Emma en Charlotte #5

The fifth volume of Jérôme Hamon and Lena Sayaphoum's warm-hearted series finds Emma and Charlotte sharing a glowing summer-fair moment, string lights twinkling overhead as one girl clutches a plush prize — a scene that captures the easy joy and fleeting magic the subtitle Een te korte zomer ("A Summer Too Short") perfectly promises. Sayaphoum's soft, luminous art bathes the two friends in shades of pink and warmth, making this 2020 Dargaud Benelux entry feel like a fond memory in the making. A lovely addition to one of Belgian comics' most heartfelt friendship series.