Gringos Locos #[nn]

Published by Dupuis in 2012, Gringos Locos brings together the creative team of Yann and Olivier Schwartz for what promises to be a sun-baked, desert adventure. Schwartz's cover sets the scene beautifully: three men huddle around an easel and a guitar amid a sprawling Southwest landscape of mesas, cacti, and red dirt, while a car full of passengers waits in the background — and a pair of vultures perch overhead, keeping a wary eye on the whole peculiar scene. It's a wonderfully offbeat image, full of dry humor and warmth, that makes this album an immediately appealing addition to any bande dessinée collection.