Animal Pound Hc - by Tom King (Hardcover)

About the Book

"When animals grow tired of being caged and abused, it's only a matter of time before they have nothing to lose but their cages... When an uprising puts a pound in control of the animals, they make quick comrades, united against everything that walks on two legs. But with this newfound power comes a sudden challenge: how best to lay the groundwork for this new democracy as they write their first constitution. The conditions are ripe for a dictator, primed for instating a new system of brutality and death. When two groups of animals work together will their efforts be enough to prevent further animal authoritarianism? Discover a timely graphic storytelling event from celebrated New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning writer Tom King (The Human Target, Love Everlasting) and New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-nominated artist Peter Gross (American Jesus, The Books of Magic), collaborating for the first time ever to bring this enduring Orwellian allegory to life for the 21st Century"--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

An Orwellian masterpiece for the modern age, an Animal Farm for the 21st century!

When animals grow tired of being caged and abused, it's only a matter of time before they have nothing to lose but their cages... When an uprising puts a pound in control of the animals, they make quick comrades, united against everything that walks on two legs. But with this newfound power comes a sudden challenge: how best to lay the groundwork for this new democracy as they write their first constitution. The conditions are ripe for a dictator, primed for instating a new system of brutality and death. When two groups of animals work together will their efforts be enough to prevent further animal authoritarianism? Discover a timely graphic storytelling event from celebrated New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning writer Tom King (The Human Target, Love Everlasting) and New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-nominated artist Peter Gross (American Jesus, The Books of Magic), collaborating for the first time ever to bring this enduring Orwellian allegory to life for the 21st Century. Collects Animal Pound #1-5.

About the Author

TOM KING is a multiple Eisner, Ringo, and Harvey award winning writer known for his work on Mister Miracle, Batman, The Vision, The Sheriff of Babylon, Strange Adventures, The Human Target, Superman Up in the Sky and many others. His work has appeared on the New York Times best sellers list numerous times. In 2021 King's work on the Vision was the inspiration for the hit TV show WandaVision. Prior to his writing career, King served overseas in the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters of war as a countertorrism officer in the CIA. He lives in Washington DC with his wife and three children.

PETER GROSS is an acclaimed comic book artist that is best-known for having illustrated two of VERTIGO's longest running and multiple Eisner Award nominated series, LUCIFER, and BOOKS OF MAGIC. He co-created the popular American Jesus miniseries with superstar writer, Mark Millar, and has re-teamed with his LUCIFER collaborator, Mike Carey to create the popular new monthly Vertigo series, THE UNWRITTEN. Peter suspects that he might be the only artist/writer who has had work produced for Vertigo every year of the imprint's existence.