De Kiekeboes #112

Issue 112 of the long-running Belgian series De Kiekeboes — subtitled En in Kwade Dagen — puts a glamorous spotlight on a confident blonde woman striding a runway in a striking red dress, flanked by two large portrait-style panels depicting a formally dressed groom in a top hat and a veiled bride. The contrast between her vivid, modern energy and those rather somber wedding-portrait figures gives the cover a playful, slightly ominous edge that suits the title's hint of troubled times. Merho's clean, expressive ligne claire style is as appealing as ever in this 2010 entry from Standaard Uitgeverij.