Eisner #5

A striking painted cover greets readers of this 2010 Dutch anthology from Podium, featuring a larger-than-life caricatured head encased in a glass dome, surrounded by swirling, elegantly dressed figures against a warm, retro-toned background. Eisner: Beeldverhalen brings together new literary comics from the finest writers, poets, and cartoonists of the Low Countries — a compelling showcase of what Dutch-language sequential art had to offer in 2010. It's an inviting package for anyone curious about the breadth and ambition of the Benelux comics scene.