{"product_id":"cornelius-the-merry-life-of-a-wretched-dog-9781770467767","title":"Cornelius: The Merry Life of a Wretched Dog","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHorrifying and hilarious, Cornelius the dog is a spectacular train wreck--you just can't look away\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCornelius is a fumbling loser, the butt of everyone's jokes. When his friend Alspacka iskidnapped, the subsequent criminal investigation turns into a dramatic and emotionalordeal, upending Cornelius's life. Torn between his desire to be a writer and his immenseguilt over his cowardly role in Alspacka's abduction, Cornelius is a classic Faustian figure: an aspiring artist so hungry for success that he will pay any price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRarely does a book so delightfully defy categorization. \u003ci\u003eCornelius\u003c\/i\u003e is an experience: afarcical collage that reads like a drug-fueled fever dream, an intense emotional pendulumoscillating between psychological horror and slapstick comedy--a real roller coaster. Andtruthfully, \u003ci\u003eCornelius\u003c\/i\u003e is all this and more: a brand, a phenomenon, a way of life. From thesingular mind of Marc Torices comes a surreal, carefully curated universe, complete with itsown icons, mythology, and metanarratives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExquisitely drawn, \u003ci\u003eCornelius\u003c\/i\u003e's kaleidoscope of styles pays homage to the comicsmedium, an unabashed love letter to the form itself. Translated from the Spanish by EisnerAward-winner Andrea Rosenberg, Marc Torices's critically acclaimed and award-winning\u003ci\u003eCornelius\u003c\/i\u003e is mesmerizing in its originality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Torices \u003c\/b\u003e(1989) is a comics artist and animator. While studying illustration at the Llotja-Aviny? school in Barcelona, he co founded the imprint Z?ngano Comix with classmate Pau Anglada, and self-published La cultura del duodeno, Viaje a Maiame, among other zines. In addition to writing comics, he's also worked as an editorial illustrator, an animator, and as an art director for some animation studios and other creative enterprises. Before the publication of Cornelius, Torices self-published several fanzines featuring the dog, and he also created the art for the biography Cort?zar, written by Jes?s Marchamalo and published in Spain, France, and Italy. He worked on some other comics before this as well, but never with the same enthusiasm as he had for Cornelius: The Merry Life of a Wretched Dog.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324653175058,"sku":"9781770467767","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_48be4dd7-40cd-4395-a22b-8914f4083831.jpg?v=1748691885","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cornelius-the-merry-life-of-a-wretched-dog-9781770467767","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}