Le Landais volant #3

Nicolas Dumontheuil's Le Landais volant returns for its third volume, subtitled Sketch sur le ketch, and the cover alone promises a wonderfully chaotic seafaring adventure. Dumontheuil's lively artwork packs the scene with an eclectic crew — figures scrambling across the deck of a sailing ketch while an overcrowded rubber dinghy races alongside, dolphins leaping through choppy waters beneath a warm golden sun. It's a breezy, humour-tinged slice of nautical mayhem that makes this 2010 Futuropolis album a thoroughly appealing addition to the series.