{"product_id":"stray-bullets-volume-4-dark-days","title":"Stray Bullets Volume 4: Dark Days","description":"\u003ch6\u003eDescription\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe EISNER AWARD-WINNING team of DAVID and MARIA LAPHAM bring you the next volume in the STRAY BULLETS TRADE PAPERBACK COLLECTION. STRAY BULLETS: DARK DAYS tells the story of Beth and Virginias time in Los Angeles, fourteen-year-old Virginia's growing relationship with the young boy Bobby, and the horrible kidnapping that rips apart all of their lives. A gut-wrenching noir thriller of small joys, big horrors, and the crushing weight of guilt... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollects STRAY BULLETS #23-30 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAbout the STRAY BULLETS series: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beginning in the 1970s and carrying on into the 1990s, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStray Bullets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a period crime drama with moments of humor and absurdity. David Lapham's crime noir masterpiece follows the lost lives of people who are savagely torn apart by events beyond their control: The innocent world of an imaginative little girl is shattered when she witnesses a brutal double murder. An introverted young boy on the verge of manhood gets a lesson on just how far is too far when he falls for a needy woman who lives life in the fast lane. Or party with a pair of low-rent hoods who learn what is really important in life just when they shouldn't. What makes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStray Bullets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e so brilliant is that it's a crime comic, but it's also about growing up, about being frustrated with your lot in life, about the disappointment of settling down, and the mundanity of suburban life. Lapham shrewdly presents almost every type of criminal behavior imaginable in stories that can be both unflinchingly honest and heartbreakingly sympathetic. The almost Altman-esque mix of characters provides seemingly endless pathos and drama, and there is a level of realism to the violence that makes it truly startling. If movies like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOceans 11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are about the sexy allure of the criminal worlds, then \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStray Bullets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is about the desperation and rage of characters whose lives are ultimately defined by a series of bad choices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e9781632155535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/strong\u003eDavid Lapham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003ePaperback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/strong\u003eEnglish \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/strong\u003e248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished: \u003c\/strong\u003e15 December 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003eImage Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of Publication: \u003c\/strong\u003eUS \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Image Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43807098798146,"sku":"9781632155535","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/3740\/3202\/files\/71OvKC05ttL._SL1500__1.jpg?v=1780285828","url":"https:\/\/stonemonkey.com.au\/products\/stray-bullets-volume-4-dark-days","provider":"Stone Monkey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}