{"product_id":"stephen-r-bissettes-tyrant-historic-deluxe-edition-the-complete-edition-w-slipcase-kickstarter","title":"Stephen R. Bissette's TYRANT Historic Deluxe Edition: The Complete Edition w\/SLIPCASE Kickstarter","description":"\u003cp\u003eLegendary creator\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eStephen R. Bissette\u003c\/span\u003e's work with Alan Moore on SWAMP THING helped revolutionize the comic book medium and changed horror fiction forever. A decade later he chased after a childhood dream and broke ground on his most ambitious project: the life story, told as realistically as the science of the times would allow, of a Tyrannosaurus rex, from birth to bloody death. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eTYRANT.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome dreams need to die before being born again. With the collapse of the distribution system TYRANT had been created in, Bissette was unable to see his 10-year plan to fruition. The work that was done, however, sits atop the grandest achievements in sequential art history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, for the first time ever, the historic masterpiece by a Will Eisner Hall of Fame cartoonist at the height of his powers is being collected. Celebrated artist and designer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eJim Rugg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(HULK: GRAND DESIGN, STREET ANGEL) has created multiple editions along with exclusive limited items for this once-in-a-lifetime event.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRugg’s previous collaboration with Lighthouse Editor\/Publisher\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eChris Stevens,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1576907254\/little-nemo-dream-another-dream\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLITTLE NEMO: DREAM ANOTHER DREAM\u003c\/a\u003e, won both the Eisner and Harvey Awards for Best Design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis campaign brings TYRANT back in the form it always deserved: impeccably restored, lovingly designed, and presented in formats befitting the King of the Dinosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA comprehensively exhaustive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eoversized 9\"x12\" hardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e collecting the original issues of TYRANT, including never-before-seen work from issues #5 and #6. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eTHE COMPLETE EDITION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e features restored artwork scanned and processed under the supervision of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eSean Michael Robinson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, publisher of Living The Line Art and widely considered the foremost expert of the day on line art reproduction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eOver 200 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of material including essays from comic book creators (including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eRick Veitch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and paleontologists, process drawings, and archival content serve to inform and illuminate the TYRANT story. The book features a stunning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003efold-out reversible triptych\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (color side courtesy of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eCharles Forsman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lighthouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47684428759258,"sku":"CLOVE-DELUX-1226-3076","price":129.0,"currency_code":"AWG","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0513\/2396\/1535\/files\/b34a2867fa3445922617ec539a946850_original.jpg?v=1773840602","url":"https:\/\/www.panelboundcomics.com\/en-aw\/products\/stephen-r-bissettes-tyrant-historic-deluxe-edition-the-complete-edition-w-slipcase-kickstarter","provider":"Panel Bound Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}