Donjon Monsters #6

Against a blazing crimson sky, a stocky frog-like warrior clutches a battle-axe-tipped polearm while riding a wide-eyed, somewhat bewildered giant bird soaring above a dark, silhouetted dungeon fortress — and the whole scene crackles with the anarchic charm that makes Donjon Monsters such a delight. This is "Herrie bij de brouwers," the sixth volume in the Monsters branch of Lewis Trondheim and Joann Sfar's sprawling fantasy universe, with Yoann handling both the linework and colors. The expressive, cartoonish energy Yoann brings to every feather and frog-scale makes this Dutch-language edition a thoroughly entertaining addition to the series.