{"product_id":"stroppy-marc-bell-9781770462052","title":"Stroppy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first full-length graphic novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eShrimpy and Paul\u003c\/i\u003e: Who will win the All-Star Schnauzer Band song contest? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter the strange and wordplay-loving world of the cartoonist and fine artist Marc Bell (\u003ci\u003eShrimpy and Paul, Hot Potatoe\u003c\/i\u003e), where the All-Star Schnauzer Band runs things and tiny beings hold signs saying \"It's under control.\"\u003cbr\u003e Our hapless hero, Stroppy, is minding his business, working a menial job in one of Monsieur Moustache's factories, when a muscular fellah named Sean blocks up the assembly line. Sean's there to promote an All-Star Schnauzer Band-organized songwriting contest, which he does enthusiastically and at the expense of Stroppy's livelihood, home, and face. Hoping for a cash prize, Stroppy submits a work by his friend Clancy the Poet. Mishaps and hilarity ensue, and Stroppy is forced to go deep into the heart of Schnauzer territory to rescue his poet friend.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStroppy\u003c\/i\u003e is Bell's triumphant return to comics; it's also his first full-length graphic novella, one that thrums with jokes, hashtags, and made-up song lyrics. Densely detailed not-so-secret underground societies, little robots, and heavyweight humdingers leap off the page in full color. With \u003ci\u003eStroppy\u003c\/i\u003e, Bell continues to explode the divide between fine art, doodling, and comics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marc Bell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770462058\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770462052\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 06\/16\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.40h x 8.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2015 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/10\/2015","brand":"Marc Bell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44052944847103,"sku":"9781770462052","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf76608b-e216-4d95-967a-f2b0be86ca34.jpg?v=1685021514","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stroppy-marc-bell-9781770462052","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}