Aya de Yopougon #7

The seventh volume of Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie's beloved series arrives from Gallimard Bande Dessinée, and this cover alone captures everything that makes Aya de Yopougon so irresistible — a confident young woman in a white dress and pink sunglasses commands the sun-drenched streets of Yopougon, while a crowd of wide-eyed onlookers, friends, and neighbors react with a mix of awe and amusement around her. Palm trees sway overhead, colorful wax-print fabrics pop against the bright blue sky, and even a photographer lurks at the edge of the scene, as if the whole neighborhood knows something memorable is unfolding. Warm, funny, and full of life, this 2022 volume promises more of the sharp social observation and vivid Ivorian atmosphere that has made this series a genuine treasure of Franco-Belgian comics.