{"product_id":"black-hole","title":"Black Hole","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBlack Hole\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eCharles Burns\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780375714726\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePantheon\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2008\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e368\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The best graphic novel of the year\" (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e) tells the story of a strange plague devastating the lives of teenagers in mid-1970s suburban Seattle, revealing the horrifying nature of high school alienation--the savagery, the cruelty, the relentless anxiety, and the ennui. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We learn from the outset that a strange plague has descended upon the area's teenagers, transmitted by sexual contact. The disease is manifested in any number of ways--from the hideously grotesque to the subtle (and concealable)--but once you've got it, that's it. There's no turning back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs we inhabit the heads of several key characters--some kids who have it, some who don't, some who are about to get it--what unfolds isn't the expected battle to fight the plague, or bring heightened awareness to it, or even to treat it. What we become witness to instead is a fascinating and eerie portrait of the nature of high school alienation itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then the murders start. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs hypnotically beautiful as it is horrifying, Black Hole transcends its genre by deftly exploring a specific American cultural moment in flux and the kids who are caught in it--back when it wasn't exactly cool to be a hippie anymore, but Bowie was still just a little too weird. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo say nothing of sprouting horns and molting your skin...\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Pantheon","offers":[{"title":"Black Hole | Charles Burns | Paperback | 9780375714726 | New | Comics \u0026 Graphic Novels 1622807","offer_id":48164583800984,"sku":"1622807","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71gd4vnJiNL.jpg?v=1771899231","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/black-hole","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}