{"product_id":"batman-497-the-breaking-of-the-bat-comic-book-1993-copy-2","title":"Deadman: Exorcism #1 (1992) (MR) (Pre-owned)","description":"\u003cdl class=\"col-span-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdd class=\"mt-1 text-sm\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\" id=\"p-rc_d584f05115945130-18\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-3 citation-end-3\"\u003eThis prestige format miniseries, written by Mike Baron with hauntingly atmospheric art by Kelley Jones, takes the ghostly hero Boston Brand into a much darker, psychological realm.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e In this first installment, the boundaries between the living and the dead blur as Deadman faces an existential threat that his intangible form might not be able to escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eKey Names\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBoston Brand (Deadman):\u003c\/b\u003e The spectral acrobat searching for a sense of purpose while battling a creeping sense of dread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBernadette:\u003c\/b\u003e A powerful and mysterious woman with an agenda that involves the spirit world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Adversary:\u003c\/b\u003e A terrifying, malevolent force that challenges Deadman’s very existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0\" id=\"p-rc_d584f05115945130-19\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2\"\u003eMike Baron \u0026amp; Kelley Jones:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2 citation-end-2\"\u003e The creative duo responsible for the book's gritty, surrealist tone and iconic horror aesthetic.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"button ng-star-inserted\" aria-label=\"View source details for citation from League of Comic Geeks. 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