Les Beaux Étés #4

The fourth volume of Zidrou and Jordi Lafebre's warmly celebrated family series, Les Beaux Étés, arrives in 2018 with "Le Repos du guerrier" — a title that playfully promises some hard-earned rest. Lafebre's cover delivers exactly that mood: five family members are sprawled out in colorful sleeping bags, arranged in a cheerful sunburst pattern, their relaxed expressions radiating the contented exhaustion of a summer well spent. It's an immediately inviting image that captures the series' signature blend of humor and tenderness, brought to life with Lafebre's characteristically lively linework and a bright palette from collaborating colorist Mado Peña.