{"product_id":"night-drive-by-richard-sala-9798875000706","title":"Night Drive","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Richard Sala passed away in 2020, he left behind a uniquely eldritch body of graphic novels and illustrations, fuelled by macabre whimsy and a love of dark mysteries and vintage monsters. Like David Lynch, Sala was a painter who turned to a storytelling medium that allowed him to create inventive narratives inspired by such disparate influences as French crime fiction, the grim humour of Charles Addams, the surreal poetry of Jorge Luis Borges, and his own penchant for all things gleefully ghoulish and sinister.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally self-published in an edition of 500 copies in 1984, \u003cem\u003eNight Drive\u003c\/em\u003e collects several short stories inspired directly by pulp magazines, film noir, and Andre Breton. These sinister and creepy pieces are heavy on the atmosphere, signalling the creative emergence of a singular talent finding his footing with the surety of an artist equipped with the innate mastery of his craft and vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNight Drive\u003c\/em\u003e directly led to Sala contributing to Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly's \u003cem\u003eRaw\u003c\/em\u003e and the adaptation of \u003cem\u003eNight Drive\u003c\/em\u003e's 'Invisible Hands' for MTV's \u003cem\u003eLiquid Television\u003c\/em\u003e, sparking an almost 40-year career as one of comics' finest creators and idiosyncratic creators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by longtime Sala friend Dana Marie Andra (\u003cem\u003eWeb of Horror\u003c\/em\u003e) and designed by Sala's friend and fellow cartoonist Daniel Clowes (\u003cem\u003eMonica, Ghost World\u003c\/em\u003e), who also contributes the afterword, this graphic novella is rounded out with rare artwork, interviews with Sala about the book, and an essay by Andra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597351665900,"sku":"9798875000706","price":53.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6ba8fac151ece32d9822a4574006f3f6.jpg?v=1777954190","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/night-drive-by-richard-sala-9798875000706","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}