Synopses & Reviews
An epic debut graphic novel from an acclaimed illustratordark, funny, beautiful, disturbing, each page a surprise Approaching 50, and warned by his doctor that he's drinking too much and needs to take more exercise, David Hughes is given a dog for his birthdayDexter, a wire-haired fox terrier. Hughes' daily walks with Dexter form the spine of this extraordinary work. We eavesdrop on their encounters with fellow dog-walkers ("Hello Hector," "Hello Chester" . . . ) and on Hughes' thoughts as he plods along carrying the dogwalker's ubiquitous plastic bag. He begins to remember moments from his past, dark memories of murder and violence. He explores his own fantasies and obsessions. From the gentle comedy of the early pages, the work is transformed into something deeper and more disturbing. A landmark book in the field of graphic literaturethe drawing is sublime, the imagination extraordinary, the ambition unequalled.
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"Extraordinary . . . Anarchy reigns. It's a sketchbook on speed: spidery pencil lines; furious crossings out; sprawling handwriting. Even the ISBN number on the first page has been drawn in his inimitable hand. . . . Highly satisfying." —Guardian
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"An extraordinary work . . . he is all the better for being new to the supposed rules of the graphic novel, because he brings invention, wit, confusion and occasional anarchic genius. From neat manuscript or inky typewriting to photo-collages, dense comics or full-page pictures, there is no preparing for what will confront you with each turn of the square page." —Times Literary Supplement
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Hughess daily walks with Dexter form the backbone of this captivating novel destined to become a landmark book in the field of graphic literature. From the gentle comedy of the early pages, Walking the Dog is transformed into something deeper and more disturbing.
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About the Author
David Hughes is an artist whose work combines illustration, graphic design, photography, and animation. His drawings have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, the Guardian, GQ, the New Yorker, the Observer, Playboy, and many other magazines and newspapers. In 2006 he published his version of Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame.