Portrait of a Drunk

In this graphic novel, three cutting-edge, world-renowned cartoonists team up to tell a tale of an 18th-century pirate -- one who's more gallows fodder than a Hollywood swashbuckler.

Publisher Marketing: "Originally published in France by Dupuis (www.dupuis.com) as Portrait d'un buveur (2019)"--Colophon. Review Quotes : Those wanting a visual tour de force and an exciting exercise in graphic storytelling need look no further.-- "Booklist" Review Quotes : An uncommonly vicious swashbuckling romp, absolutely entertaining and fantastically illustrated.-- "Library Journal (starred review)" Review Quotes : A good old-fashioned 18th-century pirate yarn filled with depravity, random violence, cruelty, and laughs. The story's cheerfully nihilistic approach may not be for all tastes, but it serves up a visceral satire for those that can stomach it.-- "Publishers Weekly" Review Quotes : Schrauwen is one of the most provocative creators in the world of comics today.-- "NPR Books" Publisher Marketing : Guy is no master mariner, with a clipped red (or black) beard. He's just an ordinary member of the crew -- able enough, but also a lazy, cowardly liar, a drunkard, and a thief. His story is told in two allegorical parts: "The Blowout" and "The Hangover." Three contemporary comics titans, Belgian Olivier Schrauwen ( Parallel Lives ) and the French duo Ruppert and Mulot ( The Perineum Technique ) collaborate to bring you the best pictorial and narrative elements of the great tales of the sea -- bright colors, grand battles, gallows humor -- in this tour de force of black comedy.

Format: Hardcover | Pages: 184 | Publication Date: 2020-04-07