{"product_id":"lil-karate-pants-emerson-murray-9781736481387","title":"Li'l Karate Pants: Never Follow Your Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLi'l Karate Pants: Never Follow Your Heart\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy Emerson Murray\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third volume of Emerson Murray's \u003cem\u003eLi'l Karate Pants\u003c\/em\u003e collects comic strips originally published from March 8 through June 30, 2025. Set in the year 1985, the strip follows seventh grader Li'l Karate Pants, a nervous, impulsive kid, as he navigates school, heartbreak, and life in a struggling rural town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving in a garage with his gruff dad and horror-obsessed little brother Snikt, Li'l Karate Pants drifts through a rough world of drugs, self-harm, schoolyard fights, G.I. Beau action figures, wrestling and table top role-playing games. His friends and enemies include barefoot nerds, chicken-carrying philosophers, and chain smoking poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRough-edged, funny, and unexpectedly tender, \u003cem\u003eLi'l Karate Pants\u003c\/em\u003e blends classic newspaper comic aesthetics with a punk spirit and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of underground comics, coming-of-age stories, and 1980s weirdness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emerson Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 173648138X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781736481387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Emerson Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.50h x 6.50w x 0.33d","brand":"Emerson Murray","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47424765165823,"sku":"9781736481387","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b902f51-607b-4773-9f64-42429de586b1.jpg?v=1761532372","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lil-karate-pants-emerson-murray-9781736481387","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}