{"product_id":"the-other-history-of-the-dc-universe-paperback","title":"The Other History of the DC Universe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Ridley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVarious\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcademy Award-winning screenwriter John Ridley (\u003ci\u003e12 Years a Slave\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLet It Fall\u003c\/i\u003e) examines the mythology of the DC Universe in this compelling new graphic novel! Reframing iconic moments of DC history and charting a previously unexplored sociopolitical thread as seen through the prism of DC Super Heroes who come from historically disenfranchised groups, John Ridley goes where no other has gone before!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis unique new series presents its story as prose by Ridley married with beautifully realized color illustrations from a selection of exciting illustrators and comics artists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExtensively researched and masterfully executed, THE OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE promises to be an experience unlike any other. You may think you know the history of the DC Universe...but the truth is far more complex. THE OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE isn't about saving the world--it's about having the strength to simply be who you are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollects \u003ci\u003eThe Other History of the DC Universe\u003c\/i\u003e #1-5.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Ridley is an American screenwriter, film director, novelist, and showrunner, known for \u003ci\u003e12 Years a Slave\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. After both writing and directing his film debut, the 1997 crime thriller \u003ci\u003eCold Around the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, Ridley went on to write the novels \u003ci\u003eLove Is a Racket\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEverybody Smokes in Hell.\u003c\/i\u003e His novel\u003ci\u003e Spoils of War\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted into the film \u003ci\u003eThree Kings\u003c\/i\u003e. Ridley then became a writer and a supervising producer on the NBC crime drama \u003ci\u003eThird Watch\u003c\/i\u003e. His other novels are \u003ci\u003eThe Drift\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Those Who Walk in Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Conversation with the Mann\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 10.79 x 8.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765743092000,"sku":"9781779517357","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f7201db1fa2315720c2602a26e4b11d3.webp?v=1780278586","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-other-history-of-the-dc-universe-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}