{"product_id":"gigs-paperback","title":"Gigs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.I. took the work. Gigs replaced jobs. Ordinary people are left to scrape together lives in a world that's no longer built for them. These are their stories.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a frighteningly near future where Basic Income is supplemented by gig work assigned by \"the app\"...an octogenarian punk and a lonely young worker seek escape through music. A street artist makes art by night and paints over it by day. A has-been detective chases a case into a forgotten world. A drug runner makes a long, strange delivery. A writer marks her days on a decaying space station she can't leave. And a refugee asks for help in the last free place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a hard-won blend of biting satire and humanistic passion, two creators from the North of England weave together six divergent chapters into an extraordinary graphic novel. \u003cem\u003eGigs\u003c\/em\u003e is both a powerful warning about the oppressive world to come and a defiant celebration of the humanity that will sprout up in the cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A sharp, funny look at where the future's heading and what we can do about it. Emotive, thought-provoking, beautifully drawn and written with wit, this is the sort of science-fiction we need more of.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e – Adrian Tchaikovsky\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuthor of the Hugo Award-winning Children of Time series.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gigs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mark Mosedale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781603095938\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.83\" x 9.5\" x 0.78\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67672151327085,"sku":"9781603095938","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/8638\/6285\/files\/gl0cp-mOxa9781603095938.webp?v=1791957214","url":"https:\/\/oddvolumecomics.com\/products\/gigs-paperback","provider":"Odd Volume Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}