A Lucky Luke Adventure #30

Four Dalton brothers stacked in a precarious human tower — all dressed in their trademark yellow-and-black prison stripes, with a ball and chain still attached at the bottom — make for a wonderfully absurd portrait of escape artistry that sets the tone perfectly for this volume. Morris and Goscinny, one of European comics' great creative partnerships, bring their signature wit to bear on Lucky Luke's most incorrigible recurring troublemakers. Whether the tower holds or topples, The Daltons' Escape promises the kind of slapstick Western comedy that has made this series a perennial delight.