Les chroniques d'un maladroit sentimental #2

The second volume of Les Chroniques d'un Maladroit Sentimental arrives from Vents d'Ouest with a cover that perfectly captures its charm: a tall, lanky figure in a top hat dashes through a twilight Parisian street, arms flailing comically, while a small child in a red outfit scampers nearby — all set against the warm glow of a "Crazy Cinématographie" circus tent. Vincent Zabus, Daniel Casanave, and Patrice Larcenet deliver a scene full of gentle humor and bittersweet energy, with the subtitle L'enfant à l'écharpe hinting at the scarfed little companion at the heart of this 2014 adventure. A delightful blend of urban atmosphere and heartfelt clumsiness, this is Franco-Belgian storytelling at its most endearing.