{"title":"Comic \u0026 Graphic Novel Art (£5 or Less)","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eBuy 5 for £5 or Less - and get the cheapest FREE!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/collections\/comic-art\"\u003eView all Comic \u0026amp; Graphic Novel titles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kyle-platts-festival-frenzy","title":"Festival Frenzy (Leporello)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKyle Platts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSoftcover | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e33 × 19.5 cm | 20pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eNobrow | 2013 | 9781907704710\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLeporello\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by the manic, mind-expanding, music festivals that take over this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erain-soaked, mud-mired country each summer, artist Kyle Platts has conjured \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eup a festival fitting of his toxic comic book madness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Platts (a.k.a. \u003cem\u003eMegaskull\u003c\/em\u003e) here brings a wild festival to hideous life. 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Amazingly, this is a book that would be equally at home in a museum restroom stall or an exhibition vitrine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Regency Arts Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46138872201474,"sku":"BK-RAP-SLC-001-M","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_2919_a8783e97-af08-4cb6-aae6-8e005219af71.jpg?v=1748452168"},{"product_id":"comic-book-covers","title":"Comic Book Covers","description":"\u003cp\u003eSandra Forty\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover | 15.9 x 1 x 15.9 cm | 96 pp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTAJ Books | 2013 | \u003c\/span\u003e9781844062720\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eComic Book Covers\u003c\/em\u003e features 82 covers in chronological order from 1934 to 1963.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComics entered their \"golden age\" in 1938 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhen a new idea revolutionised the industry - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe creation of the first and archetypal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esuperhero. 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