{"product_id":"death-in-trieste","title":"Death in Trieste","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnter the topsy-turvy world of the Dadaists and Surrealists in this new suite of graphic short stories by the internationally acclaimed cartoonist Jason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cartoonist known as Jason returns with a collection of three short graphic stories, connected by an absurdist thread, showcasing his idiosyncratic cultural obsessions, clear line style, and deadpan humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title story, “Death in Trieste,” sets the scene in 1920s Berlin, a bustling cultural hotspot in the shadow of the coming Nazism. Here, a host of unlikely characters ― time-travelling David Bowie, Rasputin, Nosferatu, Marlene Dietrich, and more ― are all connected by a group of Dadaists who perform the art of rationality through madness. In “The Magritte Affair,” a wisecracking pair of detectives must crack a case involving art forgeries, masked men, and mysterious disappearances ― all linked to the surrealist world of the famous Belgian painter. Finally, in “Sweet Dreams,” Jason reimagines the New Wave artists of the 1980s as X-Men-esque superheroes. While this supergroup easily dispatches such supernatural threats as living mummies, animated suits of armor, and rampaging golems, they soon face their biggest challenge yet, as a giant meteorite hurtles toward the Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack-and-white illustrations throughout\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lucky's Books and Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46810243432579,"sku":"9798875001253","price":34.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/3795\/6483\/files\/9798875001253.jpg?v=1773775186","url":"https:\/\/luckys.ca\/products\/death-in-trieste","provider":"Lucky's Books and Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}