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Gilles Rochier's Dunk Chicken and Blood presents a striking minimalist cover — a bold red field dominated by the hand-lettered title and a single, simply drawn figure: a young man in a backward cap and glasses, looking a bit dazed and disheveled. The stark two-color design has real personality, letting Rochier's loose, unpretentious line work speak for itself. Published by Les éditions Groinge in 2008, this compact volume has the feel of something personal and street-level, the kind of small-press work that earns its audience one honest page at a time.