{"product_id":"the-magicians","title":"THE MAGICIANS - GRAPHIC NOVEL","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" style=\"padding-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIt’s a graphic novel! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIt’s an art book!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIt’s an action-packed fantasy adventure from French visionary Blexbolex, for readers young and old.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"An exploration of the magic and difficulty of childhood, the wonders of the imagination, and the unique properties of books themselves, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e is another utterly surprising gift from the singular mind of Blexbolex. You’ll want to read it again and again.” —Brian Selznick, author \u0026amp; illustrator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Invention of Hugo Cabret\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBig Tree\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the corner of a quiet, long-abandoned house, something is bubbling up and protesting. Suddenly, out from their hiding spots burst three young shapeshifting magicians—an elephant, a blackbird, and a human girl—each of whom embarks on their own journey. But a fierce young Huntress and a mechanical lion-dragon named Clinker are hot on their trails... and won't rest until every last magician is vanquished.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFans of Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki's work or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will feel right at home in the pages of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with its fabulously eclectic characters and entertaining, suspenseful, dreamlike story inspired by video games, science fiction, fantasy, and fairy tales. Magic is the beating heart of this multi-world universe—the magic of nature, the magic of childhood, the magic of creativity and imagination. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere, Blexbolex celebrates the mysterious, beautiful mess of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery gorgeous page features a silkscreen-style illustration that brilliantly layers three Pantone spot colors, in a festive palette that suggests “vintage circus.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the heavy cardstock binding with French flaps, to the bronze metallic endpapers, to the book's paper evoking that of classic comic books, Blexbolex carefully selected the materials that would best realize his vision. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result? A visually stunning work of art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlexbolex is an award-winning French graphic artist living in Berlin. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEnchanted Lion Books has previously published English translations of four of his picture books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePeople\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVacation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and two \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Best Illustrated selections: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSeasons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBallad.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book of 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Kirkus Best Book of 2023 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Booklist Editors' Choice \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSelected for the Wall Street Journal Holiday Books Gift Guide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly’s Holiday Gift Guide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Room of One’s Own's Holiday Catalog \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Moonbow Best Children’s Book of 2023 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA 100 Scope Notes Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Book of 2023 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Publishers Weekly Big Indie Book of the Fall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNOTE: Folding pages are part of the design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48374893576442,"sku":"83467628","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/7580\/1850\/files\/db500d4a067f1376c6659e00ea5b1b9a6171380ef499da2b761311165f9c2c15.webp?v=1771973913","url":"https:\/\/shop.little-ish.com\/products\/the-magicians","provider":"Little-ish","version":"1.0","type":"link"}