Boule & Bill #42

The forty-second album in this beloved Franco-Belgian series takes the dynamic duo on a medieval adventure, with Cazenove & Bastide continuing the tradition established by Roba. The cover sets the tone perfectly: Boule and a second musketeer-costumed child chase an exuberant Bill the cocker spaniel across a lush castle courtyard, the mischievous pup clutching a sword in his mouth while a royal golden crown tumbles through the air nearby. Royal Taquin ("Royal Rascal") is an irresistible title for an album that clearly puts Bill's incorrigible charm front and center, with a storybook castle flying a red flag looming cheerfully in the background.