{"product_id":"where-black-stars-rise","title":"Where Black Stars Rise","description":"\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Where Black Stars Rise \u003c\/em\u003eboldly pushes the limits of what a comic can do. ...It's a gorgeous work. I loved it.\" —Trung Le Nguyen, author of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Magic Fish\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNadia Shammas and Marie Enger's \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhere Black Stars Rise \u003c\/em\u003eis an eldritch horror graphic novel that explores mental illness and diaspora, set in modern-day Brooklyn.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDr. Amal Robardin, a Lebanese immigrant and a therapist in training, finds herself out of her depth when her first client, Yasmin, a schizophrenic, is visited by a nightly malevolent presence that seems all too real.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYasmin becomes obsessed with Robert Chambers’ classic horror story collection \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/em\u003e. Messages she finds in the book lead Yasmin to disappear, seeking answers she can’t find in therapy.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmal attempts to retrace her patient’s last steps—and accidentally slips through dimensions, ending up in Carcosa, realm of the King in Yellow. Determined to find her way out, Amal enlists the help of a mysterious guide.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCan Amal save Yasmin? Or are they both trapped forever?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Strange is the night where black stars rise, and strange moons circle through the skies. But stranger still is lost Carcosa...” —From \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/em\u003e by Robert W. Chambers","brand":"MPS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40440967364662,"sku":"978125075017451999","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0260\/3030\/9430\/products\/9781250750174.jpg?v=1664480644","url":"https:\/\/shop.floatingworldcomics.com\/products\/where-black-stars-rise","provider":"Floating World Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}