Die Laughing #[nn]

André Franquin's darkly comic sensibility is on full display in this Fantagraphics collection, whose bold cover pairs towering red typography with Franquin's own ink work — a chaotic, silhouetted crowd of wildly expressive figures surging across the bottom of the image, while a hapless character dangles from above. The stark two-tone design, cream and red with Franquin's characteristically loose, energetic linework, makes an immediate visual statement that's hard to ignore. Published in 2018, this is a beautifully designed volume for anyone drawn to the master cartoonist's singular vision.