{"product_id":"sam-zabel-and-the-magic-pen-74520","title":"Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen","description":"\u003cp\u003eOut of print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eA burned-out superhero comic artist goes on an adventure that spans time and space—with two female companions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eAcclaimed cartoonist Dylan Horrocks returns with a long-awaited new graphic novel, the first since his perennial classic, 1998's Hicksville.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eCartoonist Sam Zabel hasn't drawn a comic in years. Stuck in a nightmare of creative block and despair, Sam spends his days writing superhero stories for a large American comics publisher and staring at a blank piece of paper, unable to draw a single line. Then one day he finds a mysterious old comic book set on Mars and is suddenly thrown headlong into a wild, fantastic journey through centuries of comics, stories, and imaginary worlds. Accompanied by a young webcomic creator named Alice and an enigmatic schoolgirl with rocket boots and a bag full of comics, Sam goes in search of the Magic Pen, encountering sex-crazed aliens, medieval monks, pirates, pixies and — of course — cartoonists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eFunny, erotic, and thoughtful, Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen explores the pleasures, dangers, and moral consequences of fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52614090752298,"sku":"74520","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/2879\/4922\/files\/25ED43EB-C2D5-4452-A91A-22312643366F.jpg?v=1789516532","url":"https:\/\/stuartngbooks.com\/products\/sam-zabel-and-the-magic-pen-74520","provider":"Stuart Ng Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}