{"product_id":"city-boy-paperback","title":"City Boy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreg Pak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMinkyu Jung\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the DC Universe like never before alongside City Boy, in a major series in DC's We Are Legends initiative, starring all-new legendary Asian-American heroes!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe Are Legends expands the DC Universe with authentic stories starring characters of Asian descent, as told by Asian talent! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet a new Korean hero named...City Boy! Or at least, that's the best translation of what the cities call him. City Boy, a.k.a. Cameron Kim, is just trying to make a living by using his powers of being able to speak to cities to find lost and hidden goods to pawn, and it's only just enough to get by. And those abilities mean he hears everything everywhere all the time, including each city's histories and the truths behind them. (It's very loud in his head and something he has to live with.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs his powers get stronger, the cities start forming animal avatars from scraps in order to physically travel alongside him on his adventures. Of course, Gotham is a rat avatar made of city scraps, but what about Metropolis, Blüdhaven, Amnesty Bay, or even Themyscira? And not all cities are so kind... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by comics superstar Greg Pak and illustrated by Minkyu Jung, this volume collects \u003ci\u003eCity Boy \u003c\/i\u003e#1-6, the debut of a brand-new hero with a never-before-seen connection to the DC Universe!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreg Pak is an American film director\/comic book writer, known for his works published by Marvel, which include Incredible Hulk, Incredible Hercules, the crossover event World War Hulk, and more. At DC, he wrote the adventures of comics' most iconic superhero, Superman, with a lengthy stint on Action Comics. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he was a member of the Purple Crayon improv group, and studied history at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and studied film at New York University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10.1 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700012585056,"sku":"9781779524874","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/city-boy-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}