La Geste du Roy Manu 1er de Fronce #[nn]

Presented by "Les Belles Tapisseries Autogérées," this charming Éditions Lapin release wears its medieval inspiration on its sleeve — quite literally, with a cover rendered in the warm, aged style of a Bayeux Tapestry, complete with a crowned figure enthroned at center, courtly attendants flanking him on both sides, and a small animal trotting across the foreground. The title La Geste du Roy Manu 1er de Fronce promises a satirical epic in the tradition of chansons de geste, transplanting the grandeur of medieval kingship into something far more contemporary and wry. At 16,00 EUR from Éditions Lapin, this 2019 album is a genuinely inventive piece of French comics storytelling, its cover alone signaling real wit and craft.