Cornelius The Merry Life of a Wretched Dog

<b>Horrifying and hilarious, Cornelius the dog is a spectacular train wreck—you just can’t look away</b><br><b><br></b><br>Cornelius 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. <br><br><br>Rarely does a book so delightfully defy categorization. <i>Cornelius</i> 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, <i>Cornelius</i> 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. <br><br><br>Exquisitely drawn, <i>Cornelius</i>’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<i>Cornelius</i> is mesmerizing in its originality.<b><br></b>