{"product_id":"9781626720657","title":"Above the Dreamless Dead: World War I in Poetry and Comics","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the Great War dragged on and its catastrophic death toll mounted, a new artistic movement found its feet in the United Kingdom. The Trench Poets, as they came to be called, were soldier-poets dispatching their verse from the front lines. Known for its rejection of war as a romantic or noble enterprise, and its plainspoken condemnation of the senseless bloodshed of war, Trench Poetry soon became one of the most significant literary moments of its decade. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe marriage of poetry and comics is a deeply fruitful combination, as evidenced by this collection. In stark black and white, the words of the Trench Poets find dramatic expression and reinterpretation through the minds and pens of some of the greatest cartoonists working today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith New York Times bestselling editor Chris Duffy (\u003ci\u003eNursery Rhyme Comics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFairy Tale Comics\u003c\/i\u003e) at the helm, \u003ci\u003eAbove the Dreamless Dead \u003c\/i\u003eis a moving and illuminating tribute to those who fought and died in World War I. Twenty poems are interpreted in comics form by twenty of today's leading cartoonists, including Eddie Campbell, Kevin Huizenga, George Pratt, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Second","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031984554224,"sku":"9781626720657","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781626720657_p0.jpg?v=1763870262","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781626720657","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}