{"product_id":"9781506737300","title":"Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis","description":"\u003cp\u003e(W) Dave Maass (A) Patrick Lay; Ezra Rose; Richard Bruning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePage Count: 128\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMixing dystopian sci-fi, mythic fantasy, and zombie horror, Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis, is a graphic novel based on a suppressed opera written in 1943 by Peter Kien and Viktor Ullmann, two prisoners at the Terezín concentration camp in Czechoslovakia. The authors did not live to see their masterpiece performed.Set in an alternative universe where Atlantis never sank but instead became a technologically advanced tyranny, the power-mad buffoonish Emperor declares all-out war—everyone against everyone. Death goes on a labor strike, creating a hellscape where everyone fights, but no one dies. Can the spirit of Life stop this terror with the power of love?Includes designs from the original opera, historical essays, photographs, and more.One of New York Public Library's Top 10 Comics and Graphic Novels of 2024!“Maass’s playful script, with its pitch-black humor and fiendish turns of phrase, honors the original opera... This parable captures the defiant spirit of artists.”—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Graphic Novel is available as a Special Order Item, not in stock in our warehouse. Special Order Graphic Novels take approximately ten days to arrive at CaptCan Comics. These items are in Brand New Condition and are Unread. Availability is subject to change. Orders for these items are treated the same as Pre-Sales. If you order Special Order Items and items in stock at CaptCan Comics together and pay shipping, the available items will be fulfilled into your hold box, and then shipped complete when the outstanding item arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dark Horse Comics","offers":[{"title":"Special Order Item","offer_id":44478185275580,"sku":"9781506737300","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/9870\/1140\/files\/9781506737300.jpg?v=1737740577","url":"https:\/\/www.captcancomics.ca\/products\/9781506737300","provider":"CaptCan Comics Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}