Le Chat [petit format] #11

Philippe Geluck's beloved Le Chat sets sail in this 2010 Casterman collection, L'Affaire Le Chat, whose cover shows the rotund, suit-wearing Cat leaning confidently over a ship's railing alongside a small mouse companion — the cat declaring cheerfully, "Cette fois nous sommes partis, mon vieux Milou!" The nautical setting, rendered in Geluck's clean, deceptively simple style, promises a voyage full of the deadpan wit and gentle absurdism that have made Le Chat a cornerstone of French-language comics. A delightful addition to any shelf, this pocket-format edition is as charming as the big cat himself.