{"product_id":"the-rise-and-fall-of-the-trigan-empire-volume-iii-paperback","title":"The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire, Volume III - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDon Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A comic I loved!\" - Neil Gaiman.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe best-selling Treasury of British Comics archival series \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e reaches its third thrilling volume.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe third thrilling omnibus of the lost Sci-Fi classic from the sixties that the New York Times noted had \"highly detailed visions of fantastic worlds\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the epic story of the Trigan Empire's rise and fall, and of how Trigo, often alone, had to fend off usurpers and monstrous threats to save his people. The lush painted comic art that Don Lawrence produced in this period would solidify him as one of the greatest comic book artists of all time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollected within are all the Trigan Empire stories published in chronological order including the never before reprinted short stories not illustrated by Don Lawrence, to give you the complete saga of the Trigan Empire.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1928, and worked for Mick Anglo on the \u003ci\u003eMarvelman\u003c\/i\u003e comic produced for Amalgamated Press, and then \u003ci\u003eBilly the Kid\u003c\/i\u003e in the comic \u003ci\u003eSun\u003c\/i\u003e. When \u003ci\u003eSun\u003c\/i\u003e was absorbed into \u003ci\u003eLion\u003c\/i\u003e he moved on to illustrating \u003ci\u003eOlac the Gladiator, Karl the Viking\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMaroc the Mighty\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1965 he teamed with Mike Butterworth to create \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire\u003c\/i\u003e for \u003ci\u003eRanger\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and continued to paint the comic through its transition into \u003ci\u003eLook and Learn\u003c\/i\u003e through to 1976. During this period he also worked on \u003ci\u003eFireball XL5\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Tarzan\u003c\/i\u003e comic strips for \u003ci\u003eTV Century 21\u003c\/i\u003e. After leaving \u003ci\u003eThe Trigan Empire\u003c\/i\u003e he worked with a Dutch publisher to create \u003ci\u003eStorm\u003c\/i\u003e, a post-apocalypse sci-fi series, which he would draw through to his retirement in 1999.\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 0.7 x 10.8 x 8.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768337695008,"sku":"9781781089323","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d79e3482d34f4e64cefe83415eac2719.webp?v=1780327293","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-trigan-empire-volume-iii-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}