Guust chronologisch #16

Volume 16 of Dupuis' chronological Guust collection brings together a delightful trio of misadventures under the playful title Flaters, Floppen en Flouzen. The cover — signed by Franquin — captures a perfectly chaotic moment: Gaston sheepishly holding a slingshot while a mischievous black-and-white cat clings to a tree, and a red-haired young woman looks on with exasperated disbelief, sparks flying at her feet. It's a wonderfully compact snapshot of the gentle mayhem that has made this Belgian series so enduringly charming.