{"product_id":"secretimes-keith-jones-9781770462380","title":"Secretimes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Jones is a major figure in Canadian art, equal parts shamanistic visionary and goofball humourist.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSequential\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen two simple hobos--a pigeon and his elephant buddy--are wrongfully accused of murdering Mr. Mouse Mouser, the consequences are dire. \u003ci\u003eSecretimes \u003c\/i\u003edelineates an alternate universe--a world that favors the rich and grinds the poor and unfortunate into paste. Each page is a brightly colored nightmare populated with vapid celebrities and lazily scheming businessmen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKeith Jones creates a pop parable that is stunning and alluring to look at and hellish to live in. Graffiti-covered walls, melting neon figures, idiosyncratic sound effects, and anthropomorphized bros meld together in this satire of modern life and modern values. His sense of humor is manic, snickering, and surreal, each line imbued with a rich sense of irony. Jones's pacing gives each page a frenzied paranoia that belies his characters' fantasies of utter control. \u003ci\u003eSecretimes \u003c\/i\u003eis darkly funny in Jones's irresistibly off-kilter signature style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770462384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770462380\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 05\/03\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 6.40w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/09\/2016","brand":"Keith Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519333937407,"sku":"9781770462380","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_07b7252d-14c7-4551-ba5c-3371d4627c23.jpg?v=1778737283","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/secretimes-keith-jones-9781770462380","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}