A story of paranoia, fate, and the pleasures of cat ownership.
Cover art: Jamie Stephens / Cover design: Ryan McAllister
Art by Colin Dyer
THE DAY THE CAT GOT SHOT
by Ben Dudley
A paranoid crime boss with dozens of body doubles. An arrogant secret agent who narrates everything he does. A deadly baker who pulls more strings than she lets on. An emotionless drifter searching for direction. And the hapless old man who keeps showing up in their lives.
The Day the Cat Got Shot weaves together 17 stories from throughout their lives, connecting the dots and making sense of the long string of choices that led to the most important day in each of their lives.
Illustrated by: Maria Guadarrama, Justin Lynch, Tahnee Torres, Michael Lee Harris, Jamie Stephens, Diego Guerra, Brad Wetzel, Tanmoy Das, Ben Fleischer, Julie Hill, Colin Dyer, Frederic Guimont, Ryan Holgersen, Sara Leah Miller, Alan Bay, Jethro Au, Luca Bulgheroni, and John Sebastian
2022 / 202 pages / B&W
About Ben
Ben Dudley is a playwright and editor from Cincinnati, Ohio, who has worked as a teacher, writer, and actor. Since earning his master’s in creative writing in 2012, he has written and produced over a dozen plays.
He is the co-creator of the comic strip Hell Is Empty.
The Day the Cat Got Shot is his first graphic novel, a labor of love completed with 20+ artists over the course of nine years.
