Le Rêve Américain expliqué aux mécréants #[nn]

From cartoonist Riss comes this sharp French satire on American culture, published by Albin Michel BD in 2007. The cover sets the tone immediately: a caricatured Statue of Liberty serves as a chaotic throne for an assortment of wild figures — a brawling, half-dressed cast that seems to embody excess, weapons, and spectacle all at once — while two identical caricatures of a grinning politician flank the title up top. Le Rêve Américain expliqué aux mécréants ("The American Dream Explained to the Unbelievers") promises a witty, irreverent look at transatlantic mythology for readers ready to laugh at the legend.