Portrait of a Drunk [Hardcover]

Guy is no master mariner, with a clipped red (or black) beard. He's just an ordinary member of the crew  able enough, but also a lazy, cowardly liar, a drunkard, and a thief. His story is told in two allegorical parts: The Blowout and The Hangover. Three contemporary comics titans, Belgian Olivier Schrauwen (In this graphic novel, three cutting-edge, world-renowned cartoonists team up to tell a tale of an 18th-century pirate  one who's more gallows fodder than a Hollywood swashbuckler. Those wanting a visual tour de force and an exciting exercise in graphic storytelling need look no further. An uncommonly vicious swashbuckling romp, absolutely entertaining and fantastically illustrated. A good old-fashioned 18th-century pirate yarn filled with depravity, random violence, cruelty, and laughs. The story's cheerfully nihilistic approach may not be for all tastes, but it serves up a visceral satire for those that can stomach it. Schrauwen is one of the most provocative creators in the world of comics today.