A la frite sauvage #[nn]

A playful scene graces this 2009 Alain Beaulet publication: a waiter in apron and red shoes dashes beneath a café awning, tennis racket in hand, while a trail of golden frites scatters across the pavement behind him. The breezy ligne claire illustration sets a perfectly Parisian, comic tone for this anthology, which brings together an impressive roster of talents — Ted Benoit, Chaland, Serge Clerc, Colman, Thierry Dalby, Loustal, and Petit-Roulet, all under the direction of Madeleine DeMille. It's a delightful gathering of some of the finest voices in Franco-Belgian comics, packaged with a cover that promises wit and style throughout.