{"product_id":"otto-binders-the-unwanted-hardcover","title":"Otto Binder's the Unwanted - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOtto Binder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert L. Reiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by), \u003cb\u003eAngelo Torres\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mastermen called it a \"census,\" but it was so much more. If its citizens proved worthy, the Earth would join the interstellar confederation and reap the benefits of advanced alien technology, food, medicine, and educational resources the likes of which could scarcely be imagined.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eBut first, there was the question of race ...\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncannily perceptive and prescient when it was written in 1953, EC writer Otto Binder's \u003cem\u003eThe Unwanted\u003c\/em\u003e went unsold for more than a decade until he finally gave it to a fanzine publisher who promptly got out of the fanzine business -- and so it languished, unread, in a yellowing file folder for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever before published and now unearthed, \u003cem\u003eThe Unwanted\u003c\/em\u003e is Binder's response to the 1950s McCarthy era, couched in metaphorical science fiction terms. Fantagraphics Underground Press ushers in this previously unknown mini-masterpiece by the writer of Captain Marvel, Superman, Captain America, and the \"human\" robot, Adam Link. Illustrated by EC artist Angelo Torres and his international collaborator Stefan Koidl, this edition pays homage to Binder's comics career. The result is a stunning tribute to Binder's lifelong commitment to comics and prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unbelievable journey, unavailable no longer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 7.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772640887072,"sku":"9781683967538","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4ac2f848e94c8b8fce06f7bc167bd678.webp?v=1780410314","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/otto-binders-the-unwanted-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}