{"product_id":"9781560977391","title":"MOME Fall 2006 (Volume 5)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe fifth volume of the acclaimed quarterly comics anthology.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis acclaimed, reasonably priced, quarterly anthology runs approximately 120 pages per volume and spotlights a regular cast of a dozen of today's most exciting cartoonists. \u003ci\u003eMome\u003c\/i\u003e is quickly earning a reputation as the premiere literary anthology in comics. Think of something like \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e—especially in regard to iconic design, format, and content—but with comics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fifth volume of \u003ci\u003eMome\u003c\/i\u003e includes the following: Tim Hensley (\u003ci\u003eWeird Tales of the Ramones\u003c\/i\u003e) returns for the first time since the third volume with the first-installment of his first book-length story, titled \"Gropius,\" which tells the story of teen millionaire Wally Gropius, who will be disinherited unless he marries the saddest girl on earth; Martin Cendreda depicts a mostly wordless, surreal adventure starring three peculiar musicians, and what happens when they get together to make music; Kurt Wolfgang delivers \"Nothing Eve.,\" a story about the day before the end of the world; David Heatley (\u003ci\u003eDeadpan, McSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e) contributes several short \"portrait comics\"; Paul Hornschemeier continues \"Life with Mr. Dangerous,\" a full-color narrative about a young woman who struggles to define a life outside of the example her mother provides, spending far too much time watching a cartoon called \"Mr. Dangerous\"; Andrice Arp (\u003ci\u003eHi-Horse\u003c\/i\u003e) contributes another retelling of ancient Japanese fairy tales in a lovely two-color format. The issue also features an interview with Anrice Arp, conducted by Gary Groth, and new work by Anders Nilsen (in full-color), Jeffrey Brown (of \u003ci\u003eClumsy, BigHead!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e fame), Gabrielle Bell (\u003ci\u003eScheherazade\u003c\/i\u003e), Jonathan Bennett (\u003ci\u003eEsoteric Tales\u003c\/i\u003e), and Sophie Crumb (\u003ci\u003eBelly Button Comix\u003c\/i\u003e).  ","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048668938480,"sku":"9781560977391","price":10.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781560977391_p0.jpg?v=1763767377","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781560977391","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}