{"product_id":"angelman-fallen-angel-9781606995341","title":"Angelman: Fallen Angel","description":"\u003cp\u003eEasily the funniest super-hero comic to come down the pike since Harvey Kurtzman and Wally Wood's \"Superduperman!,\" \u003cem\u003eAngelman\u003c\/em\u003e is Austrian cartoonist Nicolas Mahler's sardonic take on super-heroes, their fans, the businessmen behind them, the current media obsession with them, not to mention fancy-ass \"Ultimate\" collections of dopey super-hero comics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreated by Korporate Comics in a flash of money-grubbing cynicism appalling even by their standards, Angelman's powers (which include empathy and the ability to be a good listener) prove less than adequate to deal with the sinister threat of the insane plastic-surgeon villain Gender Bender -- or for that matter with the fickleness of fashion, the rapacious super-heroine Lady Dentata, the increasingly desperate re-boot attempts by Korporate Comics, his oddly twin-like wife, a disastrously bad movie adaptation that single-handedly brings the vogue for super-hero movies to a screeching halt... all delineated in Mahler's trademarked ultra-minimalism (albeit this time in spectacular color), and with his drier-than-dry wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes a special checklist\/price list of \u003cem\u003eAngelman\u003c\/em\u003e comics, a gallery, and extensive historical and explanatory footnotes by the author, this book will occupy a place of pride on the bookshelf of any comic book geek -- or anyone who just likes hilarious comics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606995341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.70w x 0.60d","brand":"Nicholas Mahler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52147051790517,"sku":"9781606995341","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7bb11457-77bb-4e3c-b36d-dccd0b1a1c33.jpg?v=1767678667","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/angelman-fallen-angel-9781606995341","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}