Doctors

Shaw, Dash

ISBN 10: 160699803X / ISBN 13: 9781606998038

Published by Fantagraphics Books, 2014

Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G160699803XI3N10

Synopsis:

This new graphic novel from acclaimed cartoonist Dash Shaw (Bottomless Belly Button) is his most taut book to date. Dr. Cho is the creator of the Charon, a device that allows his staff to take the form of a memory in a dead patients' consciousnesses, and bring them back to life, with one catch: the experience is traumatic and the process kills them again soon thereafter. But for some bereaved, the opportunity is priceless. So when Bell is killed in a random accident, her daughter hires Dr. Cho’s team to bring her back. But what if Bell didn’t want to come back? The dying unconsciously create the afterlife they want, or feel they deserve, in their minds before everything fades to black. Isn’t that better than the reality, and no less meaningful than life itself? Can unconsciousness coexist with consciousness? Doctors is part science-fiction thriller, part family drama, part morality play for the 21st century, and quite possibly Shaw’s best book to date.

About the Author: Dash Shaw lives in Richmond, VA. He was a 2010 Sundance Labs fellow and a 2014-2015 Cullman Center fellow at the New York Public Library. A cartoonist, animator, and illustrator, he was born in Los Angeles and attended the School of Visual Arts.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Doctors
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket