La légende des 20 siècles #[nn]

From Fluide Glacial's Audie imprint comes this sweeping comic history of France, La Légende des 20 Siècles, crafted by Hugot. The cover sets the tone perfectly: a bemused modern figure in a tan military coat strides forward while a crowd of Gaulish warriors, a Roman soldier, and assorted historical characters jostle behind him, with a Viking longship visible in the background and a cheeky road sign pointing toward "Sens de l'histoire." It's a warm, witty panorama that promises exactly what the subtitle delivers — France's story from Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul all the way to Daniel Cohn-Bendit, spanning two thousand years of history through Hugot's sharp, affectionate humor.