Mamada #3

The third volume of David Ratte's Mamada series arrives with a wonderfully vivid cover: a powerfully built figure in traditional dress squares off defiantly against a swirling mass of colorful, serpentine tendrils that curl in from every direction. Subtitled Abracadabrante errante, this 2019 Éditions Paquet release promises a journey full of wild, fantastical energy — and that determined expression on the central character's face suggests they're more than ready for whatever strange forces surround them. Ratte's bold, expressive linework makes this one hard to walk past on the shelf.