{"product_id":"the-wrestler-9798875001123","title":"The Wrestler","description":"Freestyle wrestler The Sledgehammer has never met defeat, not at the hands of Painkiller, Handsome Jens, Fezzik the Giant or the Angel of Death. But over the course of 80 pages, Danish illustrator John Kenn Mortensen's surreal black and white graphic novel will take Sledgehammer to the limits of reality, to show that he's motivated by far more than hubris--it's also love. \u003cp\u003eMortensen's first English-language graphic novel delivers on the promise that his delightfully macabre books of illustration had previously made to readers around the world. With his spidery black-ink style, reminiscent of Edward Gorey's gothic line, we're taken to a world in which heavy metal mixes with the WWE by way of \u003cem\u003eThe Seventh Seal\u003c\/em\u003e and Faust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Kenn Mortensen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798875001123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2025 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMortensen, John Kenn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Kenn Mortensen\u003c\/strong\u003e is an illustrator, author, and film director. In 2011, he debuted a book of illustrations, \u003cem\u003eSticky Monsters\u003c\/em\u003e, which has become an international bestseller. His other works include \u003cem\u003eThe Nightmare Factory\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Wrestler\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Christmas Bestiary\u003c\/em\u003e, and two illustrated adaptations of classic Brothers Grimm tales. He lives in Copenhagen with his wife and twins.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"John Kenn Mortensen \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47285529051293,"sku":"9798875001123","price":39.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_7d69ee68-0e9b-4f0a-8bc1-971fd781669a.jpg?v=1760005212","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-wrestler-9798875001123","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}