{"product_id":"new-construction-two-more-stories-9781941250037","title":"New Construction: Two More Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eL.A. Times Book Prizes Finalist (Graphic Novel\/Comics) 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of two new stories from cartoonist and \u003ci\u003eAdventure Time\u003c\/i\u003e contributor Sam Alden. In \"Household,\" a brother and sister deal with divergent memories of their father and grow closer than ever. In \"Backyard,\" vegans and anarchists share a house, small dramas and bizarre transformations (featuring a new, never before published ending). Designed as a companion volume for the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eIt Never Happened Again\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Construction\u003c\/i\u003e cements Sam Alden's reputation as one of the best cartoonists of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Alden\u003c\/b\u003e Sam Alden is the author of \u003ci\u003eIt Never Happened Again\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWicked Chicken Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLydian\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He is a two-time Ignatz winner and four-time nominee, and works full-time as a writer and storyboarder on Cartoon Network's \u003ci\u003eAdventure Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Sam Alden's \u003ci\u003eIt Never Happened Again\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Alden's natural sense of framing and pace, his willingness to use silent panels to tell stories, and his beautiful (yes, beautiful) pencil images combined to open my eyes to a new idea of what a great comic can be. It helps that he's also an excellent writer--both stories sketch out lonely, lost characters efficiently, and put them each through very different quests for meaning.\"--Dan Kois, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Two thematically divergent, but devastatingly human portraits from an emerging cartoonist displaying the sort of storytelling and artistic restraint that often only comes after years of toiling away at the drawing board. Alden is a talent to watch.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Uncivilized Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941250037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist","brand":"Sam Alden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38350551023797,"sku":"9781941250037","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d6be02d6-0e7f-4677-a735-fbf4e4fb8f0a.jpg?v=1611645253","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/new-construction-two-more-stories-9781941250037","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}