{"product_id":"rick-veitchs-the-one-isbn-9781684053582","title":"Rick Veitch's The One","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe classic revisionist superhero saga that predates \u003ci\u003eWatchmen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Knight Returns\u003c\/i\u003e and presented a shocking worldview that almost predicted today's political climate!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRick Veitch's ground-breaking series has been called the last word on superheroes. It is a world-spanning, continent-crushing, over-the-top adventure story that brings the United States and Russia to the brink of annihilation... from both nuclear warheads and crazed superheroes-run-amok! Completely remastered with new scans and updated color--all overseen by Veitch himself.\"\u003ci\u003eThe One\u003c\/i\u003e is American iconography writ large.\" –Nell Gaiman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The superhero as a panacea for society's problems.\" –\u003ci\u003ePrint Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Post-\u003ci\u003eWatchmen\u003c\/i\u003e, it’s become fairly common for comics to take a ‘No Heroes’ line… But in \u003ci\u003eTHE ONE\u003c\/i\u003e, Veitch was ahead of the whole game. He’d already seen Moore’s points about the corruptive power of ideologies, the naivety of looking for saviors, and the impotence of costumed heroes. \u003ci\u003eTHE ONE\u003c\/i\u003e makes all those points and then some. Then the story moves on to the larger question: who are the real heroes… who will save us from ourselves?\" —\u003ci\u003epopmatters.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRick Veitch \u003c\/b\u003eis a prolific comic book writer and artist who rose to prominence with his work for DC in the 1980s, most notably on \u003ci\u003eSwamp Thing\u003c\/i\u003e. His extensive list of creator-owned projects includes \u003ci\u003eBratpack\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe One\u003c\/i\u003e, from his own King Hell Press and later from IDW Publishing, and \u003ci\u003eCan't Get No\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eArmy@Love\u003c\/i\u003e from Vertigo. He also collaborated with Alan Moore on several titles from Image and Wildstorm, including \u003ci\u003e1963\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSupreme\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Best Comics\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"IDW Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299987181797,"sku":"NP9781684053582","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781684053582.jpg?v=1767735772","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/rick-veitchs-the-one-isbn-9781684053582","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}