Agrippine #7

Claire Bretécher's Allergies is the seventh installment in her beloved Agrippine series, and the cover sets the tone perfectly: the lanky, expressive Agrippine perches on a stool in her signature yellow outfit, scrutinizing herself intensely in a hand mirror with that wonderfully exasperated energy Bretécher fans have come to love. Published in 2004 by Editions Claire Bretécher, this volume continues the sharp, affectionate comedy of adolescent self-obsession that has made the series a standout of French bande dessinée. If the cover's mix of vanity and mild suffering is any indication, Allergies promises another generous helping of Bretécher's wit at its most delightfully relatable.