{"product_id":"the-new-world-chris-reynolds-9781681372389","title":"The New World: Comics from Mauretania","description":"\u003cb\u003eA surreal vision of a post-alien-invasion Earth where human beings still have to deal with quotidian frustrations, ennui, and understanding their place in the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the mid-1980s, the British cartoonist Chris Reynolds has been assembling a world all his own. On the surface, it seems much like ours: a place of cool afternoon shadows and gently rolling hills, half-empty trains and sleepy downtown streets. But the closer you look, the weirder it gets. After losing a mysterious intergalactic war, Earth is no longer in humanity's control. Blandly friendly aliens lurk on the margins and seem especially interested in the mining industry. The very rules of time and space seem to have shifted: Mysterious figures suddenly appear in childhood photos, family members disappear forever without warning, power outages abound, and certain people gain the power of flight. A helmeted man named Jimmy is somehow causing local businesses to shutter and is being closely watched by the \"trendy new police force,\" Rational Control. The world is being remade, but in what image? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new collection, selected and designed by the acclaimed cartoonist Seth, includes short stories, a novella, and the full-length graphic novel \u003ci\u003eMauretania\u003c\/i\u003e. It is the ideal guide to all the mystery and wonder of one of the most underappreciated cult classics in the history of comics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis NYRC edition is a hardcover with foil stamping, debossing, full-color endpapers, and extra-thick paper, and features new scans of the original artwork.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Reynolds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 168137238X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681372389\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 7.60w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/19\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2018 pg. 31","brand":"Chris Reynolds","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44052935901439,"sku":"9781681372389","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88e6a99b-7bf7-4fa1-b940-1ce11ae82732.jpg?v=1685021465","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-new-world-chris-reynolds-9781681372389","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}