{"product_id":"black-paths-by-david-b-9781906838331","title":"Black Paths","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the Austro-Hungarian Empire disintegrated after World War I, control of the Adriatic port of Fiume (now Rieka, Croatia) was hotly disputed. Enter \"Pirate King\" Gabriele d'Annunzio, an Italian poet who stormed the city with 3,000 Italian nationalists. D'Annunzio declared Fiume a free republic and himself commander. He envisioned a utopian city-state, but Fiume quickly became a surreal center of violence, looting, and decadence, with shades of the Fascist movement to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed comics artist David B. uses this real event as a backdrop and seamlessly weaves history, hysteria, and highly stylized art into the tragic love story of a beautiful torch singer and a young soldier haunted by the horrors of trench warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Paths\u003c\/em\u003e has received notable praise:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"David B. draws with the chaotic, high-contrast style he used in his best-known work, \u003cem\u003eEpileptic\u003c\/em\u003e, to capture the distressed, surreal mood of artists struggling to run the world.\" - \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Expressive, colorful drawings and vivid character designs\" - \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"As with \u003cem\u003eEpileptic\u003c\/em\u003e, the art in \u003cem\u003eBlack Paths\u003c\/em\u003e is twisted but the writing is straight, charting a clear narrative path through the insanity of Italy in the year following World War I...\" - \u003cem\u003eThe A.V. Club\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Here's a book that has everything going for it.\" - Comic Book Resource's Robot6 blog\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Paths\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating study of the strange convergence of anarchy, fascism, and art a century ago.\" - \u003cem\u003eThe Milwaukee Shepherd Express\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47423855853804,"sku":"9781906838331","price":38.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781906838331.jpg?v=1774769776","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/black-paths-by-david-b-9781906838331","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}