{"product_id":"art-wars-paperback-1","title":"Art Wars - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancis Desharnais\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHelge Dascher\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A truly outstanding work in minimalist comics.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Comics Beat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In order to wage intergalactic warfare, aliens abduct all of Earth's artists: it turns out that the most powerful weapon in the universe is the violent, transcending beauty of poetry. Back on Earth, people don't really seem to care about the disappearance of painters, sculptors and other such creators... Until they discover that art inspires industrial design, which, in turn, makes it possible to create elegant new kitchen counters and other objects of desire. While artists master the deadly potential of their craft, earthlings are learning the hard way that art isn't as useless as it seems... while listening to old CCR hits on repeat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An imaginative and dead-on satire of the place culture occupies in contemporary societies, Arts Wars is constructed using only ten different panels, making it a bold and clever experiment in comic minimalism, inspired by both the avant-garde work of OuBaPo and the author's own background in animation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis Desharnais is one of the most prolific authors in Quebec's growing comics scene, with titles including \u003ci\u003eArt Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eMotel Galactic\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, and \u003ci\u003eBurquette\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted as an animated series by the National Film Board of Canada. \u003ci\u003eLittle Russia\u003c\/i\u003e, his most recent release, has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Prix des libraires du Québec and the Grand prix de la ville de Québec for best graphic novel. He is also a member of Groupe Kiwistiti, an animation collective which he co-founded in 1999. He lives with his family on an island in the Saint Lawrence River. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Helge Dascher has for 25 years translated texts with a dynamic relationship to images. A background in art history and literature has grounded her translation of over sixty graphic novels, many by artists who have broadened the medium's storytelling range. Her translations included acclaimed titles such as Julie Delporte's \u003ci\u003eThis Woman's Work\u003c\/i\u003e (co-translated with Aleshia Jensen, Drawn and Quarterly, 2019), Sophie Bédard's \u003ci\u003eLonely Boys\u003c\/i\u003e (co-translated with Robin Lang, Pow Pow Press, 2020) and Michel Rabagliati's \"Paul\" books (Drawn and Quarterly, Conundrum). She also translates exhibitions, digital stories, and films, most recently Theodor Ushev's \u003ci\u003eThe Physics of Sorrow\u003c\/i\u003e (with Karen Houle, NFB, 2019). A Montrealer, she works from French and German to English.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47211758649593,"sku":"9782924049334","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/zPSaMkSvSp9782924049334_49d2cea5-dea1-4ad8-a2ba-9188bc3162fd.webp?v=1768084278","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/art-wars-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}