Flo #2

From Belgian publisher Bries, this 2005 second volume of Floor de Goede's Flo series promises "De Dagelijkse Heldendaden" — everyday heroics — and the cover delivers that spirit with quiet charm. A determined young girl in a blue superhero suit stands confidently on a rooftop ledge, hands on hips, while a round-faced companion peeks curiously from a dormer window behind her, ivy creeping up the building below. Every line of Floor de Goede's art — writing, drawing, inking, and lettering all her own — radiates the kind of small-scale, heartfelt adventure that makes this series such a pleasure to follow.