{"product_id":"the-children-of-light-isbn-9781681379845","title":"The Children of Light","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn advanced alien race attempts to escape oblivion with the help of a world-sized spaceship, an omniscient supercomputer, and a mysterious group of godlike creatures in this eye-popping illustrated sci-fi adventure.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the far reaches of the Andromeda Galaxy, a supernova obliterates the homeworld of the Zors, an advanced alien race. But the Zors knew this particular apocalypse was coming. To escape destruction, they built a world-sized spaceship run by an omniscient supercomputer. They search for a new home, but the odds are bleak. Aboard the ship, major unrest amongst the crew and passengers endangers the mission of survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOutside in the cold of space, the enemies of the Zors gather to destroy them. Watching over the Zors are the Beings of Light, mysterious godlike creatures able to intervene in the affairs of others. But will they be able to save the Zors? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten and drawn by Belgian cartoonist Jean Pleyers in the early 1980s, \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003eChildren\u003ci\u003e of Light\u003c\/i\u003e is his awe-inspiring vision of a universe completely different from our own. Intricately drawn and laser-blasted with radiant color, this is the first time \u003ci\u003eThe Children of Light\u003c\/i\u003e has been collected and translated into English. This new edition features an interview with Pleyers conducted by Tom Oldham of Breakdown Press, which sheds light on the creation of this wholly original work.\u003cb\u003eJean Pleyers\u003c\/b\u003e is a Belgian cartoonist who has created a number of comics series, working most often in the genre of historical fiction. He lives in Switzerland with his wife, Corrine, who is also his colorist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuke Burns\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer based in New York City whose work has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney’s Internet Tendency\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches sketch and humor writing and co-authors a weekly newsletter, ”A Newsletter of Humorous Writing.” He translated Pierre La Police’s \u003ci\u003eMasters of the Nefarious\u003c\/i\u003e for New York Review Comics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Oldham\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the cofounders of the London-based comics publisher Breakdown Press.","brand":"New York Review Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233641607397,"sku":"NP9781681379845","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781681379845.jpg?v=1767738672","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-children-of-light-isbn-9781681379845","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}