Salon

While in 1907 Paris developing the style that would become known as Cubism, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque chase bloodthirsty creatures come to life from famous paintings. Gertrude Stein, Alice B Toklas, Guillaume Apollinare, and Erik Satie join in the hunt for the madman at the center of the mystery: Paul Gaugin. A fast-paced thrill-ride with an earthy tone that offers a pungent glimpse of pre-War Paris, The Salon deftly deconstructs the creative process, allowing the reader to enter the minds of two men who changed not only art, but the entire world. (*****Additional Text*****) Here's a promotional quote re: Nick Bertozzi's The Salon from Chester Brown (Louis Riel): THE SALON is ambitious and fun. And Bertozzi's artwork is gorgeous - the drawings are great, and his use of colour is both startling and original. I was impressed.