{"product_id":"black-feather-valley-steven-weissman-9798875004186","title":"Black Feather Valley","description":"Steven Weissman's long-awaited graphic novel \u003cem\u003eBlack Feather Valley\u003c\/em\u003e, his first in over a decade, feels like the culmination of a lifetime of experience as a father and son, and as one of the most fiercely independent and singular cartoonists of his generation. From youthful themes of coming-of-age and falling in love, to midlife concerns of being a parent and letting go as the child enters adulthood, \u003cem\u003eBlack Feather Valley\u003c\/em\u003e mines a treasure of feeling and emotion in this somewhat fantastical adventure of settlers in the old west who find themselves lost in a mysterious valley filled with wolves the size of horses, crows the size of buffalo, a clan of molepeople, and much more. \u003cp\u003eWeissman channels inspiration like Max Fleischer's \u003cem\u003ePopeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTurok\u003c\/em\u003e comic books and other Dell western and animal comics, Steinbeck's \u003cem\u003eThe Red Pony and East of Eden\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as the paintings of Charles M. Russell, to create this curiously affecting and utterly unique work of graphic brilliance. Always a singular stylist in comics, \u003cem\u003eBlack Feather Valley\u003c\/em\u003e is a showcase for Weissman's distinctive cartooning language, his innate storytelling skills, and an acute sense of comic timing. Weaving a lovable cast of characters both human and animal (no one in comics does horses better than Weissman) through a series of vignettes that tell the individual stories of the cast while also propelling the wagon train's desperate need to escape the valley, \u003cem\u003eBlack Feather Valley\u003c\/em\u003e is pure comic book fun, with a heart of gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Weissman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798875004186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Steven Weissman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097419227391,"sku":"9798875004186","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-feather-valley-steven-weissman-9798875004186","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}