Johnny #1

A vivid portrait of a young rock 'n' roll star beams from this Franco-Belgian graphic biography, with a grinning, pompadoured performer cradling an archtop guitar in mid-swagger — all the charisma of an era captured in a single image. Covering the years 1943–1962 and subtitled La Naissance d'une Idole ("The Birth of an Idol"), this 2014 Jungle! release chronicles the formative decades that shaped one of France's most beloved entertainers. Le Bourhis, Bauer, and Dimberton bring real craft to the project, and that cover alone sets an irresistibly energetic tone for what's inside.