{"product_id":"deserter-junji-ito-story-collection-9781974719860","title":"Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn ever-increasing malice. A mind-numbing terror. The seeds of horror are sown in this collection of Junji Ito's earliest works.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA vengeful family hides an army deserter for eight years after the end of World War II, cocooning him in a false reality where the war never ended. A pair of girls look alike, but they're not twins. And a boy's nightmare threatens to spill out into the real world... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis hauntingly strange story collection showcases a dozen of Junji Ito's earliest works from when he burst onto the horror scene, sowing fresh seeds of terror.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Junji Ito\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viz Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 6.01w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781974719860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJunji Ito made his professional manga debut in 1987 and since then has gone on to be recognized as one of the greatest contemporary artists working in the horror genre. His titles include \u003ci\u003eTomie \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUzumaki, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich have been adapted into live-action films; \u003ci\u003eGyo, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was adapted into an animated film and his books \u003ci\u003eFragments of Horror\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein, Lovesickness, Shiver, Smashed, Venus in the Blind Spot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRemina\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSensor\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which are available from VIZ Media. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIto's influences include classic horror manga artists Kazuo Umezz and Hideshi Hino, as well as authors Yasutaka Tsutsui and H.P. Lovecraft. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis collection \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003ewon the 2019 Eisner Award in the Best Adaptation from Another Medium category and he received critical acclaim for his long-form manga adaptation of Osamu Dazai's 1948 novel\u003ci\u003e No Longer Human.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39829266595955,"sku":"9781974719860","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_20544956-e684-4129-a3c2-9685708d00b8.jpg?v=1644611144","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/deserter-junji-ito-story-collection-9781974719860","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}