De avonturen van Urbanus #182

Issue 182 of De avonturen van Urbanus brings the beloved Belgian comedy series to another gleefully chaotic chapter, with Linthout's cover bursting with color and personality. Front and center, a panicked figure in a top hat and tuxedo is caught in the crushing jaws of a giant green serpent suspended high in the air, while a cast of wide-eyed village characters — a priest, a policeman, and several others — look on from below in varying states of alarm and bewilderment. "Het billenknijpertje" promises exactly the kind of delightfully absurd adventure that has made Urbanus a staple of Dutch-language comics, with Willy Linthout's expressive linework brought vividly to life through Steven de Rie's inking and Sabine De Meyer's bright, lively colors.