Dad #3

The third volume of Nob's Dad series for Dupuis captures the chaotic reality of parenthood in one perfectly painful image: a frazzled, pajama-clad dad hopping in agony after clearly stepping on a toy brick, while his gaggle of kids — a bespectacled teen, a younger girl, a toddler in a crib, and another child — look on with varying degrees of concern and indifference. The floor is an obstacle course of scattered building blocks and playthings, making the subtitle Les nerfs à vif ("Nerves on Edge") feel entirely earned. If you've ever navigated a toy-strewn floor at midnight, this 2016 Dupuis release will hit very, very close to home.