{"product_id":"buzzelli-collected-works-vol-1-the-labyrinth-9781942801429","title":"Buzzelli Collected Works Vol. 1: The Labyrinth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed in Europe, \u003cb\u003eGuido Buzzelli\u003c\/b\u003e has been called \"the Michaelangelo of monsters,\" \"the Goya of comics,\" and \"the patron saint of all Italian cartoonists.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003eThe first of three volumes collecting Guido Buzzelli''s stories in English for the first time, includes \u003cem\u003eThe Labyrinth\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eZil Zelub\u003c\/em\u003e, two of the earliest Italian avant-garde graphic novels ever published. These fantastic and grotesque stories are the perfect introduction to Buzzelli''s work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNominated for a 2024 Ignatz award for Best Collected Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Jamie Richards. Introduction by Domingos Isabelinho.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alternative Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48869174542679,"sku":"9781942801429","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781942801429.jpg?v=1722291463","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/buzzelli-collected-works-vol-1-the-labyrinth-9781942801429","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}