{"product_id":"crimson-lotus-isbn-9781506708225","title":"Crimson Lotus","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Crimson Lotus, Lobster Johnson's greatest adversary, has her origins revealed in this heart-pounding story of intrigue and magic!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Crimson Lotus began life as a young girl whose family was caught up in the Russo-Japanese war. Thirty years later, she exacts her revenge against those who wronged her with terrifying results! Two spies in China must try to chase her down before they become just another pair of flies in her web.Mike Mignola's fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age; reading \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e at age twelve introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore, from which he has never recovered. Starting in 1982 as a bad inker for Marvel Comics, he swiftly evolved into a not-so-bad artist. By the late 1980s, he had begun to develop his own unique graphic style, with mainstream projects like \u003ci\u003eCosmic Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBatman: Gotham by Gaslight\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1994, he published the first \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e series through Dark Horse. There are thirteen \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e graphic novels (with more on the way), several spinoff titles (\u003ci\u003eB.P.R.D.\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLobster Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAbe Sapien\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSir Edward Grey: Witchfinder\u003c\/i\u003e), prose books, animated films, and two live-action films starring Ron Perlman. Along the way he worked on Francis Ford Coppola's film \u003ci\u003eBram Stoker's Dracula \u003c\/i\u003e(1992), was a production designer for Disney's \u003ci\u003eAtlantis: The Lost Empire\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and was the visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on \u003ci\u003eBlade II \u003c\/i\u003e(2002), \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \u003ci\u003eHellboy II: The Golden Army\u003c\/i\u003e (2008). Mike's books have earned numerous awards and are published in a great many countries. Mike lives in Southern California with his wife, daughter, and cat.","brand":"Dark Horse Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302562975973,"sku":"NP9781506708225","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781506708225.jpg?v=1767724259","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/crimson-lotus-isbn-9781506708225","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}