Kiekeboe #38

This 1990 Standaard Uitgeverij album finds the beloved Belgian comic family Kiekeboe in the thick of a wonderfully chaotic scene — the cover shows a crowd of characters tumbling and scrambling across what appears to be a stage or event, with fists flying, bodies lurching, and wide-eyed expressions everywhere. Titled Prettige Feestdagen ("Happy Holidays"), it promises the kind of madcap, good-humored mayhem that has made Merho's series such a staple of Dutch-language comics. A fun pick for fans of slapstick ensemble comedy done with real charm.