Big Foot #1

The cover of this 2007 Futuropolis album sets a wonderfully freewheeling Western mood — a young, roguishly charming fellow lounges at the center of a sunbaked hillside, caught between a guitar-strumming cowboy and a warm, smiling young woman, with horses visible in the hazy background. Nicolas Dumontheuil's draftsmanship has an easy, fluid confidence that feels equally indebted to classic bande dessinée and American frontier mythology. Big Foot, 1re Balade: Magic Child promises an adventure with real personality baked right into its earthy, rust-toned cover.