Jerome K. Jerome Bloks #16

Issue 16 of Dodier's beloved Belgian series finds the bespectacled, red-haired Jerome leaning back with hands behind his head in what appears to be a prison cell, a paperback thriller — Edward Bunker's No Beast So Fierce — resting on his chest. The muted grey tones and barred window create an atmosphere of quiet tension, hinting at whatever circumstances have landed this endearing everyman behind bars. A charming and intriguing chapter in this long-running Dupuis series from 2002.