Winner of the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album

472 page hardcover in full color A New York Times Bestseller, RASL is Jeff Smith's follow up to his epic fantasy BONE. A tightly wound mixture of science fiction, noir and conspiracy theories, RASL is a gritty, hard-boiled tale of an inter-dimensional art thief caught between dark government forces and the mysterious powers of the universe itself.

When Rasl, a thief and ex-military engineer, discovers the lost journals of Nikola Tesla, he bridges the gap between modern physics and history's most notorious scientist. But his breakthrough comes at a great personal price. In this twisting tale of intrigue and betrayal, Rasl finds himself in possession of humankind's deepest, most dangerous secret.

Originally serialized in black & white comic books and graphic novels, the award winning completed novel is embellished with muted, smoky color by Steve Hamaker and Jeff Smith. Praised by The Village Voice, USA Today, NPR, Physics Today, Booklist, The Onion/AV Club, Paste, Publishers Weekly and more.

Author: Jeff Smith
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Cartoon Books
Published: 09/17/2013
Series: RASL
Pages: 472
Weight: 3.05lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.70w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9781888963373
Audience: Young Adult


Award: 2014 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Winner - Graphic Album-Reprint


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/08/2013
Library Journal 09/15/2013 pg. 54
Shelf Awareness 10/15/2013
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/04/2013 pg. 29

About the Author
Jeff Smith is the author/cartoonist of the BONE graphic novels which won numerous awards around the world, including 11 Eisner Awards & 9 Harvey Awards, the Alph Art for Best Foreign Book in France, as well as awards in Spain, Germany, and Italy before being chosen to launch the first graphic novel imprint for children by Scholastic in 2005. In 2009 Smith was the subject of an Emmy Award winning documentary called The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, BONE, and the Changing Face of Comics. Most recently, Smith was Guest Editor of The Best American Comics 2013.