{"product_id":"9781606997901","title":"Sam Zabel And The Magic Pen","description":"A burned-out superhero comic artist goes on an adventure that spans time and space—with two female companions.\u003cbr\u003eAcclaimed cartoonist Dylan Horrocks returns with a long-awaited new graphic novel, the first since his perennial classic, 1998’s Hicksville. Cartoonist Sam Zabel hasn’t drawn a comic in years. Stuck in a nightmare of creative block and despair, Sam spends his days writing superhero stories for a large American comics publisher and staring at a blank piece of paper, unable to draw a single line. Then one day he finds a mysterious old comic book set on Mars and is suddenly thrown headlong into a wild, fantastic journey through centuries of comics, stories, and imaginary worlds. Accompanied by a young webcomic creator named Alice and an enigmatic schoolgirl with rocket boots and a bag full of comics, Sam goes in search of the Magic Pen, encountering sex-crazed aliens, medieval monks, pirates, pixies and — of course — cartoonists. Funny, erotic, and thoughtful, Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen explores the pleasures, dangers, and moral consequences of fantasy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051478204656,"sku":"9781606997901","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781606997901_p0.jpg?v=1763835937","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781606997901","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}