{"product_id":"samurai-penguin-40th-anniversary-edition","title":"Samurai Penguin - 40th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1986 Samurai Penguin debut to a stunning presale number of 77,000 copies, and launched upstart SLG Publishing on a 40 year run of producing quirky and idiosyncratic comic books.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSamurai Penguin's mission is simple: protect the Antarctic colony from sharks, walruses, the odd terrorist, and whatever else dares to invade the peace of this group of flightless birds.Created by Dan Vado and Mark Buck, Samurai Penguin mixed deadpan comedy and oddball action into one of SLG's earliest and strangest calling cards.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis 40th Anniversary Edition collects the original early issues featuring artwork by co-creator Mark Buck. Funny. Weird. Violent in the way only a tiny armored bird can be.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWritten by Dan Vado\u003cbr\u003e\nIllustrated by Mark Buck\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"SLG Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52432444162279,"sku":"sampeng-40-sc","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/1659\/8503\/files\/f67c6f35-1229-5836-8c29-982dd27a1ccd.png?v=1785440112","url":"https:\/\/artboutiki.com\/products\/samurai-penguin-40th-anniversary-edition","provider":"Art Boutiki","version":"1.0","type":"link"}