Gaston #3

The cover of this Dupuis collection says it all: Gaston himself dominates the frame with his cheerfully dopey grin and trademark green sweater, while behind him a desk erupts in a towering chaos of papers and flames, and a panicked figure dashes away from the disaster. Volume 3 of this beloved Franco-Belgian series, Gala de Gaffes, promises a celebration of blunders entirely in keeping with the world's most magnificently incompetent office worker. A warm and witty pick for fans of classic humor comics, this 2017 edition from Dupuis keeps Franquin's irresistible character in fine, catastrophe-prone form.