Junior & Co #2

The second album in the Junior & Co series, "Voetbalgek" (Football Crazy), plunges readers straight onto the pitch with a wonderfully chaotic cover scene by Uco Egmond — a gap-toothed kid in a yellow jacket charges forward with a football soaring overhead, while a stern coach and a red-haired goalkeeper look on and a grumpy opponent lurks at the sideline. Egmond's lively, expressive linework gives every character a distinct personality before you've even opened the book, making it clear that writer Joeri Donsu's story is packed with comic energy. A fun pick for fans of Dutch-language kids' comics who enjoy their sports served with a generous side of slapstick.