Les Fonctionnaires #9

The ninth volume of Bloz and Beka's beloved French comedy series delivers another round of bureaucratic absurdity under the perfectly chosen subtitle Réussite professionnelle — "Professional Success." The cover says it all: our hapless civil servant sits at his desk, deeply engrossed in a game of Solitaire on his office computer, a webcam perched atop the monitor as the only witness to his dedication. Bamboo Édition keeps the laughs coming in 2008 with this affectionate, sharply observed look at the fine art of doing as little as possible on the clock.