{"product_id":"cave-in-9781770460942","title":"Cave in","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA FANTASTICAL, WORDLESS VOYAGE THROUGH SUBTERRANEAN MAZES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA rat darts across the opening pages, into a hole, and down a long tunnel, stopping under a hammock. A mole man stretches and wakes up, leading the rat and the reader deeper into the tunnel. What follows is a series of dreamlike sequences, each stranger than the last. Brian Ralph, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eGraphic Novel Bestseller and YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens \u003ci\u003eDaybreak\u003c\/i\u003e, was a founding member of the influential Providence, Rhode Island, Fort Thunder art collective, which was renowned for the way its members' work intermingled lowbrow and highbrow art forms--drawing inspiration from comics, video and roleplaying games, and contemporary art. Fort Thunder created the alternative adventure comic and the comic book as artist's book. \u003ci\u003eCave In \u003c\/i\u003ewas seen as the first example of this new approach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this wordless classic, special emphasis is placed on the power of gesture. Minimalism allows Ralph to be playful with form--\u003ci\u003eCave In\u003c\/i\u003e's use of color and crosshatching speaks much more clearly to narrative shifts than is possible in a more conventional text, and the use of different panel shapes and sizes transform the rhythm and pacing of the story. \u003ci\u003eCave In \u003c\/i\u003eis an allages adventure story, jam-packed with monsters, bats, and all manner of unimaginable underground mystery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770460942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.10h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Brian Ralph","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52571147370677,"sku":"9781770460942","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cave-in-9781770460942","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}