Haha #5

The cover of HaHa #5 tells a quietly melancholy story all on its own: an elderly clown in a yellow cardigan, white hair, and red nose pushes a small shopping cart out of a cramped, cluttered storefront, looking utterly ordinary and a little weary. Gabriel Walta's linework bathes the scene in muted, faded tones that give this slice of mundane life a tender, almost aching quality. With a story titled "Pound Foolish Makes a Casserole," this 2021 Image series continues to find something genuinely moving in the lives of clowns navigating an everyday world.