{"product_id":"buzzelli-collected-works-vol-2-hp","title":"Buzzelli Collected Works Vol. 2: HP","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"heading\" id=\"synopsis-heading\"\u003eAbout this title\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"rm-content_0\" data-readmore-state=\"open\" data-toggle-less-aria-label=\"Show less about Buzzelli Collected Works Vol. 2: HP\" data-toggle-more-aria-label=\"Show more about Buzzelli Collected Works Vol. 2: HP\" data-readmore-hide-link-text=\"Show less\" data-readmore-show-link-text=\"Show more\" class=\"readmore-toggle\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"synopsis-title block\"\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"synopsis-body\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter creating the first independent graphic novel in Italy, the award-winning illustrator reinvents the genre comic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second of three volumes collecting Guido Buzzelli's stories in English for the first time, this volume showcases two science fiction tales that turn the canon upside down, penetrating myth and tearing it apart.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHP\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a hallucinatory, Lovecraftian locomotive, an acrid parody of Italian westerns; while the alchemical retro-future of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorganna\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eperforms an autopsy of modern life's horrors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese fantastic and grotesque stories demonstrate why Buzzelli was called \"the Goya of comics\". One of Europe's most praised comics auteurs, \u003ci\u003eBuzzelli Collected Works\u003c\/i\u003e are the perfect introduction to his masterful skill and subversive art. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \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\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuido Buzzelli\u003c\/b\u003e\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\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"JHU Comic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50721415266550,"sku":"9781942801528","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0370\/6368\/8331\/files\/9781942801528-us.jpg?v=1779310296","url":"https:\/\/jhu-comic-books.myshopify.com\/products\/buzzelli-collected-works-vol-2-hp","provider":"JHU Comic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}