
Format
Pre-Order — Ships on release day
Expected release: October 6, 2026
Bull Terriers is a profound visual and narrative tribute to one of the canine world’s most distinctive and misunderstood breeds. Following the global success of his previous work, Rafael Mantesso returns with a deeply personal collection of 200 minimalist illustrations that capture the unique “egg-head” silhouette and the vibrant, often clownish personality of the Bull Terrier. The book serves as a creative catharsis, born from the artist’s connection with his late dog, Jimmy, and his desire to immortalize the breed’s essence through a lens of love and artistic simplicity.
Moving beyond a mere collection of sketches, the manuscript weaves a story of unconditional companionship and the transformative power of art. Each page leverages Mantesso’s signature style—clean lines, high-contrast backgrounds, and emotive storytelling—to argue that the Bull Terrier is the most extraordinary animal on Earth. It is part art gallery, part love letter, designed to resonate with both the specialized breed community and a broader audience that appreciates the intersection of design and emotion.
Only minor proofreading changes were needed: standardized apostrophes and quotation marks and changed canine world's to canine world’s typographically. Grammatically, the copy is already very clean.
