{"product_id":"cave-in-9781770460942","title":"Cave in","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Brian Ralph\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA FANTASTICAL, WORDLESS VOYAGE THROUGH SUBTERRANEAN MAZES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA rat darts across the opening pages, into a hole, and down a long tunnel, stopping under a hammock. A mole man stretches and wakes up, leading the rat and the reader deeper into the tunnel. What follows is a series of dreamlike sequences, each stranger than the last. Brian Ralph, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eGraphic Novel Bestseller and YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens \u003ci\u003eDaybreak\u003c\/i\u003e, was a founding member of the influential Providence, Rhode Island, Fort Thunder art collective, which was renowned for the way its members' work intermingled lowbrow and highbrow art forms--drawing inspiration from comics, video and roleplaying games, and contemporary art. Fort Thunder created the alternative adventure comic and the comic book as artist's book. \u003ci\u003eCave In \u003c\/i\u003ewas seen as the first example of this new approach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this wordless classic, special emphasis is placed on the power of gesture. Minimalism allows Ralph to be playful with form--\u003ci\u003eCave In\u003c\/i\u003e's use of color and crosshatching speaks much more clearly to narrative shifts than is possible in a more conventional text, and the use of different panel shapes and sizes transform the rhythm and pacing of the story. \u003ci\u003eCave In \u003c\/i\u003eis an allages adventure story, jam-packed with monsters, bats, and all manner of unimaginable underground mystery.","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45354642178199,"sku":"9781770460942","price":796.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781770460942.webp?v=1767669884","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/cave-in-9781770460942","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}