{"product_id":"the-beast-vol-1-in-english-73986","title":"The Beast Vol. 1 - In English","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow in English! The first of two volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a dark, harrowing tale that deftly tackles themes of isolation and cruelty, Franco-Belgian comics superstars Zidrou (Les Beaux Étés) and the late, great Frank Pé (Zoo) deliver a total reimagining of André Franquin's iconic creation, the Marsupilami. – Terence\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in French as La Bete, Tomes 1 \u0026amp; 2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eCaptured in the heart of Palombia by Chahuta Indians and sold to exotic animal traffickers, a marsupilami lands in the port of Antwerp in the 1950s. Managing to escape, he arrives in the suburbs of Brussels and is taken in by François, a young boy who is a fan of animals and whose daily life is far from easy. François is picked on by the local kids, particularly because his father had been a German soldier, an unforgivable crime in those postwar years; a fact he and his mother cannot escape. Both are ostracized for their connection to past events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eThis sometimes dark but always hopeful adventure by renowned author Zidrou and celebrated gallery artist Frank Pe portrays a beautiful friendship between a boy and his beast. The authors pay a superb tribute to the fabulous animal created by Franquin in the series Spirou et Fantasio while denouncing the mistreatment and trafficking of exotic animals. A magnificent adventure whose heart is the extraordinary friendship that can unite a child with an animal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Magnetic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52471468818730,"sku":"73986","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/2879\/4922\/files\/9781962413596_268d7.jpg?v=1788479770","url":"https:\/\/stuartngbooks.com\/products\/the-beast-vol-1-in-english-73986","provider":"Stuart Ng Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}