Jump #3

The third volume of Charel Cambré's Jump series arrives with a cover that's hard to miss — a determined blue anthropomorphic bear clutches some papers at center stage, flanked by a scrappy crew of kids amid a clutter of metal parts and machinery. Looming ominously above them all is the massive, shadowy face of a hulking figure, hinting at the threat suggested by the subtitle De ijzervreter ("The Iron Eater"). It's a lively, kinetic composition that captures the adventurous spirit of this Belgian all-ages series beautifully.