{"product_id":"the-art-of-pere-joan-benjamin-fraser-9781477318126","title":"The Art of Pere Joan: Space, Landscape, and Comics Form","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn in Mallorca, Pere Joan Riera (known professionally as Pere Joan) thrived in the underground comics world, beginning in the mid-1970s with the self-published collections \u003ci\u003eBaladas Urbanas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMuZrdago\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which were released almost immediately after the death of the dictator Francisco Franco and Spain's transition to democracy. The first monograph in English on a comics artist from Spain, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Pere Joan\u003c\/i\u003e takes a topographical approach to reading comics, applying theories of cultural and urban geography to Pere Joan's treatment of space and landscape in his singular body of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBalancing this goal with an exploration of specific works by Pere Joan, Benjamin Fraser demonstrates that looking at the thematic, structural, and aesthetic originality of the artist's landscape-driven work can help us begin to newly understand the representational properties of comics as a spatial medium. This in-depth examination reveals the resonance between the cultural landscapes of Mallorca and Pere Joan's metaphorical approach to both rural and urban environments in comics that weave emotional, ecological, and artistic strands in revolutionary ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Fraser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477318127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477318126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.60w x 1.20d","brand":"Benjamin Fraser","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088357470463,"sku":"9781477318126","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd83f88e-0498-4270-9450-5cc56d2f239d.jpg?v=1769104390","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-of-pere-joan-benjamin-fraser-9781477318126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}