De Kiekeboes #39

De Kiekeboes land in Morocco for album 39, "De Fez van Fes," and Merho's cover sets the scene with irresistible comic flair — a richly draped interior where two armed guards in keffiyehs have cornered the family, while a belly dancer performs nearby and a fez-wearing host reclines with his tea service in the foreground. The young boy is tied up, the grey-haired woman in the bright green top looks unimpressed despite the guns pointed her way, and a nervous onlooker watches from the side — exactly the kind of chaotic, humour-laced tension that has made this Belgian series a beloved staple. Published by Standaard Uitgeverij in 2012, this is de Kiekeboes at their globe-trotting best.