Chihuahua #1

Chihuahua kicks off its BD Kids run with a subtitle that says it all — Une rentrée presque normale ("An Almost Normal Back-to-School") — and the cover delivers on that promise of gleeful chaos: a hulking, horned red monster looms behind a cheerful mustachioed teacher who raises one finger as if mid-lesson, while two wide-eyed kids and an endearing little orange creature scramble forward in front of a shadowy gothic building. The bold tagline "L'école, c'est l'ENFER!" sets a perfectly irreverent tone for this collaboration between Pascal Jousselin, Nob, Obion, and Lewis Trondheim. If you've ever thought school was a bit of a monster, this 2021 all-ages French adventure looks ready to make that feeling delightfully literal.