{"product_id":"the-obscure-cities-the-return-of-captain-nemo-hardcover","title":"The Obscure Cities - The Return of Captain Nemo - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFran?ois Schuiten\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBeno?t Peeters\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, through a story told with love and respect for the subject by the award-winning author, Beno?t Peeters, and brought to life through the imagination and illustrations of legendary \u003cbr\u003e Belgian artist, Fran?ois Schuiten, the creators follow the legendary Captain Nemo, as he awakens from his eternal slumber, only to find himself being transported around the world \u003cbr\u003e under the sea aboard a freakish hybrid of Octopus and his infamous submarine, the Nautilus, referred to as the Nauti-Octopus. Through the story, the sea captain gains clarity of mind as \u003cbr\u003e well as body as he is transported towards Amiens, the home of his creator, Jules Verne. In this final installment of the internationally acclaimed graphic novel series, Les Cites Obscures (The Obscure Cities), \u003cbr\u003e The Return of Captain Nemo has been produced in conjunction with a sculpture installation being built in Amiens, France, to commemorate the bicentennial of Jules Vernes' birth. Illustrated throughout with full-page and sequential illustrations, \u003cbr\u003e this volume also includes full-page reproductions of Schuiten's illustrations from the 1994 French edition of Jules Vernes' lost novel, Paris in the Twentieth Century, and essays on Verne and Schuiten by Beno?t Peeters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeno?t Peeters\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and lecturer residing in Paris, France. He has written biographies of Herge, Derrida, and the art of comics. \u003cb\u003eFran?ois Schuiten\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist, architect, and designer. \u003cbr\u003e In 2023, he received the lifetime achievement \u003ci\u003eGrand Prix de la BD\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eStephen D. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is an Eisner Award-winning translator of the works of Schuiten and Peeters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47475478528178,"sku":"9798988931508","price":37.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/5b02ffc41b010b004163fc3cd738e76a.webp?v=1779168515","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-obscure-cities-the-return-of-captain-nemo-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}