Jojo #17

The seventeenth album in Geerts' beloved Belgian series finds young Jojo wide-eyed in alarm as a stern, lanky adult figure looms through a doorway, presiding over a chaotic swirl of confiscated gadgets — mobile phones, an MP3 player, and a grand pocket watch all tumbling through the air. The bold title Confisqué! sets the mischievous tone perfectly, promising the kind of school-life comedy that has made this Dupuis series a staple of Franco-Belgian comics since Jojo's early adventures. A charming 2008 entry that fans of all ages will find immediately irresistible.