{"product_id":"the-death-ray","title":"The Death-Ray","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Clowes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the acclaimed cartoonist of the seminal comic book series Eightball and the graphic novels\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhost World\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Boring\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIce Haven\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilson\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMr. Wonderful\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Death-Ray\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatience\u003c\/i\u003e. He has had major retrospectives at the Oakland Museum of California and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003eAn Oscar-nominated screenwriter, he is the recipient of numerous awards, including the PEN Center USA Award, and Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz Awards, and is a frequent cover artist for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He is married and lives in Oakland, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Daniel Clowes continues to plot a lofty, lonely course through the subconscious of popular culture with this hilariously bleak graphic novel.\" --\u003ci\u003eTIME Best of 2011\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"48 pages densely packed with art, dialogue and ideas, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Death-Ray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e [is] supersaturated, a story delivered directly into your imagination...\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Clowes once again shows he is a master of current-day absurdity -- with heart.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Death-Ray\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereads as a cautionary parable and an acidic rumination on the travails of adolescence . . . Clowes demonstrates what the comic book can do and literary fiction can't. \" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cartoonist's acclaimed take on the superhero genre\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003enow in paperback.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTeen outcast Andy is an orphaned nobody with only one friend, the obnoxious--but loyal--Louie. They roam school halls and city streets, invisible to everyone but bullies and tormentors, until the glorious day when Andy takes his first puff on a cigarette. That night he wakes, heart pounding, soaked in sweat, and finds himself suddenly overcome with the peculiar notion that he can do anything. Indeed, he can, and as he learns the extent of his new powers, he discovers a terrible and seductive gadget--a hideous compliment to his seething rage--that forever changes everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Death-Ray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e utilizes the classic staples of the superhero genre--origin, costume, ray gun, sidekick, fight scene--and reconfigures them in a story that is anything but morally simplistic. With subtle comedy, deft mastery, and an obvious affection for the bold pop-art exuberance of comic book design, Daniel Clowes delivers a contemporary meditation on the darkness of the human psyche.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of Clowes's most beloved books, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Death-Ray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the winner of the Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz Awards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eClowes, Daniel\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Clowes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the acclaimed cartoonist of the seminal comic book series\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEightball\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the graphic novels\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhost World\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Boring\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIce Haven, Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMr. Wonderful\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Death-Ray\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the subject of the monograph\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist\u003c\/i\u003e, published in conjunction with a major retrospective exhibit. He is the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhost World\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eArt School Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilson\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClowes is the recipient of numerous awards including the PEN Award for literature, an Eisner, a Harvey, and an Ignatz, and a frequent cover artist for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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