Les Fonctionnaires #8

The eighth volume of Bloz and Béka's beloved French comedy series finds the office gang in fresh chaos, this time centered on a smoke-free workplace — as the cover's prominent ashtray, conspicuous no-smoking sign, and the cast's range of pained, exasperated expressions make hilariously clear. Four characters react with varying degrees of distress to the new policy while one rotund colleague seems suspiciously unbothered, coffee cup in hand. Bamboo Édition's 2007 entry in this slice-of-civil-service-life series promises the warm, relatable humor fans have come to expect from the série.