{"product_id":"mooncop-hardcover","title":"Mooncop - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Gauld\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"At once hilarious and achingly melancholy, [\u003ci\u003eMooncop\u003c\/i\u003e] reads like a requiem for the future we were promised decades ago that never arrived. A quietly essential read for anyone who grew up reading sci-fi.\"--\u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Living on the moon . . . Whatever were we thinking? . . . It seems so silly now.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe lunar colony is slowly winding down, like a small town circumvented by a new super highway. As our hero, the Mooncop, makes his daily rounds, his beat grows ever smaller, the population dwindles. A young girl runs away, a dog breaks off his leash, an automaton wanders off from the Museum of the Moon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMooncop\u003c\/i\u003e is equal parts funny and melancholy. capturing essential truths about humanity and making this a story of the past, present, and future, all in one. Like his \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist \u003c\/i\u003estrips, as well as his previous graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eGoliath\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMooncop\u003c\/i\u003e is told with Tom Gauld's distinctive, matter-of-fact storytelling and dry humor \u003cb\u003e-- \u003c\/b\u003ean approach that has earned him fans around the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Gauld\u003c\/b\u003e is a cartoonist and illustrator. He has weekly comic strips in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e and his comics have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to his graphic novels \u003ci\u003eGoliath\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eYou're All Just Jealous of My Jetpack\u003c\/i\u003e, he has designed a number of book covers. Gauld lives and works in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.1 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 September 20, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700718178367,"sku":"9781770462540","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/992637ae60c3b32f63dd5fc8b28a0f6e.webp?v=1765017895","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/mooncop-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}