{"product_id":"barrier-the-collected-edition-paperback","title":"Barrier: The Collected Edition - Paperback","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\u003eMarcos Martín\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eMuntsa Vicente\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Eisner Award-winning team behind \u003ci\u003eThe Private Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, BARRIER is a shockingly prescient drama about violence, language, and illegal immigration...with a spectacular sci-fi twist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Provocative and challenging, this work rewards patient readers and will make a good addition to graphic novel collections interested in socially engaged, formally inventive storytelling.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(Starred Review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Texas rancher Liddy and Honduran immigrant Óscar collide on the U.S.-Mexico border, neither can understand the other's words--but both are forced to rely on trust when they're thrust into an unimaginable encounter. Told in English and Spanish without translation, \u003ci\u003eBarrier\u003c\/i\u003e is a visually stunning, genre-bending story that explores the walls we build between nations, cultures, and each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollected for the first time in its original \"widescreen\" format--and perfectly complementing Image's new softcover edition of THE PRIVATE EYE--this gorgeous new edition contains the entire Harvey Award-winning miniseries.\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\u003eMarcos Martin is a Catalan comic book artist whose work at Marvel and DC includes such titles as \u003ci\u003eBatgirl: Year One\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBreach\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDr.Strange: The Oath\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmazing Spider-man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDaredevil\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2013 he founded the online platform Panel Syndicate together with writer Brian K. Vaughan and illustrator\/colorist Muntsa Vicente in order to distribute their creator-owned comic, \u003ci\u003eThe Private Eye\u003c\/i\u003e. The series went on to win an Eisner Award for Best Digital\/Webcomic and the Harvey Award for Best Online Comics Work. \u003ci\u003eThe Private Eye\u003c\/i\u003e and Panel Syndicate have received critical acclaim and media attention for their role as one of the first DRM-free, pay-what-you-want comics and has continued to publish other works by the same team (\u003ci\u003eBarrier\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Walking Dead: The Alien\u003c\/i\u003e) as well as opening up to other renowned creators like Jay Faerber, Ken Niimura, David López or Albert Monteys. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImage Comics has since published both \u003ci\u003eThe Private Eye\u003c\/i\u003e as a deluxe hardcover graphic novel and \u003ci\u003eBarrier\u003c\/i\u003e as a deluxe five-issue miniseries in their original widescreen format.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 11.31 x 6.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49896573403393,"sku":"9781534331457","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/1677\/6705\/files\/ZWEEi3fx6Z9781534331457.webp?v=1784838149","url":"https:\/\/www.gotham-library.com\/products\/barrier-the-collected-edition-paperback","provider":"Gotham Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}