{"product_id":"hicksville-paperback","title":"Hicksville - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDylan Horrocks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSeth\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the best graphic novels of the past decade, back in print.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eConsidered to be a classic by many, \u003ci\u003eHicksville \u003c\/i\u003ewas named a Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Comics Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand received nominations for two Ignatz Awards, a Harvey Award, and two Alph'Art Awards (Best Album and the Critics' Prize). It was one of the first contemporary graphic novels and is now back in print with a new cover and introduction. The world-famous cartoonist Dick Burger has earned millions and become the most powerful man in the comics industry. However, behind his rapid rise to success there lies a dark and terrible secret, as the biographer Leonard Batts discovers when he visits Burger's hometown of Hicksville in remote New Zealand. Hicksville is where the locals treasure comics and the library stocks Action Comics #1.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDylan Horrocks\u003c\/b\u003e, an award-winning graphic novelist and comic artist, lives in New Zealand and was appointed University of Auckland\/Creative New Zealand Literary Fellow in 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.74 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700762153023,"sku":"9781770460027","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/006a813c4ac647c572d671fb642d4a63.webp?v=1765018072","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/hicksville-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}