{"product_id":"the-beast-vol-1-zidrou-hardcover","title":"The Beast Vol. 1 -- Zidrou, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"For anyone curious about Franco-Belgian comics, it's an impressively drawn introduction to a classic character.\" --Publishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaptured in the heart of Palombia by Chahuta Indians and sold to exotic animal traffickers, a marsupilami lands in the port of Antwerp in the 1950s. Managing to escape, he arrives in the suburbs of Brussels and is taken in by François, a young boy who is a fan of animals and whose daily life is far from easy. François is picked on by the local kids, particularly because his father had been a German soldier, an unforgivable crime in those postwar years; a fact he and his mother cannot escape. Both are ostracized for their connection to past events. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis sometimes dark but always hopeful adventure by renowned author Zidrou and celebrated gallery artist Frank Pe portrays a beautiful friendship between a boy and his beast. The authors pay a superb tribute to the fabulous animal created by Franquin in the series Spirou et Fantasio while denouncing the mistreatment and trafficking of exotic animals. A magnificent adventure whose heart is the extraordinary friendship that can unite a child with an animal.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Zidrou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Magnetic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.05 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\" H x 9.2\" L x 0.8\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781962413596\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67747384983856,"sku":"9781962413596","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781962413596.jpg?v=1788795335","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/the-beast-vol-1-zidrou-hardcover","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}