{"product_id":"9781534309197","title":"Beowulf : A Graphic Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eSANTIAGO GARCIA and DAVID RUBIN unite to bring forward the myth of Beowulf,\n\u003cbr\u003ewhich has endured for a thousand years, inspired an epic poem, become a\n\u003cbr\u003efoundational piece of English literature, and influenced generations of authors:\n\u003cbr\u003efrom J.R.R. Tolkien and Seamus Heaney to a multitude of Hollywood\n\u003cbr\u003escreenwriters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBEOWULF tells of the tale of a Scandinavian hero in lands\n\u003cbr\u003ethat would become what is now Denmark and Sweden. A monster, Grendel, has\n\u003cbr\u003earrived in the kingdom of the Danes, devouring its men and women for over a\n\u003cbr\u003edecade until Beowulf arrives to save them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGARCIA and RUBIN faithfully\n\u003cbr\u003efollow the original story for a new version that is neither revisionist nor\n\u003cbr\u003epostmodern, but captures the tone and important details of the poem, translating\n\u003cbr\u003eits potent, epic resonance and melancholy into a contemporary comic that isn't\n\u003cbr\u003estandard swords and sorcery or heroic fantasy fare, but rather an ancient story\n\u003cbr\u003ewith a modern perspective that remains respectful of the source\n\u003cbr\u003ematerial.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Image Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49969512055032,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":39.14,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9781534309197","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}