{"product_id":"joy-operations-paperback","title":"Joy Operations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Michael Bendis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Byrne\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJinxworld and Dark Horse are proud to present the debut of a fiercely ambitious, science-fiction odyssey by Brian Michael Bendis!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrian Michael Bendis, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling, Peabody and multi-Eisner award-winning co-creator of Miles Morales, Naomi, Jessica Jones, and \u003ci\u003ePowers\u003c\/i\u003e, teams up with scorching hot comics sensation Stephen Byrne (\u003ci\u003eWonder Twins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLegion of Superheroes\u003c\/i\u003e) for their very first creator-owned blockbuster series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifty-five years from now. Joy is an EN-VOI. A special agent of the JONANDO TRUST. Trusts are corporate-owned cities that are the centerpiece of modern society. She rights wrongs for the trust. She is excellent. Perfection. Hard on herself. Driven. Almost legendary in some parts. Until one day a voice pops in her head trying to get her to betray everything she has ever believed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis meticulously-designed \u003ci\u003eAkira \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eInception\u003c\/i\u003e journey shows us a new future like only comics can. All this and also an exclusive look behind-the-scenes and a look forward to other Jinxworld projects coming exclusively to Dark Horse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollects \u003ci\u003eJoy Operations\u003c\/i\u003e #1-#5.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Michael Bendis\u003c\/b\u003e is an American comic book writer and artist. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books. Starting with crime and noir comics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstream superhero work. With Bill Jemas and Mark Millar, Bendis was the primary architect of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, launching \u003ci\u003eUltimate Spider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e in 2000. He relaunched the Avengers franchise with \u003ci\u003eNew Avengers\u003c\/i\u003e in 2004, and has also written the Marvel event storylines Secret War (2004-2005), House of M (2005), Secret Invasion (2008), Siege (2010) and Age of Ultron (2013). In addition to writing comics, Brendis has worked in television, video games and film. He has also taught courses on Graphic Novels at University of Oregon and Portland State University. In 2014, Bendis wrote \u003ci\u003eWords for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels, \u003c\/i\u003e a book about comics published by Random House.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 10.15 x 6.66 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42158234992775,"sku":"9781506729466","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1a690c5b5320b2e85e18c072418bb153.webp?v=1733257191","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/joy-operations-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}