{"product_id":"sleep-comic-book-standard-edition","title":"Sleep Comic Book (Standard Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: Signed Special Edition Bundle featuring exclusive flexi single is available \u003ca href=\"\/products\/sleep-comic-book-signed-special-edition-tmr-bundle\" title=\"Sleep Comic Book (Signed, Special Edition TMR Bundle)\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThird Man Books is excited to present the authorial debut of Al Cisneros, founder, bass player, and lyricist for the landmark band Sleep.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Cisneros has taken up his pen, mightier that even a +1 magic sword. Here begins the saga of The Marijuanaut. An adventure which takes the reader to Planet Iommia, encounters with The Weedian, and introduces the traveller to Iommia’s deeper reverential practices, and more that resonates within the universe that Cisneros's lyrics created from the riff filled lands of Sleep’s discography. Illustrated by artists Dave Kloc and Arik Roper, the comic is 24 pages of original black and white interior art plus a full color cover jacket, all in the spirit of the mighty Conan, Star Wars, and KISS comics of the ‘70s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe new comic will be available for pre-order as a stand-alone standard edition, and also as a signed, special edition bundle. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThird Man Records is psyched to announce the first single, “Have Spacesuit Will Travel,” featuring new members Dale Crover (d) and Bubba Dupree (g), will be an exclusive flexidisc included in the special edition bundle. The bundle features comic, along with full cover poster, designed rolling papers, and signed bookplate. Pre-Order now this one-of-a-kind comic, that not only debut’s Cisneros’s writing, but also the next (r)evolution of Sleep.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the year 2420 a routine supply mission departs Earth. The Rosinante’s hull at capacity with highest grade heavy dry weight . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/1349\/4174\/files\/SmallAl.png?v=1781793229\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Mexico transplant Al Cisneros is best known as the founding member of bands Sleep, and OM. As a lyricist, Cisneros has created a pantheon of characters and places that now occupy a permanent space in pop-culture. According to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAV CLUB\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, “In the history of stoner metal, there has never been a lyric more thoroughly crucial than \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrop out of life with bong in hand \/ follow the smoke toward the riff-filled land.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOther iconic Cisneros lyricsisms are “Weedian,” ”Dragonaut,” Iommisphere,” and “marijuanaut.” The humor and inventiveness of Cisneros’ lyrics have been a beacon to a subculture, but that's also because there's a penetrativeness too. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTravel on now Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, Weeps into purified, the Self is not a void \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the kind of line that sticks deep within a person. Cisneros’ lyrics have resonated with and created a community. His debut as a writer expands on that universe and community. the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSleep Comic Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, illustrated by Dave Kloc and Arik Roper, will be published in Fall 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Third Man Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48798716100763,"sku":"THMBKXXXXX564AXX","price":6.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/6948\/8795\/files\/Sleepcomic_standard.jpg?v=1781724909","url":"https:\/\/thirdmanstore.co.uk\/products\/sleep-comic-book-standard-edition","provider":"Third Man Records – Official UK\/EU Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}