{"product_id":"the-beast-book-1-hardcover-by-zidrou-and-frank-pe","title":"The Beast Book 1 Hardcover by Zidrou and Frank Pé","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen purchasing multiple items at once, please note that we will ship the order in full when all items are in stock.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCaptured in the heart of Palombia by Chahuta Indians and sold to exotic animal traffickers, a marsupilami lands in the port of Antwerp in the 1950s. Managing to escape, he arrives in the suburbs of Brussels and is taken in by François, a young boy who is a fan of animals and whose daily life is far from easy. François is picked on by the local kids, particularly because his father had been a German soldier, an unforgivable crime in those postwar years; a fact he and his mother cannot escape. Both are ostracized for their connection to past events.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis sometimes dark but always hopeful adventure by renowned author Zidrou and celebrated gallery artist Frank Pe portrays a beautiful friendship between a boy and his beast. The authors pay a superb tribute to the fabulous animal created by Franquin in the series Spirou et Fantasio while denouncing the mistreatment and trafficking of exotic animals. A magnificent adventure whose heart is the extraordinary friendship that can unite a child with an animal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OK Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56513784611190,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0382\/1803\/9340\/files\/the-beast-9781962413596_lg.jpg?v=1761212459","url":"https:\/\/okcomics.co.uk\/products\/the-beast-book-1-hardcover-by-zidrou-and-frank-pe","provider":"OK Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}