{"product_id":"buzzelli-collected-works-3-the-revolt-of-the-wretched","title":"Buzzelli Collected Works 3 : The Revolt of the Wretched","description":"\u003ch2 id=\"synopsis-heading\" class=\"heading\"\u003eAbout this title\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"readmore-toggle\" data-readmore-show-link-text=\"Show more\" data-readmore-hide-link-text=\"Show less\" data-toggle-more-aria-label=\"Show more about Buzzelli Collected Works 3 : The Revolt of the Wretched\" data-toggle-less-aria-label=\"Show less about Buzzelli Collected Works 3 : The Revolt of the Wretched\" data-readmore-state=\"open\" id=\"rm-content_0\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"synopsis-title block\"\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"synopsis-body\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHailed in Europe, \u003cspan\u003eGuido Buzzelli\u003c\/span\u003e has been called \"the Michaelangelo of monsters,\" \"the Goya of comics,\" and \"the patron saint of all Italian cartoonists.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pioneer active from the 1950s-1980s, today virtually unknown in English, Buzzelli horrifies, fascinates, and provokes with his unique blend of surrealism and dynamism. Displaying a range of influences from Westerns and science fiction to Rennaisance art and futurism, Buzzelli's stories are a delightful, quasi-postmodern mishmash of high and low, showing an intricate hand and stylish narrative skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis final volume includes Guido Buzzelli's full-color science fiction epic \u003ci\u003eZasafir, A Star For Ganymede, Resurrection,\u003c\/i\u003e and the previously unpublished \u003ci\u003eIncomplete Zasafir\u003c\/i\u003e. The volume features his earliest masterpiece,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Revolt of the Wretched\u003c\/i\u003e. This satirical examination of class war is \u003cspan\u003ecredited for inventing the independent Italian graphic novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Jamie Richards. Introduction by Valerio Stivè.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"review-title block\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-body\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eGuido Buzzelli\u003c\/span\u003e (1927-1992) was an Italian cartoonist, writer, illustrator and painter. His career started at age 19, and his comics were published in the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMétal Hurlant\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCharlie Hebdo\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1973 he received the Yellow Kid Award as best illustrator and author in Italy, and in 1979 won the Crayon d'Or in France. Trained as a classic illustrator, he is considered one of the masters of European comics and inventor of the Italian graphic novel.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"review-disclaimer block\" id=\"review-disclaimer-text\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"About this title\" may belong to another edition of this title.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"JHU Comic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50721416085750,"sku":"9781942801672","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0370\/6368\/8331\/files\/md32073528644.jpg?v=1779310398","url":"https:\/\/jhu-comic-books.myshopify.com\/products\/buzzelli-collected-works-3-the-revolt-of-the-wretched","provider":"JHU Comic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}