Espions de famille #1

With the Eiffel Tower silhouetted on the horizon, this 2012 Franco-Belgian all-ages adventure from Bayard Presse sets the tone perfectly: a sharp-suited bald man brandishing a pistol stands coolly between a pink-haired girl in sleek black and a red-tracksuited boy with fists clenched, hinting at a family unit that is anything but ordinary. Bons baisers de papy — "Love and Kisses from Grandpa" — is a wonderfully cheeky subtitle that pairs spy-thriller energy with family comedy in a way that feels genuinely fresh. Created by Thierry Gaudin and Romain Ronzeau, this first volume of Espions de famille is a fun, stylish entry point into what promises to be a lively series.