Non-Aventures: Planches à la première personne #[nn]

A quietly charming collection from Jimmy Beaulieu, Non-Aventures: Planches à la première personne arrives from Éditions Mécanique Générale with a cover as understated and inviting as its title suggests. Bold diagonal stripes in teal, orange, and olive anchor a teal-blue field, while a small, wide-eyed insect illustration nestled in a starburst gives the whole thing a warm, slightly whimsical personality. Published in 2013, this is slice-of-life Franco-Belgian comics at its most personal and unhurried — a fine invitation to slow down and pay attention.