Her Bark and Her Bite

by James Albon

Overview

Soon after young artist Rebecca arrives in the big city, she stumbles headlong into the arms of the charismatic Victor. When they fall madly in love, she's thrown into his socialite world of glamorous parties, devoted fans, and layabout debutantes. The people, the art, and the acclaim are exhilarating — until Victor’s affections start to wander to his new pug, Princess. With her new boyfriend slipping away before her eyes, Rebecca’s jealousy and fear threaten to upend everything. Can she hold onto the man she loves? Does she even really want to?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603094078
Publisher:	IDW Publishing
Publication date:	04/25/2017
Pages:	72
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

James Albon is a British Illustrator living in Lyon, France. His clients include the Folio Society, The Guardian, the Wall Street Journal and WIRED. He studied illustration at Edinburgh College of Art, went on to a postgraduate scholarship at the Royal Drawing School in London, and was awarded the Gwen May award from the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers in 2012.

Editorial Reviews

04/03/2017
This debut graphic novel is like a New Yorker cover spun out to a full-length story. Rebecca first glimpses Victor at an art opening, standing on a chair, wearing a loud Hawaiian shirt, sunglasses, and a cape and merrily pronouncing that art is dead. Victor is the eye of his own social hurricane, while Rebecca is new to the city. She wants to paint but has no studio, wants to go out at night but has no friends. Their third chance meeting leads to a long night of dancing and drinking, a whirlwind romance, new contacts and cohabitation. Briefly, everything is perfect. But when Victor is given a new puppy, all other fleeting preoccupations are dropped, and Rebecca begins to see Victor’s true obsessions. Albon uses loose and energetic colored pencil, in a palette heavy in yellows and blues, to capture the social and emotional whirl of this airy tale. (Apr.)

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