{"product_id":"the-true-story-of-the-unknown-soldier-hc-2","title":"The True Story of the Unknown Soldier HC","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eritten by Jacques Tardi \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArt \u0026amp; \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover by Jacques Tardi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMad geniuses, Jules Verne-style deliriums, dinosaurs, sex, bloodshed, and the madness of World War I ― two strange and surreal early works by a master of the comics form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFantagraphics presents two experimental, early works by the French cartooning legend Tardi. These comics, created in the mid-’70s, provide a fascinating preview of the masterworks of his prolific career. While they are not narratively linked, an eerie sense of foreboding suffuses stories in this collection: they both depict sex and brutal violence and condemn the horrors of war.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe True Story of the Unknown Soldier\u003c\/span\u003e follows a pulp novelist turned soldier who, driven to delirium amidst the trenches of WWI, becomes tormented by visions of his own seedy creations. This stream-of-consciousness tale visualizes the tortured psyche of its protagonist through dazzling dreamscapes and surreal scenarios. In \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe National Razor\u003c\/span\u003e, a soldier returns from war a shattered man. Drowning himself in drink, he wanders the streets of Paris without purpose; in this numb stupor, he finds himself caught up in strange situations, lashes out in unexpectedly violent ways, and ultimately meets with a bloody end. At once a visceral depiction of the trauma wrought by war and a powerful denunciation of the death penalty and France’s iconic guillotine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack-and-white illustrations throughout\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Fantagraphics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53135471771977,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/8035\/5913\/files\/The-True-Story-of-the-Unknown-Soldier-HC.jpg?v=1760561603","url":"https:\/\/www.cosmicrealms.gr\/products\/the-true-story-of-the-unknown-soldier-hc-2","provider":"Cosmic Realms","version":"1.0","type":"link"}