{"product_id":"the-complete-jontar-paperback-1","title":"The Complete Jontar - 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\u003eBill Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTony Lorenz\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eDane Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"Citizen Kane\" of '80 outsider small press comics, published in its entirety for the first-time ever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE COMPLETE JONTAR features nearly 300 pages of the full story, all-new creator interviews and never-before-released alternate issues by entirely different artists!Male stripper by night and street sanitation worker by even later-night, JONTAR finds his mulleted and na?e existence is about to seriously change after the discovery of a disappearing elf in a trashcan. When a group of blackmailing mob heavies harass his best gym buddy, JONTAR intervenes only to be tragically and fatally stabbed. Before permanent death takes hold, his soul is transported to the \"dream dimension\" of Master Elf-Keeper, who resurrects JONTAR as his chosen earthly sword-bearing avenger to lead in some of the most delightfully WTF adventures comics has ever seen.Originally published at the height of the indie black-and-white comic boom of the '80s, the \u003ci\u003eJONTAR\u003c\/i\u003e series was self-published by creator \u003cb\u003eBill W. Miller\u003c\/b\u003e. He enlisted five separate artists over the course of nine issues to realize his wildly warped and singular vision which includes disappearing camels, petrified elves, lizard lords, Christian punk cults, and even a gritty '90s-style reboot rebranding the franchise with era-appropriate anti-heroes. Foil and UV cover enhancements!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in Mooreland, Indiana in the 1970s, life for \u003cb\u003eBill W. Miller\u003c\/b\u003e revolved around school, church, and chores around the farm until the day he was enraptured by his first comic book and instantly knew he was destined to create them.\u003c\/p\u003eAt age 20, Miller conceived the character of JONTAR melding the modern day concept of \u003ci\u003eCONAN THE BARBARIAN\u003c\/i\u003e with an homage to \u003cb\u003eKen Landgraf's\u003c\/b\u003e cast of leather-clad street warriors from \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK CITY OUTLAWS\u003c\/i\u003e. Together with artist \u003cb\u003eTony Lorenz\u003c\/b\u003e, who was recruited via classified ads in the Comic Buyer's Guide, the first issue of JONTAR hit stands in 1986 selling a purported 25,000 copies and eventually spawning a total of nine issues in the run. After the lucrative black-and-white comics boom of the 80s, the JONTAR series vanished into obscurity residing mostly in back issue quarter bins around the country until a rabid cult audience formed around the comics in the internet age. \n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 10.16 x 7.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47209852076281,"sku":"9781942801412","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aLoQocGRRf9781942801412_d5270549-ed20-4a91-bbf2-8d7c79babdf0.webp?v=1768066734","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-complete-jontar-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}