Chiens de fusil ("Gun Dogs") is a comic album by French artist Christian Lax, published by Vents d'Ouest in 1996. It tells the story of two West Belfast brothers whose father is killed by B Specials. The older brother, Denis, joins the IRA. The younger, Dermot, studies to be an artist, but is eventually drawn into the conflict. It was awarded the Prix France Info de la Bande dessinée d’actualité et de reportage (news and reportage comics prize) in 1997 by the France Info radio network.
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