Paper Peril Paperback by Jean-Baptiste Bourgois

Product Details

• Publisher: Fantagraphics (2019-06-25)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 96 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781683962373
• Item Weight: 368.55 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

One man's quest to become an artist. A lovingly crafted ode to the pitfalls of artistic expression.

In Paper Peril, our protagonist braves a whimsical world of sinuous shapes and scribbly ink lines in his quest to become an artist. Drawing inspiration from classic illustrators like R.O. Blechman, Saul Steinberg, Sir Quentin Blake, Tove Jansson, and Tomi Ungerer, cartoonist Jean-Baptiste Bourgois explores the exhilaration and chaos of the creative process. A lovingly crafted ode to the pitfalls of artistic expression.

About the Author

Jean-Baptiste Bourgois was born in 1987 in Calais, a town in the north of France. He grew up admiring the work of the legendary French cartoonist Sempé which lead him to the work of cartoonists like Saul Steinberg, Ronald Searle, André François, Roland Topor, and R.O. Blechman. His goal is to make good comics in a complicated world.