{"product_id":"traveling-to-mars","title":"TRAVELING TO MARS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEisner Nominee for Best New Series and Best Writer!\u003c\/strong\u003e From Eisner Award winning writer \u003cstrong\u003eMark Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e and artist \u003cstrong\u003eRoberto Meli\u003c\/strong\u003e comes a compelling new sci-fi series: \u003cem\u003eTraveling to Mars\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of former pet store manager Roy Livingston, the first human ever to set foot on Mars. Roy was chosen for this unlikely mission for one simple reason: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehe is terminally ill and therefore has no expectation of returning\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. Roy is joined on his mission to Mars by Leopold and Albert, two Mars rovers equipped with artificial intelligence, who look upon him as a sort of god. Against the backdrop of not only his waning days but those of human civilization as well, Roy has ample time to think about where things went wrong for both of them and what it means to be a dying god.\n\nA riveting story of planetary exploration and of finding meaning in your final days. A very interesting and unusual story; the two robots are reminiscent of R2D2 and are quite fun.\n\nDozens of bonus pages include the initial proposal for the series, variant covers for every issues, and un-inked pencil pages with no added text. Covers by \u003cstrong\u003eChiara di Francia.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\nThis was a crowd-funded series.\n\n \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ablaze","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59641385943326,"sku":"TRAVM","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/travm-traveling-to-mars-book.jpg?v=1784504899","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/traveling-to-mars","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}