{"product_id":"the-he-man-effect-how-american-toymakers-sold-you-your-childhood","title":"The He-Man Effect - How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian \"Box\" Brown\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an Eisner Award-winning author whose comics have appeared in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine. His books include the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndre the Giant: Life and Legend\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTetris: The Games People Play\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs This Guy for Real?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Unbelievable Andy Kaufman\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChild Star\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAccidental Czar\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(with writer Andrew S. Weiss). boxbrown.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Brown's trademark crisp, simplified cartooning style is a great fit, and he masterfully balances the joy readers may find in nostalgia with the discomfort of the psychology of marketing.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Brown returns with another clever, sharp, and well-researched graphic novel that explores a pop culture non-fiction topic in close detail.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"[Brown's] book will...fascinate readers wanting to understand the curious pull that a small, plastic, blond, outer-space barbarian still has on their emotions.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"No matter the focus[...]Brown can be counted on to unspool eye-opening, entertaining books that often feel like documentary films.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This accessible examination of the wars waged on after-school television and in the toy aisle should interest any reader attuned to the cultural critiques of Naomi Klein and Adam Curtis, as well as those who catch themselves humming the ThunderCats theme.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Brian 'Box' Brown tells a personal story of nerdy obsession and creates something universal and poignant. But, I wish I didn't have to take the book out of the wrapper. I like my collectibles to be \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003epristine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\" --Patton Oswalt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe He-Man Effect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Brian \"Box\" Brown elegantly and empathetically demolishes nearly all of a modern reader's illusions about their own childhood. It's a stunning work of graphic nonfiction--never didactic but endlessly informative. The artwork is, as per usual for Brown, compelling in its uniqueness and simplicity. A must-read mythbuster.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--Abraham Josephine Riesman, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrue Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRingmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Here is an expert unafraid critically to face the social impacts of the industry he knows from the inside. This graphic novel is brilliantly suited to expose and analyze how mass media products--children's toys, films, TV shows, social media events, etc.--serve the profit drives of capitalists and the efforts of governments to support those drives.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--Prof. Richard D. Wolff, Founder of Democracy at Work and author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Marxism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Socialism\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNonfiction comics at its finest. Well-researched, perfectly paced, clean lines, and fun drawings. A+.\" --Austin Kleon, bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteal Like An Artist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Excellently presented. A wonderfully clear and concise timeline.\" --Dan Larson, Secret Galaxy TV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/15\/2023 (EAN 9781250261403, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2023 (EAN 9781250261403, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/03\/2023 (EAN 9781250261403, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2023 pg. 36 (EAN 9781250261403, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eBrown, Brian Box\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian \"Box\" Brown\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an Eisner Award-winning author whose comics have appeared in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine. 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