{"product_id":"spectators-hardcover","title":"Spectators - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian K. Vaughan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNiko Henrichon\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It's an eye-popping show.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A visually ambitious, thematically daring, and powerfully unsettling supernatural romance that veers into incendiary social critique.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA gripping and provocative graphic novel that takes a hard look at sex and violence, and the very different ways we obsessively watch both. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHundreds of years in the future, New York City is haunted by many ghosts, including a voyeuristic woman who died in our present day and a mysterious gun-toting man from the distant past. Normally solo travelers, these two specters meet and travel around the world together, bearing witness to society's forward march toward decay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders won't be able to look away as they watch with dark fascination how SPECTATORS explores the fine line between living and watching others live. Explicitly sexy and shockingly violent, this lavishly hand-painted epic is a thought-provoking, metaphysical masterpiece and the most ambitious collaboration yet between \u003ci\u003ePride of Baghdad\u003c\/i\u003e artist Niko Henrichon and \u003ci\u003eSaga\u003c\/i\u003e writer Brian K. Vaughan.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian K. Vaughan is the Eisner and Hugo Award-winning writer\/co-creator of multiple critically acclaimed series including \u003ci\u003eSaga, Paper Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eY: The Last Man\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the upcoming graphic novel \u003ci\u003eSpectators\u003c\/i\u003e with artist Niko Henrichon, who he last collaborated with on \u003ci\u003ePride of Baghdad\u003c\/i\u003e. Vaughan lives with his family in Los Angeles, where he occasionally dabbles in film and television, though he's always happiest making comics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNiko Henrichon is a French-Canadian comic book artist perhaps most known for his work on the \u003ci\u003ePride of Baghdad\u003c\/i\u003e original graphic novel, written by Brian K. Vaughan. Henrichon has worked for several American companies, but also for publishers in France. He contributed to various comics like \u003ci\u003eDoctor Strange, New Mutants, X-men, Spider-Man, Marvel Knights, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFables\u003c\/i\u003e. His work on the \u003ci\u003eMeet the Skrulls\u003c\/i\u003e comic book mini series was used to create the recent \u003ci\u003eSecret Invasion\u003c\/i\u003e Marvel TV show. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Europe, he illustrated \u003ci\u003eNoé\u003c\/i\u003e, an adaptation of the Biblical tale by cult director Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel. He also worked on 2 albums from the Metabaron universe with Humanoids Editions from a script by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Jerry Frissen. Lately, he illustrated the first album of the series \u003ci\u003eFang\u003c\/i\u003e with American writer Joe Kelly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Henrichon has a new, original graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eSpectators\u003c\/i\u003e, an audacious NSFW story (available to read on the Substack platform) with long-time collaborator Brian K. Vaughan, and which is published in a print hardcover edition by Image Comics. The pair's 20th Anniversary hardcover edition of \u003ci\u003ePride of Baghdad\u003c\/i\u003e will hit shelves from Image this Fall.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49256981790977,"sku":"9781534331211","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/1677\/6705\/files\/hIWdKjZ8Sh9781534331211.webp?v=1781403944","url":"https:\/\/www.gotham-library.com\/de\/products\/spectators-hardcover","provider":"Gotham Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}