{"product_id":"0826lp0968-us","title":"ESSENTIALS TP VOL 01 (THE LAB PORTABLE EDITION)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Pre-Order has an estimated release date of \u003cspan style=\"color: #ae1f23;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e October 14, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e For an updated release schedule, please reference \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lunardistribution.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.lunardistribution.com\/\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eNote:  Release dates may change. \u003cspan style=\"color: #ae1f23;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover art on Pre-Order is not final \u0026amp; is subject to change. Thank you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAny items listed as Pre-Order and listed after FOC current date does not qualify as Back Issue, please reach out to confirm availability. Thank you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOpportunist\u003c\/b\u003e:  Buying a Ratio Variant at Cover Price will require you to also buy that many copies of that Ratio Variant at the regular price, or lose half your money for Refund Fees.  Thank You\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote: No Free Shipping\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e Presenting the very first original graphic novel from The Lab Press, now in The Lab Portable™ Edition! Adapted from the previously published premium hardcover slipcase edition, The Lab Portable™ Edition offers this complete, unabridged graphic novel in a smaller, paperback format—the same acclaimed story and artwork, now more accessible than ever. The Lab Press's debut publication, Essentials Vol. 1 won the IBPA's Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book, along with several other indie publishing honors. Printed Word Reviews called it \"a mission statement for what high-tier independent comics can achieve,\" while Kirkus Reviews praised it as \"a lively and richly entertaining adventure into alternate realities.\" In a world shaped by human minds, the greatest threat is what we refuse to face. Earth has collided with an alien dimension. Reality is no longer stable—it fractures, reshapes, and bends to the minds of the few survivors left behind. Essentials Vol. 1 follows scientist Harris Pax as he navigates a world where human thought creates entire realities, and survival depends on confronting the illusions people build to avoid the truth. With the help of two alien \"guides\"—Buttons, inhabiting a dead woman's body, and Cog, trapped in a toy robot—Harris races to find survivors before the same forces that shaped their worlds destroy them. Blending large-scale science fiction with psychological and philosophical stakes, Essentials explores what remains of identity, truth, and meaning when reality itself can no longer be trusted. Glenn Fabry, Jason Howard, Vince Locke, DaNi, Andrea Mutti, and M.K. Perker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten by:  \u003c\/b\u003eErica Schultz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist by:  \u003c\/b\u003eVarious\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCover Artist by:  \u003c\/b\u003e Carlo Barberi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lab Press","offers":[{"title":"Approx. Release October 14 2026","offer_id":67589533663484,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/1258\/9720\/files\/0826LP0968.jpg?v=1790455365","url":"https:\/\/thundercomicscanada.com\/products\/0826lp0968-us","provider":"Thunder Comics Canada","version":"1.0","type":"link"}