{"product_id":"tim-ginger-isbn-9781603093507","title":"Tim Ginger","description":"Prize-winning British cartoonist Julian Hanshaw makes his American debut with the rich and meditative story of Tim Ginger. Once a government test pilot, now a widower, Tim enjoys a quiet retirement in New Mexico… until a conspiracy theorist starts asking uncomfortable questions, and the haunting reappearance of an old friend provokes some hard choices about when to let go and when to hold on.\"It's wonderful and inspiring to see a generation of authors with no preconceptions about what comics should be, and what sort of stories they should tell, flourish in this new golden age. \u003ci\u003eTim Ginger\u003c\/i\u003e is an understated, wryly observed, and welcome addition to this gathering of new voices.\" \u003cb\u003e— Dave McKean\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tim’s personality is intricately drawn in elegant actions and snatches of thought, raising intensely searching questions about relationships and the onus of parenthood, all finely shaded by Hanshaw’s formal mastery... Seldom is the unity of writing and art at the heart of the form so exquisitely realized. Deeply rewarding.\" — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTim Ginger\u003c\/i\u003e rewards not just a second reading but a third and a fourth – each revisit adding extra layers to its thematic core, and revealing subtle nuances to the interrelated plot threads that lead in to that final, awe-inspiring revelation. Emotive subject matter tackled with grace and serenity, this is Julian Hanshaw’s finest book to date.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eBroken Frontier\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTim Ginger\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully crafted, very gently, quietly told, emotional story about love, about getting older, the decisions we made and where they lead us.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eForbidden Planet International\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It's all about chaos versus order... and whether we should break out of the molds we make for ourselves.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eComic Book Resources\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is one of the best written pieces of graphic novel fiction I have read this year... I was absolutely gripped from start to finish.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003ePage 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reading \u003ci\u003eTim Ginger\u003c\/i\u003e is a reflective and cathartic experience... eye-opening and sad at the same time. The art style is spectacular too... raw, honest and real.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eWe the Nerdy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A journey that will stay with me long after the last page was turned. Deeply moving, brilliantly witty, and wonderfully written, with a big heart worn firmly upon its sleeve.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eNerd Rock From the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJulian Hanshaw won the \u003ci\u003eObserver\/Comica\u003c\/i\u003e short story award in 2008 for \"Sand Dunes and Sonic Booms.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis graphic novel works include the Prix-Europa-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Pho\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI'm Never Coming Back\u003c\/i\u003e. Julian also contributed to the multi-award-winning \u003ci\u003eHoax: Psychosis Blues\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis most recent graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eTim Ginger\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the British Comic Award and the LA Times Book Award, and his new book, \u003ci\u003eCloud Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, is coming from Top Shelf in mid-2018.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe lives on the south coast of the UK with his wife Sarah and spends too much time thinking about cricket.","brand":"Top Shelf Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304638959845,"sku":"NP9781603093507","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781603093507.jpg?v=1767742636","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/tim-ginger-isbn-9781603093507","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}