{"title":"Home page","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"clockstrikerv1","title":"CLOCK STRIKER VOL 1 - \"I'm Gonna Be a SMITH!\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e**\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBESTSELLER -- BACK IN STOCK*\u003c\/strong\u003e*\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eClock Striker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, now in graphic novel format, follows Shonen manga’s first Black female lead hero, Cast, in her quest to become a member of the SMITHS, the legendary warrior engineers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCast dreams of being a SMITH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and though she’s rather handy with her tools, no one in her small town ever realizes their dreams. Besides, these legendary warrior engineers haven’t been seen in years and were never known for having female members. Fortunately, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCast meets one surviving member\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e named Ms. Philomena Clock, who agrees to take her on as her apprentice, or striker. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow Cast is thrust into one deadly adventure after another! From cybernetic desperadoes to technology thieves and more, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCast has to use her mind and her remodeled robotics-lab prosthetic hand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which offers unfathomable offensive power in the form of scientific experiments. Need lightning? Cast can generate it from her hand! 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Something is off—and Cast and her mentor, Ms. Philomena Clock, engineer-warriors called SMITHS, are determined to find out what it is before it’s too late.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKlaus is a runaway prince who has been captured by cybernetic outlaws, the Demon Bandits. Cast has almost never ventured past her hometown, so the demanding trek, including rough terrain and the strange kingdom of Alter, will test her beyond anything she has encountered before.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a rival SMITH and STRIKER on their tails, as well as the mysterious King of Alter—who seems to have a powerful kingdom despite rejecting cutting-edge technology—can our female dynamic duo save the day?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCLOCK STRIKER by Frederick L. 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