Boule & Bill #43

The cover of this forty-third volume says it all: Bill the irrepressible cocker spaniel has yanked the leash so hard that he's practically airborne above a breezy outdoor meadow, ears and paws flailing with pure joy, while little Boule hangs on at the other end with a look of wide-eyed disbelief. Titled L'Échappée Bill — a playful nod to cycling's "échappée" (breakaway) — the album promises the warm, gently chaotic humor that has made this duo a beloved staple of Franco-Belgian comics. Carzenove and Bastide, continuing the series after Roba, bring their lively line work to this 2022 Dargaud release, capturing in a single image everything endearing about a boy and his spectacularly unruly dog.