C'est de la BD à l'huile #[nn]

A charming scene greets you on this 2018 Actes Sud release: a young woman holding a tablet looks on curiously as an older artist seated with a walker paints energetically on a wall, a cat wandering casually at their feet. The speech bubble's playful question — "c'est de la BD à l'huile ?" ("is this comics in oils?") — sets a wonderfully self-aware, witty tone that blurs the line between fine art and the bande dessinée tradition. Signed by Jerry Moriarty, this €24.90 volume promises a thoughtful, gently humorous exploration of what comics can be.