{"product_id":"9781770563674","title":"The Cage","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1975, \u003cem\u003eThe Cage\u003c\/em\u003e was a graphic novel before there was a name for the medium. Cryptic and disturbing, it spurns narrative for atmosphere, guiding us through a labyrinthine series of crumbling facades, disarrayed rooms and desolate landscapes, as time stutters backward and forward. Within the cage's barbed-wire confines, we observe humanity only through its traces: a filmic sequence of discarded objects —– headphones, inky stains, dishevelled bedsheets —–– scored by a deafening cacophony of breaths, cries and unsettling silence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new edition, which includes an introduction by comics master Seth, brings Martin Vaughn-James's nightmarish vision to a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘'I don’t use the word \"masterpiece\" lightly. I think \u003cem\u003eThe Cage\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterpiece of comic art.’ –— Seth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Vaughn-James remains a significant figure in comics history because his work was singular, literate, experimental, and often unsurpassably good.' – — \u003cem\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135259001072,"sku":"9781770563674","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770563674_p0.jpg?v=1763706809","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770563674","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}