{"product_id":"leaving-richards-valley-michael-deforge-9781770463431","title":"Leaving Richard's Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a group of outcasts have to leave the valley, how will they survive the toxicity of the big city?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard is a benevolent but tough leader. He oversees everything that happens in the valley, and everyone loves him for it. When Lyle the Raccoon becomes sick, his friends--Omar the Spider, Neville the Dog, and Ellie Squirrel--take matters into their own hands, breaking Richard's strict rules. Caroline Frog rats them out to Richard and they are immediately exiled from the only world they've ever known. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael DeForge's \u003ci\u003eLeaving Richard's Valley\u003c\/i\u003e expands from a bizarre hero's quest into something more. As this ragtag group makes their way out of the valley, and then out of the park and into the big city, we see them coming to terms with different kinds of community: noise-rockers, gentrification protesters, squatters, and more. DeForge is idiosyncratically funny but also deeply insightful about community, cults of personality, and the condo-ization of cities. These eye-catching and sometimes absurd comics coalesce into a book that questions who our cities are for and how we make community in a capitalist society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Deforge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770463437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770463431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 7.10w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/22\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2019 pg. 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 pg. 43","brand":"Michael Deforge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994329350399,"sku":"9781770463431","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_49da2a38-858c-4237-8443-67cc18b95acc.jpg?v=1683329496","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/leaving-richards-valley-michael-deforge-9781770463431","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}