{"product_id":"prism-stalker-the-weeping-star-isbn-9781506729442","title":"Prism Stalker: The Weeping Star","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe follow up to the hit series \u003ci\u003ePrism Stalker\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe planet Eriatarka grows more inhospitable as it’s colonization at the hand of the Chorus continues.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVep and her fellow students are reaching the end of their basic combat training in the pneumatic arts and begin to exercise their abilities outside the colony-city of Elefstris. Their objective: subdue the unruly planet bent on scouring the Chorus’ presence from its surface. But what exactly are they subjugating? And what will the cost of conquering be?\u003ci\u003e“Prism Stalker\u003c\/i\u003e rewires your brain with every page turn, leaving you both entranced by its invention and emboldened by its indignation. This is big-idea sci-fi of the highest order, and a rare depiction of the alien that feels truly and thoroughly ALIEN.”—\u003cb\u003eEzra Clayton Daniels\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eUpgrade Soul\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBTTM FDRS\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Vibrant, visceral, and vast in scope, \u003ci\u003ePrism Stalker\u003c\/i\u003e is a mind-bending, evocative, yet intimate story of a young woman's journey into herself—her past, her identity, the memories that make her whole. A wildly imaginative interrogation of the nuances of colonialism and complicity played out on a galactic scale, you will not soon forget the images, words, and world of Prism Stalker.”—\u003cb\u003eKarin Lowachee\u003c\/b\u003e, award winning author of the \u003ci\u003eWarchild Mosaic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“The most visually innovative graphic novel in years, PRISM STALKER pairs stunning art with a richly layered sci-fi thriller about the young scouts caught between a colonial empire telling them less than the truth and a planet that is more than it seems. Book of the year, hands down.”—\u003cb\u003eAlex de Campi\u003c\/b\u003e, creator of \u003ci\u003eDracula, Motherf**ker!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTwisted Romance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Reading this book is a mindful experience. It demands your awareness, and like all great science fiction it will have you contemplating your own world and the roles we play in it. Sloane Leong’s \u003ci\u003ePrism Stalker\u003c\/i\u003e is a comic and its creator transcends, and we come out better for it.”—\u003cb\u003eNick Dragotta\u003c\/b\u003e, creator of \u003ci\u003eGhost Cage\u003c\/i\u003e and co-creator of \u003ci\u003eEast of West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Electrifying and hallucinatory, \u003ci\u003ePrism Stalker: The Weeping Star\u003c\/i\u003e is like a psychic bomb exploding in your conscience. It's a nuanced meditation on settler colonialism in space. But it's also a mind-blowing, eyeball-melting trip through biological cities and sentient planets, full of flesh-ripping battles and satisfyingly incomprehensible alien life. The gorgeous, wild characters in this book will blast their way into your heart and refuse to leave.”—\u003cb\u003eAnnalee Newitz\u003c\/b\u003e, author of The \u003ci\u003eTerraformers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAutonomous\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn \u003ci\u003ePrism Stalker Volume 1\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“PRISM STALKER unfolds slowly and carefully like a delicate piece of paper, but here, the paper is not of any ordinary design; instead, this work by writer and artist Sloane Leong is a remarkable piece of origami where every facet is a different shade, every fold some intrepid experiment in color.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sloane Leong speaks with one of the most exciting and fresh new voices in comics. \u003ci\u003ePrism Stalker\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold declaration.”—\u003cb\u003eMatt Fraction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Leong’s art is stunning, the rough linework and vibrant palette breathing emotion into every panel; \u003ci\u003ePrism Stalker\u003c\/i\u003e is powerfully atmospheric, creating a rich backdrop for Vep’s personal journey to find her place in a world that wants her to forget what little she knows about herself.”—\u003cb\u003ePaste Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSloane Leong\u003c\/b\u003e is a self-taught cartoonist, artist and writer of Hawaiian, Chinese, Italian, Mexican, Native American and European ancestries. 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