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Synopsis
Ripped from today’s headlines, Bookhunter fires off and you can’t quit reading. The excitement is fulfilling. The year is 1973. A priceless book has been stolen from the Oakland Public Library. A crack team of Bookhunters (aka. library police) have less than three days to recover the stolen item. It’s a race against the clock as our heroes use every tool in their arsenal of library equipment to find the book and the mastermind who stole it.
Will the detectives catch this scoundrel? Find out in Bookhunter, the greatest comic of the new millennium. What a roller coaster ride of excitement! What an unexpected twist takes place! Do not begin Bookhunter unless you are prepared to finish it in one sitting.
Will the detectives catch this scoundrel? Find out in Bookhunter, the greatest comic of the new millennium. What a roller coaster ride of excitement! What an unexpected twist takes place! Do not begin Bookhunter unless you are prepared to finish it in one sitting.
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About the Author
Jason Shiga has been working as a cartoonist for the past 15 years, most well-known for his interactive comic Meanwhile. He studied mathematics in school and is known for incorporating puzzles, mazes, mathematics, and other unconventional narrative techniques into the physical format of his books. He is currently creating his most ambitious project to date, the webcomic Demon, a 21 issue, 720 page sci-fi epic available free every day at his website, and to be published in four volumes by First Second starting in October 2016. His books have been nominated for and won various awards for Demon, Empire State, Meanwhile, Bookhunter, Fleep, and Double Happiness.
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"Crazy + Genius = Shiga" - Scott McCloud
"If you get stuck in a phone booth with Jason Shiga, you might survive" - Giant Robot Magazine
"His drawing, and his wit, makes his projects not just an exercise in the amazing untapped technical aspects of comic but a uniquely satisfying reading experience." - The Comics Journal
"As a creator of comics that can be at once funny, disturbing, thoughtful, deconstructed and cleverly put together, Jason Shiga deserves wider recognition, and not the kind you get when you commit suicide in a mental institution." - Andrew Arnold, Time Magazine
A Priceless Incunabula Stolen!
Bookhunter fires off and you can't quit reading! It's truly that gripping. The excitement is fulfilling. A priceless book has been stolen from the Oakland Public Library. Will the detectives catch this scoundrel? Find out in Bookhunter, the greatest comic of the new millennium. What a roller coaster ride of excitement! What an unexpected twist takes place! Do not begin Bookhunter unless you are prepared to finish it in one sitting.
Jason Shiga
Reclusive math genius Jason Shiga vanished from world attention on the verge of his most amazing breakthrough in June 1967. Twenty years later he resurfaced, having abandoned his scientific background for, of all things, comic books. With Bookhunter, Jason Shiga, author of such classics as Fleep and Double Happiness, takes center stage as America's most numerate cartoonist. He is truly that great!
"If you get stuck in a phone booth with Jason Shiga, you might survive" - Giant Robot Magazine
"His drawing, and his wit, makes his projects not just an exercise in the amazing untapped technical aspects of comic but a uniquely satisfying reading experience." - The Comics Journal
"As a creator of comics that can be at once funny, disturbing, thoughtful, deconstructed and cleverly put together, Jason Shiga deserves wider recognition, and not the kind you get when you commit suicide in a mental institution." - Andrew Arnold, Time Magazine
A Priceless Incunabula Stolen!
Bookhunter fires off and you can't quit reading! It's truly that gripping. The excitement is fulfilling. A priceless book has been stolen from the Oakland Public Library. Will the detectives catch this scoundrel? Find out in Bookhunter, the greatest comic of the new millennium. What a roller coaster ride of excitement! What an unexpected twist takes place! Do not begin Bookhunter unless you are prepared to finish it in one sitting.
Jason Shiga
Reclusive math genius Jason Shiga vanished from world attention on the verge of his most amazing breakthrough in June 1967. Twenty years later he resurfaced, having abandoned his scientific background for, of all things, comic books. With Bookhunter, Jason Shiga, author of such classics as Fleep and Double Happiness, takes center stage as America's most numerate cartoonist. He is truly that great!
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Seller: Goodwill of Greater Milwaukee and Chicago, Racine, WI, U.S.A.
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Condition: good. Shiga, Jason (illustrator). Book is considered to be in good or better condition. The actual cover image may not match the stock photo. Hard cover books may show signs of wear on the spine, cover or dust jacket. Paperback book may show signs of wear on spine or cover as well as having a slight bend, curve or creasing to it. Book should have minimal to no writing inside and no highlighting. Pages should be free of tears or creasing. Stickers should not be present on cover or elsewhere, and any CD or DVD expected with the book is included. Book is not a former library copy. Seller Inventory # SEWV.097427156X.G
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paperback. Condition: Gut. Shiga, Jason (illustrator). 144 Seiten; k726-13 097427156X Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500. Seller Inventory # 21539
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Condition: good. Shiga, Jason (illustrator). The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing. Seller Inventory # BSM.QWI8
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shiga, Jason (illustrator). Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_447534711
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Condition: new. Shiga, Jason (illustrator). Seller Inventory # 56D63_35_097427156X
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