RASL: Book One: The Drift, Full Color Paperback Edition - Softcover

Smith, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1888963662 ISBN 13: 9781888963663

Publisher: Cartoon Books, 2018

Synopsis

For the FIRST TIME in full color, the winner of the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album is available in three trade paperback volumes complete and unabridged! A New York Times Bestseller, RASL is Jeff Smith's follow up to his epic fantasy BONE. A tightly wound mixture of science fiction, noir and conspiracy theories, RASL is a gritty, hard-boiled tale of an inter-dimensional art thief caught between dark government forces and the mysterious powers of the universe itself. When Rasl, a thief and ex-military engineer, discovers the lost journals of Nikola Tesla, he bridges the gap between modern physics and history's most notorious scientist. But his breakthrough comes at a great personal price. In this twisting tale of intrigue and betrayal, Rasl finds himself in possession of humankind's deepest, most dangerous secret. Originally serialized in black & white comic books and graphic novels, the Eisner award-winning completed novel is embellished with muted, smoky color by Steve Hamaker and Jeff Smith. Praised by The Village Voice, USA Today, NPR, Physics Today, Booklist, The Onion/AV Club, Paste, Publishers Weekly and more. (Jeff Smith)

About this title

About the Author:

Jeff Smith is The New York Times bestselling author/cartoonist of the BONE and RASL graphic novels. BONE won numerous awards around the world, including multiple American Eisners and Harveys, and the French Alph Art. In 2005, Smith’s work was chosen to launch Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Books. Smith was guest editor of Best American Comics in 2013. Smith’s web-comic about the first human to leave Africa 2,000,000 years ago called Tuki Save the Humans at Boneville.com, won the 2014 Reuben Award for Best Online Comic and is currently being prepared for release as a graphic novel.

Review:

Junot Díaz, This Is How You Lose Her RASL is like nothing you’ve ever read--it’s electric, eerie and riveting;and as close as you get to a masterpiece. Smith is simply peerless.

Booklist STARRED REVIEW Smith is a unique talent in the world of comics who’s not afraid to take risks and knows how to pull them off...fascinating.

Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW Stunning visual narrative that impresses with its originality, sophistication, and complexity. (Jeff Smith)

About this edition

• Publisher: Cartoon Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1888963662
• ISBN 13: 9781888963663
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160