Décollage délicat #[nn]

Claire Bretecher's Décollage délicat, published by Glénat in 2006, showcases her trademark wit through the deceptively simple cover: a wide-eyed, gangly figure faces a hunched, hook-nosed character in a rumpled coat and green hat, the two locked in the kind of awkward social standoff Bretecher perfected over decades. Her loose, expressive line work turns even a quiet two-person scene into a small comedy of manners. A lovely entry point — or addition — to any Bretecher collection.