{"product_id":"the-deathray","title":"The Death-Ray","description":"ON TIME  NPR AND USA TODAYS BEST-OF 2011 LISTS! WINNER OF THE EISNER  HARVEY AND IGNATZ AWARDS  Teen outcast Andy is an orphaned nobody with only one friend  the obnoxiousbut loyalLouie. They roam school halls and city streets  invisible to everyone but bullies and tormentors  until the glorious day when Andy takes his first puff on a cigarette. That night he wakes  heart pounding  soaked in sweat  and finds himself suddenly overcome with the peculiar notion that he can do anything. Indeed  he can  and as he learns the extent of his new powers  he discovers a terrible and seductive gadgeta hideous compliment to his seething ragethat forever changes everything.  The Death-Ray utilizes the classic staples of the superhero genreorigin  costume  ray gun  sidekick  fight sceneand reconfigures them in a story that is anything but morally simplistic. With subtle comedy  deft mastery  and an obvious affection for the bold pop-art exuberance of comic book design  Daniel Clowes delivers a contemporary meditation on the darkness of the human psyche.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44894936956981,"sku":"ByrdShop_1770460519","price":42.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_1770460519.jpg?v=1767438715","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-deathray","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}