{"product_id":"the-new-world-comics-from-mauretania-9781681372389","title":"The New World: Comics from Mauretania","description":"\u003cp\u003eA surreal vision of a post-alien-invasion Earth where human beings still have to deal with quotidian frustrations  ennui  and understanding their place in the world.  Since the mid-1980s  the British cartoonist Chris Reynolds has been assembling a world all his own. On the surface  it seems much like ours: a place of cool afternoon shadows and gently rolling hills  half-empty trains and sleepy downtown streets. But the closer you look  the weirder it gets. After losing a mysterious intergalactic war  Earth is no longer in humanitys control. Blandly friendly aliens lurk on the margins and seem especially interested in the mining industry. The very rules of time and space seem to have shifted: Mysterious figures suddenly appear in childhood photos  family members disappear forever without warning  power outages abound  and certain people gain the power of flight. A helmeted man named Jimmy is somehow causing local businesses to shutter and is being closely watched by the trendy new police force  Rational Control. The world is being remade  but in what image?  This new collection  selected and designed by the acclaimed cartoonist Seth  includes short stories  a novella  and the full-length graphic novel Mauretania. It is the ideal guide to all the mystery and wonder of one of the most underappreciated cult classics in the history of comics.  This NYRC edition is a hardcover with foil stamping  debossing  full-color endpapers  and extra-thick paper  and features new scans of the original artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665931034677,"sku":"ByrdShop_168137238X","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781681372389.jpg?v=1782414618","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-new-world-comics-from-mauretania-9781681372389","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}