Kiekeboe #80

Volume 80 of Merho's beloved Belgian series brings a delightfully unexpected twist to the Kiekeboe family with "De Babyvampier." The cover says it all: a wide-eyed baby with a tiny dark widow's peak and little vampire fangs sits surrounded by toys — a rubber duck, building blocks, a music box, and a stuffed bunny it clutches with surprising tenderness. It's a wonderfully charming image that balances the slightly spooky with the utterly adorable, making this 1999 Standaard Uitgeverij album hard to resist picking up.