Les formidables aventures de Lapinot #6

In "Pour de vrai," Lapinot finds himself almost content—finally in love, basking under a starry sky with Nadia—yet still haunted by the bittersweet weight of time and memory. When Nadia, ever the spirited force, drags him south on a wild reporting trip to investigate some notorious local characters, their romance takes a backseat to the kind of misadventures only this odd couple could summon. Written and illustrated by Lewis Trondheim, with colors by Brigitte Findakly and lettering by Trondheim himself, this 1999 Dargaud gem captures the quiet chaos of love and life with its signature blend of melancholy and humor, all wrapped in a cover by Trondheim.