Le Donjon de Naheulbeuk #7

A brooding, fog-shrouded castle looms in the background as a colorful band of fantasy adventurers — a blonde warrior, a small robed figure clutching a rounded companion, and a stocky, wild-eyed fighter — huddle together on the cover of this seventh volume in the beloved French humor-fantasy series. Created by Lang and Poinsot, Le Donjon de Naheulbeuk has long charmed readers with its affectionate send-up of role-playing game tropes, and this 2010 Clair de Lune release opens the third season with plenty of promise. If the cover's mix of ominous atmosphere and delightfully expressive characters is any indication, Season 3 is off to a wonderfully entertaining start.