Inhaltsangabe
Ripped from today’s headlines, Bookhunter fires off and you can’t quit reading. The excitement is fulfilling. The year is 1973. A priceless book has been stolen from the Oakland Public Library. A crack team of Bookhunters (aka. library police) have less than three days to recover the stolen item. It’s a race against the clock as our heroes use every tool in their arsenal of library equipment to find the book and the mastermind who stole it.
Will the detectives catch this scoundrel? Find out in Bookhunter, the greatest comic of the new millennium. What a roller coaster ride of excitement! What an unexpected twist takes place! Do not begin Bookhunter unless you are prepared to finish it in one sitting.
Will the detectives catch this scoundrel? Find out in Bookhunter, the greatest comic of the new millennium. What a roller coaster ride of excitement! What an unexpected twist takes place! Do not begin Bookhunter unless you are prepared to finish it in one sitting.
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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor
Jason Shiga has been working as a cartoonist for the past 15 years, most well-known for his interactive comic Meanwhile. He studied mathematics in school and is known for incorporating puzzles, mazes, mathematics, and other unconventional narrative techniques into the physical format of his books. He is currently creating his most ambitious project to date, the webcomic Demon, a 21 issue, 720 page sci-fi epic available free every day at his website, and to be published in four volumes by First Second starting in October 2016. His books have been nominated for and won various awards for Demon, Empire State, Meanwhile, Bookhunter, Fleep, and Double Happiness.
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"Crazy + Genius = Shiga" - Scott McCloud
"If you get stuck in a phone booth with Jason Shiga, you might survive" - Giant Robot Magazine
"His drawing, and his wit, makes his projects not just an exercise in the amazing untapped technical aspects of comic but a uniquely satisfying reading experience." - The Comics Journal
"As a creator of comics that can be at once funny, disturbing, thoughtful, deconstructed and cleverly put together, Jason Shiga deserves wider recognition, and not the kind you get when you commit suicide in a mental institution." - Andrew Arnold, Time Magazine
A Priceless Incunabula Stolen!
Bookhunter fires off and you can't quit reading! It's truly that gripping. The excitement is fulfilling. A priceless book has been stolen from the Oakland Public Library. Will the detectives catch this scoundrel? Find out in Bookhunter, the greatest comic of the new millennium. What a roller coaster ride of excitement! What an unexpected twist takes place! Do not begin Bookhunter unless you are prepared to finish it in one sitting.
Jason Shiga
Reclusive math genius Jason Shiga vanished from world attention on the verge of his most amazing breakthrough in June 1967. Twenty years later he resurfaced, having abandoned his scientific background for, of all things, comic books. With Bookhunter, Jason Shiga, author of such classics as Fleep and Double Happiness, takes center stage as America's most numerate cartoonist. He is truly that great!
"If you get stuck in a phone booth with Jason Shiga, you might survive" - Giant Robot Magazine
"His drawing, and his wit, makes his projects not just an exercise in the amazing untapped technical aspects of comic but a uniquely satisfying reading experience." - The Comics Journal
"As a creator of comics that can be at once funny, disturbing, thoughtful, deconstructed and cleverly put together, Jason Shiga deserves wider recognition, and not the kind you get when you commit suicide in a mental institution." - Andrew Arnold, Time Magazine
A Priceless Incunabula Stolen!
Bookhunter fires off and you can't quit reading! It's truly that gripping. The excitement is fulfilling. A priceless book has been stolen from the Oakland Public Library. Will the detectives catch this scoundrel? Find out in Bookhunter, the greatest comic of the new millennium. What a roller coaster ride of excitement! What an unexpected twist takes place! Do not begin Bookhunter unless you are prepared to finish it in one sitting.
Jason Shiga
Reclusive math genius Jason Shiga vanished from world attention on the verge of his most amazing breakthrough in June 1967. Twenty years later he resurfaced, having abandoned his scientific background for, of all things, comic books. With Bookhunter, Jason Shiga, author of such classics as Fleep and Double Happiness, takes center stage as America's most numerate cartoonist. He is truly that great!
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Bookhunter
Anbieter: Bay State Book Company, North Smithfield, RI, USA
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Bookhunter
Anbieter: Half Price Books Inc., Dallas, TX, USA
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers S_475005296
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Bookhunter
Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, USA
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G097427156XI3N00
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