{"product_id":"first-there-was-chaos","title":"First There Was Chaos","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGreek myth has inspired stories and art for millennia. And yet some stories and characters remain unfamiliar. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst There Was Chaos\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e explores the formless, primordial, and extraordinary forces that preceded the Olympian gods. These tales of Creation illustrate the creative process, giving cosmic form to the universal struggles of all creators. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFraming the narrative is the story of a poet struggling with his act of Creation, hoping to transform nothingness into beauty. His struggles parallel the tales of primordial beings, from the ambitions of formless Chaos to the birth of the first Olympian, Aphrodite.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBased on \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHesiod\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTheogony\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and other classic sources, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst There Was Chaos\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e synthesizes fragmentary myths into a compelling narrative accessible to a contemporary audience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoel Priddy\u003c\/strong\u003e is the creator of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePulpatoon: Pilgrimage\u003c\/em\u003e (AdHouse Books) and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Gift of the Magi\u003c\/em\u003e (HarperCollins). He has won several industry awards, including the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Debut, and has been nominated for several Eisner Awards, including Best Graphic Novel and Best Single Issue Comic. His work was included in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Best American Comics\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IPS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47815264895285,"sku":"9781941250525","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0260\/3030\/9430\/files\/FTWC-1600px__04604.1694225678.jpg?v=1704837025","url":"https:\/\/shop.floatingworldcomics.com\/products\/first-there-was-chaos","provider":"Floating World Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}