Dog Biscuits – Alex Graham
Dog Biscuits by Alex Graham / ISBN 9781683965527 / 416-page hardback just published by Fantagraphics
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WINNER 2021 Cartoonist Studio Prize, Best Webcomic It’s July 2020 in Seattle. Gussy struggles to keep his dog biscuit boutique afloat while a global pandemic rages unchecked. The loneliness of lockdown and social distancing drives his employee Rosie to betray her principles. Rosie’s roommate Hissy is at a personal crossroads. A love triangle emerges as they find themselves tangled in a web of police brutality, protests, drugs, dating apps and Covid chaos. Taking place over the course of just a few days, this is a snapshot of humanity ― okay, animals ― in crisis. Alex Graham’s pandemic-inspired graphic novel was initially serialized six panels at a time on Instagram during the lockdowns of 2020 and became one of the most talked about comics of the year; this hardcover edition will remain a timeless work long after the pandemic ends.
One-color illustrations
“Dog Biscuits was, for me, the best piece of media produced by anybody in 2020. Alex really stepped up to the plate with this thing and had all of us that were tuned-in on the edge of our seats. Gussy and Rosie’s doomed romance felt realer than any bullshit in the ‘real world’.” ― Simon Hanselmann
