{"product_id":"animal-man-by-grant-morrison-book-one","title":"Animal Man by Grant Morrison Book One","description":"Used paperback in Good condition. \u003cb\u003eOne of legendary comics writer Grant Morrison's earliest works took a forgotten, almost laughable DC Comics hero, Animal Man and reimagined him in a stunning, postmodern series chronicling his bizzare adventures as a second-rate super hero struggling with real-life issues and moral dilemmas.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom one of the greatest storytellers of his generation, Grant Morrison's \u003ci\u003eAnimal Man\u003c\/i\u003e took a forgotten DC Comics character and reimagined him in a groundbreaking, postmodern series that redefined what was possible in superhero comics. Buddy Baker, a.k.a. \"The Man with Animal Powers,\" is a second-rate superhero, devoted father, and animal activist. There isn't much money in the hero game, and with a wife and kids to support, Buddy soon finds himself torn between trying to make a living through traditional super-heroics and getting more deeply involved in the questionably legal world of animal rights activism. But in today's world with real-life issues, who really needs Animal Man's protection? Is it humankind or the animals? Or is it Buddy himself? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Eisner Award-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling writer Grant Morrison and Eisner Award-nominated artist Chaz Truog, with inker Doug Hazlewood, comes one of the author's earliest, now classic, works exploring the nature of reality itself through the lens of a down-on-his-luck family-man superhero. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first of two new trade paperback editions collects \u003ci\u003eAnimal Man\u003c\/i\u003e #1-13, the character's dimension-spanning creation tale from \u003ci\u003eSecret Origins\u003c\/i\u003e #39, an introduction by Grant Morrison, and never-before-seen behind-the-scenes artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morrison, Grant","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":53803020255515,"sku":"mon0000798071","price":50.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/4004\/3291\/files\/25358943482686.jpg?v=1787344530","url":"https:\/\/bookalley.com\/products\/animal-man-by-grant-morrison-book-one","provider":"Book Alley","version":"1.0","type":"link"}