Donjon Monsters #2

This Dutch edition of Donjon Monsters #2 brings Lewis Trondheim and Joann Sfar's beloved fantasy world to life with J. C. Menu's wonderfully chaotic cover art. Front and center, a hunched creature in a blue robe clutches an enormous, single-eyed head — all bulging eyeball and curved horns — while in the background a spiky-haired figure lounges on a crate reading, surrounded by scattered books, globes, jars, and a flickering torch. "De tranen van de reus" ("The Tears of the Giant") promises the kind of offbeat, monster-filled storytelling that makes the Donjon universe such a treat, and Menu's densely detailed, expressively cartoonish linework makes this 2007 Uitgeverij L release an absolute pleasure to hold.