{"product_id":"the-beast-is-dead-ll-world-war-among-the-animals-3","title":"THE BEAST IS DEAD ll World War Among The Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003eA technicolor graphic novel retelling the events of World War II, where the combatants are portrayed as anthropomorphic animals (the French are represented as rabbits, the Italians as hyenas, the Japanese as monkeys, the British as bulldogs, the Russians as polar bears, and the Americans as buffalo), painted in a lushly detailed Silly Symphony \/ Harman-Ising style. Published in 1944 and 1945 by the French cartoonist \u003cstrong\u003eCalvo\u003c\/strong\u003e, aided by writers \u003cstrong\u003eVictor Dancette\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJacques Zimmermann\u003c\/strong\u003e.\n\nIn 1941, while France was being crushed under the iron fist of the Third Reich, cartoonists Edmond François Calvo and Victor Dancette began work on \u003cem\u003eLa Bête est Morte - La guerre Mondiale Chez Les Animaux\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe Beast is Dead: The World War Among the Animals\u003c\/em\u003e). The two secretly wrote and illustrated a cartoon epic that reimagined the history of the French nation during the war, casting animals as the warring nations.\n\nIn 1944, a few months after the liberation, the first part of the work was published under the title \u003cem\u003eQuand la Bête est Déchaînée\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eWhen the Beast is Unleashed\u003c\/em\u003e). The second part appeared a year later, titled \u003cem\u003eQuand la Bête est Terrassée\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eWhen the Beast is Defeated\u003c\/em\u003e).\n\nIncludes 75 full color and 6 black and white illustrations.\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eOut of Print.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFine Plus. \u003c\/strong\u003eVery softly bumped back corner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59643629568286,"sku":"RB7202","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/RB7202-beast-dead-world-war-animals.jpg?v=1784518375","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/the-beast-is-dead-ll-world-war-among-the-animals-3","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}