{"product_id":"9781606903797","title":"Merciless: The Rise of Ming","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe origin of one of science fiction's seminal supervillains, and the arch nemesis of Flash Gordon, is explored in this softcover collection of Dynamite Entertainment's critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eMerciless: The Rise of Ming\u003c\/i\u003e four-issue mini-series! \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSet decades before the would-be interplanetary conqueror turned his attentions upon an unwitting Earth, \u003ci\u003eMerciless \u003c\/i\u003echronicles the formative years of Prince Ming, heir to all he surveys and the fabulous peoples of distant Mongo, a planet politically divided by its divergent species and as physically fractured as the ring of shattered moons orbiting it. Disillusioned by his father's rule and anxious to begin his own dynasty, Ming engineers events to seat himself upon the imperial throne of Mongo, sooner rather than later. Armed with mindboggling weapons of planetary destruction, Ming the Merciless won't settle for anything less than dominion over his world... and every galaxy in the known universe!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dynamite Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057550868720,"sku":"9781606903797","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781606903797_p0.jpg?v=1763836043","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781606903797","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}