{"product_id":"death-in-trieste-9798875001253","title":"Death in Trieste","description":"The cartoonist known as Jason returns with a collection of three short graphic stories, connected by an absurdist thread, showcasing his idiosyncratic cultural obsessions, clear line style, and deadpan humor. \u003cp\u003eThe title story, \"Death in Trieste,\" sets the scene in 1920s Berlin, a bustling cultural hotspot in the shadow of the coming Nazism. Here, a host of unlikely characters -- time-travelling David Bowie, Rasputin, Nosferatu, Marlene Dietrich, and more -- are all connected by a group of Dadaists who perform the art of rationality through madness. In \"The Magritte Affair,\" a wisecracking pair of detectives must crack a case involving art forgeries, masked men, and mysterious disappearances -- all linked to the surrealist world of the famous Belgian painter. Finally, in \"Sweet Dreams,\" Jason reimagines the New Wave artists of the 1980s as \u003cem\u003eX-Men\u003c\/em\u003e-esque superheroes. While this supergroup easily dispatches such supernatural threats as living mummies, animated suits of armor, and rampaging golems, they soon face their biggest challenge yet, as a giant meteorite hurtles toward the Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason\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 09\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798875001253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2025 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJason:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJason\u003c\/strong\u003e hails from Oslo, Norway, but currently resides in Montpellier, France. He's won multiple Eisners, a Harvey, and an Inkpot award.","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44117673377837,"sku":"9798875001253","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_6b824631-8181-435f-8bd2-cfaacd77d092.jpg?v=1756155269","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/death-in-trieste-9798875001253","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}