{"product_id":"smugglers-stitch","title":"Smuggler's Stitch","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe man who built Isom's iconic suit gets his origin. From \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmuggler's Stitch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e writer Carrow Brown--introducing Cedric Guacho: costume engineer, professional rival, and the accidental escape artist heading off-world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCedric Gaucho is the best costume designer in Florespark--the engineer who built Isom's iconic suit, a former wrestling-suit specialist with a math-obsessed mind for protective fabric and a gift for making \"engineered\" look \"iconic.\" Donald Hertle is his rival, a smug poacher in an ill-fitting suit who keeps stealing Cedric's clients. What starts as professional jealousy escalates into something neither of them saw coming, and ends with one of them in a high-tech off-world cell on a moon ringed by three more--and the other quietly designing a costume for a hero named Luke Graves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA grounded character origin with a sci-fi punchline. Featuring Cedric Gaucho, a character created by Rippaverse founder Eric July. An entry-point Rippaverse book that introduces a behind-the-scenes architect of the line and seeds the line's wider cosmic side. A standalone entry point--no prior Rippaverse reading required. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom writer Carrow Brown--\u003ci\u003eYaira: Frost \u0026amp; Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e co-writer, \u003ci\u003eDirty Deeds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwin Tricks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaoirse: Exclave\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFontaino: Exclave\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Rippaverse novel \u003ci\u003eDirty Deeds: Jailbreak\u003c\/i\u003e--with interior art by Igor Teixeira (Brazil). Colors by Pedro Estouco.","brand":"Rippaverse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62112258457970,"sku":"BS-R4W-084473","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2972\/2226\/files\/9781971084473-HD.jpg?v=1784919421","url":"https:\/\/www.novelpanel.com\/products\/smugglers-stitch","provider":"Novel Panel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}