{"product_id":"ant-colony-masterpieces-from-the-centre-pompidou-paris","title":"Ant Colony: Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou, Paris","description":"\u003cp\u003eBEST OF THE YEAR NODS FROM THE GLOBE \u0026amp; MAILL, AMAZON.COM, QUILL \u0026amp; QUIRE!\"The Toronto cartoonist's first full-length graphic novel follows a clutch of misfit ants, trying to maintain some semblance of civilization in the shadow of war. Psychedelically gorgeous, uncomfortably funny.\"-Sean Rogers, Globe \u0026amp; Mail Best Books of 2014The debut graphic novel from a dazzling newcomer with a singular, idiosyncratic styleIn the few short years since he began his pamphlet-size comic book series Lose, Michael DeForge has announced himself as an important new voice in alternative comics. His brash, confident, undulating artwork sent a shock wave through the comics world for its unique, fully formed aesthetic. From its opening pages, Ant Colony immerses the reader in a world that is darkly existential, with false prophets, unjust wars, and corrupt police officers, as it follows the denizens of a black ant colony under attack from the nearby red ants. On the surface, it's the story of this war, the destruction of a civilization, and the ants' all too familiar desire to rebuild. Underneath, though, Ant Colony plumbs the deepest human concerns-loneliness, faith, love, apathy, and more. All of this is done with humor and sensitivity, exposing a world where spiders can wreak unimaginable amounts of havoc with a single gnash of their jaws. DeForge's striking visual sensibility-stark lines, dramatic color choices, and brilliant use of page and panel space-stands out in this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45569047756979,"sku":"9781770461376","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/61nqBYrgIJL.jpg?v=1781175792","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/ant-colony-masterpieces-from-the-centre-pompidou-paris","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}