a web of mystery and unimagined horrors. \u003cp\u003eAs he did in his acclaimed 2018 graphic novel \u003cem\u003eDull Margaret\u003c\/em\u003e, co-created with Jim Broadbent, Dix brings his world to life with his distinctive cartooning, weaving lumpy characters, earthy palettes, grim rumination, deadpan humor, supernatural elements, and a dreary countryside setting into one of the gnarliest graphic novels of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDix:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDix\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Wales in 1967. He studied in London where he first drew comics for \u003cem\u003eCrisis\u003c\/em\u003e and later cofounded PURR. He moved back to Wales in 1995 where he drew strips for \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e newspaper for many years. He collaborated with Si Spencer on the graphic novel, \u003cem\u003eKlaxon\u003c\/em\u003e, in 2015 and with Jim Broadbent on \u003cem\u003eDull Margaret\u003c\/em\u003e in 2018. \u003cem\u003eThe Idris File\u003c\/em\u003e is his first solo graphic novel. He lives in Hay on Wye.","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384509890834,"sku":"9798875000690","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5e979e44-c656-477b-ab76-cc4cb707a385.jpg?v=1750176609","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-idris-file-9798875000690","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}