{"product_id":"dragman","title":"Dragman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A superhero like none you''ve seen before. Thrilling'' \u003c\/b\u003eIAN RANKIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delightfully witty and exciting graphic novel by one of Britain''s favourite artists\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDragman \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of August Crimp, a man who has superpowers when he puts on women''s clothes. August loves wearing a dress but is deeply ashamed of his compulsion and terrified of rejection should it ever come out. So he tells no one. Not even his wife. But then one day a little girl falls from the rooftop cafe at the Art Museum and August has no choice but to fly and save her - an event witnessed by hundreds of people. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd August Crimp''s life is never the same again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDragman\u003c\/i\u003e is Steven Appleby''s first long-form graphic thriller. Inspired by the superhero comics he read as a child and informed by his own secret life as a transvestite, Steven Appleby has created a multi-layered, tightly plotted, cleverly structured novel with a compulsive forward drive in which August battles greed, evil and his own self-doubt in a fight to save himself, his marriage - and the human soul. A real page-turner, \u003ci\u003eDragman\u003c\/i\u003e brims with humanity, subtlety and wit - plus plenty of Steven Appleby''s oblique and absurdly imaginative musings on ''what is life \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e all about?''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFans of Steven Appleby''s unmistakable drawing style, as seen in his many books and in comic strips such as \u003ci\u003eCaptain Star \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eNME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eSmall Birds Singing\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003ci\u003eLoomus\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e), will not be disappointed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316455547262,"sku":"NW9781787330177","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781787330177.jpg?v=1778718799","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/dragman","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}