Guust chronologisch #8

Volume 8 of this Dupuis chronological collection of Gaston Lagaffe gags finds the lovably disaster-prone office slacker in typically chaotic form — the cover shows him perched atop a massive, battered cannon while a tangle of contraption parts spirals wildly overhead, all set against that signature vivid red. André Franquin's linework (credited on the cover) captures Gaston's sheepish grin perfectly, promising a generous helping of the workplace mishaps and madcap inventions that earned this Belgian series its enduring affection. "Flaters Bij De Vleet" — blunders by the bucketload — is exactly what you're signing up for, and this 2017 collection delivers on that promise in fine style.