{"product_id":"pim-francie-the-golden-bear-days-artifacts-and-bone-fragments-hardcover","title":"Pim \u0026 Francie: The Golden Bear Days (Artifacts and Bone Fragments) hardcover","description":"\u003carticle class=\"content-body js-form-fields js-wiki-form-fields\"\u003e\n\u003csection\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"display-view\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wiki-item-display js-toc-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis gorgeous grimoire is part alchemy, part art book, part storybook, part comic book, and part conceptual art from the pen of Al Columbia, a longtime fan favorite contributor to comics anthologies like \u003cem\u003eZero Zero, Blab!,\u003c\/em\u003e and more recently, \u003cem\u003eMome\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollecting over a decades worth of artifacts, excavations, comic strips, animation stills, storybook covers, and much more, this broken jigsaw puzzle of a book tells the story of Pim \u0026amp; Francie, a pair of childlike, male and female imps whose irresponsible antics get them into horrific, fantastic trouble. Their loosely defined relationship only contributes to the existential fear that lingers underneath the various perils they are subjected to. Columbias brilliant, fairytale-like backdrops hint at further layers of reality lurking under every gingerbread house or behind every sunny afternoon. Never have such colorful, imaginative vistas instilled such an atmosphere of dread, and with such a wicked sense of humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a comprehensive collection of Columbias Pim \u0026amp; Francie work, including paintings, comics, character designs, and much more, all woven into something greater than the sum of its parts, with Pim \u0026amp; Francie careening from danger to danger, threaded together through text and notes by the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first book collection by Columbia, a well-regarded talent amongst longtime fans of the alternative comic book scene, and one who will thrill an entirely new audience with the singular, inspired, fully-realized fantasies within Pim \u0026amp; Francie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Edition - 2009. 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